latin-american Flashcards
__ is a vital part of understanding the history and people of Latin America.
Music
is considered the most important element in Latin music.
Polyrhythm
Latin music roots trace back from ancient American civilizations such as _ and _ music, using already highly developed wind and percussion instruments, such as wooden or clay flutes, gourd, or turtle shells.
Mayan and Andean
a pair of small open-bottomed drums of different sizes
Bongos
an empty gourd with a ragged surface that produces a rasping sound when scraped with a stick
Guiro
an ancient vessel flute consisting of 4-12 finger holes and a mouthpiece projecting from its body
Ocarina
a tall, narrow, single-headed drum staved like barrels
Conga
a pair of short wooden sticks that produce a bright clicking noise when struck together
Claves
pan-flute made up of a series of cane tubes bound together, open at one end and closed at the other
Zampona
__ music in Colombia started as a courtship dance performed among the slave communities and was later combined with European instruments.
Cumbia
is a ballroom dance developed by the urban lower classes in Argentina and Uruguay and transformed into a distinctive cultural identity. It is performed by a man and a woman, expressing romance in synchronized movements. Today, it is also a major division during international dance sport events.
Tango
1.__ originated from the word 2.__ which means good times, going to parties, and dancing. With Spanish and African influences, it grew from Cuba and developed in the Caribbean islands. It used to be an intimate pantomime danced in a very fast manner with overstressed hip movements. An aggressive and sensual personality of a man exchanges with a defensive attitude of a woman.
- Rumba
- rumbear
is a lively, flamboyant, and flirtatious Cuban social dance. Its light and bubbly feel gives it a unique sense of fun and play. A variant of the mambo and rumba, its name was derived from the sound of dancers’ shoes as they shuffle around the floor.
Cha-cha
1.__ began in the theater houses in New York. Californian Vaudeville actor 2.__ was doing trotting steps to ragtime music; it was referred to as “Fox’s Trot.” Exhibition dancers turned __ into the most exciting and original of dances. When American talents brought it to London, the style of __ was sealed. This Ballroom dance provided means of enjoying music in a background that many people could afford and enjoy.
- Foxtrot
- Harry Fox
The choreography of __ is based on the character of the Torero (bullfighter) and his cape (the woman). It is a theatrical Latin dance with Spanish origins about the Spanish bullfight. The dance first developed in France, hence the French name: chassez cape (to chase the cape). It was incorporated into comedies, the Spanish infantry, and then into bullfights.
Paso Doble
