A 19th-century ballroom dance genre derived from the English country dance and the courtly French contredanse. The contradanza used the cinquillo rhythm and led to the very similar pan-Caribbean danza.

17th and 18th century dance of french origin from which many Latin American ballroom dances derive via mainland Spain, including the danzón and the danza.

The Cuban contradanza (also called contradanza criolla, danza or danza criolla) was a popular dance music genre of the 19th century.