| Latin American Music and Dance form a big | | | | increasing, other variations such as Mambo, |
| part of Latin American culture. The ones that | | | | Bachata, Cumbia, Rumba. Every now and then, |
| have got us Kiwis excited the most are Salsa, | | | | there is an event that has a Bateria followed |
| Merengue and Tango. Most Latin bands play a | | | | by Samba all round. Most Brazilian events in |
| mixture of Salsa and Merengue when performing | | | | Wellington are organised by the guys at |
| at Latin clubs around New Zealand. Tango | | | | Wellington Batucada.Having said that, Salsa |
| seems to take a back seat and evenings | | | | is still the crowd pleaser. Cuban Style Salsa |
| usually start with Tango before the bands | | | | is more popular in New Zealand clubs, |
| arrive. You will also find a bit of Cha Cha | | | | although Linear style is gaining in |
| happening at the clubs, with the most popular | | | | popularity. However, the best dancers seem to |
| song being "Let's Get Loud"! Most cities in | | | | save their Linear moves for competitions and |
| New Zealand have adopted these dances as | | | | performances. With more and more Kiwi dancers |
| their own with training institutes and Latin | | | | getting into in, it shouldn't be long before |
| clubs emerging everywhere. On the other hand, | | | | we start seeing council organised events |
| at the events you will also see a bit of | | | | meant for hundreds of dancers. The new |
| Rueda with anything from 10 to 50 dancers in | | | | Waitangi Park in Wellington would be a |
| the circle.As the population of dancers | | | | perfect location for a community event of |
| taking up Latin Americal dancing is | | | | this kind.Article taken from Latinos.co. |