Latin dance
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Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles origina
Intermediate level international-style Latin dancing at the 2006 MIT ballroom dance competition. A judge stands in the foreground.
Latin dancers in their costumes. The woman is wearing a backless dress with deep slits on its lower portion, while the man is wearing a shirt with top buttons open.
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Cha-cha-cha (dance)
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The cha-cha-chá is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to cha-cha-chá music introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzó
Latin dance
…in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport competitions consists of the Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble, and Jive. Social Latin dances (Street Latin) include salsa, mambo, merengue, rumba, bachata, bomba and plena. There are many…
Dance competition in Austria
A couple dancing cha-cha-cha. The woman moves her hips while holding the torso relatively still.