Casino

Rooted in Havana’s bustling 1950s dance halls, Cuban Casino mixes tradition and flair in a partner dance style that spread worldwide.

Son

• Son traditional
• Son urbano
• Son montuno
• Son moderno.

Cuban rumba

Cuban rumba is an Afro-Cuban music and dance genre characterized by complex rhythms, call-and-response vocals, and expressive, often flirtatious movements, rooted in African and Spanish traditions.

Columbia

Rumba columbia is the fastest of the Cuban rumba styles (alongside yambú and guaguancó). It’s a virtuosic solo dance—traditionally male, now often danced by women too—performed to a triple-pulse feel (12/8, often felt as fast 6/8). Its hallmark is a playful, competitive dialogue between the dancer and the lead drum (quinto).

Guaguancó

The dance involves a flirtatious "chase" between a male and female dancer, with the male attempting a symbolic pelvic thrust called the vacunao, and the female using body movements to evade or accept it.

Cha-cha-chá

A Cuban dance and music style created in the early 1950s by Enrique Jorrín, evolving from the danzón-mambo tradition in charanga orchestras.

Danzon

National dance of Cuba, evolved from danza.

Chango

• Orisha of thunder, lightning, fire, drumming, kingship.
• Toques: Chachachá, Alujá, Obakoso.
• Strong, fiery, powerful rhythms — central to batá tradition.

Matanzas

The following dances have their origin in Matanzas:

• Rumba
• Yambú
• Guaguancó
• Danzón
• Abakuá

• Arara

  
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Nigeria

Origin of:

• Orisha dances
• Bembé

Heritage of:

• Rumba
  • Yambú
  • Guaguancó

Bembé

• Roots: Bembé is both a ritual and social dance associated with Yoruba-derived religions.
• Connection to Nigeria: The drumming and dancing in Bembé ceremonies directly reflect Yoruba ceremonial practices.

• Danced at religious festivals, often in honor of the Orishas.

  
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Cameroon

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Yemayá

Yemayá – several specific toques for Yemayá.

Mambo

In Cuban music, especially in salsa and son, the " mambo" section typically refers to a brassy, rhythmically intense instrumental break, often featuring repetitive horn lines, call-and-response patterns, and building energy toward the climax of a song.