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Dance Genres & Styles

Name: ___________________________________

Date: ______________________ Period: ________
Across
Codified system of positions with an outward rotation of the legs
Merengue, bachata, cumbia, punta
Originated among black and Latino youth from the Bronx, NY in the 1970s
Traditional folk dance of Mexico
Turned in knees and toes and shoulder rolls
Central musical instrument of African cultural dance forms
Down
Contract and release
Uses breath, contractions, and feet in parallel position
Body isolations and polyrhythm that combines both African and European dance styles
Preferred in social settings, use of bent knees, energetic
Originated in India
Category of dance based on a stylistic criteria