LATINO DANCE STYLE

SAMBA: Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. However, there are three steps to every bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance. You may recognise the Samba from the Carnival Parties and Samba Schools in Brazil. Samba is a dance that excites and entrances the dancers and audience alike. In order to achieve the real character of the Samba, the dancer has to try for a flirting, exaggeratedly happy interpretation. Many figures now danced in the Samba are done by means of hip movements. This action is difficult to achieve, but without it, the dance loses its effect. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away. RAMBA: A passionate story of love and tension between man and woman. This dance is also a position dance, so not a lot of movement on the floor. The 4th beat is the most important. For the woman the attractive hip movement is the most important, while for the man the whole body is used to impress the woman. The rumba is all about impressing and seducing from the opposite sex. On a slow beat the woman tries to impress and challenge the man, to finally reject him. All this while the man tries to impress the woman and lets her know he's interested. The rumba is an erotic passionate dance where the actions of the body are the most important in executing this dance. This dance requires well timed and dynamic actions. Especially the women steals the show in this dance, while the man is only there to establish more attention on the woman. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away. CHA CHA: A lively dance with quick moves. This dance is a position dance, this means there is not a lot of movement on the floor. During the dance its first beat is the most important. No serious thoughts during the cha cha cha, just fun, pleasure and most of all the naughty character of the dance must be visible on the floor. Just follow the music and your heart. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away

JIVE: This Swinging dance is a mixture of Rock&Roll, Boogie Woogie, African/American Swing and the Jitterbug. As you can understand the important point is the speed and expression. The Jive is also a position dance, this means not a lot movement on the floor but lots of action. The jive is a dance where you dance together but also alone. The couple doesn't need to stay in contact with each other all the time.

MAMBO: Remembered for its demonstration in the smash hit movie, Dirty Dancing, the Mambo is one of the more difficult dances to master because it does not start on the first beat of the music, but rather on the second. New dancers often make the mistake of moving to soon. Once the rhythm is understood, the footwork of the simplest mambo is not difficult to master, a simple quick-quick-slow. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away.

MERENGUE: Known since the beginning of the 19th Century, the Merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic. The Merengue hit its peak in the mid 1950's in America, where popular culture adopted any Latin style that could feed their desire for exotic dancing. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away.
TANGO:Originally the Tango was (and still is) a light spirited Flamenco dance from Spain.The intensity and drama of the Tango comes from the predatory, cat like movement when walking. The Tango is a dance of both domination and seduction, the secret of which lies in the posture and hold. At Rio Dance Studio, getting started is only a phone call away.