LATIN DANCE STYLES
Latin dance includes a wide variety of dances originating in Latin America and Cuba.
• The term “Latin Dance” may be used in two different ways:
1. To denote dances in Latin America,2. To name a category of International style ballroom dance.
LATIN DANCE
• Learning Latin dances is fairly easy,as most of the dances are made up of the same basic foot step.
• There are some kinds of Latin dance:
1. Samba2. Rumba3. Cha-cha-cha4. Salsa
SAMBA
• The ballroom samba has its origins in Brazil at the beginning of the 20th century.
• The Samba is a partner dance.• Dance movements,which do not change depending on the style of Samba music being played.
• Samba presents celebration and entertainment of Rio
carnaval in every February.• Brazilian society is proud of Samba.• The key point of Samba is hip movements.
RUMBA
• Rumba is one of the ballroom dances which occurs in social dance and in international competitions.
• Rumba derives from studies made by dance teacher Monsieur Pierre who partnered Doris Labelle.
• Rumba is a slow dance of about 120 beats per minute corresponds to both in music and in dance.
• Rumba which presents love of Latin,impulsive and emotional.
CHA-CHA-CHA
• Cha-cha-cha is the name of a Latin American dance of Cuban origin.
• It is danced to the music introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in 1953.• It is may be either danced to authentic Cuban music or Latin pop or Latin rock.
• Cha-cha-cha is energetic and with a steady beat.
• Cha-cha-cha with its brilliant and effusive rhythm is a kind of dance which all the dancers enjoy.
SALSA
• Salsa is a syncretic dance genre created by Spanish speaking people from the
Caribbean.
• Salsa dancing mixes African and Europen dance.
• Salsa is a partner dance.
• Since Salsa is a free style dance,there are many kinds of Salsa style.
• Salsa has no routine and standart rules.• Salsa is improvisation.
LATIN DANCE
• Origins of Latin dance is Latin America and Cuba.• Some kinds of Latin dance;
1. Samba2. Rumba3. Cha-cha-cha4. Salsa
• Learning Latin dance is fairly easy.
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