| Move your body, move your feet. Sway and swing | | | | West Coast Swing; A style of Swing emphasizing |
| and samba. They say to Tango, Salsa or Rumba is to | | | | nimble feet popular in California night clubs in the 30's |
| escape the confines of the chaotic world. Emerse | | | | and 40's and voted the California State Dance in 1989. |
| yourself into the world of soul, romance, emotion and | | | | The Mambo was born in 1943 after the fusion of |
| drama. There's a dance type to suit all interests, | | | | Swing and Cuban Music. The original Mambo dance |
| including swing, latin, tap, ballroom and belly dancing. Not | | | | was a lot different to what we see today as it was |
| only is it fun and enjoyable, its great for your fitness | | | | toned down due to the violent acrobatics that were |
| levels aswell. | | | | performed. After its first birth onto the dance floors, |
| It is not possible to say exactly when dance became a | | | | the Mambo craze did not last long and today the |
| part of our cultural history but it has definitely played a | | | | Mambo is much limited to advanced dancers. |
| large role in ceremonies, rituals and entertainment. | | | | Teachers agreed that this is one of the most difficult |
| Dance has been used for centuries as a form of | | | | of dances. One of the greatest contributions of the |
| expression and story telling. Even before the written | | | | Mambo is that it led to the development of the |
| language, dance was used to pass down myths and | | | | Cha-Cha and the authentic night-club style of mambo |
| stories through generations. | | | | dancing, which in the 1990's is increasingly known as |
| Many people believe that dance can only be achieved | | | | Salsa. |
| with a combination of music and movement. Not all | | | | The Salsa is a mix of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean |
| dance types require music as some people believe | | | | dances with each playing a large role of the Salsa |
| that they "dance to their own rhythm". | | | | evolution. Salsa is similar to Mambo in that both have a |
| There are many types of dance available. Lessons for | | | | pattern of six steps danced over eight counts of |
| many types of dance styles are available. Some | | | | music. The dances share many of the same moves. In |
| people even choose to learn a certain dance type as | | | | Salsa, turns have become an important feature, so the |
| a form of fitness and for social interaction. It's a great | | | | overall look and feel are quite different form those of |
| way to meet others with similar interest. There are no | | | | Mambo. Mambo moves generally forward and |
| restrictions on who can join, if you can walk and run, | | | | backward, whereas, Salsa has more of a side to side |
| you can dance. | | | | feel. |
| Some of the more popular types of dance are; | | | | The correct name for belly dancing is actually "Oriental |
| The history of swing dates back to the 1920's, where | | | | Dance"? The Arabic name for it is raqs sharqi, which |
| the black community, while dancing to contemporary | | | | means "dance of the East/Orient", and the Turkish |
| Jazz music, discovered the Charleston and the Lindy | | | | name is Oryantal. For centuries, the role of Oriental |
| Hop. In the late 1930's and through the 1940's, the terms | | | | dance in Middle Eastern society has been that of a |
| Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Lindy, and Swing were used | | | | folk dance that people would do at joyous occasions |
| interchangeably by the news media to describe the | | | | such as weddings, the birth of a child, community |
| same style of dancing taking place on the streets, in | | | | festivals, and other events that bring people together |
| the night clubs, in contests, and in the movies.There are | | | | to party. It was a dance that men, women, and children |
| many types of swing dance available with each region | | | | did for fun, not a "performance" done to entertain an |
| or area boasting its own type of Swing Dance. To | | | | audience. |
| name just a few types; | | | | There are many other types of dancing, such as, |
| Ballroom West Coast Swing; A style of swing popular | | | | Break Dancing, Disco, Hip Hop, Ballet, Ballroom, Tango, |
| in the ballroom dance school organizations and | | | | Flamenco, Foxtrot, Jazz, Merenque, Polka, Rumba, |
| different from the style performed in the California | | | | Samba, Twist, Waltz, etc just to name a few. Why not |
| night clubs and Swing dance clubs. | | | | try one today, you never know, you may just love it. |
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| very fast, jumpy, casual-looking style of dancing | | | | Perfect for gifts for him or gifts for her. |