Ballroom Dance Orange County Fox Trot

Ballroom Dance Orange County - Slow Fox Trot

There are various theories on the origin of this ballroom dance's name. The most told story is that the dance was popularise by a young man by the name of Harry Fox who was a vaudeville comedian with the Ziegfeld Follies. Ballroom Dance Orange County may have it's own interesting story. Another story says that the dance is named because of the similarity to an equestrian walk that was dubbed the Foxtrot by the military. It is a gait where unlike the usual trot where the front left and rear right (or front right and rear left) legs are moved at the same time causing a rather jerky motion, the Foxtrot has the horse moving each leg one at a time making for a smooth trot that is easier on the horse and the rider. This trot led to a breed of horse known as the Missouri Fox Trotter. Still a third proposal is that the dance (in its earlier version) resembled the way a fox walks (with one foot in front of the other leaving a single track).

In the early fox trot one foot was placed in a single line one in front of the other. It wasn't until the 1950's that this ballroom dance was revised to have two differing dance lines, one for each foot. Around 1922 the jerking, trotting steps of the dance were changed to a more moderate movement called a Saunter. By 1927 the jumpiness had vanished and the steps were smooth and gliding. The dance was now called the Slow Foxtrot.

This ballroom dance is made up of walking steps and side steps. When on a crowded dance floor as in a night club, shorter steps are used. For ballroom dancing, long, smooth, easy gliding steps combine to give the Fox Trot its casual appearance, perfect for Ballroom Dance Orange County.

The Fox Trot is danced with the same sort of hold that is used in the standard waltz, with a combo of long slow steps and short lively ones. The slower steps are done on the heels while the quick steps are done on the toes.

The Fox Trot can be danced to almost any music whether it is slow or fast. In the 1920's the Fox Trot was embraced by America's youth. They enjoyed this ballroom dance, which started out as a bouncy trot-like step that had been blended into the vaudeville act of Harry Fox. The Fox Trot has become one of the most favored ballroom dances to date. It is also one of the hardest to learn.

There is also what is called the American Smooth style of Fox Trot that differs in that the hold can be broken throughout the dance - so you will see more open movements and underarm turns.
Ballroom dancing has experienced many changes and one of the most important developments was the use of the quick and slow steps of the Fox Trot permitting the dancers more variety than the earlier one and two step dances. And so, I shall see you at the Ballroom Dance Orange County.

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