Beguine (dance) Beguine (dance) The beguine is a dance and music form, similar to a slow rhumba. It was popular in the 1930s, coming from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, where in local Creole "Beke" or "Begue" means a White person, and "Beguine" is the female form. It is a combination of Latin folk dance and French ballroom dance, and is a spirited but slow, close dance with a roll of the hips (a movement inherited from rumba) After Cole Porter wrote the song "Begin the Beguine", the dance became more widely known beyond the Caribbean. The song was introduced in
Ella Loves Cole Dancing" in 1978, with the addition of two new tracks; "Dream Dancing" and "After You". "Ella Loves Cole" was remastered again in 2002, with colours added to the cover. For the 1972 Atlantic LP release; Atlantic SD 1631. Side One: Side Two: All songs written by Cole Porter, except where indicated. Ella Loves Cole Ella Loves Cole is a 1972 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, arranged by Nelson Riddle, of songs written by Cole Porter. This was Fitzgerald's first album of songs dedicated to a single composer since 1964's "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book" (also arranged by