The Origin and History of Latin Dance

1. Origin:1At the beginning of the 5th century, European explorers recorded local folk dances in Latin America for the first time. With the rise of the slave trade, a large number of African blacks were sold all over the United States. At the same time, the rich folk dances in tropical Africa were introduced into Latin America, and merged with the dance styles of immigrants from other local countries, gradually forming a unique Latin American dance, namely Latin dance. The dance steps and styles of Latin dance mainly come from the indigenous dances in this area. Latin dance, as a popular folk dance in Latin America, is also called Latin dance.

2. Historical development:/kloc-At the turn of the 6th century, the maritime explorer Amerigo Vespucci returned to Portugal and Spain, recorded the dance styles and contents of indigenous peoples in Latin America, and spread them to Europe. These indigenous dances usually revolve around everyday concepts such as hunting, agriculture or astronomy. Later, European colonists and conquerors, such as Hernando Cortes, began to colonize South America and incorporated the local dance traditions into European culture. /kloc-in the 0/7th century, three cultures, namely, European white, African black and Native American, gradually merged into the American continent. Dance has played an important role in this cultural integration. As the main form of entertainment for the middle and lower classes, dance fully shows the characteristics of the integration of three cultures. Therefore, these dances under this cultural background are collectively called "Latin Dance". However, it was not until the middle of the 20th century that the name "Latin Dance" was officially confirmed. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, with the introduction of European court dance elements, Latin American folk dance was further improved and developed. During and after the two world wars, Americans spread these dances all over the world, especially in Europe. In 1930s and 1940s, these dances were very popular in China, Shanghai and other port metropolises. 1947, the Royal Association of Dance Teachers created the first Latin dance syllabus, and then 1953 held the first world Latin dance championship, covering six different Latin dance categories, bringing Latin dance to the international professional stage for the first time.

Introduction: Latin dance refers to a kind of enthusiastic and cheerful dance originated in Latin America, which is divided into international standard Latin dance and Latin style dance. Latin dance was all the rage in the first half of the 20th century, but it only has historical significance. Folk dances include salsa, mambo and merengue. Latin dance is the origin of international standard Latin dance. As a folk dance culture in America, Europe and Africa, it gradually merged, evolved and perfected on the American continent, and finally developed into today's international standard Latin dance. There are five international standard Latin dances, namely rumba, Chen Wenjing, samba, swing dance and bullfighting dance. In addition, Latin dance, as a national dance, is also an "international standard dance" in sports dance competitions. Latin dance was standardized and developed in Britain in the early 20th century. 1947, the Royal Association of Dance Teachers created the first Latin dance syllabus, and then held the first world Latin dance championship in 1953. Latin dance is passionate and cheerful in style. The melody is romantic, lively and warm, with a strong sense of rhythm.