Group 5

PE-03
The cha-cha dance originated from
CUBA and was originally known as the
‘cha-cha-cha’. The dance gained
popularity around the 1950’s and was
created from two other dances – the
‘mambo’ and the ‘danzon’. The dance is
danced in a steady yet energetic rhythm
to authentic Cuban music, Latin Rock or
Latin Pop and is made up of two slower
steps followed by three quick steps.
It is a 4/4 musical structure and the
way you count the original Cuban
and the ballroom cha-cha-cha count
is “one, two, three, cha-cha”, or “one,
two, three, four-and”. A “street
version” comes about because many
social dancers count “one, two, cha-
cha-cha” and thus shift the timing of
the dance by a full beat of music.
The rumba was created in CUBA
around the 16th century by African
slaves. It started off as a quick,
passionate dance with jerky hip
movements. The music was
performed with a staccato tempo to
keep time with the expressive
gestures of the dancers, who were
thought to be portraying a man
pursuing a woman
Slow, Quick, Quick” is the rumba
dance’s count. The quick step is
only danced over one beat of music,
while the slow step is danced over
two. Thus, there are one sluggish
step and two fast steps for each
measure. A different method of
counting, the beat is as follows : 1,2
(slow), 3 (quick), 4 (quick).
Samba music and dance originated in RIO
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL in the 19th century
and developed there in the early 20th
century. It evolved into the signature music
and dancing of Rio de Janeiro’s renowned
carnival. It has become a favorite in South
America due to the vivacious dance that is
currently well-liked throughout the world.
The dance is characterized by syncopated
rhythms, bouncing moves, and rolling hip
movements. It can be danced either
partnered or solo.
Samba is typically counted in 2/4
time (2 beats to a bar of music). The
dance is performed in triple time,
which means that three steps are
performed every two beats. Simply
put, there are three steps for every
two beats. It goes long quick, short
quick and then slow. This is the only
relevant fact to keep in mind.
The paso doble or pasodoble is a
Latin ballroom dance. “Paso doble”
may have originated in either
France or Spain in 1930’s. The term
“paso doble” means double step or
two-step in Spanish. As the briskly
paced paso doble music
accompanied the fast steps of a
military march in both countries.
Paso Doble dance music is
written 2/4 time and is
counted: 1 2, 1 2, with one
step danced to each beat of
music. Two other ways of
counting are: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4
and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
The Jive is a dance style that
originated in the United States from
African Americans in the early 1930s.
The name of the dance comes from
the name of a form of African-
America vernacular slang,
popularized in the 1930s by the
publication of a dictionary by Cab
Calloway, the famous jazz
bandleader and singer.
The jive differs in that the count
begins with the rock step,
which is counted “1, 2”. The two
triple steps are counted “3 and
4” and “5 and 6”. In competition,
it is danced at 176 beat per
minute.
 Ranga, Sean James
Reyes, Znelle
Tabalbag, Khryza Louise
Teneza, Asleigh Nicole
Tomas, Gie Yan
Tungpalan, Glaze Dimple
Valente, Angelle Kaye
Ventura, Florian Joses
Vicente, Glaiza