Capoeira - A beautiful martial art from Brazil with over 400 years of history in which ancient style from Angola have been transformed into a extraordinary circular motion of kicks with vast acrobatics.

Samba - An evolution from a religious beginning to a country's national music and dance. Samba is a powerful and graceful body movement responding to the beats of the Batucada (Samba Band) with vigorous motions from the hips down.

Lambada - The forbidden dance, which actually means the motion of a waiving whip. Lambada is a very sensual dance with amazing tricks done between two partners while keeping close contact and always moving.

Maculele - From African slaves in the sugar cane plantations of Brazil this dance, also a martial art, uses sticks or machetes to hit together on the beats while performing ritual movements for training self defense and expression of one style.

Salsa - Originally from Cuba and other areas of the Caribbean this spicy beat began mixing instruments from different cultures of the area to produce a mix of sounds called Salsa. The dance as well combines different folkloric movements into a sexy, smooth and vibrant dance where turns and spins seem to transform the couple into a single motion of the Latin culture.

Merengue - A folkloric dance, which developed in Cuba and the Dominican Republic from the beats of rhumba music. Today the world enjoys the fast rhythms and sounds of merengue music.

Cha Cha - A deviation of the Mambo where slower music is played and couples can still dance around the floor by adding the Cha Cha Cha or triple step to the mix.

Caribbean - From Limbo to Stilt Dancers and everything in between, the Caribbean is a vast melting pot of African rhythms with multicultural influences.

Tango - From the streets of Buenos Aires, this dance shows the most passionate connection between partners. The close body contact and quick back and forth steps provide elegance like no other.

Bellydance - The origins are not exactly known, but it is very old, its connection with fertility and eroticism date as far back as recorded history. Today it has become an artistic interpretation of one self by isolated and snake like body movements to the beats of Arabic drums.

Flamenco - Derived from the persecution of and isolation gypsy's, this folkloric dance has now become the lime light of Spaniard culture and artistic expression.

Aerial Acts - Silk ribbon to rope, amazing feats of acrobatics and gymnastics performed above the ground.

Hand Balance - Concentration, strength, and amazing skill is demonstrated by unique balancing of two people challenging gravity to balance each other while one or both persons are levitated from the ground. Samba Dancers by Copacabana Samba Show los angeles

Stilts Dancers - Originated in Africa, balance and great skill is needed when dancing while standing 14 feet tall in colorful and spectacular costumes.