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Bolero

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Word	Definition
rumbanoun	A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
buleriasnoun	(music) The music for this dance
habaneranoun	A style of music from Cuba.
jotanoun	The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.
malambonoun	An old Argentine dance.
sarabandenoun	(dance) A stately Baroque dance in slow triple time.
cachuchanoun	A dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia
bourréenoun	A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
danzanoun	A Puerto Rican music genre associated with ballroom dancing.
joroponoun	A Venezuelan dance associated with this music.
mambonoun	A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
milonganoun	(music) A form of music originating in Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil.
cuartetonoun	(music) An upbeat genre of music from Argentina, descended from Italian and Spanish dance ensembles.
polonoun	(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
beguinenoun	A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
boogienoun	(informal) Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music.
contradanzanoun	(music) A popular Cuban dance music genre of the 19th century, or a work composed in this genre.
bossa novanoun	A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.
badinerienoun	The music to accompany this dance, or in this style.
zeybeknoun	A Turkish folk dance in 9/4 time.