Bailes de Salón - dances
These are dances that evolved in urban settings, particularly Havana, often performed in social settings or dance halls:
Rumba is the most African-rooted of all Cuban music and dance forms — born in the streets, courtyards, and docks of Havana and Matanzas in the late 19th century, with no European instruments, no salon setting, and no pretense of European propriety.
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