(Q2) P.E L1 Latin American dances

Competitive Ballroom Dance
Dancesport
International Latin Dances

• Also known as _, it is a competition that involves a male and female performing rehearsed dance routines, which should manifest artistry and discipline over their minds and bodies while dancing.

• A few dances performed in competitive ballroom dances are,

  • Samba

  • Cha-cha-cha

  • Rumba

  • Paso doble

  • Jive

• which fall under _.

Samba (BRAZIL)
lively
upbeat
2/4 time 

• While its origin is rooted in Africa

• Brazil’s national dance

• which is accompanied by _ and _ music that expresses Fun and Celebration, commonly used in festivals.

• It has a _ signature.

Cha-cha-cha (CUBA)
Enrique Jorrin 
4/4  
1
1
1
half
half

• uses the same rhythm from Cuban composer _.

• It is considered one of the new styles in the Latin American scene.

• It has a _ time signature with

• accented beats present on the First and Fourth of each bar.

• Counting:

  • Count 1 = _ beat.

  • Count 2 = _ beat.

  • Count 3 = _ beat.

  • Count 4 = _ beat.

  • Count and = _ beat.

Rumba (CUBA)
Guaguanco 
Yambu 
Columbia 
4/4

• Brought by the enslaved Africans to the United States.

• is mostly related to Cuba with its native rhythms, which has spread into three different rhythms in the present.

  • G_

  • Y_

  • C_

• It has a _ time signature.

Paso doble (SPAIN)
Bullfighting 
Quick
Sharp
Pride 
Confidence 
2/4
1
1

• Inspired by the _ events in Spain, 

• Involves a series of _ and _ movements that should express _ and _.

• It has a _ time signature.

• Counting:

  • Count 1 = _ beat.

  • Count 2 = _ beat

Jive (United States)
Energetic
Happy
4/4

• Also known as Rock and Roll.

• Traces its roots in the United States and reached Europe with its _ and _ movements such as Kicks and Flips.

• It has a _ time signature.