STREETSWINGS Dance History Archives

Dance Name	Origin	Date	Creator / Choreographer	Note: See Also
Rabbit Dance	Germany	1914	n/a	Bunny Hug
Rabbit Hop	USA	1917?	n/a	n/a
Racenitza for three	Bulgaria	n/a	n/a	n/a
Racket, the	USA	1911	n/a	Gallop
Racquet	n/a	1888	aka: Newport, Knickerbocker	Waltz, Galop
Raftero, The	Hollywood	1930s	Carole Lombard and George Raft	(Paramount's Bolero Movie), Bolero
Rag (time) Dance	USA	1906-08	a "Shuffling, Syncopated unnamed "Negro Dance" song.	Grizzly Bear, Texas Tommy, Bunny Hug, One Step, Turkey Trot
Rag Doll Dance	USA	C.1890s	performed - 1893- Kirmess Opera House	danced by Miss Austin
Raggedy Ann	n/a	1924	a Foxtrot Dance	n/a
Rag Time Waltz	USA	1913	Basically used ragtime dance patterns in the Hesitatio and Boston Waltz.	Hesitation Waltz, Boston Waltz
Rak	Bavaria	n/a	n/a	Animal
Raks Sharki (Sharqi)	India	B.C.	aka: Dance Oriental / Belly Dance. (One of the worlds oldest dances)	Belly Dance, Oriental Dance, Raks Farruh, Oryantal Tansi, Raks I Shahane, Erotic dance, Middle East, Egypt
Rastro	Spain?	1600s?	n/a	Jacara, Piva, Sarabande, Tarraga
"Recreational Dance(r)"	n/a	1938	Term coined by John Martin-1938, aka: Poor Social Dancer.	Ballroom, Folk, Swing, Country, Latin (a different meaning than Social)
Redowa	So. Germany	1820s	aka: redjovet (Bohemian dance), Introduced to Paris 1845	Waltz, Polka, Mazurka
Redowa Schottische	n/a	1871	E. W. Masters	aka: Five Step Schottische, New Schottische
Reel O' Tulloch	Tulloch, Scotland	n/a	The original Reel (see reels)	Highland Fling, Reels, Sailors Hornpipe, Jig, Strathspey
Reels	Tulloch, Scotland	16th?	aka: Jiggety Reels. Scottish and Irish folk dance.	Jig, Wing, Round, Reel O Tulloch, Virginia reel, Buck, Clog, Square, Hornpipe, Strathspey
Reigen	Germany	n/a	Folk Roundelay (Round) type dance	Roundelay, Hora, Khorovod, Hay, Reye
Renaissance Dances	European	c.1550-1650	consisted of many dances and people	Thoinot Arbeau, Fabrito Caroso, Cesare Negri, Swords, Fans, Branles, Pavane, Minuet
Reno Glide	Reno, NV. USA	c1912	a spoof on "Easy Divorces" in Reno, NV.	Texas Tommie, Horse Trot, Banana Peel Glide, Gaby Glide, Gilda Glide, Sea Sick Glide etc
Retro Swing	California	c.1995	Basically just double Time East Coast Swing, using Kicks and a Flick Step (INSTEAD of a Rock Step) from the 1950's. There is a scene in 'I Love Lucy' with Lucy & Arthur Walsh doing this basic style/step ie: Kick-Step, Kick Step, Flick Step!	aka: East Coast Swing, Jump Swing, Double Time Swing, Neo Swing, Jitterbug
Revolutionary Rhythm	USA	1913	Introduced in the Film Illusion with Nancy Carrol	n/a
Reye, The	n/a	M.Ages	Chaucerian, aka: Hay	Hay, Roundelay
Rheinlander	Bavaria	1850s	aka: Schottische	Polka Tremblante, Hungarian Waltz
Rhumba (Rumba)	Cuba	1913	Son dance of Cuba. US - Quinn and Sawyer	Rumba, Mambo, Son, Samba, Cha-cha, Night Club 2 step
Richmond, The	France?	1700s	Dance Master - Issac	n/a
