NEW VOGUE
AUSTRALIA’S GIFT TO DANCESPORT
What is New Vogue?
The New Vogue dance style is an Australian form of sequence dancing that originated in the 1930s. Since then it has become an important part in the Australian ballroom scene, holding as much importance in social and competition dancing as Latin or International Standard dances.
There are a large number of New Vogue dances, although only a handful are common. All New Vogue dances are based on a sequence of dance steps which are continually repeated, usually until the music ends. The sequences are always either 16 or 32 bars long, and require music that is in turn “sequenced” (composed of verses that are either 16 or 32 bars long). Due to the nature of the dances they are much easier to pick up by beginners than, say, Latin dances (which have numerous types of steps that are combined into custom routines) and as such, beginner dancers are less likely to feel overwhelmed when learning them and can perform the dances to a respectable level within a short time of learning. New Vogue dances can be danced at different levels, with higher levels requiring more precise steps and the addition of arm and torso movement, known as “styling”. This in a nutshell makes the dances easy to pick up but hard to master. New Vogue Dances are based on one of several sub categories, including Viennese Waltz Rhythm, Slow Foxtrot Rhythm, March Rhythm and Tango Rhythm.
Competition New Vogue
Out of the many New Vogue Dances, fifteen are recognized by DanceSport Australia for use in DanceSport
DanceSport Championship Competition Dances
Slow Foxtrot Rhythm
Barclay Blues
Carousel
Charmaine
Excelsior Schottische
Merrilyn
March Rhythm
Evening Three Step
Gypsy Tap
Tango Rhythm
La Bomba
Tangoette
Tango Terrific
Viennese Waltz Rhythm
Lucille Waltz
Parma Waltz
Swing Waltz
Tracie Leigh Waltz
Twilight Waltz
These dances vary in length and difficulty and as such the harder dances are performed at higher levels.
Social New Vogue
Social New Vogue aka (Sequence Dancing) has cemented its position on the Australian dance calendar for nearly a century. Most towns and cities in Australia will offer a local social dance that will consist of a combination of the DanceSport Championship Competition Dances and Social Sequence Dances.
Usually Dance Cards will be made up at random from the following list of dances.
Blues:
Riverside Blues, Balmoral Blues
Bosa Nova:
Bramble, Wattle
Cha Cha:
Sallyanne Cha Cha
Foxtrot:
Barclay Blues, Barn Dance, B.G. Blues, Carousel, Charmaine, Excelsior Schottische & Merrilyn
Fun Dances:
Cowboy Cha Cha, Rock-a-Billy Barn Dance, Alpine Stroll & Festival Glide, Progressive Barn Dance
Mambo:
Mambo Magic
March:
Militaire, Canadian Three Step, Evening Three Step, Gypsy Tap
Modern Waltz:
Alpha Waltz, Bens Waltz, Bluebird Waltz, Oxford Waltz, Eden Waltz, Emmerdale Waltz, Grasmere Waltz, Honeysuckle Waltz, Magenta Waltz, New Vogue Style Waltz, Saga Waltz, Vanity Waltz, Waltz Caroline, Wanderers Waltz & Woodside Waltz
Quickstep:
Cassius Quickstep, Cameron Quickstep, New Vogue Quickstep, Quando Quickstep & Mayfair Quickstep
Rumba:
Blue Angel Rumba, Miami Rumba, Queen of Hearts Rumba, Rumba One, Rumba Sicilia & Rumba Wisteria
Salsa:
Sweet Bay Salsa
Saunter:
Dynasty Blues, Fairview Saunter, Heathers Saunter, Kingfisher Saunter, Redrose Saunter, Saunter Caprice, Saunter Sancere, Saunter Together, Snowdrop Saunter, Alvaston Blues & Buddleia Blues
Stroll:
Alpine Stroll
Swing:
Alabama Swing, Chevy Swing, Chicago Swing, Dixie Swing, Gatsby Swing, Highland Swing, Ragtime Swing, Sindy Swing & Soho Swing
Tango:
La Bomba, Tangoette, Tango Terrific, Square Tango, Argus Tango, Black Knight Tango, Midnight Tango, Tango Serida & Tango Solair
Viennese Waltz:
Dorothea Waltz, Empress Waltz, Lucille Waltz, Parma Waltz, Pride of Erin Waltz, Swing Waltz, Tracie Leigh Waltz, Twilight Waltz, Camron Waltz, Presentation Waltz, Remembrance Waltz, Waltz Petite& Waltz Supreme