DANCE HISTORY ARCHIVES: DANCE INDEX [ O ]
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
First use of the word Foxtrot
I have found (a re-issue probably).
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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