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Salsa
 is rooted in the Caribbean, Latin and North America. The basic movement common
across most salsa styles is to step quick-
quick-slow over a 4 beat measure.
Typically the quick steps are on beats one
and two, and the slow step is on three.
Beat four is used to transfer weight slowly,
or in some styles a tap or kick.

 

 

Salsa Salsa , Yuri Buenaventura
Ella Menea , NG2
La Comay, Sonora Carruseles
Las Salsa Vive, Tito Nieves

Aguanile, Marc Anthony
Vengo Caliente, Sonora Carruseles
Cuando Hieres Una Mujer, India & Ivy
Se Le Ve, Andy Montanez
Sabor a Melao, Daddy Yankee
Cuero Na Ma
I Love Salsa, N'Klabe
Salsa de Puerto Rico, N'klabe
Muevete, DLG (salsaton)
Atrevete, DLG
Ahora Yo Soy Differente, India
La Vida Es Una Carnaval, Celia Cruz
Salsa Con Coco, El Gran Combo
Mi Libertad, Jerry Rivera
Por Tu Placer, Frankie Negron
Tu Cariñito, Puerto Rican Power
Oye Como Va, Santana
La Casa del Ritmo, Daquiri
Micaela, La Sonora Carruseles
Mami Mi Gusto, Ibrahim Ferrer (cooldown)
Ay Candela, Ibrahim Ferrer




Zumba Songs
Zumbando
El Pito
Campeones de Salsa
Ya Llego
Quiero Salsa
Pegale Los Cuero
Quimbara
Yo No Fui
Lloraras
Parampampan
Guacamaya
Me Tiene Loco

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Cha Cha Cha
is a Latin American dance but has evolved
into European and North American styles. Steps should be taken first with the ball of
the foot on the floor, with the heel lowering when the weight is fully transferred.
Step left-right-left or right left right, and it
feels like it sounds. Say the word cha-cha-
cha and match your steps to your words.
A cha-cha can be a transitional step
between two longer directional steps.
Try stepping to side with your right foot,
in place with your left, and then a cha-cha-
cha (R-L-R) before you do the other side
step to your left.

Bailemos Cha Cha, Miguel Lopez
Echa Pa'lanté , Thalia
Cachita, various artists
Smooth, Corazon Espinado, Santana
I Like it Like That, Tito Nieves
Guajira, Solito Me Quede Yerba Beuna
Everybody Cha Cha, Chelo
Encomienda, Puentes Brothers
I Need to Know, Marc Anthony
El Nuevo Barretto, Ray Barretto
Sway, Pussycat Dolls

Zumba Songs
Represent Cuba
Puro Cuento
Traigo Una Pena

 

Merengue
This happy, joyful rhythm originates from the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The two-step beat requires bent knees slightly left and right to allow the hips to move left and right. Although the tempo of the music may be frantic, the upper body is kept majestic and turns are slow, typically four beats/steps per complete turn.

Abusadora, Oro Solido
Mujeres Calientes, Oro Solido
Pegate, Fulanito
Cepilla, Fulanito
Tu Va Se Pa Mi, Amarfis
El Ritmo Bomba , La Makina
Tiki Tiki , Oro Solido
La Vaca
Toma Que Toma, various artists
Chango, Ozomatli
Baile del Beeper. Oye Mami, Oro Solido
Kurikitaka, Toño Rosario
La Morena, Oro Solido

Zumba Songs
Quien Baila Quien Goza
Nena Bonita
Tu Muere aqui
Gozate La Vida
Que te Mueve
i, 2, 3
Mueve La Cadera
La Morena
A Dormir Juntitos
El Kiki

 

 

Samba
 This lively Brazilian dance originates from African. It is one of the more complicated rhythms to master, in that the dance is done
in triple time—meaning, three steps are performed in two beats. There are many variations differing mostly in the tempo
played and variation in the technique.


Pasame la Botella, DJ Tranzos
El Matador, Los Cadillacs Fabulosos
Samba Hey, El General
Berimbau Metalizado, Ivete Sangalo
Ba-Tu-Ca-Da , Ney de Castra
Energia Guinta Feira, Quinta Feira
O Bode, Vitamina Ser, Carlinhos Brown
Paradise, Sade (cooldown)
Bahia, Anjelique Kidjo (cooldown)

Mas Que Nada, Black Eyed Peas
Sambodromo, Bobby Brazil
Tequila, The Champs
Chillando Goma, Fulanito
Rich Girl, Gwen Stefani/Eve
Mama Lupita, Nico Gomez
Hey Ya, Outkast
Banto, Tago Mago, Kaoma
La Bomba Unplugged , Ricky Martin
Samba Reggae, Bob Marley
Rapunzel, Daniela Mercury
Batucada, various artists
Mujer Latina, Thalia
Rakata, Wisin Y Yandel (samba version)
Samba de Janiero , Vincenzo Bellini
Freedom, Too Funky, George Michael
Corazon en Fuga, Puentes Bros
Maghalena, Sergio Mendes
Un Dia Entiero , Electrosamba

Zumba Songs
Tic Tic Tac
Sambadromo
Mira La
Dandaluna
Alegria Pa' Zumbar

 

 

Cumbia
 Cumbia is believed to be a variant of the African Guinean cumbe that developed into the folkdance of Colombia.This courtship
ritual was performed by women waving their long skirts and holding a candle, while the
men danced behind them, with one hand on his back and the other holding his hat. One
leg steps front to back, accentuating the hips, while the other leg remains in place.

