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Conga line
The conga line is a novelty dance that was derived from the Cuban carnival dance of the same name and became popular in the US in the 1930s and 1950s. The dancers form a long, processing line, which would usually turn into a circle. It has three shuffle steps on the beat, followed by a kick that is slightly ahead of the fourth beat. The conga, a term mistakenly believed to be derived from the African region of Congo, is both a lyrical and danceable genre, rooted in the music of carnival troupes or comparsas.〔Davis, Pablo Julian. "Conga", ''People, History, Culture of Cuba''. Luis Martinel-Fernandez, D.H. Figneredo, Louis A. Perez, Jr. and Luis Gonzales. London, Westpoint Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2003. 396-397.〕
==Origin==
The conga dance was originally a street dance in Cuba. The style was appropriated by politicians during the early years of republic
in an attempt to appeal to the masses before election. During the Machado dictatorship in Cuba, Havana citizens were forbidden to dance the conga, because rival groups would work themselves to high excitement and explode into street fighting. When Fulgencio Batista became president in the 1940s, he permitted people to dance congas during elections, but a police permit was required.〔Orovio, Helio. ''Cuban music from A to Z''. Durham: Duke University Press, 2004. 57.〕
Some say the conga dance was created by African slaves in Cuba taken from the Congo who originated the dance while they were chained together, the dance having important associations with Afro-Caribbean Santería religion. Others say the conga dance was not a slave-chain dance, but arose from dancing and chanting during Easter following the procession of the Virgin Mary. The music and dance was also performed originally in carnival processions and African slave celebrations.
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