FLETCHER DANCE STUDIOS

Salsa is a fun and flirtatious Latin American dance, fuelled by Afro-Caribbean rhythms and all-night music & Dance partying. The dance fuses Cuban, Puerto Rican and Columbian styles into simple and lively movements. Dancers sometimes yell Salsa in excitement as they dance, our telford salsa classes often fill with people all revelling in this hot Latin dance.

When Lou Bega rereleased The Music Single 'Mambo Number Five', dancefloors in the UK were once again alive with Mambo Music & Dance madness. A forerunner of Salsa, Mambo is defined by 1950s Cuban Jazz Music and accompanied by fast and fun moves.

The Merengue is the Caribbean Dominican Republic's party dance. Many of the movements are like those of Salsa, but as the Merengue's Music tempo is slower, the dance is easier to pick up.

The Samba leapt from the street of Rio, Brazil. However, the Samba danced in the International competition style Latin American is very different to the original Bralizian party dance.

The Cha Cha is another fun and versatile Latin dance and ranks amongst the five dances competed at international level. The dance draws its name from the rhythm of the feet on the dancefloor - 'cha cha cha' - and today's version resembles the original Cuban Cha Cha.

The Ballroom Tango is one of the five dances belonging to the International Ballroom Competitions. Many see it as the austere European relative of the raw and compelling Tango Argentino.

The world reknown Waltz captures romance and marks special occasions for dancers everywhere. Originally an 18th century Austrian folk-dance, the Waltz is one of the five dances of International Ballroom competitions. The dance is called the 'slow' or 'English' Waltz in countries where the Viennese Waltz is known as the Waltz.

The first dancers to take the Foxtrot to a faster tempo introduced the Quickstep. There are echoes of Charleston in the Quickstep with the dance's nimble hops and kicks, making it a lively and energetic expedition to the dancefloor. The Quickstep is one of the five
international ballroom competition dances.