DANCE INDEX: [ F ]

Dance Name

Origin

Date

Creator / Choreographer

Note: See Also

England

n/a

aka: Furry dance

May Dance, St. Michael, Fuer, Floralia

Brazil

1700s

n/a

Portuguese, Lundu, Fandango, Lulu Fado, Brazilian Fado

French-Cajun

n/a

n/a

n/a

Seville, Spain

1760s

Phoenicians, Spanish

Basically a Chica!, Spanish

Japan

n/a

Geishas

Maiko, Shinto Dance

USA

1930s

Sally Rand

Bubble Dance, Faith Bacon, Sally Rand

USA

1910s

Albert Newman

Tango, Newman Tango

Provence of France and Languedoc

B.C.?

Thesus

L' Escargot, Kolo, Chorovod, Brawl, Fedor Lensky

Scandinavia

n/a

n/a

Songs, Wedding Dances, Flying Dutchman, Tarentella

Spain

n/a

Gypsy dance for men

Spanish, Flamenco

Sengal

n/a

Wolof dance for women

n/a

n/a

c.1879

D.B. Brenneke

Waltz

Breton (England)

n/a

Night Dance

n/a

Peru

n/a

Male circle fighting dance, Sensual

War, Festival, Carnival, Capoiera, cajón

n/a

n/a

n/a

Torch Dance

Swabia

1560s

Paul Kugelmann (composer)?

Trotto, Trappeltanz, Trottartt, Firlefei, Fulafranz

France

1800s?

Faster version of the Virelai

Virelai, Trottartt, Trotto

Bavaria (some say Africa)

n/a

Vernacular version Hips weave about in a figure 8.

Animal dance, Snake Hips dance, The Grind, Black Bottom

USA

c.1912

Uriel Davis. Ragtime Dance. (Basically put foot Forward and drag back, repeat other foot)

Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear, Texas Tommy, Toddle, Grind, Slow Drag, Turkey Trot, Boston Dip etc.

New York

1849

(1928 - Harland Dixon)

Mae Clark, Ballroom Manhattan, Mary Play, 5/4

n/a

1880

n/a

Waltz

Andalusia, Spain

n/a

n/a

Flamenco, Floriditto, Tap

New Jersey

1930

precursor to the Shag

Shag, Sugar Foot, Balboa, Swing

n/a

n/a

$1941 - Flirtation Walk Movie

See George White, Hula

Harlem

1939?

Myra Johnson

Cotton Club, Worlds Fair

n/a

n/a

n/a

Waltz Of The Roses, Cotillion,

Portugal

1700,s

(Brazilian Connections)

Fandango, Lundu, Lundum, Fado

Portugal

1700s?

Jumping through fire dance

Torch, Fire, Torchlight

Portugal

1565

Carnival Dance

Sarabande, Rigaudon, Bailes Castanets, Spanish

Everywhere :)

n/a

The People!

Ethnological Dance, Lindy, Square, Peasant/ Cotillion

USA

1921

Ned Wayburn

Foxtrot, Tango

Frioul, Venice

1711

  Pe'Cour

Similar to Gigue but calmer, animated 3/4 or 6/8 time, Has similarities to the Tarantella. with Glissades & close steps. La Novelle, Fourlana

Fort Worth, TX.

1980's

(count 123-4&5-6&...REPEAT)
Similar to Dallas Two-Step

Dallas Two Step, Dallas Shuffle, Triple Two, Texas Two-Step, Country Western

National Dance of?

1800s?

n/a

n/a

Venice, IT.

n/a

1st in Frioul

Forlane

New York

1912

Harry Fox

NY Theater / Two Step

France

1914

Maurice Mouvet?

See Fox-trot for now!

n/a

n/a

Maurice Mouvet?

See Fox-trot for now!

France

n/a

n/a

(3/4 time Country Dance)

USA

1905

n/a

n/a

USA

1996

n/a

aka: Grinding, extreme dirty dancing, simulated mating. Grind, Slow Drag, Hucklebuck

USA

c.1960s

Freddy and the dreamers did song.

Twist, Frug, Hully-Gully, Mashed Potato, Swim. Do inplace first extend left leg, then left arm, repeat opposite side.

NY

1914

Maurice Mouvet

Chez' Maurice

Paris

1924

n/a

European Tango, Tangolio

France

1700's

Real or Portrayed lovers tweaking the ears and nose of each other

Mime, comic

Poland

1700s?

Markowski

Mazurka, Sicilienne, Lisbonienne, Schottische

Hungary?

1800s?

n/a

Lassu,

USA

1960's

Arm dance variation of the Chicken and the Twist. (Sweet Charity,)

Twist, Fad, Chicken, Watusi, Jerk, Monkey etc. AKA: The Surf, Big Bea and the Thunderbird.

New York

1940's

see West Coast for now!

Lindy, Swing, Jitterbug

Swabia?

1500s?

n/a

Trottart, Trotto, Firlefei, Firlefanz

USA

1910s

Lift skirt and wiggle hips

Grind, Mooche, Squat, Itch, Shimmy, Buzzard Lope

Memphis, USA

1969?

Rufus Thomas?

Fad, Swim, Twist, Frug, Push and Pull, Breakdown, Walkin the Dog

Venice, Italy

1780s?

Folk Dance of Venice

Tarantella,

USA- RKO

1940s ?

William Bales

Ballet premiere was 1/20/1945

England

n/a

aka: Fade Dance

n/a