Night of Latin America August 1, 2008

Time: 2008/8/1-2008/8/2
Venue: Great Hall of the People
Price: 60/120/180/380/580/880
Tel: 86-10-64177845
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Brazilian samba dance regiment, Peru Andean band, Colombian dancing
league,etc. bring Latin American art overflowing with enthusiasm. The Jazz,Tango and Samba bring the colorful foreign lands conditions and customsand Latin American people's blessing to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Latin American art groups comprising Brazilian Samba Troupe, Andean band from Peru and Colombia Dance Troupe will express their best wishes in the term of the passionate Latin American dances.

Brazil Samba
Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely viewed as Brazil's national musical style.
Muchof the music in the heavily populated coastal areas shows a remarkablecombination of African, Native Indian, and Iberian influences.

Mexico Folk Dance
Mexico traditional folk dancing is a colorful expression of Mexican culture and tradition.

Argentine Tango
Argentine Tango is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Argentina and moved to Uruguay and to the rest of the world later on. In the US,it is commonly confused with Ballroom Tango, though this is a laterderivation. Argentine Tango is danced in an embrace that can vary fromvery open, in which leader and follower connect at arms length, to veryclosed, in which the connection is chest-to-chest, or anywhere inbetween. Close embrace is often associated with the more traditionalstyles, while open embrace leaves room for many of the embellishmentsand figures that are associated with Tango Nuevo.

Columbia Salsa
Salsais usually a partner dance, although there are recognized solo stepsand some forms are danced in groups of couples, with frequent exchangesof partner. Improvisation and social dancing are important elements ofSalsa but it appears as a performance dance too.

Andean music
Andeanmusic comes from the general area inhabited by the Incas prior toEuropean contact. Andean music comes from the general area inhabited bythe Incas prior to European contact. It includes the countries Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Cuban music and tropical dance
Reciprocally,Cuban music has been immensely influential in other countries,contributing not only to the development of jazz and salsa, but also toArgentinian tango, Ghanaian high-life, West African Afrobeat, andSpanish Nuevo flamenco. Cuban music of high quality includes classicalmusic, some with predominantly European influences, and much of itinspired by both Afro-Cuban and Spanish music.

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