1. By: Marco

2. Table of Contents
The origin
Basic moves
Importance
to the
Spanish
Culture
Types of music
Pictures of costumes

3. The Origin of the Rumba
• Became popular in the 20th century
• Mainly a Cuban dance
• Comes from “Rumbear” which means: going
to parties, dancing, and having a good time.
Table of
Contents

4. Basic Moves and Steps
• Basically the man steps back and forth
switching his body weight from side-to-side.
• The woman does the exact opposite of the
man and also swaps the body weight from
side-to-side.

5. Types of music Rumba is Danced to
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Aqui No
Amodo Mio
La Polama
Dance video…

6. Pictures of Dancers Costumes
• Male:
• http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/ml
mJP3KWCTaFOfAW4ij2w1A.jpg
• http://cdn.deguisetoi.fr/images/rep_articles/g
ra/de/deguisement-danseur-de-rumbaadulte_204978_1.jpg
• Female:
• http://fancydresscostumes.co.uk/291-thickbox/rumbafancy-dress.jpg
• http://cdn.deguisetoi.fr/images/rep_articles/gra/de/de
guisement-danseuse-de-rumba-femme_204910.jpg

7. Importance of Dance to the Spanish
Culture
– The first type of Rumba was considered
“improper” so a new type was created called the
son rumba(5)
– New rumba was a faster tempo(5)
– The son rumba was popular in the US for a short
time(5)
– Dance is considered important and exciting to
learn(5)

8. Works Cited
• 1.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/512675/r
umba
• 2.
http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/rumba
.htm
• 3.
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/dances/info.asp?sid
=219
• 4. http://www.therhythmroom.net/rumba_music.php
• 5. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-rumba.htm