foxtrot

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The Original Memphis Five recorded first, an instrumental foxtrot version in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

This traditional South Korean music genre gets its name from the American "foxtrot", which shares the trot's distinctive two-beat rhythm.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Dancing the foxtrot to Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally” and a freestyle dance to District 78’s “Que Calor,” Gomez and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, got perfect scores to secure the top prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

As a child, I'd sit on the steps of our Detroit suburban home and watch my parents and their friends, fellow members of the Chinese diaspora, waltz, rumba and foxtrot the night away.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2023

“I don’t care if you’ve got the rumbling foxtrot, you aren’t getting inside this Abbey. If you want to speak to anyone, then speak to me.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques