Breakaway (dance)
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Breakaway (Break-A-Way) was a swing dance, originally a syncopated Two-step. In the Polka, a step called the Coquette (Love Chase) is defined as "The lady escapes from her partner and polkas solo while the gent pursues her, arms akimbo."<ref>19th century POLKA variations {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} retrieved 05.05/2011</ref>
The Break-Away was the name of swing before being named the Lindy Hop by Shorty George in 1927. The Breakaway was a cross between the "Texas Tommy, Two-step, Apache Dance, Turkey Trot, Cakewalk and Grizzly Bear.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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External links
- Breakaway dance; YouTube