Dance Styles
These are just a few examples of the many styles that you could learn at one of our studios. Have something in mind that isn't on this list? No problem, our talented instructors can teach hundreds of styles, but this section may help get you started.
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History
Discotheques (Disco) with high quality sound systems, and flashing lights became a popular form of entertainment in Europe and America in the late 1960’s and through the 70’s. In the early 1970’s a new dance craze became popular on the crowded dance floors of New York. This “Touch Disco” was called the Hustle. The Hustle marked a return to popular dances where couples danced touching each other. The popularity of modern and “retro” music with “disco” beats keeps this dance fresh, exciting and full of energy for today.
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History
The national dance of Brazil became the rage of its society in the 1930’s but began as an exhibition dance in Paris in 1905. Movie star and singer Carmen Miranda, is credited with making the dance popular in the U.S. in the early 1940’s.
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History
There are two schools of thought as to how this captivating dance began. One says it started as a peasant dance in the Dominican Republic by African slaves. Another says a returning war hero, a General Marengue, danced dragging an injured leg. Whatever it’s origin, today’s exciting rhythm of the Merengue inspires dancers all over the world to move to its intoxicating beat.
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History
The Rumba was at the beginning of the Cuban and Latin American dance crazes. Danced to music inspired by African rhythms and Spanish melodies, the Americanized Rumba was the basis for the Mambo and Cha Cha. In the U.S., Rumba rhythms have found their way into Country Western, Blues, Rock & Roll, and other popular forms of music.
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