latin dances

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.