Tag: Latin

17. Samba

Between next month’s Rio Olympics and the recent announcement of the 2016-17 season’s revisitation of the Latin short dance, it may finally be time to turn our eyes to that most complex of Latin dances: the samba. A quick look at its overall history is useful and highlights certain of its historical complexities. Note that…

Wednesday Watch: 2016 Blackpool Dance Festival Highlights

May 26 marked the start of the 2016 Blackpool Dance Festival, concluding this Friday. While it’s not always easy to follow results and performance in real time short of a subscription to DSI TV, DSI London also provides a taste with some free highlight footage, including these terrific clips from the Amateur Latin Championship: And…