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  2. Bachata (dance) - Wikipedia

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    During the decade of 2010, Felipe and Tiago discovered that there was a new way of dancing bachata and other social dances. [ 16 ] In social dances there exist two well-defined dance roles, the "Leader" (the person who guides the dance) and the "Follower" (the person who follows the commands of the leader).

  3. Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music

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    Gage Averill of New York University concluded that overall the work is "remarkable and readable", although it is "uneven in places". [4]John Charles Chasteen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill praised the book for being "lucid" and reflecting the author's knowledge of the subject.

  4. Music of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in the 1960s, dancing became a part of the singers' work with Johnny Ventura's Combo Show format, and is now a staple of many of the genre's biggest stars. Lyrically, irony and double entendres are common. Merengue continued to be limited in popularity to the lower classes, especially in the Cibao area, in the early 20th century.

  5. Bachata (music) - Wikipedia

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    Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the cultural diversity of the Dominican population. [1] The form of dance, bachata, also developed with the music. [2]

  6. Monchy & Alexandra - Wikipedia

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    Even so, slowly, requests for the song began to flood into Miami, leading tropical radio stations WXDJ and WRTO to launch Sunday-afternoon bachata programs and to incorporate the music style into their regular programming. Miami station WXDJ even added the word "bachata" to its slogan. [1]

  7. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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    Latin dance is a mix of various dance styles from cultures around the world, creating a dance style encompassing this new age of Latin culture. [9] Influences deriving from West African, African American, and European dance styles were all comprised in the making of many of these Latin dances such as: Salsa , Mambo , Merengue , Rumba, Cha-cha ...

  8. Ballroom dance - Wikipedia

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    Adjudicators in background are former World Champion & British Open to the World Champions: Anne (Lewis) Gleave (red dress) and Karen Hilton MBE (black dress). Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects ...

  9. Social dancing in the 20th century United States - Wikipedia

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    Social dancing is just that - social. Its purpose is not for competition or for performance. It is fun and is part of culture and society. It serves "as the social center" and "the artistic release" in society. [1] It is assumed "that dance will survive as long as it satisfies a contemporary social need and" beauty. [1]