INFORMATION ABOUT THE BALLROOM RHUMBA

The Rumba dance was brought to Cuba by the first slaves from Africa around 1600. When the slaves came they introduced their dances into the Cuban culture.People of African descent in Havana and Mataza originally used the word rumba as a synonym for party.^[“[Over time] rumba ceased to be simply another word for party and took on the meaning both of a defined Cuban musical genre and also of a very specific form of dance The old use of the word is still alive in Colombia, where Ir De rumba means to go out at night.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WALTZ BALLROOM DANCE

The Waltz is a ballroom danced, popular with the ladies and is usually performed in the closed position. The waltz is mentioned in writings as early as 1580. The wide and wild steps of the country people became shorter and more elegant when introduced to high society.
Shocking many when it was first introduced, the waltz became fashionable in Vienna around the 1780s, spreading to many other countries in the years to follow. It became fashionable in Britain during the Regency period though the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary shows that it was considered "riotous and indecent" as late as 1825. The waltz, and especially its closed position, became the example for the creation of many other ballroom dances. Subsequently, new types of waltz have developed, including many folk and several ballroom dances.
Today the waltz is a very popular ballroom dance, and is practiced by all nationalities and ages.If you attend a ballroom get together you can expect to hear a few waltz tunes.

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INFORMATION ON FOXTROT BALLROOM DANCING

A BALLROOM DANCE WHICH STARTED OUT BEING THE BUNNY HUG AND HAD A NAME CHANGED TO THE FOXTROT AFTER THE VAUDEVILLE ACTOR HARRY FOX. FIRST DANCED AROUND 1914 BY A DUO COUPLE NAMED CASTLE WHO ALONG WITH OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE MADE IT A POPULAR DANCE. ARTHUR MURRAY TOOK AND REFINED THE DANCE IN THE 1940'S. THE WALTZ AND THE TANGO WERE ALSO POPULAR BALLROOM DANCES BUT COULD NOT OVERTAKE THE POPULARITY OF THE FOXTROT.
THE MOST POPULAR SONG THAT THE FOXTROT WAS DANCED TO WAS ROCKING AROUND THE CLOCK BY BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS. OVER TIME THE FOXTROT SPLIT INTO SLOW AND FAST FOXTROT  AND IS STILL VERY POPULAR ON TODAY'S BALLROOM DANCE FLOORS. THE FOXTROT CAN BE SEEN ON THE POPULAR TV SHOW
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SAMBA INFORMATION

The samba is mostly associated with the carnivals in Rio and Brazilian culture. It originated in Africa and made its way to Latin America around the beginning of the 20th century. Its popularity was greatly increased in the 30's and 40's  when radio got popular across the country. In Brazil the samba has a national holiday every Dec 2nd. The samba caught on in the United States when the bossa nova came out in the 80's. Today it is a
popular ballroom dance that anyone doing ballroom dancing should know.

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INFORMATION ON THE BALLROOM CHA CHA CHA

The cha cha cha originated in cuba in the early 1950's. a englishman visited cuba in 1954 and brought the dance back to England and introduced it as ballroom cha cha .
Originally known as the Cha-Cha-Cha. Became popular about 1954. Cha Cha is an offshoot of the Mambo. In the slow Mambo tempo, there was a distinct sound in the music that people began dancing to, calling the step the "Triple" Mambo. Eventually it evolved into a separate dance, known today as the Cha Cha.
The dance consists of three quick steps (triple step or cha cha cha) and two slower steps on the one beat and two beat.
  

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SALSA DANCE

The salsa dance originated in Cuba in the 1920's, and brought to the United States when the Cuban immigrants came to America. Today salsa dancing is a rich blend of Latin America and western and ballroom style, other styles like New York style, Los Angeles style, Miami style, and so forth have ther on unique steps and body movement.
The salsa can be done with a partner or solo like line dancing. or can be groups where exchange of partners take place. The ballroom dance version is usually the case in most clubs and ballrooms in theUnited States.
The salsa dance is fairly easy to learn, and is rather a good exercise on the dance floor.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TANGO BALLROOM DANCE

The tango dance started in a place called the plate river region, located on the border of Argentina and Uruguary.From this the tango has developed into many different styles, such as the Argentine tango, the Uruguayan tango, Ballroom tango, and a number of others. The word tango was first used with the dance around 1890 when the tango dance hit europe. The tango dance bacame a Paris craze in  early 1900's. From Paris it spread to London, and Berlin, and arrived in New York late in 1913.

The tango is good exercise and a study has been made that suggest people with parkinson's disease benefit when given classes in dancing the tango with improved balance, walking backwards, turning which is not showed in normal exercise. The tango also makes people feel more relaxed, sexier, less depressed, and increases testosterone levels.

The tango dance has been featured in a lot of films world wide and many books have been written describing the dance. The tango continues to this day to be a major ballroom favorite .If you do a lot of ballroom dancing this is a dance worth learning. Its sexy, stays in style and is good for your health.

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