Dance Styles by Horacio Ovalle-Vargas https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y en-us 2021-11-15 16:21:41 UTC 2026-01-21 05:24:42 UTC hello@padlet.com salsa horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1891829160 origin- Salsa is a musical style rooted in son Cubano, an Afro-Cuban music genre created by Cuban musicians of Bantu descent. The salsa genre took form in the United States, and it may feature elements from all sorts of Latin American styles.

description- Salsa is a popular Latin American music form that started in Santiago de Cuba. With elements of Cuban rhythms such as mambo, Latin jazz, and Son, its origins are principally centered on Cuban son

Music description- Salsa music is a generic term for upbeat, dance able Latin music with a strong, distinct beat called the clave.

music sample- "Conciencia" by Gilberto Santa Rosa. ...



]]> 2021-11-15 16:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1891829160 Bachata horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909090804 Origin- Bachata is a genre of Latin American music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century.

description- Bachata is a style of social dance from the Dominican Republic which is now danced all over the world. It is connected with bachata music.

music description- . It is danced widely all over the world but not identically. The basics to the dance are three-step with a Cuban hip motion, followed by a tap including a hip movement on the 4th beat. ... Bachata is commonly known by many as a very sensual dance.

music sample- 
  • "Rosalia" - Juan Luis Guerra.

]]> 2021-11-23 18:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909090804 Merengue horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909116383 Origin- French mérengue, couple dance originating in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, strongly influenced by Venezuelan and Afro-Cuban musical practices and by dances throughout Latin America.

description- Merengue is a style of dance derived from Latin American music. It has a 2-step beat, with partners in a closed position

music description- Merengue dance is the Dominican Republic's national dance, which accompanies the merengue style of music. A pair of dancing partners hold hands at chest-level and move in slow, sensuous semi-circles to the rhythm of the music

music sample- Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo.]]> 2021-11-23 19:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909116383 Mambo horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909130118 Origin- Originating from Cuba in the 1930s, Mambo is enjoyed throughout the world at both the social and competitive dance levels. The Mambo dance originated as a mixture of Afro-Caribbean and Latin American cultures. 

description- Mambo is a fast and spicy dance characterized by strong Cuban motion, staccato movement and expression of rhythm through the body.

music description- The Mambo consists mostly of forward and backward movements. The basis of the dance is done with rock steps, side steps and occasionally has points, kicks, and flicks of the feet. There is also a hip movement used during Mambo.

music sample- Ran Kan Kan
Song by Tito Puente




]]> 2021-11-23 19:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1909130118 Kizomba horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1911494122 Origin- Kizomba is a genre of dance and a musical genre originating in Angola in 1984. Kizomba means "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language spoken by Ambundu in Angola

description- Kizomba is known for having a slow, insistent, somewhat harsh yet sensuous rhythm as the result of electronic percussion. 

music description- Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music originating from Angola. It is a derivative of semba, with a mix of Kilapanda and Angolan Merengue, and sung generally in Portuguese. It is music with a romantic flow 

music- 
  • Matias Damásio: "Agi Sem Pensar"



]]> 2021-11-25 00:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1911494122 Zouk horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1911515627 origin- Zouk is a musical style originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique and popularized by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the 1980s.

description- Brazilian zouk is characterized by the dancers' undulating bodies and the girls' flowing hair. Depending on the style of Brazilian zouk, you can see a close connection embrace and long graceful steps, strong hip movements, body isolation and upper-body torsion, wild spins and whip-like head movements.

music description- Zouk is a musical movement pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It has actually become indistinguishable from compas. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo, a percussion-driven rhythm and a loud horn section.

music- Vulcano
by Henri Guédon]]> 2021-11-25 00:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1911515627 Reggaeton horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1934563495 origin- Reggaeton's roots are from Panama with the music evolving and coming to prominence in Puerto Rico

Description- The Reggaeton beat was derived from one of the most renowned Dance hall “riddims” which is fast and energetic, reflecting the way in which it is danced. Reggaeton focuses on strong and sensual hip movements 

Music- Reggaeton blends Jamaican music influences of reggae and dance hall with those of Latin America, such as bomba and plena, as well as that of hip hop. The music is also combined with rapping in Spanish 

music- 
  • MÉTELE AL PERREO- Daddy Yankee.
]]> 2021-12-07 21:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1934563495 Argentine tango horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981430905 origin- in the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, in the late 19th century.


description- an improvised, spontaneous dance, which is based on variations of walking, turning, pausing and adornments. Even though there is a basic structure and certain rules to be followed, the dancers can never truly predict how their partner will interpret the music, construct a dance or embellish it.


music- Argentine tango is a musical genre and accompanying social dance originating at the end of the 19th century in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

music-La yumba
Song by Osvaldo Pugliese




]]> 2022-01-08 04:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981430905 Bomba horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981432225 origin-  the beginning of the Spanish colonial period. The practice was developed by West African enslaved people and their descendants, who worked in sugar plantations along the coast of Puerto 

description-  the bomba dancer sets the rhythm for the musicians rather than the other way around. It resembles a conversation between one dancer in the center and the main bomber.


music- Bomba is an emblematic Puerto Rican musical genre 

music- 
Cortijo
Song by Cortijo y su Combo and Ismael Rivera




]]> 2022-01-08 04:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981432225 plena horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981433652 origin- Plena developed from bomba music around the beginning of the 20th century in southern Puerto Rico.


description- Plena music, also known as la plena, is an Afro-Puerto Rican musical genre known for its heavy percussion and energetic sound. Plena pulls from the folkloric traditions of Latin music and is recognizable for its robust percussion with a simple rhythm

music- heavy percussion and energetic sound


music]]> 2022-01-08 04:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981433652 samba horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981435141 origin- Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style, with its roots in Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly of Angola and the Congo


description- Characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting

music- new Brazilian dance genres spawned from samba, including samba-reggae, samba-enredo, samba-canção


music- Trem das onze
Song by Demônios da Garoa




]]> 2022-01-08 04:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981435141 rumba horacioovallevar https://padlet.com/horacioovallevar/kbgb7yl3tcgezo6y/wish/1981439297 origin- The Afro-Cuban rumba developed in the black urban slums of Cuba in the mid-19th century.

description- ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance origin that became internationally popular in the early 20th century


music- a mixture of African dance and drum genres, abakuá and yuka, and Spanish coros de clave.

music
Ring My Bells
Song by Enrique Iglesias
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