rumbas
Latin ballroom movements
Rumbas is the plural of rumba, a ballroom dance of Cuban origin characterized by complex hip movements and an erotic character.
The music accompanying it has a syncopated rhythm.
As a verb, to rumba is to dance this style: They rumbad until midnight.
The dance influenced later Latin styles and remains popular in competitive ballroom.
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- sonMale child relation
congas · bongos · timbales · maracas · guiro · polyrhythm · trumpet · piano
clave
Latin music's rhythmic spine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
son · congas · bongos · timbales · maracas · guiro · polyrhythm · trumpet · piano · tres
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- cha-chaSyncopated Latin partner dance
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
samba · merengue · bachata · bolero · ballroom · foxtrot · waltz · jive · pasodoble · quickstep
rumbaswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
quicksteps · Viennese waltzes · minuets · foxtrots · polkas