(Dance 3A) Advanced Rumba
Building on a solid foundation of Rumba at the intermediate level, this course builds on that foundation with more intricate steps and advanced technique to make your Rumba really shine on the dance floor.
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 the 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 3A) Advanced Rumba – Opening Out Step
(Dance 3A) Advanced Rumba – Back-Spot Turn
In this video, Alex teaches us the shorter and longer versions of the same pattern. As promised in her last video, she ends this figure by using the Opening Out Step from her last lesson. This pattern is quite compact and is therefore easy to learn and practice in the smaller spaces in our homes. […]
(Dance 3A) Advanced Rumba – Back Spot-Turn Variations
This lesson combines the material covered in Weeks 1 and 2 of the Advanced Rumba series and then adds 2 variations to create a third, interesting, and more challenging figure! The first variation is achieved by adding an Inside Turn for the followers prior to dancing the Back Spot Turn and the second Inside Turn […]
(Dance 3A) Advanced Rumba – Shoulder Check
The Shoulder Check is a neat looking pattern that is bound to attract attention on the dance floor! As always, Alex teaches the figure first from the leader’s point of view and then the followers’. She explains that the leaders can use various figures from Levels 1 and 2, (i.e. Lady’s Inside Turn, Crossover Breaks, […]
(Dance 3A) – Rumba – Circular Walks and the Chair
This is the final lesson in our Advanced Rumba series. It is an amalgamation of the Slow Underarm Turn, Circular Walks and the Chair. It is a pretty spectacular looking pattern that we can learn from the comfort and safety of our living rooms or kitchens. Some features of this figure that make it particularly […]