Salsa is the most popular Latin dance style in Australia. Originating in Cuba, there are many forms of Salsa including Salsa on 1, Salsa on 2, Colombian Salsa, Cuban Salsa, LA Style Salsa, etc. Cuban Salsa is more circular in movement, whilst LA Style is more linear and focuses on variations and additions to the cross body lead move.

    - Ritmo Con Ache ... Jose Mangual Jr
    - Morenita ... Cubmismo
    - La Bomba ... Ricky  Martin
    - Cuéntame Que Te Pasó ... Pepe & The Bottle Blondes
    - Cogele el Gusto ... Chico Alvarez
    - Muevete ... Sergio George &  Luchito Cabarcas
    - La Huelga Me Paró ... Ronald Rubinel’s Salsa Kolor
    - Micaela ... Sonora Carrueseles
    - Betece ... Africando feat. Amadou  Balake
    - Emergencia De Amor ... Puerto Rican Power

Cha Cha is of Cuban origin and was invented in the 1950s based on the Cha Cha music created by Cuban  composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín. Click here to view a YouTube  video of a Cha Cha performance.

    - Smooth ... Santana featuring Rob Thomas
    - Sexbomb ... Tom Jones
    - Dance With Me ... Debelah Morgan
    - Let's Get Loud ... Jennifer Lopez
    - I Need To Know ... Marc Anthony
    - All I Wanna Do ... Sheryl Crow
    - Crush ... Jennifer Paige
    - The Game of Love ... Santana
    - Tragedy ... Marc Anthony
    - Corizon Espinado ... Santana featuring Mana
    - Breathless ‑ The Corrs

Merengue is a simple two-beat dance style originating in the Dominican Republic. It’s ideal for beginners as the turn patterns are the easiest to pick up and can be translated into many other Latin dance styles such as Salsa, Cha Cha and Forro.  The trickiest part of  Merengue is stepping into a bent leg and ensuring that one leg is bent whilst  the other one is straight; this technique is what creates the hip movement in  this dance style. Merengue is probably the most versatile in terms of music choices and can get quite fast.

    - Guayando ... Fulanito
    - Perdoname ... Sergio Vargas y Giselle
    - Tu Sonrisa ... Elvis Crespo
    - A Que Te Pego Mi Mania ... Grupo Mania (Eddy Garcia)
    - Little L ... Jamiroquai
    - Turn Me Loose ... Young Divas
    - She Bangs ... Ricky  Martin
    - Love Foolosophy ... Jamiroquai
    - Bad Case of Loving You ... Robert  Palmer
    - Sweet Dreams ... Eurythmics

Forro (pronounced FO-HO  with short “O” sound) is a north eastern Brazilian dance style which is very  relaxed and a bit folk-style - ideal for snuggling up to your partner! Click here to read an article and  see an audio slide show from The  New York Times about Forro (refer to the links at the end of the excerpt). At BoogieCamp, use a combination of traditional Forro music from Brazil along with other genres like reggae and jazz. 

    - Beggar on the Street of Love ... Jenny Morris
    - Sweet About Me ... Gabrielle Cilmi
    - Dance With Me ... Nouvelle Vague
    - Is This Love ... Bob Marley
    - I Can See Clearly Now ... Jimmy Cliff
    - I’m Yours ... Jason Mraz
    - Red Red Wine ... UB40
    - Mack the Knife ... David Campbell 
    - Don’t Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin
    - Sam Fi Man ... Stanley Beckford
    - Rock & Roll ... Eric Hutchinson
    - 100 Años ... Falamansa

Rhumba has a “quick-quick-slow” beat and is referred to as the “dance  of love”. The basic step is a box step. 

    - Sway ... Michael Buble OR Pussy Cat Dolls OR Dean Martin
    - Everything ... Michael Buble
    - Because You Loved Me ... Celine Dion
    - Take My Breath Away ... Berlin
    - Jezabel ... Ricky Martin
    - Nobody Knows It But Me ... Babyface
    - Emotions ... Destiny’s Child
    - Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
    - Fields of Gold - Sting

Bossa Nova is  a Brazilian dance style with "The Girl from Ipanema" being the classic song. Bossa Nova means “new wave” or “new trend”.

     - Don’t Know Why ... Norah Jones
    - Insensatez ... Antonio Carlos Jobim
    - Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ... Sarah Vaughn
    - Quando, Quando, Quando ... Michael Buble
    - Blue Monday ... Nouvelle Vague
    - Embola a Bola ... Djavan
    - The Girl from Ipanema ... Joao & Astrud Gilberto
    - Love Will Tear Us Apart ... Nouvelle Vague
    - Desafinado ... George Michael & Astrud Gilberto
    - Everything ... Michael Buble

Bolero is a Brazilian dance style that is heavily influenced by Tango. Bolero is a slow, smooth and sophisticated dance which is very different from
International Ballroom  Bolero. Click here for a glimpse  of Bolero (YouTube video). 

    - What’s Love Got To Do With It ... Tina Turner
    - Father Figure ... George  Michael
    - It’s Too Late ... Carole King
    - Cry For Help ... Rick Astley
    - The Look of Love ... Dusty Springfield
    - Dream A Little Dream of Me ... The Mamas and Papas
    - How Deep Is Your Love ... Bee Gees
    - Beautiful Maria of My Soul ... Mambo Kings
    - Holding Back The Years ... Simply Red

Bachata is a four-step  beat and is danced to music of the same name. Bachata originated from the  Dominican Republic and can be sexy, sensual or fun – depending on your mood! Click here to view a YouTube  video of a performance team which will give you an idea of the feel of the dance  and the music.

    - Ve y Dile ... Luis Vargas
    - Por Mi Timidez ... Antony Santos
    - Guitarra ... Yoskar el Prabu Sarante
    - Princesa ... Frank Reyes
    - Serpiente ... Elvis Martinez
    - El Dueno de la Noche ... Nelson Roig
    - Te Dare Una Robaita ... Antony Santos
    - Que Diran la Gente ... Luis Melo

Zouk Lambada is a variation of the original Lambada which is much faster and involves more hip flick movements (remember "Lambada": the song by Kaoma: click here to view the video clip). Zouk Lambada, on the  other hand, is slower and sensual, more fluid and has a French Caribbean  influence. There are many different types of Zouk Lambada, both in terms of the  dance styles and the music which includes Zouk, rhythm & blues (R&B) and  hip hop. You'll notice the heavy "3" beat across all musical genres.

    - Deeper ... Nelson Freitas featuring Kaysha
    - Tu est mon soleil ... Princesse Lover
    - Real Love ... Massari
    - When I Dream at Night ... Marc Anthony
    - Could I Have This Kiss Forever
         ... Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston
    - What Goes Around...Comes Around ... Justin Timberlake
    - Je T'aime Si Fort ... Matt Houston