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Argentine Tango is a dance that originated in Argentina and Uruguay. A waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in 3/4 (help·info) time, done primarily in closed position.

Viennese Waltz is a ballroom dance, its origins date back to 12th/13th centuries. It originally comes from Bavaria and it used to be called the "German". There have been articles in the Paris magazine "La Patrie" claiming that waltz was first danced in Paris in 1178, not under the name waltz but as the Volta from the Provence.

The Samba originated from Brazil and is that country's official dance. It is a festival dance and is danced in street festivals and parades. People dancing in the Nottinghill Carnival are Samba dancers, which is similar to the people dancing at Carnival in Rio. A Samba dancer is known in Brazil as a Sambista.

The Quickstep evolved in the 1920s from a combination of the Foxtrot, Charleston, Shag, Peabody, and One Step. This dance originated in England and was standardized in 1927. Now the Quickstep is quite different from the Foxtrot.

Jive is a dance and is the faster version of the swing. A lot of kicks are used in jive with a bouncy type movement using the balls of the feet a lot.

The Foxtrot is a ballroom dance that takes its name from its originator, the entertainment actor Harry Fox. The basic Foxtrot rhythm is slow-slow-quick-quick. The dance was first performed in 1914, and the couple Vernon and Irene Castle, gave the dance its signature grace and style.

The cha-cha-cha (also known as the cha-cha) is a style of dance which was introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín to Cuban dance floors while playing with Orquesta América, in 1951.