Caribbean Dances

I love dancing to dance hall, reggae, calypso, and soca music and so does about every Caribbean person, its in our blood. The rhythms, beats and melodies of the music makes you move, it has such an energetic vibe to it.

The most basic dance is whining. you whine by rolling your hips in a clockwise motion to the beat of the music. It can be seen is basically every dance hall or soca music video. Whining can look like what is called "freak dancing" in the U.S., when done really fast when a man and woman are dancing together. Whining can also look like salsa when done slowly.

I personally love to whine, it is a Bajan (native of Barbados) thing. I remember being in elementary school and teachers teaching the students how to whine. I was a natural from the start and could whine down to the ground and back up. I couldn't wait to show of my moves my first time in a Carnival, I practiced in my costume for a week before Crop Over day(name of the carnival day in Barbados.)
Being able to whine also comes in handy when I dance with girls in the states because I can follow their waists' wherever they go. it's fun to hear, "you are such a good dancer." I just follow their lead, it's really not that hard.
Whining is a easy and fun dance to learn and do, so next time you hit the dance floor, whine up your waistline.

Here are some videos showing this classic Caribbean dance move.