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Which five dances were included in the English ballroom style?
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Professional ballroom dance competition.
The English style of ballroom dance, which established strict definitions for standard movements, included the following five dances:
These dances formed the core of the internationally acclaimed English style, which served as an arbiter of taste for social dance movements following World War I.1