Originally Posted by
DavidB
It is very similar to New York Hustle, which was originally derived from mambo in the '70s when disco was very popular. Much of the dancing in Saturday Night Fever is hustle. Judging by that clip, discofox is danced to faster music than hustle, but the basic footwork is the same.
There are a few things unusual about it. The basic pattern takes 3 beats (rockstep-side-side on &1-2-3), so you are always drifting across the beat. As a result it favours music where there is little difference between the downbeat & upbeat, such as disco. The movement is very quick, and could cause injury if you led it like most other dances. Instead it is danced almost entirely in compression.
If done well, it is one of my favourite dances to watch. Unfortunately it is very easy to do badly.
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