Latin dance
Latin dance is a general term for dance styles from the Americas and Spain. It is also a term for dances in the international latin dance syllabus: rumba, cha-cha-cha, samba, paso doble and jive.[1]
Social latin dances include salsa, mambo, merengue, tumba, bachata, bomba, plena, cumbia,[2] and the Argentine tango. There are many dances which were popular in the first part of the 20th century, but which are now of only historical interest. The Cuban danzón is a good example.[3]
Latin Dance Media
Intermediate level international-style Latin dancing at the 2006 MIT ballroom dance competition. A judge stands in the foreground.
Nastassja Bolívar, winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 and Miss Nicaragua 2013, and Top 16 finalist at Miss Universe 2013
Austrian Open Championships Vienna, 2012 WDSF World Dancesport Championships Latin 16.-18. November 2012 *The making of this work was supported by Wikimedia Austria.*For other files made with the support of Wikimedia Austria, please see the category Supported by Wikimedia Österreich. *Personality rightsPersonality rights warningAlthough this work is freely licensed or in the public domain, the person(s) shown may have rights that legally restrict certain re-uses unless those depicted consent to such uses.
Samba Dancer
Jarabe Tapatío dancers
Argentinian tango in the streets of San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Cropped screenshot of Carmen Miranda from the trailer for the film The Gang's All Here
Young couple dancing cha-cha-cha at competitions in Austria.
References
- ↑ Laird, Walter 2003. The Laird technique of latin dancing. International Dance Publications.
- ↑ Box, Ben 1992 [and later editions]. South American Handbook. New York: Trade & Travel, At the start of each chapter (except the Guianas) is a section on "Music and Dance" by Nigel Gallop, who lived and worked in almost every country of South America.
- ↑ Santos, John. 1982. The Cuban Danzón (liner notes). New York, Folkways Records FE 4066
