Fox Trot Dance Lessons info in Encino, California

The Fox Trot Ballroom dance has a long, evolved past throughout American history.  Originating in the early 20th Century, the Fox Trot takes its name from its originator, vaudeville actor Henry Fox. Once this popular ballroom dance premiered, its popularity literally exploded overnight after catching the eye of famous dance duo Vernon and Irene Castle.  This couple refined the Fox Trot, giving it their unique, graceful spin on Ballroom dancing.  The Castles must have been very busy providing dance lessons for the Fox Trot, considering its huge rise in popularity!  This tradition of teaching the hugely popular Fox Trot through professional lessons was continued by Mr. Arthur Murray, the very same Arthur Murray of the Arthur Murray Dance School located in Encino, California!

Indeed, Arthur Murray is responsible for standardizing the exciting dance style known as the Fox Trot.  ‘Rock Around the Clock,’ performed by Bill Haley and His Comets had sold an unprecedented 25 million records, the best-selling Fox Trot record of all time!  Certainly, the Fox Trot was the most popular dance in Encino, California at the time of this record’s release.  Young people embraced this new dance, learning the Fox Trot and giving lessons to others to ultimately become a dance craze amongst teenagers and adults alike.  The Fox Trot is by far one of the most popular dances performed and learned throughout American History.  Dance lessons for the Fox Trot in Encino, California remain among the most popular dances requested by students of all ages!

‘Over time, Fox Trot split into slow (Foxtrot) and quick (Quickstep) versions. In the slow category, further distinctions exist between the International or English style of Fox Trot and the continuity American style, both built around a slow-quick-quick rhythm at the slowest tempo, and the social American style using a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm at a somewhat faster pace.’ (Source – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_%28dance%29)

One of the most popular aspects of the Fox Trot is the ease of which it is learned.  It’s very common for a novice to dancing in general to begin lessons in the world of Fox Trot Ballroom dancing in Encino, California.  After all, Henry Fox invented the Fox Trot back in 1917 to accommodate those of us that might be new to Ballroom dancing.  Professional Fox Trot Ballroom Dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School are also designed to accommodate dancers learning at all skill levels.  There’s certain to be a large class learning Fox Trot dance lessons at any given time at the Arthur Murray Dance School in your town of Encino, California!

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