| A barrel drum used in traditional Puerto Rican music | el tambor primo |
| A box shaped percussion instrument made out of wood | El Cajón |
| A rattle that is shaken to play music. Usually played as a pair | la maraca |
| A wooden latin instrument similar to the xylophone played with small mallets | La Marimba |
| A wooden pallet that you dance on top of. The sound from shoes tapping serves as a drum | la tarima |
| Any style of one-faced drum used in latin music | El Tambor |
| Hand-held percussion instrument | El clave |
| It's used for... | se usa para |
| Shallow | El Tambor Timbale |
| Similar to a guitar | El tres |
| Tall | El Tambor Conga |
| The political transformation | La transformación política |
| To use your hands as a percussion instrument along with the music | hacer palmas |
| a form of self expression | una forma de expresarse |
| a space for rebellion | un espacio para rebelión |
| a spin | un giro |
| a step backwards | Un paso hacia atrás |
| a step forward | Un paso hacia en frente |
| acoustic | acústico |
| ancestors | los ancestros/los antepasados |
| artistic yelp | el grito |
| beat per minute | golpes por minuto |
| beats per minute | latidos por minuto |
| calm; quiet | tranquilo |
| calmly; quietly | tranquilamente |
| catchy | pegadizo/pejajoso |
| choreography | la coreografía |
| complex | complejo |
| cultural or political oppression | La opresión cultural o política |
| dance | el baile |
| dance (as an art form) | la danza |
| dance hall | la sala de baile |
| danceable | bailable |
| dancer | el bailador |
| fast | rápido |
| free | libre |
| freedom | la libertad |
| genre | el género |
| honor your ancestors | Honrar a los antepasados |
| known | conocido |
| la bailarina | el bailarín |
| lively | animado |
| lyrics | la letra |
| melody | la melodía |
| modern | moderno |
| movements | los movimientos |
| musician | un músico |
| natural | natural |
| noisily | rudiosamente |
| noisy | rudioso |
| powerful | poderoso |
| quickly | rapidamente |
| rhythm | el ritmo |
| simple | simple |
| singer | el cantante |
| slavery | la escalvitud |
| slow | lento |
| slowly | lentamente |
| smooth | suave |
| smoothly | suavemente |
| song | la canción |
| steps | los pasos |
| strong | fuerte |
| style | el estilo |
| the dance number/routine | el número de baile |
| the system of slavery | el sistema esclavista |
| they are used for | se usan para |
| to arrive | llegar |
| to be born | nacer |
| to be marginalized | ser marginalizado |
| to bring | traer |
| to come from | provenir de/surgir de |
| to communicate | comunicar |
| to dance | bailar |
| to develop | desarrollar |
| to enjoy | gozar |
| to express (oneself) | expresarse |
| to feel at ease | sentirse a gusto |
| to feel free | sentirse libre |
| to fight | luchar |
| to have influence from | tener influencia de |
| to identify (with) | identificar con |
| to influence | influir en |
| to love oneself (each other) | quererse |
| to marginalise | marginalizar |
| to perform | realizar |
| to play an instrument | tocar un instrumento |
| to preserve | preservar |
| to rebel | rebelarse |
| to recognize | reconocer |
| to respect (someone) | respetar a |
| to sing | cantar |
| to take advantage of (enjoy) | aprovechar |
| to take unfair advantage of | aprovecharse de |
| to tap/to click one's heels | taconear |
| to trancend (cross) borders | traspasar fronteras |
| to transform | transformar |
| to turn | girar |
| to value oneself | valorarse |
| traditional | tradicional |
| two wooden sticks that are used to hit a small wooden barrel | el cua |
| well recognized | bien reconocido |