Wednesday, June 24, 2009


Latin dance is a fast-paced, often sensual, partner dance characterized by sexy hip movements. However, hip movements are not intentional in any of the Latin dances. The hip motion is a natural consequence of changing weight from one foot to the other. Latin dance typically includes dances originating in Latin America and the Caribbean islands such as cha cha cha, rumba, samba, salsa, mambo, danza, merengue, tumba, bachata, cumbia, and bolero. Some dance instructors also include tango and Argentine tango in this list, although these differ from the rest in their style. To describe a category of International style ballroom dances, also called Latin American dances or International Latin. It consists of the following five dances: rumba, samba, paso doble, cha-cha-cha, jive.

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