The history of dance is difficult because dance does not often leave many solid things to see. It is not possible to identify with exact precision when dance became part of human culture. We think it began soon after agriculture some 10000 years back.We have the first archeological recording of dance from 9000 year old cave paintings found in India. And Mexican Civilizations have recorded the beginnings of professional music and dance about 6000 years back. Ancient Egyptians used dancing for both entertainment and religion about 5000 years ago
Dancing spread through most of the world including the natives of the Americas However, in Europe, the "Dark Ages" came in as a historical period that asserted a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration that occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.from 500 to 1500 AD and where there was not much doing. The Renaissance awakened everyone and the Volta, a 3 count peasant dance evolved into the high class Viennese Waltz and the first ballroom dance ever created, - in the mid 1800s. The Milonga in Peru 1500s evolved into the Tango of 1800s, in Argentina and Uruguay.
The Rumba, in the Caribbean and the Samba, Brazil in the 1800s. The music developed rapidly in the new Americas. The Merengue, 1850s and many other fad dances. The Fox Trot eased it's way in the US 1910, Swing dances solid in 30s and 40s, the Salsa and the Mambo in the forties. The Cha Cha Cha, came in as a smash hit in 1950s Break dancing originated in the south Bronx, New York, in the late 1970s and there have been dozens of fad dances that have come and gone. Though with all the hype in modern day communication they last longer.
"Social dancers are some of the most welcoming,
supportive people on the dance floors of Oahu."
Dancing spread through most of the world including the natives of the Americas However, in Europe, the "Dark Ages" came in as a historical period that asserted a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration that occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire.from 500 to 1500 AD and where there was not much doing. The Renaissance awakened everyone and the Volta, a 3 count peasant dance evolved into the high class Viennese Waltz and the first ballroom dance ever created, - in the mid 1800s. The Milonga in Peru 1500s evolved into the Tango of 1800s, in Argentina and Uruguay.
"Pearly Shells" by Don Ho
The Rumba, in the Caribbean and the Samba, Brazil in the 1800s. The music developed rapidly in the new Americas. The Merengue, 1850s and many other fad dances. The Fox Trot eased it's way in the US 1910, Swing dances solid in 30s and 40s, the Salsa and the Mambo in the forties. The Cha Cha Cha, came in as a smash hit in 1950s Break dancing originated in the south Bronx, New York, in the late 1970s and there have been dozens of fad dances that have come and gone. Though with all the hype in modern day communication they last longer.
"Social dancers are well aware that life often offers us
a second chance. It is called tomorrow."
a second chance. It is called tomorrow."
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