During the 1830s, many varieties of dance movements and styles were taken into Samba. Body rolls from the African-Americans, the sways of the indigenous Lundu, and the carnival steps (i.e. the Capacabana) from the society of Rio. Gradually high society members in Rio modified Samba into a closed ballroom dancing position, which was later called, “The Mesemba”. (Meaning a graceful Brazilian dance.) Samba was later combined with Maxixe (A Brazilian round dance described as Two Step) and was introduced into the United States in

Each and every one of the Latin American dances originated from different cultures, religions, ethnics and locations. They all include similar moves but portray different themes. For example, African-Americans, the indigenous Lundu, high society members in Rio, and Brazilian dancers developed Samba, whereas Rumba came from African slaves and the middle and high class of the Cubans. Every mood of each dances are expressed completely different from one another. Samba contains a festive style, Rumba consists of sexual, sensual, and intimacy between couples, Jive is more of the wild energetic style, Paso Doble portrays a serious Bullfight, and lastly, Cha Cha contains a fast and cheerful mood with a bit of a religious dance of the West Africans. All the origins, moods, purposes, and themes are shown in each and every one of those dances, from the emotions to the way their hips move. Samba, Rumba, and Jive have one thing in common; they all originate from Latin America, but have totally different styles, moods, body movements, and rhythms. Most importantly, dance is a way of an expression.

In the 16th century, a “Rumba influence” was given by the African slaves and the middle and high class of the Cubans. The native Rumba folk dance is based on sexual vibes between partners with exaggerated hip movements, and a sensual aggressive attitude on the part of the man and a defensive attitude on the part of the women. The popular dance of the middle class Cubans was the “Son” (a slow and courteous version of the native Rumba), and the dance of the wealthy Cuban society was the “Danzon”, which included very small steps with the women’s producing subtle tilting of the hips by alternating bending and straighten

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