去过北美的舞者,是不是曾经有过这样的经历,看着一些表演或普通人的社交舞,觉得跟自己跳的国标有点像,又有点不像,挺带劲儿挺好看。这是什么呢?国标圈的人,估计对摩登舞和拉丁舞熟悉得像自己的左右手一样,闭眼也分得清子丑寅卯。但对美式舞厅舞,可能就有点雾里看花了。的确,舞厅舞(Balroom dance)除了国标(International style),还有另一个大类,叫做“美式”(American style):美式 Have you been to North American dancers, is not there ever been such an experience, watching some performances or ordinary people’s social dance, feel like jumping with their own national standard a bit like, a bit unlike, very pretty good looking. What is this? National standard circle of people, it is estimated that modern dance and Latin dance as familiar with their own left and right hands, eyes closed also get a clear ugly. But for the American ballroom dance, it may be a little foggy flowers spent. Indeed, in addition to the international style of Balroom dance, there is another category called “American style”: American