The latin dance is so popular because of the sexy, passionate and energetic movements. The colouring style, the shocking staging and the flat steps are influenced by the Spanish dance like the paso doble or the flamenco.
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The African culture had an influence too. The slaves shared with the dance their ceremonial and ancestral traditions. The energic movements of latin dance come from this union.
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Latin America have a lot of traditional dance which invoke with their rhythms, the roots of fight, colonization and cultural emancipation.