Dance Name |
Origin |
Date |
Creator / Choreographer |
Note: See Also |
Obertas |
Mazowsze, Poland |
1800s |
Variation of the Mazur (1679,
word Obertas first appeared) |
Mazurka,
Oberek, Chodzony,
Polonaise, Kujawiak, Krakovic, Folk |
Obolo Dance |
W. Africa |
- |
the Ibo Tribe |
Charleston
Dance, King Sailor dance |
Ocuya |
n/a |
1800s |
Apono Tribes, aka: Giant Dance |
Ethnic, Indian, African, Asian |
Officer's Two Step, the |
n/a |
1908 |
Created by J. B. McEwen |
Two-Step,
Round Dance |
| Ohio, The |
Sandusky, OH |
1919 |
Carl Ernst. (Song used "I'm From Ohio") |
Catherinne Zimmerman, Walking Dance with Two
Step Turn |
| Olano, El |
Spain |
1843 |
Lola
Montez (Original Dance) |
Chachucha,
Tarentella,
Spanish,
Bolero,
Salterello, Furlana |
Old Paul Jones |
USA |
n/a |
n/a |
Round, Arkansas
Traveler, Barn
Dance |
Old Zip Coon |
USA |
1800S |
aka: Old Zeb Coon, Turkey In
The Straw, The Story of Country Dance |
Turkey In The Straw, Virginia
Reel, Barn,
Contre,
|
Olé |
Spain? |
1800s? |
Gypsy Dance |
Fandango,
Jaleo
de Xeres |
Oleke |
W. Indies |
- |
n/a |
Shake dance, Shimmy,
Banda |
One
Step |
USA |
1890-1914 |
n/a |
Two-Step,
Fox
Trot, Turkey
Trot |
Open Tango |
USA |
1910? |
The
Castles |
Tango,
Argentine, American, Milonga,
Andalusan |
| Opera Tango |
France |
1914 |
Paris Standardizes the Tango and calls it this |
Tango,
Argentine, Bresillien, Milonga,
La Rumba, Andalusan,
American |
Oriental
Dance |
Orient |
800 AD |
Many Versions - Varies |
Java, Burma, Japan, China, Cambodia, Siam
Bali, etc. |
Oriental
Foxtrot |
USA |
C.1905 |
(a RE-ISSUE) - First use of the word Foxtrot
I have found. |
Foxtrot,
One
Step, Two
Step, Mouvet |
| Ostende, the |
USA |
1910s |
Ragtime dance |
a Mixture of dances |
Ostrich Ballet |
USA |
1920'S |
Albertina
Rasch |
Claire
Luce, Ballet,
Follies, Burlesque |
Oyster Dance |
USA |
1915 |
Lucille Cameron - (Prize Fighter) Jack Johnston's
Wife |
Ragtime Dance |
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