BALLROOM DANCES

Cha cha cha

~is a lively dance with African influences that developed in Cuba after World Wa
r II

~Since its inception in the 1950's

~The cha cha cha dance is renowned as a fun, flirtatious, lively and e
nergetic dance and it is a preference for both professional and non pr
ofessional dancers

~The cha cha cha is a lively, playful and groovy social dance.
~The name cha cha is said to refers to the sound that was made by fe
et on the chase while performing the dance.

~The cha cha dance developed massively in the 1960's through renowne
d competitors such as William Laird.
Swing
~Easy coast swing has very simple structure and footwork along with basic moves
and styling

~In fact it can encompass all popular dances with improvised components that fol
lowed the American popular music from the 1890's to the 1950's
What would you swing dance?

~ swing brings people together in a joyful social setting facilitating self ex

pression through body movement and connection with other dancers, all of which
to music and rhythms that bring big smile and energy to all who experience it.
Tango
~ Is a dance that has influence from African, Native American and European cul
ture

~The dance originated in lower class district of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
~Tango has been called a
" dance of sorrow ". It represent frustrated love and human fatality.

~The original tango music had no lyrics to it and the dances were mostly improvi
sed and in some cases were almost a combination of dance and wordless theater
Samba
~Is a partner dance considerably different from the Ballroom

~The dance derived from the maxixe and followed the arrival of the c
horo.
~Instruments used in samba because samba is dance musi
c, as well as music that's often takes on the road and
into the streets. It involved many percussion instrume
nts to drive the rhythm and tempo and keep it moving.
Merengue
~ Is the National Dance of the Dominican Republic, and is also one o
f the standard Latin American dances

~it is essentially a combination of two dances

~The Spanish word for this style of dance and music, merengue, liter
ally means " meringue '.

~Is a style of Dominican music and dance partners hold each other in
a closed position.
~The merengue had a tough introduction into the world of d
ance. Even though it is now a popular social dance style.

~ For a long time it had a stigma.

Jive
~Is a very happy, boppy, energetic dance, with plenty of knee lifting, bendi
ng and rocking of the hips.

~The fastest of the Latin dances ,Jive incorporates lots of kick and flicks.
~The most important thing for beginners is to get familiar with the rh
ythm of the music.

~The basic look and feel of Jive are that it is performed with a lots
of lots of energy with the legs portraying a pumping action.