Ples je dio ljudske svakodnevice te postoji u različitim formama. U ovom radu naglasak je na latinoameričkim plesovima, plesovima tradicionalnim za područje Srednje i Južne Amerike. Posljednjih dvadesetak godina ovi plesovi veoma su popularni i na našim prostorima, a osim profesionalnog bavljenja postoji i amatersko, odnosno rekreativno plesanje. Najviše plesnih sadržaja nalazi se u Zagrebu, dok je ponuda u drugim manjim gradovima slabija, ili je nema. Samobor je grad nedaleko od Zagreba te je relativno dobro povezan s metropolom. Prije desetak godina vrvio je od plesnih sadržaja, no unazad nekoliko godina u Samoboru ne postoji mogućnost treniranja latino plesova u plesnim klubovima. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je doznati koja je motivacija rekreativnih plesačica iz Samobora za bavljenjem ovim plesovima te objasniti što ples plesačicama znači, odnosno plešu li one unatoč nepostojanju plesnih sadržaja u njihovom gradu. Dance is a part of human everyday life and exists in various forms. In this work, the emphasis is on Latin American dances, traditional dances for Central and South America. Over the last twenty years these dances have been very popular in our country, despite professional practice, there is also social or recreational dancing. Most of the dance events and practices are located in Zagreb, while the possibilities for this hobby in other towns over the country are weaker or non-existent. Samobor is a town near Zagreb and is well connected to the metropolis. Ten years ago Samobor had numerous dance content, but for the last few years social dancing is not existing. The aim of this research was to find out what is the motivation of social women dancers from Samobor for engaging in these hobby, to research their belief of dance and to find out are they still active social dancers despite the lack of dance content in their town.
