The Polka is a Central European dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.
The term International Style refers to a particular style of Ballroom Dances developed in the Europe that contrasts with the American Style. In a narrower sense, it denotes the group of 10 Dances danced in International Style DanceSport competitions. The group consists of two programs: International Style Standard and International Style Latin.
The Polonaise is a dance of Polish origin danced in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish."
The International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton,England.
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is a dance teaching and examination board based in London, England, and operating internationally. Established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, it changed to its current name in 1925 and is now a registered educational charity.
The Prague Open Dance Festival is a sanctioned 2-day Czech Dance Sport Federation (CDSF) competition hosted annually in Prague, Czech Republic. Recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the competition is held at the middle of September, at the beginning of the DanceSport season - a good jump start for couples, judges, and coaches alike.
Hermes Pan (born Hermes Panagiotopolous) was a famous American dancer and choreographer, principally remembered as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator on various famous movie musicals of the 1930s starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Having never taken a dance class, he is considered the master of American dance.
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