Country-western dance

The term country and western dance forms of dance or dances are summarized, which have their origin in the United States of America ( USA) or were minted there much. The characteristics of these dance styles have been influenced both by local conditions as well as of the time of their creation.

The following were collected in the United States:

• Swing, represented primarily by West Coast Swing and East Coast Swing and Jitterbug.
• Two Step, represented by Texas Two Step, Nigh Club Two Step and more varieties
• Round Dance
• Square Dance, represented mainly by Modern American Square Dance
• Clogging
• Line Dance

The dance forms used in this case split into:

• Couple dancing ( dancing free -run )
• Partner Dance ( pairwise dancing with choreography or an announcer, arranged as sets of pairs )
• Line Dance ( solo dance with a fixed choreography, dance -like with row order on the surface )

The music selection is often aligned on the American country music, but also finds a number of other sources in the entire musical landscape including the American pop music as a basis for Dancing technical interpretation.