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Dance term

International Standard

One of the two main disciplines in DanceSport: five ballroom dances performed primarily in closed hold while travelling counter-clockwise around the floor.

One of the two main disciplines in DanceSport. International Standard consists of five ballroom dances performed primarily in closed hold while travelling counter-clockwise around the floor using the Line of Dance (LOD).

The five International Standard dances are the Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep.

Also called: standard, ballroom, standard ballroom.

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