Cuba

Cuba was converted from a sleepy, inconsequential island to the world’s leading sugar producer in a few years. Slaves began to arrive in greater numbers; large estates pushed out smaller ones; sugar replaced tobacco, agriculture, and livestock as the primary occupation; prosperity replaced poverty, and Spain’s attention replaced neglect. These obstacles, particularly the latter two, slowed the transition to independence in the early nineteenth century.

Even though the different Cuban dance styles come from a variety of places and have a wide range of rhythms, they have all been merged into the Cuban style of each dance. Continue reading to learn more about some of the different types of dances that are performed in Cuba.

Cuba was influenced by American culture following the 1898 Spanish–American War, and the Soviet Union followed later in the 20th century. Cuba’s development of a culture and clothing was both multiethnic and mixed was made easier by all of these factors.