Kizomba came from Angola in the early 1980s and it is one of the most popular genres of dance.

Kizomba is a very romantic dance accompanied by a partner moving very smoothly and slowly, though not too tightly.

Kizomba is popular in Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Portugal, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Martinique, Brazil and the territory of Macau.

Kizomba describes a music style and dance style. It is an Angolan word, which means party in the Kimbundu language.

As the father or creator of Kizomba music is recognised Eduardo Paim. He and his band were taking a major role in the development of the music style creation.

Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s.

Tango came from African, South American and European culture.

Tango started to spread in many countries and because of cultural norms differences, tango dancing was widely regarded as extremely sexual and inappropriate for public display.

The first European tango craze took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin and other capitals.

   Tango includes many styles:

• Tango salon
• Tango liso
• Tango vals
• Tango camacupense (Angola)
• Ballroom tango
• Tango orillero

“Rumba” was used as a synonym for “party” in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban Rumba.

In Spain, rumba as a dance was introduced in the early 20th century as one of the styles of flamenco.

Emilio Sierra, Milciades Garavito, and Diógenes Chaves Pinzón are artists who developed rumba music in Colombia in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

The Rumba is called the “grandfather of the Latin dance.” Originating in Cuba, it first came to the United States in the early 1920s.

Rumba became popular before the mambo, salsa and pachanga, Rumba was also known as the style of music commonly heard in Cuba.

   Distinctive Rumba steps include:

• Fan
• Hockey Stick
• Alemana Turn
• Aida
• Open Hip Twist
• La Elenita
• Fencing Line
• Hip Rolls
• El Paseo

Many experts say that Zumba can be an optimal fitness choice, mixing cardio intervals with resistance training.

   Zumba has several variations:

• Zumba Gold
• Zumba Kids, Zumba Kids Jr., and Zumbini
• STRONG by Zumba
• Zumba Step
• Zumba Toning
• Aqua Zumba
• Zumba Sentao

When you dance Zumba, you move fast and have fun while getting exercise and burning calories.

The Zumba session includes several dance styles such as cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, mambo, rumba, flamenco, and calypso and Salsaton.