What is the origin of Latin dance?

The origin of Latin dance: Cuba is the birthplace of Latin dance and Latin music. Originally, Latin music and dance was a way of celebrating victory or harvest, and later gradually developed into a way for young people to express their love and affection for each other. In the process of development, Latin dance was rejected because of its overly enthusiastic movements, too blunt expression of emotions and lack of any constraints, but this did not affect the development of Latin dance, the irresistible charm of Latin dance has finally made it popular in the world. Many white people used to be unable to imitate the Latin dance without regular rhythm and movement changes and agonized, and later appeared the cha-cha formally to solve this problem. Latin dance is divided into Latin standard dance and Latin dance: Latin standard dance is standardized, strict, standard, it is in the Latin dance on the basis of the development of norms formed by the competitive professional dance, content rumba, cha-cha, cowboys, samba, bullfighting. Latin dance is also known as Latin style dance or free social dance. It is the origin of Latin national standard dance. Latin dance is a popular folk dance, casual, leisure, relaxation is its characteristics, there is a large space for free play, it is the Latin American people in the long history of the formation of the distinctive characteristics of the passionate, romantic and energetic, fiery forms of artistic expression, by the people of Latin America's favorite, an important part of their lives essential. In general, Latin dance includes Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, Chacha, Samba, Lambada and so on. The most famous and loved by most people is Salsa, which originated in Cuba. Cuban Salsa is derived from the Mambo, which was a very popular dance in the 1940s-1960s, and it happens to be a variant of it. Cuban salsa originated in the streets, where people danced to the music and partied freely, filling the air with joy and delight. Now popular in Europe and the United States and the world salsa is the United States of America New York salsa. United States of America New York salsa and Cuban salsa is fundamentally different from the New York salsa is a small section of 4 beats, jumping 3 steps, the fourth beat pause not to jump, characterized by the joyful and enthusiastic, dance movement patterns, changes quickly, with a very strong appreciation and performances. Wholeheartedly devoted, every part of the body is full of passion and vigor, New York jumping method is currently the main jumping method. Cuban salsa, Cuban jumping method of 4 beats per bar jumping 4 steps, the fourth beat pointing to the ground, characterized by fun and self-indulgent components more, in comparison, the New York three-step jumping method is more passionate and more charismatic and more energetic. As for the Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic, 2 beats per bar, with the hip joints swinging left and right in turn, the cycle of back and forth plus the constant changes in the hand, extremely romantic, sexy and charming. Specific introduction to the Latin national standard dance, it is: rumba (rumba), originated in Cuba, the music for the 4/4 beat, the speed of about 27 bars per minute. Rumba is characterized by: lingering music, soft dance posture, and graceful dance movements. Cubans are accustomed to walking with their heads to the east and west, and twisting their hips to the sides to regulate their pace and keep their balance. Rumba dance adheres to this characteristic. The original dance style, fused with modern mood. Action stretch, lingering charming, lyrical dance, romantic and beautiful. With the lingering and gentle music, the dance is full of romantic mood. Cha cha cha cha (cha cha cha), originated in Mexico, the music for the 4/4 beat, the speed of about 31 bars per minute. Cha cha cha cha, interesting music, strong sense of rhythm, dance style fancy, dance steps sharp and compact, widely popular in the world! Samba (samba), originated in Brazil, the music is 4/4 or 2/4 beat, the speed of about 51 bars per minute. Samba, music, warm, dynamic dance, dance steps swaying and changing, loved by the people! Bullfighting (pase doble), originated in France, developed in Spain, its music for the 2/4 beat, the speed of about 62 bars per minute. Bullfighting music, majestic, bold dance style, the pace of strong and exciting, is the reason why people are fond of it. Cowboy dance (jive), originated in the United States, is called "Jitterbug" dance development, cowboy dance eliminated "Jitterbug" in all the difficulty of the action, increased some skills. The earliest record of cowboy dancing is a book published in Europe in 1944 by Victor Silvester, a dance teacher in London, who introduced cowboy dancing. Pop, Rock and Roll, and American Swing have all had some influence on Cowboy Dance. Cowboy dance is a fast-paced, physical dance. The reason why cowboy dance is arranged at the end of the competition is that the contestants must make the audience feel that they are not tired after the first four dances, and that they can still be very devoted to the new challenge. It is popular in the southern United States. The cowboy dance is a relaxed, free dance with the joints