 Beginner's Class Starting September Autumn Term  Venues  Contact Us  F.A.Q's  Charity Fundraising  Gift Ideas |  Other Popular Styles  Below you will find some basic information about other popular styles of dance. It's so easy when you learn a style of dance. It's even better when you realise that there are so many other styles of dance out there to be discovered. Latin Dances Bachata Social dance from Dominican Republic. Different styles - Authentic, Western ' Traditional ' , Modern, Bachata Sensual, Bachantango Bossa Nova Social dance from Brazil. 1950's and 60's. No official steps though this craze was short lived. Cumbia Social dance from Colombia. Popularity has spread from Mexico to Argentina. Forro Social dance from Brazil. Forro steps can be seen in Cumbia and Samba. Kizomba Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance originating in Angola. Unlike semba, kizomba music is characterized by a slower and usually very romantic rhythm. Lambada Around 1983, the Carimbó dance started again to be danced in couples, in a 2-beat style, something very close to Merengue, but with more spins. The Lambada spread along the coast until it reached Bahia where it was influenced by the Forró, an old Brazilian style of dance which also had a strong beat. It became a four-beat dancing style, which was distinctive from the original Carimbó. Merengue Social dance from Dominican Republic. Three styles Authentic Native, Nightclub or Ballroom. Pachanga Described as "a happy-go-lucky dance" of Cuban origin with a Charleston flavour due to the double bending and straightening of the knees. Perreo Perreo is a dance associated with reggaeton music that emerged in the early 1990s in Puerto Rico. Salsa Social dance developed from Mambo in New York. There are many different styles New York (East Coast), Cuban (Miami), Perto Rican, Colombian and L.A (West Coast). Samba Gafieira Social dance from Brazil. Can be danced to a number of rhythms. Semba Semba is from Angola. Semba comes from the singular Masemba, meaning "a touch of the bellies" a move that characterizes the Semba dance. Zouk Social dance from Brazil. Roots in Lambada and Samba. Different styles include - Zouk - Caribbean Zouk, Zouk - Lambada, LambaZouk, ZoukLove or Kizomba and Soul Zouk. Zumba Zumba is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Swing Dances Balboa Blues Charleston East Coast Swing Jitterbug Lindy West Coast Swing Argentine Tango Milonga Tango (Nuevo) Tango (Traditional) Vals  |  Dance Diary Sign Up Dance Guide  Ballroom Blog Dance Etiquette  Ballroom Blog Variation Of The Week  Sunday Sequence |
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