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Popular Dance
流行舞
Popular or social dances often come from folk Dances,
流行舞或交際舞來源于民間舞蹈，
although they are usually popular for only a short time.
雖然他們通常只流行很短的一段時間。
They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.
這些舞蹈很容易學會，通常都是成雙成對地表演。
Until the eighteenth century, social dances were only held in palaces or the homes of noble families.
一直到18世紀，交際舞只在宮廷里或貴族的家庭里進行。
However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social dancing became more popular.
但是，到了18世紀末期和19世紀，交際舞變得更加流行。
Ballroom dancing, which was a formal dance in a large room, became popular in Europe and North America.
交際舞，在大廳里進行的正式舞蹈，在歐洲和北美很流行。
Central European folk dances, such as the waltz,
中歐的民間舞，例如華爾茲，
changed and became the most popular examples of ballroom dances.
有所變化并成為交際舞最流行的模式。
In the United States, the mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance, such as tap dancing.
在美國，移民文化的融合產生了舞蹈的新樣式，例如踢踏舞。
Before the First World War, new ballroom dances came to Europe and America,
在第一次世界大戰前，新型的交際舞來到歐洲和美國，
for example, the Tango and the Cha-Cha.
例如探戈和恰恰。
The Argentine Tango was made internationally popular by Carlos Gardel through his songs and films.
卡洛斯·葛戴爾通過他的歌曲和電影令阿根廷探戈在國際上很受歡迎。
After the Second World War, African-American rhythm and movements became part of popular social dance.
在第二次世界大戰后，非洲-美洲相結合的節奏和動作成為了流行交際舞的部分。
Rock 'n' roll dances were popular during the 1950s.
搖滾樂在20世紀五十年代很受歡迎。
In the 1960s, people danced without touching the partner.
在20世紀60年代，人們在跳舞的時候，和舞伴沒有身體接觸。
Dancing in couples returned in the 1970s and 1980s with "disco" music. ...
伴隨“迪斯科”音樂的雙人舞在20世紀七十年代和八十年代又重返了。（聽力）
In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.
在20世紀80年代中期，霹靂舞開始流行開來。
This form of dancing is almost like acrobatics.
這種形式的舞蹈幾乎像雜技。
It began in the poorer parts of large American cities.
它開始于美國大城市的貧困區。