Rigaudon (Rigadon)	Marseilles, France	1485	Dance Master Rigaud (Non Contact/ Traveling dance).	Passipied, Bouree', Montagnarde, Jig, Rigoletto, Jean Baptiste Lully
Rigadoon Royal	France	1710	Dance Master Issac	n/a
Rigoletto	France?	n/a	n/a	Passipied, Bouree, Montagnarde, Jig, Rigaudon, Jean Baptiste Lully
Ring Shout, the	West Africa	1700s?	Origin of many elements of other dances derived from the ring shout dance. Derived of the Kabba	Ring Dance, Circle Dance, Walkaround, Juba Dance, Spirtual dance, Holy
Ritz, The	USA	1924	n/a	Flapper Walk, Camel Walk, French Tango
Ritz Carlton	n/a	1937	n/a	became a Waltz Step
Robot, the	n/a	1970s	1980s Freestyle Fad Dance	Cabbage Patch, Peewee Dance, Electric Slide, The Centipede, Rock Lobster
Rock & Roll (swing)	USA	1950's	Swing renamed	Swing, Lindy, West Coast, Jitterbug, Retro, Push, Whip etc., (Also means "freestyle /solo dancing)
Rock and Roll ( (freestyle))	USA	1960's	meaning "Freestyle" when the Twist came into play.	Twist, Lindy, Jitterbug, Watusi, Frug etc.
Rock and Roll (German)	Germany	1950's	Two Types: Acrobatic and Classic Style.	Jive, East Coast, Charleston, aka: European Rock & Roll
Rock Dancing	USA	1890'S	Italian Ballet Dance on instep	Ballet
Rock Lobster	USA	1980'S	1980s Freestyle Fad Dance	Cabbage Patch, Peewee Dance, Electric Slide, TheCentipede, the Robot
Rocker, the	London	1919	n/a	A Waltz, Hesitation
Roegarze	France	n/a	Folk Dance, Renaissance Period	Folk, Court Dance
Sir Roger de Coverly	England	1650	named after Addisons "Sir Roger de Coverly", (became Virginia Reel)	Virginia Reel, Old Paul Jones, Arkansas Traveler, Virginia Essence
Romaiika	Greece	1803?	Heroic Suliote Women of Greece	Sacred dance of Greece
Romaine or Romanesque	Italy	n/a	aka: Gaillard	Cing-Pas, Romanesca, Galliard, Gagliarde,
Rondeña	Malaga, Spain	1500s?	n/a	Jaleo, Fandango
Rondeau Gascon, The	France?	1700s	Dance Master Issac	King Henry, Flute-Flagolete, (Outdoor dance by Torches)
Rondo, The	England	n/a	originally a "Round dance"	Folk, Square, Round dance
Ronrico, the	USA	1937	Ramon and Renita	Billed as the New Rhumba, (Universal Newsreel 1937). combined Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms.
Rope Dance	n/a	n/a	Basically jump rope to music	n/a
Rouergoise	Rouergue, France	n/a	(a precise and elegant dance)	n/a
Round (Dances)	Bohemia	n/a	a form of couples group dancing, may Sing!	Ronde, Rondo, Square, Quadrilles, Courant
Roundel (ay)	n/a	M. Ages	Folk couple circle dances, couples join hands.	Khorovod, Hora, Reigen, Hay
Royal, the	France	1700s	Dance Master "Issac"	n/a
Royal Galliarde	France	1710s	Dance Master "Issac"	n/a
Royal Portuguese	France	1700s	Dance Master "Issac"	n/a
Rumba	Cuba	1913-40?	The" Son dance" of Cuba. Quinn and Sawyer	Rhumba, Mambo, Son, Samba, Cha-cha
Rustemul	So. Romania	n/a	(Stamping & Quick Syncopation's)	Joc De Legana, Alunelul, Folk
Ruth & Simon	n/a	1800s	Fancy dance?	n/a
Rye Waltz	n/a	1890s	n/a	Waltz, Polka, Valse, Walzer, Volta

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