STREETSWINGS Dance History Archives

Dance Name	Origin	Date	Creator / Choreographer	Note: See Also
Eagle Rock	Kansas City	1910s	(Eagle Rock Baptist Church)	Texas Tommy, Ballin The Jack, Baltimore Buzz
Earhart Hop	USA	1932	Dance MAsters of America	Lindy, Shag, Charleston, Foxtrot Mix
East Coast Swing	USA	1942 (1932)	Dance Masters of America	Lindy, New Yorker, Jive, Jitterbug/ WCS
Eastern Swing	USA	c.1948 (1932)	Dance Masters Of America	Jitterbug, Lindy, New Yorker, Jive
Echo, The	USA	n/a	Johnny Boyle	Black Bottom
Edate	Basque	n/a	aka: edo carrica dantza,	Zorzico, Saut Basque
Edelweiss Glide Waltz	n/a	1908	n/a	Waltz
Eightsome Reel	n/a	1850s	n/a	Folk, Contradanse
El Condor Pasa	Peru	n/a	traditional Peruvian dance	need info.
Electric Slide	USA	1976	Ric Silver at Vamp's Disco. A Short Line dance	Electric Boogie, Cabbage Patch, Robot, Rock Lobster, Peewee Herman, Safety Dance
Eletezka Espagnole	Boston	1890s	Prof. C.M. Brown (Essex Hall)	Quadrille Francais, Waltz, Schottische
Elmaida Valse Lente	London?	1908	Created by Mme. H.R. Johnson
Embolada	Brazil	c.1900s?	Improv type song/dance	Samba, Mesemba, Lundu, Batugue
Emmeleïa, The	Greece?	BC?	Done By Plato	Tragic type Ballet, Emmelie, Pavin, Quiet Dance
entrée grave	Italy	c.1600s	Jean Baptiste Lully	(Majestic, done by male), Court, Ballet,
Erev Ba	Isarael	1950s	(Evening Is Coming)	Tfilati, Debka Carmiel
Escarraman	n/a	1500s	n/a	Sarabande, Chaconne
Escondido	Argentina	n/a	Mating dance, Partner hides from male	n/a
Eskista / Esketa	Ethiopia	1970's	aka Albee, Harlem Shake	See Harlem Shake for more info
Esmeralda Waltz (polka)	St. Louis	1880's	Esmeralda Club?	Waltz, Polka, Quadrille, Lancers
Espanoleta	Spain	c.1600s	same as Spanoletta	Spagnoletta, Espagnole, Pavane, Spanish
Espagnole	n/a	c.1600s?	Created by Ravel?	Bolero, Spanish, Flamenco, Chaconne, Pavane, Schottische
Espagnole, The Schottische	n/a	1921?	n/a (Spanish Schottische)	(Music: Mon Homme)
Espata Dansa	Basque	c.1660s	St. Pé (Hautes Pyrénées)	Zorzico, Sauté Dansa
Esperano Barn Dance	n/a	1908	Created by T. Almond	Square dance
Espringall	Ireland	1100's	n/a	Cengail, Jig,
Espunyolet	Espunyola	c.1600s	old Catlan dance	Pavane, Spagnoletta
Essence of Old VA.	USA	1736	aka: Arkansas Traveler	Arkansas Traveler, Soft Shoe, Tap, Clog, Juba
Estrindore	Britain	c.1494	British Jig	Jig, Gigg, Francis Rabelais, Urquhart
Esturdia	Portugal	n/a	aka: Tordion	Tordion
Eugenie Waltz	n/a	c1880s	Jacob Mahler	Waltz
European Rock & Roll	Europe	?	n/a	Le Roc, Ceroc, Jive, Swing
European Tango	?Paris?	1924	n/a	French Tango, Tangolio
Evelyn Fox Trot	New York	1914	Evelyn Nesbitt	(Jack) Clifford Trot, Fox Trot, Talmadge Foxtrot
Excelsior Waltz	n/a	1908	Created by James Finnigan	billed as a New Round Dance
Excuse Me!	New York	1928?	n/a	n/a

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