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The Region of Murcia in Spain is one of the birthplaces of the parranda. The parranda originated from seguidilla, an old Castilian form of folk music and dance, during the 18th century, [2] [3] within the Region of Murcia, as well as the eastern areas of Almería (Los Vélez, Levante Almeriense and Valle de Almanzora) and the southeastern areas of Albacete (Campos de Hellín and Sierra de ...
Contradanza (also called contradanza criolla, danza, danza criolla, or habanera) is the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the contradanse, which was an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century, derived from the English country dance and adopted at the court of France.
Cha-cha-chá rhythm. [1]Cha-cha-chá (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌtʃa ˌtʃa ˈtʃa]) is a genre of Cuban music.It has been a popular dance music which developed from the Danzón-mambo in the early 1950s, and became widely popular throughout the world.
Danza is a musical genre that originated in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. [1] It is a popular turn-of-the-twentieth-century ballroom dance genre slightly similar to the waltz. [2]
Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba. [3] It is also an active musical form in Mexico and is still beloved in Puerto Rico.The danzón evolved from the Cuban contradanza (also known as the habanera).
Baile folklórico, "folkloric dance" in Spanish, also known as ballet folklórico, is a collective term for traditional cultural dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed.
Aragonese jota dancers. The jota (pronounced [1]) is a genre of music and the associated dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon.It varies by region, having a characteristic form in Aragon (where it is the most important [1]), Mallorca, Catalonia, León, Castile, Navarre, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia and Eastern Andalusia.
Funk carioca (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ,-kaɾ-]), also known as favela funk, in other parts of the world as baile funk and Brazilian funk, or even simply funk, is a Brazilian hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and freestyle.