http://latinballroom.net Resources for Latin Dancers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:03:00 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/ You may have noticed it…. I like music as well as dancing and I’ve found this youtube video by the rejected1. It’s his list of top 20 Cha Cha songs as of 2009 and has pretty good songs in it. I recognize a lot of these songs from videos of recent competitions. There are a [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/feed/ 7 http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 05:01:57 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1007 These are some of my favorite Rumba songs. Amazon.com Widgets]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2009/01/01/cha-cha-music-part-2/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/01/01/cha-cha-music-part-2/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:33:43 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=640 I’d like to put some more cha cha songs today. My first post about cha cha music had songs by different artists. Today, I’d like to introduce 2 artists I like. The first one is Mendez, or DJ Mendez. He is a Chilean native and an active DJ in Sweden. If you search him on [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/01/01/cha-cha-music-part-2/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/18/cha-cha-music/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/18/cha-cha-music/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:38:20 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=334 So far, I’ve had 2 posts about rumba music.  Now it’s time for music for cha cha.  Some are a bit fast to dance to, so you may want to slow it down using some tools (see ). Lady Marmalade (Album Version) by Patti Labelle This song is slow, so I use this song a [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/18/cha-cha-music/feed/ 5 http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/05/rumba-music-part-2/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/05/rumba-music-part-2/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:27:39 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=221 Here is another batch of my favorite rumba music. Enjoy! The Look of Love by Dianao Krall. (Mp3 download available from Amazon.com. Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand. (Mp3 download available from Amazon.com.) Piramides de Amore by The Tripletts. (In “Brazil”) Perfidia by John Altman. (Available from Amazon.com) Related Posts Top 20 Cha Cha and [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/05/rumba-music-part-2/feed/ 2 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/sound-editing-software/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/sound-editing-software/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:33:16 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=75 From time to time, I like to edit the music so I can practice better.  Most of the time, it means I want to slow down the tempo/pitch of a particular song.  There are many choices available as you can find out by doing a goole search for “sound editor.”  The top search result is [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/sound-editing-software/feed/ 3 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/tempo-for-dance/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/tempo-for-dance/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:02:37 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=69 Here is the list of tempo for each dance (American style and International style) as specified by NDCA.   International Style Cha Cha   — 31 MPM (124 BPM) Samba     — 48-50 MPM (96-100 BPM) — 2 beats per measure Rumba    — 27 MPM (108 BPM) Paso Doble –60-62 MPM (120-124 BPM) — 2 beats per measure [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/tempo-for-dance/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:25:05 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=62 MPM (measures per minute) and BPM (beats per minute) Rumba is danced to a slow 4/4 (4 beats per measure) time music.  The American style rumba is faster with 32-36 MPM or 128-144 BPM than the International rumba (27 MPM or 108 BPM), according to the NDCA (The National Dance Council of America’s rule book. [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:16:10 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=38 Rumba is one of my favorite dances. I like to dance it, watch it, and listen to its music. Here are some of my fav. rumba songs. Volvere by Jose Feliciano.  Amazon.com Widgets Cuando Pienso En Ti by Jose Feliciano. Amazon.com Widgets Manana Si by Jose Jose Amazon.com Widgets Angela by Jose Feliciano Amazon.com Widgets [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/feed/ 3