Latin and social

Latin and social partner dances — salsa, bachata, kizomba and Argentine tango — and Latina solo for dancing without a partner.

• Salsa

  Salsa is a Latin partner dance with its roots in Cuban son and mambo; it took its name in the Latin communities of New York.

• Bachata

  Bachata is a partner dance from the Dominican Republic, danced to the music of the same name — guitar-led, romantic and steady in rhythm.

• Kizomba

  Kizomba is a partner dance from Angola, danced to the music of the same name — slow, warm and built on a steady, heavy beat.

• Argentine tango

  Argentine tango is an improvised partner dance born in the Río de la Plata region — Buenos Aires and Montevideo — at the end of the nineteenth century.

• Latina solo

  Latina solo — also called Latin solo or lady style — is a class of Latin dance movement done without a partner.