Cha-cha-cha (dance)
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| - | '''Rumba''' is a dance organically related to the [[rumba]] genre of [[Afro-Cuban music]]. | + | '''Cha-cha-cha''' is the name of a [[Latin American dance]] of [[Cuba]]n origin. |
| - | Throughout the history one may trace several styles of dances called "rumba". | + | |
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| - | Often considered the most erotic and sensual [[Latin America|Latin]] dance, for its relatively slow rhythm and the hip movement, rumba is actually the second slowest Latin dance: the spectrum runs [[bolero]], rumba, [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]], [[Mambo (dance)|mambo]] in order of the speed of the beat. | + | |
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| - | == Cuban rumba == | + | |
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| - | [[Cuban Rumba|Afro-Cuban rumba]] is entirely different than the ballroom rumba. Ballroom rumba derives its movements and music from son, just as the salsa and mambo. When son was brought to the United States it was renamed rumba. It is thought that this occurred due to the name rumba being more exotic and more marketable than Sòn. | + | |
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| - | [[Prohibition]] in the United States caused a flourishing of the relatively tolerated [[cabaret]] American rumba, as American tourists flocked to see crude ''sainetes'' (short plays) which featured racial stereotypes and generally, though not always, rumba. | + | |
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| - | American rumba is thought to have contributed to the origin of the [[cha-cha-cha]], and indeed most figures (if not all, somehow) can be reinterpreted in cha-cha-cha. | + | |
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| - | == Early American rumba == | + | |
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| - | This kind of rumba was introduced into American dance salons at the beginning of the 20th century, characterized by high tempo, nearly twice as fast as the modern ballroom rumba, typical examples being the tunes ''[[The Peanut Vendor]]'' and ''[[Siboney (song)|Siboney]]''. | + | |
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| - | == Ballroom rumba == | + | |
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| - | American style rumba is characterized by the [[Cuban hip motion]] or hip sway arising from the bending and straightening of the knee, as opposed to [[Latin hip motion]] stepping on a straight leg, which is used in international style rumba. | + | |
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| - | Additionally, the same move in terms of footwork often goes by a different name in American versus international. | + | |
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Cha-cha-cha is the name of a Latin American dance of Cuban origin.
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