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Welcome to Martha's Wiki page! =MY PRESENTATION: CUMBIA= = = =Making My Mark:= =Becoming An Expert at Dancing Cumbias= =Martha Ruiz=

=A little bit about my topic...=

" a type of Latin-American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to Salsa using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion."
====In other words, Cumbia is an instrumental music created with guitars, accordions, and drums. The word cumbia is secondary of the African "cumbe," which means party or celebration. It's considered by many the queen of Afrocaribbean rhythms. It can be simple to learn, but hard to master. Cumbia has a basic 4/4 rhythm. So, it's helpful to countdown as your learning the steps of this musical dance. The rhythm is "One-Two-Three-Four. "==== ====We see people from across the world dancing cumbias, and enjoying this musical style at the same time. Cumbia began as a courtship dance practice among the slave population that was later mixed. It started in the northern region of Colombia around Cartagena during the period of Spanish Colonization. During the 1930s, cumbia approved to itself as an authentic art form, and it started gaining popularity. Until now three types of cumbia exist: classic cumbia, modern cumbia, and cumbiamba. Cumbia was mainly provide with just drums, and claves.==== ====This musical style interests me because its simple to learn, and it has a basic 4/4 rhythm. Also because this dance keeps alive the African slaves, and their musical traditions. It turns the drums, and dances into a courtship ritual. Finally, because its inspired with spanish clothing. Long skirts for women, and hats, with red handkerchiefs for men.====

=The questions that my research addressed are:=

1. What is the definition of Cumbia? 2. Is it hard to learn? 3. What are the basics steps to it? 4. What is the history of Cumbia? 5. How to dance Cumbias? 6. How to give the dance a bit more style? 7. Where did Cumbia originated from? 8. What was Cumbia during the 1930's?

**May 11, 2011** =Annotated Bibliography- A list of my sources and what i learned from each of them.=

Source1: "How to dance cumbias." eHow.com.eHow.com,2011.Web.3 May 2011

The main purpose of this website is to give dancers from all over the world the chance to learn how to dance cumbias. It is a cite created by an eHow constributor. This cite has so much information about dancing cumbias, and some information about the history of cumbia. The page on this website is helpful to me because it has the instructions on how to dance cumbias. Also, because the information is very clear. I learned that cumbia is a folk dance and musical style that originated among colombian slaves.

Source2: "Cumbia." vivatravelguides.com.vivatravelguides.com,n.d. Web.2 May 2011

The content of this website is to give dancers who loved dancing cumbias a better view about cumbias. It is a cite created by a viva travel guides. This cite has the basic information, and some background as well. This page on this website is helpful to me because it answers some of my questions for my research. I learned that the word cumbia is a dirivative of the African "cumbe," which means party or celebration. I also learned, that cumbia is considered by many the queen of Afrocaribbean rhythms.

Source3: "Cumbia Dance." dancing-latin.com. dancing-latin.com,n.d. Web. 9 May 2011

The main purpose of this website is to give dancers the ability to learned more about cumbia dance. This website is mainly for people who love dancing the rhythm of the dance. This cite has some history about cumbia. The page on this website is helpful to me because it has information that my other two sources didn't have. I learned that the basic rhythm structure is 4/4. I also learned that cumbia began as a courtship dance practiced among the slave population that was later mixed with the European instruments and influence.

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**Vocabulary Words that are important to understand my topic:**

1. Cumbia: a folk dance and musical style that originated among colombian slaves centuries ago.

8. Variant: tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying.
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=Planning My Presentation:(draft only)=

=- Introduce my topic= =- Why i chose it= =- Maybe a video demonstration ( basic steps of cumbia)= =- What the basic steps are?= =- The history= =- Clothing= = =

**April 27, 2011**

Today i did a general search for my topic: Dancing Cumbias Here are some sources i found:

[|Where did it come from?] Cumbia is a folk dance &musical style that originated among Colombian slaves centuries ago... Cumbia has become popular in various Latin American countries.Examples: Mexico, Peru& etc... I learned that it could be simple to learn but, difficult to master.

=May 2, 2011=

Today i search for my topic: Dancing Cumbias Here are some sources i found: [|What is the meaning of cumbia?] The word cumbia is a derivative of the African "cumbe," which means party or celebration. I learned that three types of cumbias prevail:classic cumbia, modern cumbia, and cumbiamba. =May 10, 2011=

Today i search for what exactly is a cumbia dance? Here's some information i found interesting for my topic:

[|What is a Cumbia dance?] I learned that Cumbia is very popular,widely known in the Latin music mainstream. Also, that Cumbia is the net intersection of two cultures that settled in the region of what is now northern California at different times; the Amerindians and African slaves.