Originally Posted by Ellie_:
“American rhythm (sadly) doesn't have samba or paso dole - the dances are; cha cha cha, rumba, east coast swing, bolero and mambo.
The cha cha cha and rumba are also danced in international latin, but in a slightly different way (different speed, some different steps I think and the focus on straight legs isnt there.) ECS I think is a bit like jive, bolero is another slow one a little bit like rumba, and a big shrug of the shoulders from me on what mambo is, haha. Is it like samba? I feel sad that there's no samba in american rhythm! It's such a great dance!
I watched some final rounds of the emerald ball dance competition for pro american rhythm recently and was pretty amazed by how different it is to international latin.
edit: I think mambo might be based on salsa?”
“American rhythm (sadly) doesn't have samba or paso dole - the dances are; cha cha cha, rumba, east coast swing, bolero and mambo.
The cha cha cha and rumba are also danced in international latin, but in a slightly different way (different speed, some different steps I think and the focus on straight legs isnt there.) ECS I think is a bit like jive, bolero is another slow one a little bit like rumba, and a big shrug of the shoulders from me on what mambo is, haha. Is it like samba? I feel sad that there's no samba in american rhythm! It's such a great dance!
I watched some final rounds of the emerald ball dance competition for pro american rhythm recently and was pretty amazed by how different it is to international latin.
edit: I think mambo might be based on salsa?”
I have been wondering if Anton will give us a glimpse of his mambo this year, the quality of his latin dancing does not get the credit that it deserves in some quarters.




the SCD paso is usually horrendous but, then again, I loathe ballroom paso and prefer the real thing! So I am biased