Dance Name |
Origin |
Date |
Creator /
Choreographer |
Note: See
Also |
Ta Toa |
China |
1800s? |
n/a |
need info on this dance! |
| Ta Toa |
USA |
1914 |
Dance Masters of America accepted for the stage in 1914 |
American Stage Version |
Talmadge Fox Trot |
New York? |
1921? |
Mouvet
& Talmadge |
Harry
Fox, Mouvet,
Constance Talmadge |
| Tamborito |
Panama |
c1957 |
Non Touch couples dance, Hips, Triple steps in Waltz time
(Long, short, short) |
Cha Cha, Waltz |
Tambourine Dance |
Spain |
1600s? |
Solo duet, quartet or Couple dance. Uses
Tambourine. |
Sarabanda,
Chacona,
Hornpipe,
Alexis Kosloff,
Gigue |
Tamure |
Micronesia, Tahiti |
n/a |
n/a |
Need Info on this dance!, new dance form |
Tangano |
Africa |
n/a |
Said to have connections w/ Tango |
Tango,
Argentine, African Dance |
Tango |
Buenos Aires |
1890s? |
a series of events |
Argentine,
Milonga,
Andalusan,
Habanera |
Tango-American |
New York |
1890s |
Arranged for the Ball-room by M. Markowski.
Maurice
Mouvet |
Argentine,
Andalusan,
Milonga,
Habanera,
Castle,
Apache
Dance |
Tango-Argentine (Newman's) |
New York |
1912 |
Albert C. Newman created this version |
American Tango, Fan Tango, Newman Tango,
Minuet Tango |
| Tango
Argentino |
Buenos Aires |
1800s |
See Tango |
Milonga,
Andalusia,
|
| Tango Dream |
USA |
1913 |
n/a |
Texas Tommie, Turtle Dove, Tennis Tango, Argentine Tango,
Castle Tango, Banana Peel Glide, Horse Trot etc |
Tango-Parisienne |
London |
1911 |
Charles d' Albert of London |
Argentine
Tango, American Tango |
Tango Toreador |
n/a |
n/a |
The Marvelous Millers |
Argentine,
Andalusan,
Milonga,
Habanera,
Castle,
Apache
Dance |
Tango Twist |
- |
1920s |
? Jack Wiggins ? |
n/a |
Tango-Valse |
n/a |
1920 |
n/a |
Tango,
Valse,
Hesitation,
Fad |
Tango Waltz |
London? |
n/a |
Novelty dance |
Described as basically a Waltz |
Tanko Bushi |
Japan |
n/a |
Japanese Miner's Dance. |
Shishi Odori, Shishi Mai |
Tantoli |
Sweden |
? |
* looking for info on this dance! |
Swedish Folk
Dance |
| Tap
|
USA |
1840-99 |
Master
Juba, Barney Fagan |
Clog,
Buck,
Wing, Jig,
Shim
Sham |
Tanz Der Patrizier |
England? |
n/a |
n/a (maybe German) |
need info on this dance! |
Tarantella |
Toranto, Naples |
1370s |
Coralli Ballet "La Tarentule" ? |
St.
