rhumbas
Latin ballroom dances
Rhumbas is the plural of rumba, a ballroom dance of Cuban origin with a basic pattern of step-close-step and pronounced hip movement.
The term covers both the dance itself and the music that accompanies it.
Also spelled rumbas.
Caribbean island country
- HavanaCuba's largest city
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
cabaret · nightlife · tropical · exotic · sensual · romantic · fiesta · celebration
Cuba
Caribbean island country
1940s · cabaret · nightlife · tropical · exotic · sensual · romantic · fiesta · celebration · heritage
ballroom
Venue for formal dances
box step · Latin · rhythm · music · movement · sway · hips · turns · closed position · choreography
Afro-Cuban
Blending African and Cuban
- percussionSound through impact
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
- congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
bongos · maracas · guiro · mambo · son · bolero · orchestra · band · beat · syncopation
rhumbasstanding still
Absence of motion
waltzes · Viennese waltzes · stillness · foxtrots · minuets
rhumbasstillness
Complete lack of motion
rigidity · stiffness · immobility · marching · military drill
rhumbassalsas
Spicy tomato-based dips
mambos · jives · quicksteps · polkas · tarantellas