Styles

Ballroom dances fall into two families of styles:

• American styles: Smooth and Rhythm
• International styles: Standard and Latin

Smooth and Standard have similar dances, and so do Rhythm and Latin. The International style Standard is sometimes refered to as Ballroom or Modern Ballroom.

All the socials and competitions that Rutgers Ballroom attend or organize feature all four styles.

American Smooth

American Smooth dances are: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz.

International Standard

International Standard dances are: Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep.

International Waltz is also called Slow Waltz or English Waltz. International Foxtrot is also called Slow Fox.

American Rhythm

American Rhythm dances are: Chacha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero, Mambo.

Other dances associated to American Rhythm are: Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Jitterbug, Hustle, West Coast Swing, Samba, Polka.

International Latin

International Latin dances are: Chacha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive.