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    5.30 Rumba Basic Steps 191225

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    Rumba Basic Steps

    Key principles for dancing the Rumba:


    1) The steps are:
    • Step.
    • Rock.
    • Slide (step and drag other foot to half closed position).
    2) The basic steps rhythm is always 2, 3, 4, hold (don’t move on beat
    1). This can vary in more advanced moves.

    Basic Step – Leader Steps Forward and Follower Backward

    Follower Steps
    P
    a
    u
    s
    e
    Timing 2 3 4 1
    Steps Step Rock weight onto Slide leg that
    opposite leg has no weight
    on it P
    Leader Steps a
    u
    s
    e

    Basic Step – Leader Steps Backward and Follower Forward

    Follower
    Steps P
    a
    u
    s
    e
    Timing 2 3 4 1
    Steps Step Rock weight Slide leg that has no
    onto opposite weight on it
    leg
    P
    Leader
    a
    Steps
    u
    s
    e

    The Rumba and Cha Cha Cha are essentially the same dance. See the
    Cha Cha Cha section for further details on how to do these moves.

    Suggested routine:
    • Basic Step.
    • New York.
    • Basic Step.
    • Hand to Hand.
    • Alemana (underarm turn).

    You don’t have to follow the moves in the order above, you can fit
    them together in different combinations.

    Basic Step – Advanced Version

    To get a more sensual movement in your dance (remember: Rumba


    is the dance of love), the timing can be changed to 2-and-3-and-4-
    and-1. This applies to both Leaders and Followers. Your Rumba will
    now be slightly faster and have more hip movement to make it look
    more like Salsa in style.

    The Leader will look strong and proud. The Follower will look
    desirable and will spend the dance teasing (ie playing hard to get) the
    Leader who will be trying to win over the Follower.

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