Biguine

The Beguine ( other spelling: Biguine ) is often understood as ballroom dancing in the lively 4/4-time, but also as a music style. With Beguine the dancers mainly describe but one of the rumba like slow music, they often put in place to the fast rumba music. On the island of Martinique and the tango is called Beguine by the locals.

The dance originated in the 19th century at the time belonged to France Lesser Antilles, where allied themselves with indigenous Caribbean elements by African immigrants there came influences of Bélé. The name comes from the French Beguine s'embéguiner (German: flirt with someone to advertise someone ) off. In his three main forms ( Béguine de salon, Béguine de bal and Béguine de rue ) the dance soon came to Paris and from there, especially by the Colonial Exhibition of 1931, in other parts of the world.

The American composer Cole Porter was inspired by the music that he met in Paris, to his worldwide success "Begin The Beguine " (1935 ) inspired. As an adaptation of the Beguine also applies to the original theme song of the TV series Star Trek by Alexander Courage.

The dance Beguine is not to be confused with the religious community of Beguines, which is written in many languages ​​as well (or Béguine ) like this.

• Ballroom dancing
• Latin American Dancing