Lesson 1

Used for recreation or pleasure.

Focuses more on sociability and
socializing.
Often done with a partner.
Line dances, novelty dances, or club
disco dancing in solo are also included
in this classification.
salsa
Merengue
Hustle
Lindy hop
Originated in cuba The word began
to spread through radio
during the 1920s with the rise of
several genres at the time, such as stations across Cuba
African dances and and South America,
mambo. and even as far as the
The word “Salsa” tropical areas in the
United States, such
coined by a local radio station
called Fania. as Miami.
National Dance It came from slave
while chained together, had to
national dance of the Dominican
Republic (and of its neighboring drag one leg as they cut sugar
country, Haiti, to some extent). to the beat of the drums.
It came from a Hero
Origin:
There are few
versions on how the who was badly wounded in his leg
dance came to be. from one of the revolutionary wars.
To celebrate his victory, people
danced by limping one of their
feet.
Originated in New York in 1970
particularly in African- American and Puerto Rican bars.

Van McCoy‘s recording of

"The Hustle“added to the popularity of the
dance, together with the disco music of the time.

In hustle, modern disco beats blend with Latin

and swing dance moves.
 1920’s and The dance is a combination of
originated in
African rhythm and movements and
1930’s in Harlem, the 6/8 structured European dances.
New York With that music, Lindy hop broke the
racial barrier during that time.

"Lindy hops the Atlantic"

The dance existed prior to the
1920s, but it was eventually named
after a newspaper headline about
Charles Lindbergh's flight to Paris in
1927.
Movements: related to several dances such as jazz, tap dance,
breakaway, Charleston, and foxtrot.
As a Dance: The Lindy hop is a dance with a lot of fancy
footwork, frenzy kicks, and body movements A poster in the 1920s
showing spontaneously done in a fast-paced and joyful rhythm.