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Here you can find an easy way to know a little bit about the Cuban music, its culture and its roots, some information about the different styles, how and where they originated. ........
What is Salsa ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rV2VSgWwJQ&feature=related
it is a very common word that can be used with several meanings according to the context. In Spanish it means aderezzo, that is a word used in the kitchen. Music Salsa or just Salsa is a type of Caribbean music that was born in New York and was introduced by Latin American immigrants, especially from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. Some people affirm that it is a Cuban style, although it is a mixture of several styles like the jazz, pop and rock. It is advisable to stand out that Salsa is basically a generic denomination for variable rhythms and styles. Celia Cruz, the queen of Salsa told that "Salsa is Cuban music with another name, it is mambo, cha cha cha, rumba, it is all the Cuban rhythms under the same name" ........
Merengue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXfU0bnsQPE&feature=related
Merengue is a life, is a movement. Merengue is a Dominican folkloric dance that has propagated extensively and many people consider that it is the Dominican national dance. The choreography of merengue is translated where the interlaced man and woman move laterally giving turn to the left and into the right.In this kind od style the couple never separate. The feet go patches to the floor and move little, concentrating all the movement in the oscillation of the hips. The physical attitude must be relaxed but intense, the movements are marked, and sensual. Music has four times but it is danced in two, that correspond with a simple change of the weight from leg to leg. There are a few combinations but the dance enormously gets to be rich with the inclusion of many coordinations of arms, hips and of the shoulders.
Bachata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GKzbyaEPGYThe word bachata is designated for a type of social meeting. А celebration that was made in any place, underneath a tree or in a corner. It can be said that this style is a mixture brtween the Bolero and the Cuban Son. Bachata is a style that you can dance from a slow time to one fast one. The form of dance itself is in four times and it is danced with three steps and one slows down, that are marked with the hip. This dance has a few combinations.
Cha Cha Cha:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqbuExtbfVQ&feature=relatedCha cha cha. Dance of Caribbean origin, whose name comes from the sound characteristic of the percussion that accompanies this music. This dance is traditional of Cuba, the music has four times and is danced on two slow movements and a fast one (with a pause). Cha cha cha is varied in steps and the basic characteristics are the movements of the hips.
Mambo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11qPpZAZyMY
A dance that become popular in 1950's in Cuba. It originated from musical fragment of cha cha cha and danzon, that the musicians called "mambo". This kind of dance is an invention since it is created as a fashion and lacks popular origin, even so, it is a vivid dance, full of energy and movements. This style fascinates and brings pleasure to the dancers. It is danced in four times (three movements and one slow down), marking the step forwards with the left foot and the step backwords with the right one. The gestures have to be short and clear, the arms have to be rigid and the hips relaxed. This is " a strong" dance that requires speed of the feet and a lot of energy. Rueda de Casino:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebGJKyPZ_SsIt is a varied form to dance Salsa, the way to the dance this style is marked in three times and one slows down. The dance is originly from Cuba. It is very rich and varied in movements, that consists of dancing constantly change the partners, which is really amused and it is not so difficult as it seems. The curious thing in this modality is, that exist one person(guide) who indicates and directs the Rueda. The most important in this style is the coordination between all the partners and the guide. I have tried to explain and synthesize some of the styles of dances and to present you the opportunity to learn where everything comes from........ thanks you for sharing your time with me. I want to tell you something very important ......... not all people have the disposition to dance, but the important thing is to feel the music like the beats of your heart....... try to do it, it is an Art.
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