FEELIN' EXOTIC
The beguine is a dance and musical form similar to a slow rhumba. It was popular in the 1930s coming from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is a combination of Latin folk dance and French ballroom dance and is a spirited but slow, close dance with a roll of the hips movement inherited from rumba. After Cole Porter wrote the song, "Begin the Beguine", the dance became more widely known beyond the Caribbean.
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
"Begin the Beguine"
composed by
Cole Porter
YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/cCYGyg1H56s
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And as a bonus
Here's two of the greatest dancers
Doing their tap interpretation of the song
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell
"Begin the Beguine"
from the film
The Broadway Melody of 1940
YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/nZPndC-F5SE