Latin America
Latin America is the collective name of all countries and regions in America south of the United States, including Mexico, Central America, West Indies and South America.
Since the15th century, most countries in this region have successively become colonies of Spain and Portugal, and immigrants have flocked. /kloc-After the 0/9th century, these countries gained their independence. Due to more than 300 years of colonial rule, these countries were deeply influenced by the social system, customs, religious beliefs and cultural traditions of Spain and Portugal, and the local Indian language gradually replaced them. At present, except Portuguese in Brazil and French in Haiti, almost all countries in this region use Spanish as their national language.
French and Portuguese belong to the Romance family of Indo-European languages. Romance is the language of the Roman Empire, and the suburbs of ancient Rome that use this language are called latirm, so the Romance family is also called Latin family. Therefore, this vast land with Latin as the national language is called "Latin America".
2. Introduction to Latin America
Latin America Latin America is the floorboard of all countries and regions in America south of the United States, including Mexico, Central America, West Indies and South America.
Since the15th century, most countries in this region have successively become colonies of Spain and Portugal, and immigrants have flocked. /kloc-After the 0/9th century, these countries gained their independence.
Due to more than 300 years of colonial rule, these countries were deeply influenced by the social system, customs, religious beliefs and cultural traditions of Spain and Portugal, and the local Indian language gradually replaced them. At present, except Portuguese in Brazil and French in Haiti, almost all countries in this region use Spanish as their national language.
French and Portuguese belong to the Romance family of Indo-European languages. Romance is the language of the Roman Empire, and the suburbs of ancient Rome that use this language are called latirm, so the Romance family is also called Latin family.
Therefore, this vast land with Latin as the national language is called "Latin America".
3. Overview of Latin America
Latin dance is also called Latin style dance or free ballroom dance. It is the origin of Latin ballroom dancing. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, characterized by casual, leisure and relaxation, and there is a lot of room for free play. It is a romantic, energetic and fiery artistic expression with distinctive characteristics formed by Latin American people in the long history. It is deeply loved by Latin American people and has become an indispensable part of their lives.
Among them, the most famous salsa, which is also loved by most people, originated in Cuba, while Cuban salsa originated in Mambo, which was a very popular dance in the 1940s and 1960s, and it was only a variant. Salsa dance, a Cuban style, originated in the streets. People dance to the music and hold free parties. The air is full of joy and joy. Sasha, which is popular in Europe, America and even the world, is Sasha in new york, USA. There are essential differences between Salsa in new york and Salsa in Cuba. Salsa in new york is a bar with four beats and three jumps, and the fourth beat stops. It is characterized by cheerful enthusiasm, diverse dance movements, rapid changes and strong appreciation and performance. Dedicated, all parts of the body are full of * * * vitality, new york jump is the main jump method at present. Salsa, Cuba, Cuba are jumping in every bar with four beats, and the fourth beat is on the spot. It's interesting and entertaining. Comparatively speaking, new york's three-step jump is more attractive and energetic.
Five Latin dances have their own styles: samba's * * *, cha-cha's lively, rumba's graceful, bullfighting's heroic and cowboy's funny. Different styles, the most important thing is to grasp the connotation.
It lies in the understanding of music, and more importantly, the understanding of music melody. Learn to dance, practice dancing, walk dancing, run dancing and dance. And dance is the highest realm of dancers. As we all know, music is the soul of dance, and it is the highest state of dance for dancers to express flowing notes through their bodies.
The cultural differences between the East and the West have caused us orientals to be reserved and shy when dancing Latin dance, and we dare not express ourselves physically or even make eye contact. Therefore, knowing more about western culture is very helpful to jump out of "tasteful Latin dance".
Balance between partners, balance of force, balance of center of gravity, six-dimensional space: up and down, left and right, front and back. In short, balance is everywhere, and balance runs through the dance. As for merengue, it originated in Dominica, with 2 beats per bar. With the hip joint swinging from side to side in turn, it is full of romance, sexiness and charm.
Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on moving shoulders, abdomen, waist and buttocks. There are hundreds of muscles such as rectus abdominis, oblique abdominis, oblique abdominis, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, etc. Since 1960s, many researchers have studied the physiological and psychological effects of sports dance. On average, each Latin dance has 160- 180 times of waist twisting, and the highest heart rate of women can reach 197 times per minute, and that of men can reach 2 10 times per minute. About the energy metabolism above 8.5, it is equivalent to the heat consumed by athletes to complete an 800-meter competition, which is greater than that of tennis and badminton. The effect of reducing fat can be imagined!
The most representative dance in Latin dance is rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually learn rumba as the first dance. Rumba is a kind of dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is soft and touching, and its movements can make female companions fully show the feminine charm and the curvy beauty of hips and hips. It is very beautiful to be at arm's length between men and women. Another representative dance, which originated in Mexico, has many similarities with rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, completely different from rumba style, handsome and full of energy.
4. The geographical scope of Latin America
Latin America refers to the American region in the southern United States. Most of this area was colonized by Spain and Portugal in history, and Latin was widely used, hence the name. Latin America is divided into two parts by Panama Canal: North and Central America, including the Mexican Plateau, the Central American Isthmus and the West Indies, belong to North America and South America respectively. It faces the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Arctic Ocean in the north and Antarctica across the Drake Strait in the south. The Panama Canal, located in the isthmus of Central America, connects two oceans. It greatly shortens the voyage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, making it one of the important maritime shipping hubs in the world.
There are over 30 countries in Latin America, all of which are developing countries. Residents include Indians (indigenous people), blacks (descendants of the slave trade), whites, Asians and their intermarriages, forming a mixed race. Half of them are hybrids. Latin America is one of the less densely populated continents in the world. The vast Amazon rainforest, inland plateau and desert areas are still rarely inhabited. In recent years, the population of Latin America has increased rapidly. The urban population is also growing. Mexico City, Buenos Aires, S? o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are all mega-cities with a population of over10 million.
The topography of Latin America is divided into two parts: the Cordillera Mountains in America are in the west, which are formed by the collision and extrusion of the American plate and the Antarctic plate. So there are many volcanoes and earthquakes. It is the Mexican Plateau in the north and the long and high Andes in the south, which is nearly 9000 kilometers long from north to south, making it the narrowest mountain range in the world. It consists of many parallel mountains, mountain plateaus and basins. In the eastern part of the Andes, plateaus and plains alternate. Among them, the Amazon Plain is the largest plain in the world, which is alluvial by the Amazon River. The plains are densely covered with primitive tropical rain forests and sparsely populated. Brazil Plateau, located in the southeast of Amazon Plain, is the largest plateau in the world, on which a large area of savannah is distributed.