What does “American Rhythm” mean?
A category of dances in American Style ballroom competitions. It includes cha-cha-cha , rumba , East Coast swing , bolero , and mambo . Sometimes it may include samba and West Coast swing . This category loosely corresponds to the Latin category of International Style ballroom.
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Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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