@Wikipedia : The Quickstep evolved in the 1920s from a combination of the Foxtrot, Charleston, Shag, Peabody, and One Step. The dance is English in origin, and was standardized in 1927. While it evolved from the Foxtrot, the Quickstep now is quite separate
@About.com : Music used for the Quickstep is usually jazz or swing with a brisk tempo of about 50 beats per minute. The tempo is a little faster than a brisk walking pace, although it seems much faster to beginners.
@DanceSport : : List of popular songs suitable for dancing Quickstep in DanceSport events.
@LoveToKnow : This ballroom dance may look a little bit like the whirling figures of a waltz on the dance floor, but if you listen to the music, you will hear that the Quick Step is done in 4/4 time instead of the 3/4 time of the waltz.
- Louis Prima - Sing, Sing, Sing4.08
- Club Des Belugas - It dont mean a thing4.28
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - I Won't Dance4.46
- Sarah Vaughan - Perdido2.09
- Ike Quebec - Topsy3.04
- Bobby Darin - Charade1.48
- Helen Shapiro - Walkin' Back To Happiness2.30
- Johnny Mathis - On a Wonderful Day Like Today2.30
- Werner Tauber - Alligator Shoes2.42
- Count Basie - Shout and Feel It2.27
- Nat King Cole - Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer2.25
- Premium Standard - Mr. Pinstripe Suit3.47
- Billy May - March Of The Toys4.03
- Benny Goodman - Life Goes To A Party2.17
- Shorty Rogers and His Giants - It's DeLovely2.30
- Chu Berry-Chu - Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)2.49
- Keely Smith - What Is This Thing Called Love1.57
- Max Bygraves - Paddin' Madelin' Horne 52TM1.48
@StreetSwing.com : The Quickstep was originally a march which became popular about 1850. It was mainly used to celebrate Presidents, Military, Exhibitions, Regiments, Heroes etc. It was basically used as a type of propaganda and morale music as well.
@dancesport malaysia : The fishtail is a nice figure to dance and to behold.The slight movements of the dancers bodies to the right and to the left resembles the undulating movements of a fish.
@Dance Lovers : : There was a debate as to why this dance became so popular in Britain. It has been thought that the Quickstep was Brit's answer to keeping warm indoors during the winter. It is a proven fact that the energy exerted while dancing a 60 second Quickstep is equivalent to running a mile in record time!!
@Reality TV Online.com : Some of the trickier steps require you to have a perfect understanding of how to use your ankles and legs. Just getting your body to the right place isn’t enough – you also have to focus on doing it gracefully and with a low chance of injuring yourself.
to be continued… probably
