LATIN AMERICAN

What is Latin American?

Latin dancing has many forms, styles and origins including Brazilian samba, salsa, mambo, merengue, rumba, bachata, bomba, plena, zouk, zumba and Argentine tango to name a few. 

Latin American Dancing is name given to the group of dances recognized internationally as part of DanceSport.  These dances have a defined style, technique and universal syllabus for coaching that can be used when learning and entering competitions and for personal development.  The different styles represent different musical rhythms and emotive themes to capture a wide variety in dance performance.

Templeton Dance Studio Teaches the following Styles 
from beginner to advance competition

Cha Cha Cha

Samba

Rumba

Pasodoble

Jive

Social Latin Dancing

Latin dancing isn’t limited to competition!  Latin is a great addition to the social dancing scene and also a great skill to have for dancing in any environment eg, weddings, parties or anywhere you have space and music.  The fun, upbeat and modern music of today creates the perfect opportunity to enjoy some traditional (and some not so traditional) styles and movements to modern music. 

Join one of our Social Classes or arrange a Private Lesson to learn some fantastic social Latin routines.