Cha Cha
One of the most popular Latin dances in the U.S., the Cha Cha began as a variation of the Mambo called triple Mambo. I t was so easy and so much fun, the rage of the early 1950s. Its infectious one-two, one-two-three rhythm demands that sitters become dancers. Everybody can learn the Cha Cha.

Rumba
The Rumba was at the beginning of the Cuban and Latin American crazes. Danced to music inspired by African rhythms and Spanish melodies, the Americanized Rumba was the basis for the mambo and Cha Cha in the US. Rumba rhythms have found their way into Country Western, Blues, Rock & Roll and other popular forms of music.

Salsa / Mambo
In the 1940s American became fascinated By Latin American rhythms. The original Mambo music, El Guardia Con El tolete, had its beginning in 1944 as a Rumba with a riff improvisation. The Mambo combined American Jazz with the Afro-Cuban beat. Kaluby’s Dance Studio has routinely teaches the best Mambo dancers on the first coast as well as other Latin origin dances such as the Cha Cha and the Salsa. The Mambo is an exciting and challenging dance for all dancers.