TITLE YEAR STARTED KNOWN PEOPLE (WHO STARTED)

TANGO early 19th Century Rudolph Valentino

SALSA 1950’s Tony Manero

early 1920’s
RUMBA George Raft appeared
with Carole Lombard 
SWING 1920's Frankie Manning

Foxtrot 1914 Arthur Carringford

SAMBA  late twenties

Fred Astaire and Dolores
Del Rio
CHA-CHA-CHA 1948 ..1950’s.  Enrique Jorrin

WALTZ 19th century  Johann Strauss

early 1940s Cab Calloway

JIVE

One-Hand Hold Position

 One hand hold. Tracy Wicklund

Jumpstart your ballroom dance lessons by learning these nine basic partner positions. Cab Calloway
First, try the one-hand hold. 
In the one-hand hold, only one hand is held. Hence the name.
Try it with the partners facing each other. The other hand is relaxed at their sides. When partners
face each other within arms reach, it is called the open facing position. 
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Two-Hand Hold

 Two hand hold. Tracy Wicklund

In the two-hand hold position, both hands are held. Both partners should stand apart, facing each
other. The man ( or the person holding the traditionally male role) should hold both of the
woman's hands.
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Outside Right Position

  Outside right position. Tracy Wicklund
The closed position is another common position in ballroom dancing. In the closed position, the
partners stand close enough to each other that their bodies touch, but slightly off to each dancer's
left. Each dancer's right foot should be able to step in between the other person's feet. 
In the closed position, the man's right hand rests on the woman's back and he holds her right hand
with his left. The woman places her left hand on his upper arm. 
The outside right position (or right parallel) is similar to the basic closed position.
With the outside right position, the feet are different. The woman's feet stand to the right on the
man's. 
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Outside Left Position

 Left outside. Tracy Wicklund

The outside left (or left parallel) position is similar to the basic closed position. Again, the foot
positioning is what's different. In this position, the woman places her feet to the left of the man's. 
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Promenade Position

 Promenade position. Tracy Wicklund

In the promenade position, both partners face the same direction instead of facing each other. The
bodies make a sort of V shape. 
Because the dancers are facing the same direction, they also move forward together. 
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Fallaway Position

 Fallaway position. Tracy Wicklund

The fallaway position is similar to the promenade position, except it moves backward instead of
forward. Both partners take small steps backward.
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Shadow Position

 Shadow position. Tracy Wicklund

In the shadow position, partners "shadow" each other's moves.
 Both partners should face the same direction, with one partner either in front of the other or slightly to the left
or right.
 Partners should step with the same foot in the same direction. Their movements should act as a shadow to
each other, per the name of the position. 
 Partners can be closed (touching), semi-closed (slightly apart) or totally apart.
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Skater's Position

 Skater's position. Tracy Wicklund

In the skater's position, partners join hands in front of their bodies. The right hands should be
joined below and left hands joined above.
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Challenge Position

 Challenge position. Tracy Wicklund

In the challenge position, the man and woman face each other but are apart and without contact.