Country/western dance

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Country/western dance, also called Country and Western dance, encompasses many dance forms or styles, which are typically danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically associated with American country and/or western traditions. In this article the terms "country/western", "country-western" and "western" are used interchangeably.

Contents

1 Forms and styles

1.1 Clogging

2 Organisations
3 See also

Forms and styles

These dance forms or styles fall into two basic categories:

Partner dances, also known as western couple dancing
Group dances

Western couple dancing is a form of social dance. There are many specific dance styles, among these are Two Step, Shuffle, Western promenade dances, as well as western-style variants of the Waltz, Polka and Swing. This style of dancing is not recognized within competitive ballroom dancing, however there are separate country/western dance competitions.

Western group dances include the following:

Clogging

Clogging is a country/western step dance which is usually danced in groups, and is most often danced to bluegrass music. It could be described as being like a more animated version of Irish step dance or a country/western version of tap dancing. There are also dance competitions for clogging.

Organisations

Country/western dance is practiced in country-western dance bars, social clubs, dance clubs and ballrooms worldwide.

The [United Country Western Dance Council] establishes standards and sanctions dance competitions for this form of dancing.

Newest Dance Circuit ... [American Country Dance Association] came about in 2003. This new Country Western dance circuit was formed to reflect the changing needs and requests of the country dance community.

Country/western dance

Forms and styles

Clogging

Organisations

See also