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rumba
To dance the rumba
Most of what Americans call rumbas were forms of son which swept Cuba in the 1920s The Cuban rumba was a secular drum form with many variants, including the guaguanco and the columbia, though modern musicians tend to regard all these as separate Its descendent variations can be heard in New York parks any summer weekend played by groups called rumbas or rumbones By analogy, a percussion passage in a salsa number, or a percussion-only jam session, is sometimes called a rumba or rumbon
a slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4: 4 time
The Rumba was originally a marriage dance Many of its movements and actions which seem to have an erotic meaning are merely depictions of simple farm tasks The shoeing of the mare, the climbing of a rope, the courtship of the rooster and the hen, etc It was done for amusement on the farms by the black population of Cuba However, it became a popular ballroom dance and was introduced in the United States about 1933 It was the Americanized version for the Cuban Son and Danzon It is in 4/4 time The characteristic feature is to take each step without initially placing the weight on that step Steps are made with a slightly bent knee which, when straightened, causes the hips to sway from side to side in what has come to be known as "Cuban Motion "
Three forms: Guaguancó, Yambú, and Columbia An Afro-Cuban musical form comprised of drumming, call-and-response vocals and dancing
Congo Zairian (Congo) afro cuban music style The word also means streetdrumming and dancing
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
The rumba is a popular dance that comes from Cuba, or the music that the dance is performed to. a popular dance from Cuba, or music for this dance
{i} style of ballroom dance originated in Cuba; music that accompanies a rhumba dance (also rumba)
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
A rhythmic Cuban dance, in 8/8 time, that became popular in ballrooms across Europe and the U S from the 1930s
a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
A dance craze of cuban origin, popular in the 1930's, a couple's dance in a moderately fast quadruple meter
Informal "get-together" combining African drumming and Spanish or African vocal traditions with improvised dancing and singing Rumba also refers to the rhythms played at these gatherings Those rhythms (guaguanco, columbia and yambu) are played on three congas and / or cajon
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