This Saturday the five, yes five, remaining couples will be dancing two new dances never before performed on Strictly Come Dancing.
The charleston or the rock ‘n’ roll!
Ali & Brian- Charleston
Chris & Ola – Rock ‘n’ Roll
Laila & Anton – Charleston
Natlaie & Vincent – Rock ‘n’ Roll
Ricky W & Natalie – Rock ‘n’ Roll
The Charleston
“The Charleston is a dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. While it developed in African-American communities in the USA, the Charleston became a popular dance craze in the wider international community in the 1920s. Despite its origins, Charleston is most frequently associated with white flappers and the speakeasy.” From Wikipedia.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll
“Rock ‘n’ Roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s,primarily from a combination of the blues, country music and gospel music. From swing, which came into being around 1920, Lindy Hop emerged, the first partner dance ever to feature acrobatic elements. Lindy Hop was modified around 1940 to suit faster music, creating the style known as boogie woogie. With rock and roll music coming into fashion around 1955, its adherents converted boogie woogie to the even more athletic rock and roll dance.” From Wikipedia.