Latin Dance in America

This term describes when more than one rhythm is being played at the same time.

Salsa origins can be traced to what country?

Cha-cha originated from

What was prohibited in European folk dances

Where did Bachata and Merengue originate?

Conquistadors merged the native culture with their own, by adding saints and stories to the movement.

Merengue originated in

Indigenous dances centered around all the following except:

Latin dance has been described as an art of self-expression and rhythm.

The Bachata includes __________ simple steps?

European dance styles were _____________; were as indigenous dance styles were _________.

What century was Latin dance first documented?

Which of the following are a famous type of Latin dance?

In African dance, dancers use low level movements to communicate...

Improvising means a dance is

Indigenous peoples of Central and North America developed what we have come to know today as Latin dances.

The Flamenco originated in

Mambo originated in

Aztec dances were ____ ____ and included large numbers of dancers working together in a _____ ______.

The most important instrument in African culture is .....

The three distinct influences in movement and music for Latin dance in America are...

This event led to the blending of cultures in South, Central and North America

Where was the Tango created?

Who was the first to document indigenous dances in the 15th century?

Indigenous dances were _________ dances.

Native people groups like the _________ and _________ were performing intricate dances at the turn of the 16th century.

Common in African dance, this word describes the use of one body part independent of the rest.