anyone know a source on how to dance to the colombian Bambuco?
i need to know how to dance to the colombian bambuco, or the colombian salsa.
anyone know any books i can check out from a local library or an internet site explaning the steps? i would also like to see the dance, so any videos would be hlepful too!
Hey Penguin,
Bambuco is sometimes said to be the unofficial music of Colombia. It has a beat structure similar to the European waltz or polska (not polka). Typically a bambuco piece is a folk music song accompanied by a stylized group dance in either a 6/8 or 3/4 meter.
The music, sometimes called el bambuco, is thought to be of African origin, but took a cultural foothold in the Andean region of Colombia and has spread in popularity throughout Latin America.
The only site that says the teach it, (that I could find) is Arthur Murry – which is the chain.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:04 am
Hey Penguin,
Bambuco is sometimes said to be the unofficial music of Colombia. It has a beat structure similar to the European waltz or polska (not polka). Typically a bambuco piece is a folk music song accompanied by a stylized group dance in either a 6/8 or 3/4 meter.
The music, sometimes called el bambuco, is thought to be of African origin, but took a cultural foothold in the Andean region of Colombia and has spread in popularity throughout Latin America.
The only site that says the teach it, (that I could find) is Arthur Murry – which is the chain.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambuco
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,811824,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811824,00.html
http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3bmbca1.htm
http://www.washingtondancesport.com/dance_dictionary.shtml