Meaning of ceroc | Babel Free

Definitions

A style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll.

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Examples

“In his analysis of ceroc classes, Jonathan Skinner (2003: 16) describes how the grammar, tone and movements of the lessons have⟳ clear structure⟳ to their teaching which allows a safety valve for the expression of erotic play⟳ and sexual desires; as one dancer commented, these were 'nights to act out and act up, to perform⟳, feign illicit passions and create⟳ romantic impersonations within a carefully controlled and contrived social matrix'.”

“Ceroc is really energetic and quite graceful – I had my share⟳ of whirls and twirls with one or two dips thrown in! Guess⟳ the men thought I'd be a safe bet⟳ to dip – safe for their backs I mean⟳!”

“We catch⟳ a bit of the last⟳ band and then suddenly, provoked by a blast from the booming PA system, everyone breaks into an extended bout of ceroc dancing, a kind of Latin salsa thing that I only know⟳ about because it became quite popular back home for a while.”

“I was also intrigued to discover⟳ that my tramp-like friend is a keen dancer and had, in fact, cycled fifteen miles to attend⟳ a ceroc dance⟳ class in the local town.”

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