First Dance
New Student SpecialThe Dances We Teach
DanceMakers is proud to teach Fort Worth virtually all styles of social and competition partner dancing. From Salsa to Swing, Country Western to Tango, Latin to Ballroom, our fast and easy system gets you moving right away, even if you've never danced a step in your life! Below is a chart showing the dances we teach in general categories. Scroll down to see our list of Movies featuring partner dancing!
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Ballroom |
Country Western |
Swing |
Club Latin |
| Waltz | 2 Step | East Coast Swing | Salsa |
| Tango | 3 Step | West Coast Swing | Rumba |
| Viennese Waltz | Country Western Waltz | Texas Push | Cumbia |
| Foxtrot | Fort Worth Shuffle | Single Time Swing | Bolero |
| Quickstep | Triple Two Step | Lindy | Mambo |
| Peabody | Night Club |
Jive | Cha Cha |
| Polka | Merengue | ||
| East Coast Swing | Bachata | ||
| West Coast Swing | Tejano |
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International Standard |
International Latin |
American Smooth |
American Rhythm |
| Waltz | Cha Cha | Waltz | Cha Cha |
| Tango | Samba | Tango | Rumba |
| Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Swing |
| Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Bolero |
| Quickstep | Jive | Mambo |
Dance Movies
Movies with “incidental” Dance Scene(s)
“The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” 1921 Tango
“The Gay Divorcee” 1934 Foxtrot
“Swing Time” 1936 Waltz, Polka, Foxtrot, Tap
“Gone with the Wind” 1939 Viennese Waltz
“Roman Holiday” 1953 Mambo
“Guys and Dolls” 1955 Mambo
“The King and I” 1956 Polka
“Black Orpheus” 1959 Samba
“Pillow Talk” 1959 Mambo
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” 1961 Mambo
“Doctor Zhivago” 1965 Viennese Waltz
“The Sound of Music” 1965 Viennese Waltz
“Our Man Flint” 1966 Mambo
“Last Tango in Paris” 1972 Tango
“Death on the Nile” 1978 Tango
“Airplane” 1980 Hustle
“Never Say Never Again” 1983 Tango
“The Tango Bar” 1988 Argentine Tango
“Shag” 1989 Shag
“Spirit of ‘76” 1990 Hustle
“My Blue Heaven” 1990 Merengue
“Beauty and the Beast” 1991 Viennese Waltz
“Scent of a Woman” 1992 Tango
“The Mambo Kings” 1992 Mambo
“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” 1993 Cha Cha
“The Age of Innocence” 1993 Viennese Waltz
“Swing Kids” 1993 Lindy Hop
“Adams Family Values” 1993 Tango
“Schindler’s List” 1993 Tango
"Addams Family Values" 1993 Tango
“True Lies” 1994 Tango
“Evita” 1996 Tango
“The Tango Lesson” 1997 Argentine Tango
“Happy Together” 1997 Tango
“The Object of My Affection” 1998 Foxtrot, East Coast Swing, Tango, and more
“That 70’s Show” 1998 Hustle
“Blast from the Past” 1999 East Coast Swing
“Freaks & Geeks” 2000 Hustle
“Mulholland Drive” 2001 Single-Time Swing
“Moulin Rouge!” 2001 Tango
“Assassination Tango” 2002 Argentine Tango
“Le Tango de Rashevski” 2002 Tango
“Chicago” 2002 Tango
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” 2005 Tango
“The Lost City” 2005 Mambo
“Rent” 2005 Tango
“Happy Feet” 2006 Tap
Movies about Dance
“The Turning Point” 1977 Ballet
“Saturday Night Fever” 1977 Hustle
“Thank God It’s Friday” 1978 Hustle
“Dirty Dancing” 1987 Mambo, Merengue, and more
“Strictly Ballroom” 1992 Paso Doble, Samba, Tango, and more
“Shall We Dansu 1996 Quickstep, Waltz, International Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble, and more
“Tango, No Me Dejes Nunca” 1998 Argentine Tango, Milonga
“Dance with Me” 1998 Paso Doble, Salsa Rueda, and more
“Center Stage” 2000 Salsa, Ballet
“The Company” 2003 Ballet
“Shall We Dance” 2004 Quickstep, Waltz, International Rumba, Tango, Paso Doble, and more
“Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights” 2004 Mambo and more
“Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School” 2005 Merengue, East Coast Swing, Tango, Lindy Hop
“Mad Hot Ballroom” 2005 various ballroom dances
“Take the Lead” 2006 Tango, Foxtrot, and more