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| Salsa originated in what area of the world? | Latin America |
| When did Latin dancing become a major craze in the US? | 1950s |
| The merengue is the national dance of the Dominican Republic. One legend says that the dance was created in honor of | A war hero who had a limp and slaves shaked at the ankle |
| The samba continues to be danced and celebrated at what event(s) in Rio de Janeiro | Rio Carnival |
| The Latin dance called the Cumbia was danced primarily for what reason? | a courtship (dating) ritual |
| Many forms of Latin dance have similar roots in their drum usage and rhythms. These roots stem from | Africa |
| Dances like the salsa, cha-cha, and samba can be described as | fun and upbeat |
| Dances like the rumba and tango can be described as | slow and sensual |
| When thinking of most Latin dances, how are the dancers usually arranged? In other words, what are their formations? | Partners |
| When dancing with a partner, the person going forward steps with which foot? | Left |
| When dancing with a partner, the person going backward steps with which foot? | Right |
| Which latin dance uses 1, 2, 3, tap to get the correct counts? | Bachata |
| Which latin dance uses its own name to get the counts across? | Cha-Cha |
| Which latin dance uses slow, quick, quick, slow to get the counts across | Rumba |
| What is the term for partner to step out of the way for the other to turn? | Cross-body lead |
| Merengue originated in what what area? | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
| The Argentine Tango originated in what country? | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Paso Doble became extremely popular in which country? | Spain |
| Mambo became popular by Cuban Pete, but where did it originate? | Cuba |
