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Cuban Motion in Ballroom Dance

Ballroom dancing has moved from a recreation activity to a sport in recent years with the introduction of Latin motion. Learn the import of Cuban motions in ballroom dance in this free dancing video lesson.

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In this clip, we're going to talk about the evolution from being a recreational activity has become a very, very important sport. It's after the 1950s, with the influence of Carmen Miranda and the Cubans that come to Hollywood, that ballroom dancing becomes more latinized. New rhythms like rumba, coming from the Cuban song, the chacha and later, in the 60s and 70s, with the salsa and the merengue, that the Latin ballroom has grown. I'm going to talk a little bit about the Cuban motion. We're going to talk about how we move our knees and our hips to create the Cuban motion. One, one, one, one. Yes, as we bend one knee, the other leg is continually straight and we move the other and this is called the Cuban motion.

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Cuban Motion in Ballroom Dance

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