Activities: Ballroom Dancing

Throw on your gown and tails and head to the ball with these fifty legendary waltzes.

DJs and musicians armed with its signature bandoneon have brought the tango into the 21st Century. The sound is contemporary, but the feeling is faithful to the emotional immigrant song of South America's Rio de la Plata region. There simply is no last tango.

Essential recordings from the 1930s and '40s Swing-era big bands, which featured upwards of 12 musicians. During their heyday, big bands produced America's most popular dance music.

Originating in Cuba and Puerto Rico, salsa has spread like wildfire across all Latin American countries. This playlist includes salsa's greatest artists and songs.

During the 1960s, multiple Puerto Rican and Cuban genres merged, creating what would later be known as salsa. This playlist includes songs that influenced and shaped the salsa sound.

Salsa music originated in Cuba, but Puerto Rican "salseros" have helped make the genre a global phenomenon. This playlist includes essential recordings from salsa's best-known Puerto Rican artists.

Salsa Colombiana became popular in Colombia during in the 1980s and features faster rhythms than its Caribbean ancestor, while retaining its irresistible danceability.

Cuba is the birthplace of Salsa, one of the most popular genres in Latin America. Cuban salsa draws from a combination of many Cuban genres, thus featuring an eclectic range of sounds.

The Gipsy Kings got this party started internationally, but there's much more to the Spanish rumba. Warning: playlist may cause exhaustion due to dancing on the table 'til dawn.