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Cuban Dance Styles and Movements
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Timba
A genre of Cuban music based on popular Cuban music along with salsa, American funk/R&B, and the strong influence of Afro-Cuban folkloric music.
Danzón
The official music and dance of Cuba. Evolved from the Habanera, it is a slow and formal dance, with couples making deliberate but slow movements in a quadrille.
Comparsa
A collective street dance accompanied by music which represents the carnivalesque spirit, with dancers organized in a parade formation.
Yambú
One of the older and slower forms of Rumba, danced with a less aggressive and more moderate sexual charge than other Rumba styles.
Mambo
A dance to the Mambo music that has a pattern of quick and slow steps and requires significant hip movements.
Bolero
Originally a Spanish dance, Cuban Bolero is marked by slow tempo and romantic lyricism, with partners performing smooth, sophisticated movements.
Cha-Cha-Chá
A dance of Cuban origin, it consists of three quick steps (cha-cha-cha) followed by two slower steps on the first and third beat.
Zapateo
A style that involves rhythmically tapping the toes and heels against the ground, much like tap dancing.
Guaguancó
A subgenre of Rumba, it involves complex rhythms and a flirtatious, vigorous dance where the man attempts to 'catch' the woman with a pelvic thrust called vacunao.
Rumba
A secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It has three main styles: yambú, guaguancó, and columbia.
Conga
A carnival dance originating from the Afro-Cuban religious ritual known as Santería, characterized by a conga drum and a synced stepping motion.
Danzón-Mambo
An evolution of the Danzón, it is an instrumental genre with faster rhythms leading up to the creation of Mambo.
Son Cubano
A style of music and dance that originated in the highlands of Cuba, combines the structure and elements of Spanish canción and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms.
Salsa
A dance with origins from Cuba, characterized by its lively, sensual nature with a basic pattern of six steps over eight counts of music.
Són Montuno
The rural version of Son Cubano, it emphasizes repetitive and ostinato patterns called montunos.
Reggaeton
While not exclusively Cuban, reggaeton has a strong presence in Cuba. It combines Latin and Caribbean music with hip-hop and reggae rhythms.
Gagá
Religious and social music and dance originally from Haiti but found in Cuba as well, Gagá is used in rituals and also has a secular performance component.
Casino
A style of Cuban salsa dancing focused on spontaneous movements, with partners forming a circular motion around each other.
Guaracha
A fast-paced, lively dance music that originated in the countryside of Cuba, focusing on a repeated rhythmic pattern.
Habanera
Cuban dance of European origin, it is a precursor to many Latin dances and is characterized by its slow, seductive rhythm.
Pilon
Incorporates movements imitating the process of making sugar, with steps mimicking the pounding of sugarcane.
Mozambique
A dance that emerged in the 1960s in Cuba, it combines elements from swing, rock, and Cuban rhythm.
Columbia
An upbeat, fast form of Rumba which is traditionally a solo male dance that involves competitive and acrobatic movements.
Sucu Sucu
A fast dance and music from the Isla de la Juventud in Cuba, characterized by peculiar lyrics and lively, repetitive music.
Trova
A genre that originated in the late 19th century, it combines guitar playing with lyrical storytelling.
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