Our Kine Dancing

Dances in the primitive cultures all had as their subject matter the changes experienced by their people throughout their lives. Changes that occurred as people grew from childhood to old age. We can be certain that they evolved. In the last century, many fad dances have evolved. They can be a popular craze, like break dancing, the Twist or ballets that feature superstar performers. They can be folk dances that have been handed down through generations, such as the square dance, or ethnic dances that are primarily associated with a particular country,

“Social dancers accept that the real dance is a spontaneous body movement
that is in harmony with the beats of the music in their hearts.”

Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans.. They can be modern dance or musical comedy dancing, both fields that were pioneered by American men and women. The original ballroom dances were a set of partner dances, which were enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of their performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dances were also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. The age distinctions remain and the over thirty is our game. The original ballroom dances may refer, at their widest, to almost any type of social dancing as recreation.

"Young At Heart" by Frank Sinatra

However, with the emergence of dancesport in modern times, the term has become narrower in scope.
It usually refers to the International Standard and International Latin style dances. These styles were developed in England, and are now regulated by the World Dance Council (WDC). "Ballroom dance" is the term most often used interchangeably with the five International Ballroom dances. Ballroom is now synonymous with International. They have seized the name as their own and they are right - they dance in ballrooms. While us "low class" are dancing in Parks, Beaches, Streets, Gas Stations, Malls, School cafeterias, District Parks and Community Centers.

“Most social dancers are grateful to those regular keepers of our dance environment.The young men and women and the grandmas and the grandpas who hang on to it and help us all remember when we forget that any kind of dancing is better than no dancing at all.”