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