STREETSWINGS Dance History Archives

Dance Name	Origin	Date	Creator / Choreographer	Note: See Also
Walk Around	the South	1860s	aka: "General Ruckus"	Cake Walk, (aka: Chalk Line Walk), Ring Shout
Walk Back, the	USA?	1910	n/a	Turkey Trot, Bunny Hug, Lovers Two Step etc
Walkin' The Dog	San Francisco	1916	Shelton Brooks.	Shelton Brooks, Darktown Strutters Ball, Johnny Fogarty's Dancin' Revue, Shimmie
Waltz	Germany	1690	n/a	Volta, Viennese, Landler, Weller
Waltz Caprice	n/a	1900s	n/a	Waltz, waltz à deux temps, waltz à trois temps, Boston, Landler Valse
Waltz Clog	USA	1920s	Pat Rooney	Tap, Jazz, Clog
Waltz Minuet	USA	1895	(DMOA)	Waltz, Minuet
Waltz Oxford	n/a	1895	(DMOA)	Waltz,
Waltz Two-Step	USA	1898	(DMOA) Partners face same direction	Waltz, Two Step
Waltze à Cinque Temps	Paris?	1840s	Perrot (a 5 count waltz)	Waltz, waltz à deux temps, waltz à trois temps, Five Step
Walzen	Germany	1700	n/a	Waltz, Boston, Landler Valse
Walzer	Germany	1525	Forerunner of the Waltz	Waltz, Boston, Landler Valse
War dances	Greece?	n/a	--See Page--	Pyhrric, Gymnopedia, Sword, Mythology
Washington and Lee Swing	USA	1932	A. Murray (Lets Swing It Book - 1937)	n/a
Washington Post March	USA	1800s	?John Phillip Sousa?	Two-Step, Polka, Schottische
Washington Side-Step	USA	1700's	Imaginary dance of Politicians averting a question they don't want to answer	See Best Little Whorehouse in Texas from a dance scene (Clip)
Wave, the	France	1908	M. LeFort	Cakewalk and Boston Mix
Welsh Folk Dances	n/a	n/a	n/a	1942 - How Green Was My Valley
Wesleyan, The	USA	1920	Dance Masters Named it after Catholic church (who didnt like it)	??
West Coast Swing	California	Mid 1930s	Offshoot of the Lindy Hop - Savoy Style. Dean Collins Design.	West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Rock and Roll Savoy, Lindy, Whip, Country Swing, Jitterbug, Push, Sophisticated Swing, Supreme Swing, Slop, Funky Swing, SWOP, Swag, Swango, Swustle
Western Shuffle	n/a	1930s	n/a	n/a
Western Swing	USA	1930s	Bob Wills type-non WCS	Country Swing, East Coast Swing, New Yorker, Jive, Lindy, Carolina Shag, Jitterbug
Western Swing	USA	1930s	A. Murray (Lets Swing It Book - 1937) SEE WCS	West Coast Swing, Lindy, Push, Country Swing, Carolina Shag, Jitterbug, Whip, Rock and Roll
Westphalia	Provence	1200s	Pre Waltz	Waltz, Boston, Landler Valse
Western Swing	USA	1940s	Bob Wills Type dances /Music (non WCS)	East Coast, Jive, Cowboy Swing, Country Swing
When You Come Back	USA	1918	Basically a Schottische. Done to Cohens song of same name.	Yankee Rag, Canteen Canter, Schottische.
Whip, The	Houston, TX.	1940s	aka: West Coast Swing	West Coast Swing, Push, Lindy, Supreme Swing, Carolina Shag, Sophisticated Swing, Jitterbug
Whip Dance	C/W Lore	1959?	trick Dancing	NBC Movie: "Destry"
Whirling Dervish (Doorway)	?Turkey?	1200s	Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi (Sema Sect)	Alevis, Samah, aka: Turning, Howling, Whirling Dervishes
Whirlwind Waltz	USA	1907	Ned Wayburn	Apache, Waltz, The Ceballos
Whisper Waltz	n/a	c.1924	n/a	Waltz,
White City Two Step	London?	1908	Created by Tom Walton	Two Step
White City Waltz	London?	1908	Created by Tom Walton	Waltz,
Wig Walk	n/a	c.1953	by Mr.& Mrs. Sidney Prosen	see "Tennessee Wig Walk"
Wiggle Worm Dance	n/a	1910s	Sophie Tucker?	Grizzly Bear
Wigglin' Dance	USA	1917	Song - Henry Creamer	n/a
Wilcox Glide	USA	c1912	Jane Beers. Named after Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Poet). Dances uses Poses and Scarf.	Turkey Trot, Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear, Tiger, Horse Trot, Shivers, Sea Sick Glide, Boston Dip, Gaby Glide, etc.
Wilson Glide	Washington	c.1913	??	Florence C. Dyer
Wildflower Waltz	n/a	1926	n/a	Waltz, Whirlwind Waltz, Maurice Waltz,
Wilton, the	n/a	1908	Created by G. F. Childs	Square dance
Windsor Waltz	England	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wireless Radio Dance	USA?	1920s	1926- Wireless Radio Mag.	Headphone dancing!
Wirtschaften	Germany?	Baroque	n/a	Waltz, Landler,
Wish Wash Glide	USA	1913	Animal Dance, Ragtime	Turkey Trot, Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear, Tiger, Horse Trot, Shivers, Sea Sick Glide, Boston Dip, Gaby Glide, etc.
Wisk, The	USA	1960s	Hand Held Tassel Twirling	Twist, Watusi, Jerk, PJ's Nightclub,
Woodland Nymphs	London?	1908	Created by Miss Hancorne-James	Childrens display dance
Wooden Shoes	Dutch	??	??	??
Worlds Fair Walk	New York	n/a	Bernard Sager & Evelyn Hubbell	Walking, Flirtation Walk, Ostrich Walk

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