Salsa with a strong african influence. Lots of drums and instrumentals.
 

Bachata music and dance originated in the countryside and rural neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic. It’s subjects are usually romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak.
Bachata grew out of, and is still closely related to, the pan Latin-American romantic style called bolero. Over time, it has been influenced by merengue (a fast paced dancable music also native to the Dominican Republic) and by a variety of Latin American guitar styles from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Columbia.

This new cultural phenomenon is a result of unique synthesis of Hip hop, Garage and RnB made possible by tech'd up Asian music producers with a cultural foot in both the UK and Punjab music scene.
Bangra was originally the cultural folk music of the Punjab, its roots can be traced back as far as the 15th century. Dancing to Bangra is traditionally associated with the horwest festival.

Originating from the Rumba, the Bolero is a slow paced romantic dance quite distinct from Salsa and runs on a four beat pattern.
 

Cha Cha is a Latin american dance, that originated in the fourties and fifties as a modified form of Mambo. It is also refered to as the triple mambo. Cha Cha can be danced to all styles of Latin music.
 

Cuban music incorporates a myriad of styles and genres. It blends a are wide range of influences including African, Caribbean and Spanish. Cuban music has been shaped by the music of Europe, Latin-America and American pop music and jazz. You’ll find many Cuban styles in this section, including Rumba and Casino.
 

In the second half of the eighties, the Latin-American pioneers of house music gave birth to this genre by releasing house records in Spanish. In the late eighties and nineties many new labels broke into the market mixing combinations of house and Latin-American rhythms.
 

Merengue is a Dominican folkloric dance that is danced widely and is considered by many as the Dominican national dance. There is a lot of variety in Merengue music. Tempos vary a great deal and the Dominicans enjoy a sharp quickening in pace towards the latter part of the dance. The most favoured routine at clubs and restaurants is a slow Bolero, breaking into a Merengue, which becomes akin to a bright, fast Jive in its closing stages. The ballroom Merengue is slower and has a modified hip action. Ideally suited to the small, crowded dance floors, it is a dance that is easy to learn and essentially a fun dance.
 

SalsaFever selection of pack deals save you £££s of the individual purchase prices. Get a pack especially for beginners, completely Cuban style or exclusively on2 pack! Many more available.
 

The roots of NY style salsa dates back to the fifties mambo era in the days of Tito Puente, Machito and Tito Rodriguez. Eddie Torres is the most recent Mambo NY stylist. Characteristics of NY style include rhythmic footwork patterns full of energy.
 

Puerto Rican music combines African and European influences. The basic rhythms come from the orchestras of drums of Africa and the romantic and emotional lyrics are reminiscent of early Spanish poetry.
 

R&B Latino
 

A blend of Jamaican, Reggae and dancehall music styles combined with Latin American styles such as Bomba, Hip Hop and Plena. Growing in popularity - Reggaeton is a relatively new dance style which began around the 1990s.
 

Rumba is a folk dance combining a family of music rhythms and dance styles that originally came from Africa, travelling to Cuba via the slave trade. It incorporates both Spanish and African elements and often features complex footwork and violent hip movements.
 

Boogaloo is a genre of Latin music and dance that was very popular in the United States in the late sixties. Boogaloo originated in New York City among teenage Cubans and Puerto Ricans. The style is a fusion of popular African American RnB, rock n roll and soul with mambo and son montuno. Boogaloo entered the mainstream through the American Bandstand television programme.
 

Timing and instructional CDs will help you build an understanding of timing, whether on2 or on1; enable you to count to the music and dance at your own speed; teach you about the clave, tumbao and other key instruments relating to Salsa and Mambo dance.
 

CDs featuring multiple artists and music styles. Great for dancing, parties or just chilling out in your car.