Dr Matt Does Ballroom Dance
.The only PhD on the Planet who can teach you to Mambo & make your Marriage Marvelous

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Dr Matt's Ballroom Dance Class Notes

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Here are the dances that Dr Matt can Do & Teach:
(I know the 10 International Style Dances, as well)

Samba
Rumba
Mambo
Meringue
Latin Hustle
Single Swing
Viennese Waltz
Streamline Waltz
Box Waltz
Quick Step
Triple Swing
Slow Fox Trot
West Coast Swing
Night Club Two Step
Walk Rhythm Fox Trot
Magic Rhythm Fox Trot
Syncopated Rhythm NewYork Hustle

Here's the Eight Basic Elements
of Ballroom Dance Movement:

Walk
Rock
Cross
Chasse
Arch
Wheel
Pivot
Hesitation

All Ballroom Dance Variations come under one, or a combination,
of these eight elements of basic movement. For example:

Magic Rhythm Foxtrot Basic = 2 Walks + 1 Chasse (SSqq)

Cha Cha Sideward Basic = 1 Rock + 1 Chasse (SSqqS)

Box Waltz Basic = 1 Walk + 1 Chasse (SSS)

Polka = Chasse in a "Wheel" pattern (qqSqqS)

FYI:

Dr Matt teaches Ballroom Dance,
and has for more "decades" than he's willing to admit.
He learned his art at Brigham Young University, and performed with
the BYU Ballroom Dance Team back in the days
when dinosaurs were a common mode
of transportation

FYI:

Did you know that Utah Valley University Ballroom Dance Team
competes in Blackpool, England and has WON the World Ballroom
Dance FormationTeam Championships 5 times in the last 10 years; a
title dominated by the Brigham Young University Ballroom Dance Team,
who has WON the Formation Team Championships 10 times
BYU and UVU take turns traveling to Blackpool.

The BEST amatuer ballroom dancing in the world happens in Utah Valley.

Dr Matt doing the Mambo !