Ballroom Dance - Paper
Middle Term Assignment
Ballroom Dancing in North China - Group Assignment
Content
Background ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
History of Ballroom Dance in China ---------------------------------------------------------------------3 Beginning -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Declines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 New Start Point----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Modern Dance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Latin Dance -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Current Situation of Ballroom Dancing in North China ---------------------------------------------------6
Ballroom Dance in North China among Elders -------------------------------------------------------8
Background
Ballroom Dancing is called “Jiaoyiwu” or “Jiaojiwu” in Chinese, which means Friendship Exchange Dancing. In general, Ballroom Dancing can be divided into two types in China, Modern Dance and Latin Dance. In North China, Waltz, Viennese, Blues, Fox trot, Quick step, Tango, are the top six popular styles of Modern Dance, and Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Samba are the top four popular styles of Latin Dance.
These two types of dance have enjoyed an increasing popularity in today 's China, especially in North China, such as in Beijing. There is almost 700 thousand people go ballroom dancing in Beijing. (Chinese Imperial Cuisines, 2012)
Unlike in Canada, most of Chinese people do not dance in a ballroom usually, especially middle-aged and elderly people. For example, many Beijing local people like dancing in public places,
Ballroom Dancing in North China - Group Assignment
Content
Background ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
History of Ballroom Dance in China ---------------------------------------------------------------------3 Beginning -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Declines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 New Start Point----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Modern Dance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Latin Dance -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Current Situation of Ballroom Dancing in North China ---------------------------------------------------6
Ballroom Dance in North China among Elders -------------------------------------------------------8
Background
Ballroom Dancing is called “Jiaoyiwu” or “Jiaojiwu” in Chinese, which means Friendship Exchange Dancing. In general, Ballroom Dancing can be divided into two types in China, Modern Dance and Latin Dance. In North China, Waltz, Viennese, Blues, Fox trot, Quick step, Tango, are the top six popular styles of Modern Dance, and Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Samba are the top four popular styles of Latin Dance.
These two types of dance have enjoyed an increasing popularity in today 's China, especially in North China, such as in Beijing. There is almost 700 thousand people go ballroom dancing in Beijing. (Chinese Imperial Cuisines, 2012)
Unlike in Canada, most of Chinese people do not dance in a ballroom usually, especially middle-aged and elderly people. For example, many Beijing local people like dancing in public places,
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