Rueda de Casino is a version of Casino (Salsa Cubana).

Rueda de Casino ancestors are French and Spanish court dances, the Minuet and the Contradanza. These dances got toCubain the XVIII century with the immigrants and military troupes.

Rueda de Casino became a national phenomena in the 1980’s, when Rosendo, dancer and choreographer for  “Ballet de la Television Cubana”, had an exhibition in the television show Para Bailar.

In Cuba, rumba is a generic term for several types of rhythms and the dances that accompany them

Cuban Rumba has its roots in the music brought by slaves from Africa and spanish colonists.

Rumba is more than a music style; it is the collective voice of Creole population in the island.

It emerged in the Havana and Matanazas provinces in Cuba at the end of the 19th century, as a combination between the drum rhythms from Congo and the Spanish flamenco.

Bachata is based on the guitar music, very popular in theDominican Republic. Though it is based on the flamenco rhythm, Bachata incorporated other types of music too: son, merengue, waltz, rancheta and even Argentine tango.

Bachata appeared in the marginal areas of the Dominican cities during the 50’s, the music was sung when people were coming home from a long day work. The instruments used were common objects that could be easily found in people’s back yards, including trash cans or fences.

In general songs’ subject is a one of romantic nature, being described feelings like sorrow or “the blues”.

Merengue Music is very different from one region to another and from a singer to another. The tempos are varied and Dominicans prefer to speed up the tempo towards the end of the song.

Structurally speaking, the music can be with two beats per measure (2/4) or with four beats per measure (4/4). From this point of view, merengue is not so different form other music styles, but the main difference is given by the specific instruments: tambora, saxophone and accordion.