Myalism; a dance associated with this cult or belief.

(See quot. 1938.)

An energetic kind of dance music originating in the Dominican Republic but also popular in other parts of the Caribbean and elsewhere, characterized…

A traditional Jamaican dance in duple time, or a song, often anecdotal or topical in content, sung to accompany this; (later also) the style of…

A kind of vigorous, popular, and sometimes indecent, dance; the music, esp. drumming, used to accompany this.

A form of characteristically Afro-Cuban music featuring prominent percussion, in which bongos, claves (clave, n.3), and other instruments combine…

A dance of African origin, typically performed in a circle within which couples take turns to execute a sequence of movements characterized by…

A dance used in Shango ceremonial rituals or associated with this cult.

Caribbean. A party or celebration characterized by lively dancing. Also (and in earliest use): a lively style of dance.ⓘ

(The name of) an Afro-Cuban (esp. salsa) dance or its music. rare.