Easy Rumba for Beginners
RB 200 General =========================
ABBREV.: RB
BEAT: Quick, Quick, Slow [QQS]
RB 203 Teach Demos ------------------------------------
VIDEO CLIP:
Beginners learning some steps with focus on NEW YORKER then FENCE LINE.
Intro to Rounds at 2016 Detroit Convention. source: Dodge Dance
CUCARACHAS
Note that this first demo has the couple in Open Position;
but CUCARACHAS are usually performed with partners facing each other.
The second clip shows Facing CUCARACHAS.
TIME STEP
RB 204 Positions ----------------------------------
BUTTERFLY
OPEN Position
RB 205 Technique and Characteristics -----------------
BEAT: Slow Latin rhythm. 4 beats to the measure.
Quick, Quick, Slow (as in International ballroom, but unlike American ballroom [SQQ]).
STEP: Start on the outside foot. Each step changes weight.
FOOTWORK: Ball-Flat. Deliberate steps. Level with no rise and fall.
RB 220 Lessons =================
RB221. Colors of the Wind
See Section RB250 to practice to the cued audio recording.
Includes:
- Cucaracha
- Basic
- Crab Walks
- Side Walks
- Fence Line
- New Yorker
- Time Step
- Hand to Hand
RB222. Deja Vu Has steps learned in Colors of the Wind
plus Shoulder-to-Shoulder
See Section RB250 to practice to the cued audio recording.
RB 230 Workshops ==========
RB 231 Colors of the Wind
RB 240 Step Clinic ==========
Compare CRAB WALKS to SIDE WALKS
These are linear steps and travel toward progression of dance.
CRAB WALKS start CROSS IN FRONT [XIF] motion while
SIDE WALKS start SIDE motion
CRAB WALKS
SIDE WALKS
RB 250 Juke Box ==========
DISCLAIMER: Audio recordings for educational purposes only.
Colors of the Wind AUDIO ONLY
VuJaDa AUDIO ONLY
includes SHOULDER TO SHOULDER (demo below)