(Dance 2A) Intermediate Rumba
In this Intermediate- level course, Club Professional Alexandra McPherson builds on the foundation established in Beginner Rumba and adds more steps and technique to take your dancing to the next level.
If you’ve ever watched “Dancing with the Stars,” you have probably seen the Rumba in action! This theatrical dance can be utilized to relate stories of love and passion between a male dancer and his sometimes shy, often teasing partner. Full of sensual movements, the Rumba is considered by many to be the sexiest of the ballroom dances. Doesn’t that sound like fun?! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s start dancing tonight!
Rumba is a slow Latin-American dance of Cuban origin. After being introduced to the United States in the 1920s, Rumba gained a lot more popularity when it started to be formally taught in the 1950s. The dance is fun to watch and is considered one of the most versatile of the social dances being taught all over the world! Slow, sensual and alluring, the Rumba is danced to 4/4 time and is characterized by a distinctive hip action called Cuban Motion.
Lastly, this dance is one of most popular dance genres for cruises and weddings. Many couples choose it for their first dance because of its sensual, romantic music and also because it is one of the easier dances to learn.
Lessons
(Dance 2A) Intermediate Rumba – Crossover Breaks & Walkaround Turn
(Dance 2A) Intermediate Rumba – Open Break and Lady’s Underarm Turn
In addition to the two patterns mentioned above, some other dance elements that Alex reviews in this video are, “Fifth Position Breaks”, the “Ball and Socket” handhold employed in leading the “Under Arm Turn,” and the “waxing on” movement of the left arm. That is a lot of instruction that can prove very beneficial to […]
(Dance 2A) – Intermediate Rumba – New Variations & Combinations
As the title of this lesson suggests, we are going to add variations to two figures we have already learned: Walk Around Turns and Underarm Turns. Alex and her partner demonstrate how we can use these two figures to create various sequences. The leader chooses how many of the above patterns we do and in […]
(Dance 2A) – Intermediate Rumba – Progressive Cuban Walks & Technique
In this lesson, Alexandra McPherson devotes a great deal of her time to teaching us the technique of Cuban Motion. She tells us that not only does hip action look aesthetically pleasing, but it is also designed to lead and follow more effectively. PCWs are a wonderful way to learn and dance Cuban Motion which […]
(Dance 2A) – Intermediate Rumba – Turn-Return
This figure leads off from the Slow Under Arm Turn, (UAT,) that we learned in our Beginner Level classes. After the lady is lead on a slow underarm “walk,” she turns to face her partner and is immediately lead into a quick, sudden turn in the opposite direction. Alex ends the lesson with some, “bonus […]