Question: what is the difference between ballroom and latin dance?
Answer: Ballroom is the most general and the oldest term that has been used to describe waltz, quickstep, foxtrot, tango and Viennese waltz. The Latin dances are the cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble and jive. ... In addition, another key difference is the use of hip action in Latin whereas there is no hip action in Ballroom.