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International Ballroom Rumba

The modern international style of dancing the rumba grew out of studies made by dance teacher Monsieur Pierre (Pierre Zurcher-Margolle), who partnered Doris Lavelle. Pierre, then from London, visited Cuba in 1947, 1951 and 1953 to find out how and what Cubans were dancing at the time. The International Ballroom Rumba is a slower dance of about 120 beats per ...

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Early American Rumba

Early American Rumba was made famous by a song called the Peanut Vendor which was the first recording of Cuban music to become an international hit. Interestingly, it was incorrectly described on the album label as a rumba, supposedly because the word son would not be understood in English. The name stuck, and a rumba craze developed throughout the 1930s. ...

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Styles of Rumba

Rumba is a dance term with several quite different meanings. The first meaning for “Rumba” is used as the short name for Afro-Cuban rumba. Afro- Cuban Rumba is a collection of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most well-known and popular Afro-Cuban rumba is the Guaguancó. The other Afro-Cuban rumbas are Yambu and Colombia. The other ...

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Rumba Songs and Music

Let’s Stay Together, Al Green Sign Your Name, Terrence Trent D’Arby Cuando Pienso En Ti, Jose Feliciano A classic. The lyrics are heartbreaking (Spanish), the music and the vocals are even more heartbreaking. Perfect for Intl. Rumba. Careless Whisper, George Michael Album: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael An unexpected finding. I hadn’t even realised ...

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Learn Basic Rumba Routine by Franco Formica & Oxana Lebedew

Learn Basic Rumba Routine by Franco Formica & Oxana Lebedew For more videos on Rumba Dance , visit http://goo.gl/mTLnd This video teaches the basic steps of Rumba dance. Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings. In some contexts, “rumba” is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban ...

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Ballroom dance steps – Rumba Combination (Beginner)

Ballroom dance steps – Rumba Combination (Beginner) Ballroom dance steps. Visit http://www.passion4dancing.com for more basic dance steps. In this video we will show you a beginner level Rumba combination. We’ll demo it to the music, timing, and then we will call out all the figures in this lesson. Lastly, we’ll also give you some transition tips. Enjoy these beginner Ballroom ...

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Rumba dance steps – Rumba basic steps for beginners

Rumba dance steps – Rumba basic steps for beginners Rumba dance steps video lesson. Visit http://www.passion4dancing.com for more Rumba dance lessons, Basic step of American Style Rumba. – The side basic step for beginners

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Learn How to Dance – The Rumba – beginner box lesson

Learn How to Dance – The Rumba – beginner box lesson In this lesson we learn how to do the rumba box for the new student. Men’s and ladies part. Feel free to email dancingstewla@gmail.com with your dance related questions! My New Channel on Youtube is TheDanceStew please visit for more free dance lessons

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