
1-Belly dancing, as it is known in the West , grew out of the Muslim recognition, even appreciation, of human sexuality, allowing a woman to express her role as wife and mother.
2-Copoeira –Brazil’s fast , graceful martial art dance, originated from African slaves from Angola. They developed this form of martial art both to protect themselves and to fight for their freedom disguising it as dance in order to practice it openly.
3-Disco Fever, During the sixties, European discos had set the stage for a universal boom in dance clubs as platforms for rebellion.
4-Break Dancing, in the late Seventies, city youth muscles into macho dance form that emerged from the Black ghettos., expressing ‘attitude” Break Dancing was a statement of pride as well as an irrepressible display of vitality, sophisticated choreography and acrobatic moves that amazed passersby and attracted admiring audiences.
5-Grooving on Stage—Lingala, “Swing your Hips” What a Niikis on this dance. Lingala is one of the major languages of Congo.