Tango is one of the best produced dances of all time. Ballroom dancing originated in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries where these dances, like the waltz, were performed by the superior dancers and elite classes of society at balls and parties. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, it became a trend among the working and middle class to go to meetings and events in public ballrooms. In the early 1920s ballroom dancing competitions began to thrive, so much so that in 1924 an organization called the Ballroom Branch of Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing was formed. The goal was to standardize and formalize ballroom dancing techniques, the sets of steps, and the music to which they danced. The sauce is not easily defined. Cubans and Puerto Ricans invented salsa. The popular Latin music known worldwide as salsa began centuries ago in the islands of the Spanish Caribbean. It originated in Cuba when Latinos freed themselves from slavery and celebrated by dancing. Salsa involves a mixture of Latin music and jazz. The costumes for Salsa dancing include tight skirts that come out at the knees, tops are worn short and tight. The dresses are both revealing and sexy. Salsa played an important role in the evolution of Latin countries. Modern jive swing may be the latest dance craze to take over the UK, but it's far from NEW! The origins of jive date back to the 1920s and 1930s in nightclubs. of black America, the sounds of jazz led to Big Band Swing, perfecting dances such as the Lindyhop & the Jitterbug. The war years brought dance underground due to its "corrupting influence". However, American soldiers brought the dance with them to Europe. In the UK it emerged in the Rock & Roll years, having been adapted to fit the new musical style. The French took the dance, simplified it, mixed it with traditional Latin dances to form the dance we now know as modern. You live. Over the years the dance has been adapted to fit musical trends and broken down into a basic format that makes it suitable for the masses. The dance now known as Modern French Jive can be seen throughout the UK, in many different forms. But the basic dance is still the same, no matter how it is marketed.