of the hands and feet, with the body swaying naturally, the feet stepping easily, and constantly changing places with the partner and spinning in a circle. Its music beat is 4/4 beat, speed of about 43 bars per minute. It is also because of its cheerful music, dance style, fun, lively and light pace characteristics, has been recognized by more and more people Finally, about the Latin dance costume requirements. Because it is characterized by leisure, romance, casual, so when wearing the attention to style, style and pattern with the Latin dance match, wearing the main embodiment of casual and decent, with the color and size of the shoes to pay attention to the overall coordination and match. The five Latin dances have their own styles, the passion of samba, the liveliness of cha-cha-cha, the grace of rumba, the strength of bullfighting, and the fun of cowboys. The main thing that makes the difference in style is the grasp of connotation. In the understanding of the music, and more importantly, the melody of the music. Make to learn dance, practice dance, walk dance, run dance, dance. And dancing is the highest state of the dancer. We all know that music is the soul of dance, and the dancer's expression of flowing notes through the body is the highest state of dance. Differences between Eastern and Western cultures cause us Orientals to be often subtle and shy when dancing Latin dance, not daring to use the body to express or even dare not use the eyes to communicate. Therefore, more understanding of Western culture is very helpful to dance "flavorful 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, balance throughout the dance. Latin dance includes Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Bullfighting and Cowboy Dance; they originated from different countries and regions, and were standardized and developed in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century and soon became popular in many countries; at that time, it was very popular in the form of socializing and entertaining in the bar of the social place; and it was also very popular in the big Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. Later, after the unified standardization of the Royal Society of Dance Teachers, it became an international event, which has been continued until now; among the more famous events are the British "Blackpool" Dance Festival (78 boundaries), the British UK International Championships (51 boundaries), the British International Open Championships, the German World Championships of Dance Sports and so on. After the reform and opening up, with the continuous improvement of people's material life, China held the first "China Cup" International Standard Dance Championship in Beijing in 1986, and the China DanceSport Association held the first DanceSport Championship in Beijing in 1991. In our province, a series of international standard dance activities have been organized and carried out by the Provincial Dancers Association since 1988. Nowadays, there are several events every year, and the participating teams are growing every year; the number of enthusiasts is also very large. Latin dancers can be seen everywhere in open squares, leisure communities and fashionable gyms. Especially children's Latin dance has developed rapidly in recent years. As a sports dance, Latin dance first originated in Africa, brought into Latin America by the immigrants there and fused with the influence of local folk dances, which gradually formed the new dances that we often see today, such as cha-cha, rumba, cowboys, samba, bullfighting, etc. Latin dance is a dance that uses the movement of shoulders, shoulders and legs to move, and the movement of the shoulders, shoulders and legs to move. Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on the movement of shoulders, abdomen, waist and hips. Participating in the movement include the rectus abdominis, internal obliques, external obliques, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi and hundreds of other muscles. From the 1960s to the present, many researchers have done research on the physiological and psychological effects of physical dance, on average, every Latin dance, waist twisting 160-180 times, the highest heart rate of women up to 197 times / minute, the highest heart rate of men up to 210 times / minute. About energy metabolism for more than 8.5, equivalent to athletes to complete an 800-meter caloric consumption, greater than the tennis and badminton caloric consumption. Fat loss effect can be imagined. The most representative dance of Latin dance is Rumba, which is known as "the soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually take Rumba as the first dance to learn. Rumba is a dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is more soft and lingering, and the movement can make the female partner fully show the feminine charm and the curves of the hips and buttocks. The movement of the female partner can fully show the softness of the woman and the curves of her hips and buttocks, and the dance is very beautiful. Another representative of the dance --- cha-cha-cha originated in Mexico, although there are many similarities with the rumba, but it is playful and cheerful, style and rumba is very different, the action of the dashing handsome and energetic.