What is Ballroom dance?
[[File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Suzanne Valadon - Dance at Bougival.jpg|thumb|right|190px|A waltz, by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]], 1882. The [[Waltz (International)|waltz]] is the oldest of present-day dances.]][[File:Tango ballroom standard.png|thumb|190px|Victor Fung and Anna Mikhed dancing a [[tango]]. The couple, dancing for the US, came third in the Professional World Championship 2009.]] [[File:Ballroom dance exhibition.jpg|alt=|thumb|296x296px|An adult couple dances in Latin dance competitions.]] '''Ballroom dance''' is the name for a number of [[dance]]s done in [[ballroom]]s. It usually means pairs (mostly a [[man]] and [[woman]]) dancing on the same floor as other pairs. The most important difference in style is between the '''modern''' or '''standard''' dances and the '''Latin''' dances. The modern dances are the [[Waltz (International)|waltz]], [[quickstep]], [[foxtrot]], [[tango]] and [[Viennese waltz]]. The Latin dances are the [[cha-cha-cha]], [[samba]], [[rumba]], [[paso doble]], and [[Jive (dance)|jive]].<ref>Though not a latin dance, jive is included because its dance style is similar to the others</ref> However, there are also [[sequence dance]]s, where dancers move together in a pre-set pattern. All these dances can be danced socially, more or less any way people want to. As competition dances, they are organised under the rule of the [[World Dance Council]].<ref>A rival organisation is the International Dance Sport Federation (ISDF).</ref> These competitions are danced in the ''International style''; the techniques were developed by English dancers in the 20th century.<ref name=P.J.S./> All major international competitions are conducted under detailed regulations. There are other systems of dance regulated by national bodies. American style is one; Scottish dancing is another; Greek classical dance is another. Although the most famous dancers were [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]], they did not dance in ballrooms. Their career together was entirely on film. Astaire danced also on t