Foxtrot
The Foxtrot ( English spelling: Foxtrot, fox walking ) is a social dance that is danced in pairs and one of the ballroom dances of the world dance program.
History
The result is the foxtrot between 1910 and 1915 in North America. Both the dance roots as well as the origin of the name can not be determined with certainty because they contradict clear here numerous sources.
The foxtrot took on elements of ragtime, the one-step, two-step and the choreographed by Vernon and Irene Castle Castle Walk. The name foxtrot may be traced back to the actor Harry Fox, who took over the one-step and steps from Castle Walk for his then popular variety show " Harry Fox & the Zigfeld Follies ". Fox so popular this dance in public. The foxtrot has become synonymous with a number of footpaths and walking dances, most of which no longer exist.
After Europe, the foxtrot was only after the First World War. 1920, the existing step material was sorted at a conference in England for the first time. Since 1924, a distinction between the slow variant, the Slow Foxtrot and the Quickstep faster. Ins world dance program of the foxtrot in 1963 incorporated as ballroom dancing but this was never used in Europe.
Technology
While Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep are technically very demanding, the foxtrot is fairly straightforward. The steps are set normal, special postures, poses or difficult figures are not provided; only the " up-and- from - hopping " - is to be avoided in the fast Seitschritten - especially of the head. The foxtrot is basically a reduced complexity in the Quickstep, which serves to facilitate dance students get started. Therefore it is also possible to dispense virtually any technique.
Rhythm and music
The Foxtrot is danced to music in 4/4-time, with a complete basic step comprises six beats and therefore one and a half cycles. Characterized the basic step is based on the clock offset in time, as is the case with the descendant discofox. The speed is possible in a wide range.
The foxtrot is traditionally danced to pop music, but is particularly so popular in dance schools because it can also be good to dance to hip- hop music.
Basic Step
Clock: 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
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Basic Step:
Mr. steps:
Ladies steps:
The " Since closing " part is carried out generally twice as fast as the rest of the steps.