Things You'll Need:
- Tuxedos
- Men's Dancing Shoes
- Best Of Ballroom Rumba CD
- Rumba Videos
- Women's Dancing Shoes
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Step 1
Stand opposite your partner.
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Step 2
Place your right hand on your partner's waist.
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Step 3
Extend your left hand to chest height with your elbow bent and your palm raised.
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Step 4
Grasp your partner's hand in a loose grip.
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Step 5
Listen to the 2/4 or 4/4 beat as the music begins.
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Step 6
Step with your left foot when you hear the beat: two feet to the left.
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Step 7
Follow with your right foot.
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Step 8
Step with your left foot: two feet forward.
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Step 9
Step with your right foot: forward two feet and to the right two feet, in one fluid motion.
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Step 10
Bring your left foot to meet your right.
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Step 11
Step with your right foot: backward two feet.
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Step 12
Bring your left foot to meet your right.
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Step 13
Repeat.
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Step 1
Follow the leader.
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Step 2
Place your left hand on your partner's shoulder.
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Step 3
Place your right hand in your partner's outstretched hand.
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Step 4
Step forward when your partner steps back.
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Step 5
Step back when your partner steps forward.
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Step 6
Mirror your partner's moves as he makes his steps.












Comments
MrsLizzy said
on 7/20/2007 What about the rest of it? Where are the other steps such as the "New Yorkers" and "opening out", the "shoulder to shoulder", the "walks" and the "snake"? Please can we have a further article on these if there isn't one already?