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Summary: In order to learn how to rumba, beginning dancers should start slow by mirroring the moves of a more experienced partner. Dance the rumba with the tips in this free video dancing lesson from a professional dance instructor.
Rosario Nene Ortega is a ballroom dance instructor at The Goddess Store in Hollywood, Florida. She is a professional instructor and performer of Argentine tango, disco, swing, ballroom...read more
"Hi, my name is Rosario Nene Ortega. I'm a Dance Instructor, Ballroom and Tango at the Goddess Store in Hollywood, Florida. In this clip, we're going to talk about how to Rumba. Rumba is a very beautiful dance. You can do it slow and it's very fun. Okay. Let me show you now the leader's part. We're going to start with the leading part, okay. We're going to go forward in a slow, just two beats, side, together.I'm going to go back now, slow, quick, quick. I'm going to repeat. One, two, side, together. Back, two, side, together. So it's forward, hold, side, together. Back, hold, side, together. That's the leader's part. Now we are going to follow exactly. We're going to mirror our partner. The women is going to start with the right foot to the back in a going; one, two, side, together. Forward; one, two, side, together. One, two, side, together. This is the Rumba steps for you, Nene Ortega at the Goddess Store in Hollywood, Florida."
eHow Article: How to Rumba