Mami, Fuego, Shhh, Kumbia Kings
Boom Boom, Kumbia Kings
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Cumbia de Los Muertos, Ozomatli
Mi Gente, Ozomatli
Chota, Ozomatli
Walk Like An Egyptian, Wilman de Jesus


Zumba Songs
Santa Que
Pa' Arriba
Muevelo
Dejame Entrar
Mi Primer Million
Guacamaya
Baile Esta Cumbia

 

 

Flamenco
 grew out of native Andalusian, Islamic, Sephardic, and Gypsy cultures of Spain,
and uses emotional sweeping of the arm, vigorous movements, such as hand-clapping and foot-stamping. In addition to the percussion provided by the heels and balls
of the feet striking the floor, castanets are sometimes held in the hands and clicked together rapidly to the rhythm of the music.

Gypsy Medley , Gipsy Kings
Vamos A Bailar, Gipsy Kings
Diablo Rojo , Gabriela y Rodrigo
Sarandonga, Rosario Flores
Djobi Djoba , Gipsy Kings
Cancion del Mariachi, Antonio Banderas
Flamenco Belly, Dalida
Buleria, David Bisbal

Zumba Songs
La Fiesta
Mi Rumbita
Tu Calorro

 

 

Belly
 Bellydancing is a Western name for an
Arabic style developed in the Middle East. Most of the basic steps are circular motions isolated in one part of the body; for example,
a circle parallel to the floor isolated in the
hips or shoulders. Accents using “pop and lock” where a dancer either shimmies or makes a striking motion in the shoulders or hips are common, as are feats of flexibility
and rolling one’s belly muscles.

Il Alem Allah , Amr Diab
Beautiful Liar, Shadia, Tony Chamoun
Shakira , Tony Chamoun
Habibi, Belly Samba
Kiss Kiss , Tarkan
Bellydancer, Akon
Hips Don't Lie, Ojos Asi Shakira
Flamenco Belly, Dalida
Hakim, Bellydance Superstars
Shik Shak Shok
Maksoum Akabir , Amir Naoum Cheha
Dolphina, Bellydance Beats
Chicky, Oojami
Zeina, Bellydance Superstars

Zumba Songs
La Fiesta
Flow Natural
Albana

 

 

Reggaeton
 an urban street dance of today’s youth, is derived from Panama and Puerto Rico, blending Jamaican reggae, merengue, bachata, dancehall with American and Latino hip hop. Reggaeton’s most notably unique feature is a driving drum-machine track which was derived from a popular Jamaican dancehall rhythm called “Dem Bow.” A lot of steps are quick-quick-slow.

IImpacto, Gasolina, Daddy Yankee
Lo Que Paso, Daddy Yankee
Son de Cali
Drop It on Me, Ricky Martin
My Tango Baby , Ashly Cruz
Rakata, A Hora Es, Wisin y Yandel
Que Te Pica Castigo, Notch

 Zumba Songs
Zumbalicious
Llame Pa Verte
Caile
Mira La
Noche de Entierro
El Baile del Pescado

 

 

Hip Hop
This American style was born in the Bronx in the 1970s, and has grown to encompass an entire lifestyle that incorporates diverse elements of ethnicity, technology, art and urban life. Blending rhythms and harmonies of funk, r&b, disco, reggae, breakdancing and rap, you can now hear hip hop influence in youth cultures across the globe.

Pon de Replay , Rhianna
The Anthem , Pitbull
Veo Veo, Guajiros
Tambourine, Eve
Just Lose It , Eminem
Hey Ya, Outkast
Ching-A-Ling, Missy Elliot
In Da Club, 50 cent
Hot in Here, Nellie
1-2 Step, Ciara
Come and Ride the Train
Ooh Wee, Mark Ronson & Ghostface
Miami, Men In Black, Will Smith
Ladies First, UNITY, Queen Latifah
Shake Your Thang, Push-It Salt-n-Pepa
Deja Vu, Beyonce & Jayzee
Don't Stop, 112 & Puff Daddy
Vivrant Thing, I Got Rhythm, Q-Tip
Chico Snap , So South
Insane in the Membrane, Cypress Hill

Zumba Songs
Send It On
Brinca
Que Te Mueve
Quien Baila Quien Goza