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the courtship dance Cuba forged from slavery, where bodies argue and flirt without ever touching.
originBorn in Afro-Cuban slave barracks and dockside slums
the vacunaoMan's pelvic thrust the woman dodges defensively
three stylesYambú, guaguancó, and the acrobatic male columbia
all percussionDriven by conga drums, claves, and a cajón box
misnamingBallroom rumba is mostly slowed-down Cuban son