Comparsa
Afro-cuban dance play.
http://www.webref.org/dance/c/comparsa.htm
Afro Cuba web
Afro Cuba web
http://www.afrocubaweb.com/music.html
Guaracha (Cuba)
This lively cuban song and dance of spanish origin is performed in 2/4 time and danced by the more expert and agile dancers only, as its speed is rather imposing. a) an old spanish dance in two sections. one is lively triple and the other in double. it originally was played in 4/4 time. b) a modern rumba usually played very fast.
http://www.webref.org/dance/g/guaracha.htm
Ibo
The ibo rhythm belongs to the faster haitian merengue group of dancers. it is colorful, native in style and can be classified as "caribbean dancing." a pronounced movement of hips and turning of the head is typical.
http://www.webref.org/dance/i/ibo.htm
Mambo
The fusion of swing and cuban music produced this fascinating rhythm and in turn created a new sensational dance. the mambo could not have been conceived earlier since up until that time cuba and the american jazz were still not wedded. the victor records of anselmo sacaras entitled "mambo" in 1944 were probably the beginning and since then other latin american bandleaders such as tito rodriguez, pupi campo, tito puente, perez prado, machito and xavier cugat have achieved styling of their own and furthered the mambo craze. the mambo was originally played as any rumba with a riff ending. it may be described as a riff or a rumba with emphasis on the fourth beat 4/4' time. originally played by some musicians in 2/4 time with a break or emphasis on 2 and 4. native cubans or dancers, without any training would break on any beat.
http://www.webref.org/dance/m/mambo.htm
Reggae
Jammin reggae archives - gateway to reggae on the internet
http://niceup.com/