Vitus Dance, Taranto, Jean Coralli, Miss Sinden, Madame
Michau |
Tarraga |
Spain? |
1600s? |
Need Info on this dance! |
Sarabanda,
Chacona,
Spanish,
Rastro |
Tarasca |
Spain |
1600s |
need info on this dance! |
Gigantones y los Enanos |
Tari Payong |
Malaysia |
1880's? |
aka: Umbrella Dance |
done to Phillippino Kape Rino Music, Gaily painted umbrellas |
Taskwin |
Morocco |
n/a |
aka: Taskioune. Warrior dance. |
War
Dance |
| Tatao, The |
China |
1900s |
n/a |
n/a |
Taxi
Dance(r) |
France |
1901? |
n/a |
Dime A Dance, Flapper, Prostitute, Marathon,
W.W.II |
| Tchega |
Paris, FR |
1920 |
International Dance Teachers of Paris |
Slow, Then Quick Dance with lots of Stamping of the Feet |
| Teddy Bear Trot |
USA |
1910s |
n/a |
n/a |
Tempest |
n/a |
1850s |
n/a |
Folk,
Contradanse |
Tennessee
Wig
Walk |
Tennessee? |
1953 |
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Prosen |
Swing, Big
Apple, Square
Dance |
| Tennis Tango |
USA? |
c1912 |
a Stage/ PROP dance done with Tennis Rackets in Hand. Was
usually done after the Davis Cup Matches |
Turkey
Trot, Bunny
Hug, Grizzly
Bear, Tiger, Horse Trot, Shivers, Tango Dream, Boston
Dip etc. |
Territorial Two Step |
London? |
1908 |
Arthur Morris |
Two Step |
Teuton Waltz |
Germany |
n/a |
aka: Deutscher Spring Walzer |
Waltz |
Texas
Tommy |
San Francisco |
1909-1924 |
Johnny Peters and Ethel Merman |
Lindy
Hop, Breakaway, Jitterbug,
Swing,
Turkey
Trot, Bunny
Hug, Grizzly
Bear |
| Texas
Two-Step |
USA |
1950's |
Collegiate
Foxtrot |
Fox-trot, Collegiate
Foxtrot, One-step,
Country, Urban Cowboy, Country Ballroom, Square
dance |
Texas Twist |
TX |
n/a |
need info on this dance! |
n/a |
That
Mexican Twist |
USA |
1911 |
n/a |
dance fad, Ballroom,
Twist,
Crawl |
Tfilati |
Israel |
1990s? |
(Knoxville), Danny Benshalom |
Debka Carmiel, Erev Ba |
| Tiger, the |
USA |
1913 |
Animal Dance |
Dallas Dip, Sea Sick Glide, Shivers, Turkey
Trot, Bunny
Hug, Grizzly
Bear etc |
Three Step |
USA |
1912? |
n/a |
Two Step, Waltz,
One Step, Apache,
Tango,
Folk |
Three Step or Jazz Straight |
n/a |
1920 |
Triple step-Tap-Triple Step-Tap (6 count)
Couples |
4/4 time, Swing Feel |
Three Step Galop |
n/a |
1888? |
n/a |
Three Step, Galop |
Three Step Rockaway |
England |
1888 |
Basically a funky Waltz in 2/4 time. aka:
The Plus Bel |
Waltz,
The Plus Bell |
Throw Away, the |
New York? |
1913 |
n/a |
Grizzly
Bear, Bunny
Hug, Turkey
Trot |
Throwing A Fit |
USA |
1910s |
Clearence "Dancing" Dotson |
Combination of the Itch and Quiver dances |
Thumbs Up |
New York |
1943? |
M. Lewis & John Forrest |
n/a |
Tickle-Toe |
USA |
1918 |
"Going Up" |
Imogene
Coca (50's), Count Basie |
Tiger Dance |
USA |
1920s |
Ragtime Dance |
Texas
Tommy, Bunny
Hug etc. |
Time Warp |
USA |
1970's |
From the Rocky Horror Picture Show. |
A jump to the left, then a step to the
right. Then you place your hands on your hips, and with
your feet still apart pull your knees together and make
three pelvic thrusts forward. Then you turn around all the
way round, and repeat with the next chorus. |
Tin Soldier Novelty Dance |
New York |
1923 |
GM Caskey |
Astor Bell Hop Dance, American Clown Dance |
Tininkling Dance |
Philappines |
n/a |
n/a |
Bamboo beating |
Tipperary Trot |
New York |
n/a |
Bonnie Glass |
Cabaret, Scottish, Kilt |
| Toddle,
The |
USA |
1917 |
n/a |
Foxtrot,
