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  2. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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    Intermediate level international-style Latin dancing at the 2006 MIT ballroom dance competition. A judge stands in the foreground. Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere.

  3. Ballroom dance - Wikipedia

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    Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, ... Latin/Rhythm dances are commonly danced to contemporary Latin American music and (in case of jive) Western ...

  4. International Latin American Dance Champions - Wikipedia

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    The International Latin American Dance Championships were created after the Second World War in England by Elsa Wells, and are now organised by Dance News special events. The current full title is the Elsa Wells International Dance Championships, and includes all categories in Standard and Latin American ballroom dance.

  5. 'Dancing With the Stars' brings Latin rhythms to the ballroom ...

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    The ballroom was red hot on Tuesday night’s semifinals of Dancing With the Stars as the five remaining couples delivered two standout performances: a ballroom routine and a technical Latin dance ...

  6. List of DanceSport dances - Wikipedia

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    In England (e.g. at the Blackpool Dance Festival), the categories are traditionally called Ballroom and Latin American dances respectively. In the Ballroom dances, men typically wear evening dress (coattails, waistcoats and white bow ties), while women wear gowns. Partners remain in closed position throughout the dance, and movements tend to be ...

  7. Mambo (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America. The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid. In the United States, it replaced rhumba as the most

  8. World Latin Dance Champions - Wikipedia

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    The competition comprises five dances: Cha-Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive, as defined in ballroom dancing terms. Official World Championships have been held in the Latin section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the ICBD in 1959. The ICBD was renamed WD&DSC and has been renamed again to its present title.

  9. Cha-cha-cha (dance) - Wikipedia

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    In general, steps are kept compact and the dance is danced generally without any rise and fall; this is the modern ballroom technique of cha-cha-cha (and other Latin dances). For international ballroom competitions, the World Dance Council requires the cha-cha-cha music to be played at a tempo of 30 bars per minute, [12] the World DanceSport ...

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