Disco Dances

Today the Disco Dances are the most popular dances in Switzerland and in Germany. Disco Dances contain many basic structures of other dance styles, but instead of developing independent characteristics they use the technical elements of other dances. Especially Disco Fox combines the step patterns of Foxtrot with classical dance postures, with the free improvisation of Swing, with the turning techniques of Latin American Dances, with the winding techniques of Salsa and with the acrobatic dance figures of Rock'n'Roll and Boogie Woogie. Because of the simple pattern "slow - slow - quick - quick" Disco Dances can be learned in short time period and basically can be danced to each rhythm in 4/4 or 2/4 beat.

Blues Foxtrot Disco Fox Boogie

Blues

Foxtrot

In the beginning of the seventies Disco Fox / Disco Swing evolved from Foxtrot. In Germany a shortened form of Foxtrot came into being named Beat-Fox or Swing-Fox which was danced to figures from Boogie and Swing. Later on, when Disco Fox made its way in the eighties, Disco Fox evolved to a self-standing dancing style. Many dancing figures were taken over from other dances, what made Disco Fox a versatile and popular dance.

Disco Fox

Boogie

Hustle is a variant of Disco Fox which in Germany came into existence as "Philadelphia-Rock" ("Philly Sound") in 1974. As Disco Fox reminds of former "Schieber" and of Swing, the basic steps of Hustle are identical to the arrangement of taps and steps for Double-Rock. However, the dance feeling is quite different, just because it is danced to different music. After Disco Fox having caused a Hustle fever in New York, the dancing professionals soon wanted to integrate more complicated curling figures and fast turns, what was much easier in Latin-Hustle.