also see The Chicago |
| Torch
(light) Dance |
Scotland, France |
1463 |
Court of Burgundy, aka: Torch Dance |
Allemande,
Branle,
Hornpipe,
Jigs,
Reels |
| Tordion
|
France? |
1500s? |
came from Galliard |
Court
dance, Galliard,
Pavane,
Basse,
Saraband |
Torrás |
Ciudad Real, Spain |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish Dance, Minuet, Quadrilles, Rows,
Square |
Tragico Tango |
USA |
1926? |
Moss
and Fontana |
Tango,
Argentine,
Open, La Rumba |
Trance Dance of Bali |
Bali |
c.1951 |
12/1951 - featured in Modern Man Mag. |
? Belly,
Strip? |
| Trasko, The |
Cleaveland, OH |
1917 |
presented by Mrs. Karl Von Rabe in Ohio. |
Basically a Waltz with a Pirouette. Said to based on Dances
of Denmark? |
Trenchmore |
England |
1550 |
(Fad Dance) |
Cushion dance, French-More, Playford, |
Trepak |
Russia |
n/a |
Russian Folk Group Dance, |
Ballet,
Folk,
Cossack,
Alexis Kosloff |
| Triangle One-Step |
n/a |
c.1921 |
n/a |
Camel Walk, Foxtrot Artistic, Cat Walk, Chic Walk |
Trilbi, The |
?Los Angeles? |
1898 |
Said to have come from a dance inspired by
George du Maurier's Character "Trilby". Also done
at the Cinderella
Ballroom in 1940s? |
Ella Lola,
(View it - Edison Films) |
Triori |
So. Brittany |
1549 |
n/a |
Cancan,
Passepied |
Trip to Nanhunt |
New England |
1800s |
n/a |
a New England Country Dance |
Trocadero |
So. France |
1937 |
Paris Expo. - Mrs. Charles F. Beckwith |
Boston,
Rumba,
Tango
Mix! |
Troika |
Russia |
n/a |
2/4, sometimes mistaken as a polka.
(three person folk dance aka: dance of three - Imitates
Horse prancing with sleigh) |
Cossack,
Cajun, ?Ukraine? |
Trottartt |
Erfurt, Germany |
1480 |
Folk Dance |
Trappeltanz, Trotto, Firlefanz, (A Trot
dance). |
Trotto |
Germany? |
1500s? |
Trotting Dance |
Trottartt, Trappeltanz, Trotto, Firlefanz,
(A Trot dance). |
Truckin'
|
Harlem |
1934 |
Dan
Thomas Rice |
Suzy-Q,
Big
Apple, Lindy,
Posin', |
Tsamikos |
Greek |
n/a |
Panhellenic Dance |
Geranos, Minotaur, Siganos, Theseus,
Kalamatianos |
Tucker Dance |
Maine, USA |
1923 |
Gardner Dance Hall, Junior Prom Dance? |
n/a |
Tumba |
Africa |
n/a |
African Hip Dance |
n/a |
Turkey
Trot |
Central Am. |
1907 |
n/a |
Bunny
Hug, Grizzly
Bear, Texas
Tommy, Camel
Walk, Fox
Trot |
| Turn Table Gallop |
n/a |
c.1920s? |
n/a |
n/a |
Turtle Dance |
America |
1600s? |
Iroquois Indians |
Indian, Animal |
| Turtle Dove |
USA |
1913 |
a School Girls invention to replace the Tango, using the
Minuet and Quadrilles. Didn't last long |
Minuet, Quadrille,
Bunny
Hug, Grizzly
Bear, Texas
Tommy, Camel
Walk, Fox
Trot, Horsetrot, Tango Dream, Banana Peel Glide etc |
Twist
|
New York? |
1959 |
Hank Ballard Song, Chubby
Checker |
Fad, Frug, Swim, Stroll, Jerk, Fly, Hucklebuck |
| Twinkle, the |
Pittsburgh |
1914 |
Thomas McDougal (Am. Assoc. of Masters of Dancing) |
Yes, its the Twinkle step in the Waltz |
Two In One |
USA |
1910s |
Rosa Mantilla |
Half and Half Maurice
Walk
Maxixe Tango |
Two
Step |
USA |
1850-20's |
Sousa Marches (1891). Previously called Deux
Temps |
Fox
Trot, One
Step, Cakewalk,
Balance Waltz, March,
|
| Two Two |
USA |
1916 |
Oscar Duryea |
9/5/1916 - Reno Evening Gazette |
Tyrolene
(Tyrolienne) |
Italy? |
1800s? |
3rd part of the Varsoviana, or the 27th tour
de Mazourka |
Polka , Varsovienne,
Tyrol, Tirol, Mazurka |
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