A rhythmic style and vigorous dance very popular during the 1950s, which originated in the charanga instrumentation.
A faster version of the chachachá.
The pachanga was a rage among New York Latin teenagers around 1961, as played by the then hugely popular charangas. There is some dispute as to its origins. It seems to be Cuban, but it never reached the popularity there that it enjoyed in the eastern U.S. It had a fast, syncopated ta-tum ta-tum pulse. The pachanga died out because the dance involved proved to be too energetic for most.
(pa chahn gah) is an Afro Cuban dance developed in New York in the late 1950's. It uses the Charanga instrumentation and the congero plays a caballo (cah buy oh) pattern instead of tumbao.
The 1960s incarnation of the chachachá, still played by the charanga bands. Its signature is a conga pattern called "caballo" (literally meaning "horse").
A rhythmic style and rigourous dance (featuring skipping and jumping movements), very popular during the 1950s, and originating in the charanga instrumentation.
Pachanga is a type of Latin American music and dance originating from Cuba in the 1950s.http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3pchnga.htm The dance briefly replaced the cha-cha in popularity, but ultimately was short lived. It still remains very popular, however, in Cali, Colombia, where the original hits of this genre can be heard any day of the week on various radio stations and, in the weekends, at dozens of dance clubs.