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Originally Posted by ~*~Saligal~*~  I wonder why it is that there are some people who have the urge to want to water different dances down so that the "rules"/technique of the dance are generic. |
What makes you think I want to alter dances in that fashion? I'm merely curious as to the reasons behind some of the differences. One possibility is that Arthur Murray felt it was easier to teach ballroom students to "swing" if he aligned the footwork with Foxtrot, leading to SSQQ rather than QQSS. However, that's just speculation on my part. To be honest, I'm not even 100% sure what footwork Arthur Murray taught - the parallel with Foxtrot footwork may have been a later innovation. Do you happen to know the history here?
I've been taught East Coast with moves starting on the rock step, and I've been taught East Coast with moves starting on the first slow/triple - it seems to depend on the teacher. I don't know enough about the history to know which is more authentic as a teaching method, but given that they both produce the same dance, does it matter?