拉丁舞的起源追溯起來相當的復雜，它的每一個舞種都起源于不同的國家，有著不同的背景、歷史和發展歷程，不過其中絕大多數都來源于美洲地區，而它們又是三種文化的融合體。
The origin of Latin dance can be traced back to a quite complex time, with each dance genre originating from different countries, with different backgrounds, histories, and development processes. However, the vast majority of them originate from the Americas, and they are a fusion of three cultures.
早在16世紀的時候，歐洲的征服者們為了得到充足的勞力而把大批的非洲黑人進口到美洲大陸，到了17至18世紀，來自這三個洲的文化已在美洲大陸上逐步融合。舞蹈作為中下層人民的主要娛樂方式，自然也充分體現出了這種文化的融合，而且隨著后來歐洲宮廷舞蹈元素的流入，這些民間舞又有了進一步的規范、衍變和完善。
As early as the 16th century, European conquerors imported a large number of African black people to the American continent in order to obtain sufficient labor. By the 17th to 18th centuries, cultures from these three continents had gradually integrated on the American continent. As the main form of entertainment for the middle and lower classes, dance naturally fully reflects the integration of this culture, and with the later influx of European palace dance elements, these folk dances have further standardized, evolved, and improved.
第二次世界大戰后，美國人將這些舞蹈傳播到世界各地，特別在歐洲廣為流行。隨后，歐洲人對這些民間舞蹈又進行了規范和加工，終于在1960年將拉丁舞列入了世界性比賽，并將其分為倫巴、桑巴、恰恰、斗牛、牛仔五種，對它們的舞步、節拍等各方面也都有了統一的規定。
After World War II, Americans spread these dances to various parts of the world, especially in Europe. Subsequently, Europeans standardized and processed these folk dances, and finally included Latin dance in global competitions in 1960, dividing it into five categories: rumba, samba, chacha, bullfighting, and cowboy. They also had unified regulations on their dance steps, beats, and other aspects.
第二次世界大戰結束后，英國舞協再次把舞廳舞（國標舞）的搜集、整理和加工放在了工作首位，約在1950年，英國舞協在狐步舞、探戈舞、慢華爾茲和快步舞的基礎上，又構建快華爾茲、恰恰舞、倫巴舞、牛仔舞、桑巴舞和斗牛舞的國標舞文字理論教學標準，使國標舞的舞種數量達到10種。約在1955年，國標舞的10種舞數量被確立下來，并一直沿用。此外，還把上述10種國標舞分割成摩登舞（華爾茲、探戈舞、快步舞、狐步舞、維也納華爾茲）和拉丁舞（倫巴舞Ru型槽模具 一次性止血帶 保定水處理設備 一次性止血帶 保定空壓機 北京真空泵mba、恰恰舞Chacha、捷舞Jive、桑巴舞Samba、斗牛舞PasoDoble）2類舞系。從而形成1套理論，2類舞系，10支舞種。 [1]
After the end of World War II, the British Dance Association once again placed the collection, organization, and processing of ballroom dance (national standard dance) at the forefront of its work. Around 1950, the British Dance Association built a theoretical teaching standard for national standard dance texts based on foxtrot, tango, slow waltz, and fast step dance, including fast waltz, chacha, rumba, cowboy, samba, and bullfighting dance, bringing the number of national standard dance genres to 10. Around 1955, the number of 10 national standard dances was established and continued to be used. In addition, the above 10 national standard dances were also divided into two dance genres: modern dance (waltz, tango, trot, foxtrot, Vienna waltz) and Latin dance (Rumba, Chacha, Jive, Samba, and PasoDoble). Thus forming a set of theories, 2 dance genres, and 10 dance genres. [1]