Latin dance includes cha-cha, rumba, samba, bullfighting and jive; They originated from different countries and regions, standardized and developed in Britain in the early 20th century, and quickly became popular in many countries. At that time, bars in social places were very popular as a form of social and entertainment; Great Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s was also very popular. Later, it became an international competition through the unified norms of the Royal Association of Dance Teachers, which has continued to this day. Among them, the famous events are Blackpool Dance Festival (78 laps), British International Championship (5 1 lap), British International Open and German World Dance Championship.

After the reform and opening up, with the continuous improvement of people's material life, China held the first "China Cup" international standard dance championship in Beijing on 199 1, and the Chinese Sports Dance Association held the first sports dance championship in Beijing. Now there are many competitions every year, and the participating teams are growing every year; There are also many fans. Latin dancers can be seen everywhere in open-air squares, leisure communities and fashion gyms. Especially children's Latin dance has developed rapidly in recent years.

Latin dance, as a kind of sports dance, originated in Africa, and was brought to Latin America by immigrants there and interacted with local folk dances, gradually forming new dances such as cha-cha, rumba, cowboy, samba and bullfighting, which we often see today.

Latin dance is a kind of dance art that focuses on moving shoulders, abdomen, waist and buttocks. There are hundreds of muscles such as rectus abdominis, oblique abdominis, oblique abdominis, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, etc. Since 1960s, many researchers have studied the physiological and psychological effects of sports dance. On average, for each Latin dance, the waist twists 160- 180 times, and the heart rate of women can reach 197 times per minute, and that of men can reach 2 10 times per minute. About the energy metabolism above 8.5, it is equivalent to the heat consumed by athletes to complete an 800-meter competition, which is greater than that of tennis and badminton. The effect of reducing fat can be imagined.

The representative dance in Latin dance is rumba, which is known as the "soul of Latin". People who learn Latin dance usually learn rumba as the first dance. Rumba is a kind of dance that expresses the love story between men and women, so its music is soft and touching, and its movements can make female companions fully show the feminine charm and the curvy beauty of hips and hips. It is very beautiful to be at arm's length between men and women. Another representative dance, Chicha, originated in Mexico. Although there are many similarities with rumba, it is playful and cheerful, completely different from rumba style, with smart and handsome movements and full of vitality.