ballroom dance popular in Europe and America since its introduction around 1914. Allegedly named for the comedian Harry Fox, whose 1913 Ziegfeld ... [2 related articles]
A social dance of American origin. A standard ballroom dance the world over and serves as a good foundation for social dances in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
The fox trot is a broken diagonal gait with a distinctive rhythm that is created by a horse moving its front foot a split second before its opposite rear foot The fox trot is a smooth gait because the horse is in contact with the ground at all times A horse that is foxtrotting correctly will never have more than two feet off the ground at any giv
The fox-trot is a ball-room dance danced against jazz music.
[n] - a ballroom dance in quadruple time
foxtrot noun a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
A short-step gait, as when passing from walk to trot.
a social dance, in quadruple meter, performed by couples, characterized by various combinations of slow and quick steps. · a pace, as of a horse, consisting of a series of short steps, as in slackening from a trot to a walk.
a ballroom dance in quadruple time