Balboa Park Dancers advanced dance lesson - Rumba, April 2011 - Taught by Scott Dodson and performed by Jack and Michelle (syllabus).
Also see, Home | Balboa Park Advanced Dance Videos Rumba syllabus for April 2011: prep step - S (41) basic - QQS QQS (23 41 23 41) basic to fan - QQS& QQS (woman rotates 90 degrees to right on &) hip twist to hockey stick and hand shake hold - QQS QQ&S (underarm turn on &) woman's forward walk with spirals - QQS QQS QQS (spiral on 3rd and 5th Q) alemana to ronde to underarm left turn to New Yorker - QQS QQS QQS QQS (alemana on 1st QQS; rumba walk to ronde on 2nd slow; underarm left turn on 3rd QQS; New Yorker on 4th QQS) back spot turn to spiral - x's 2 - QQS (basic with step to left) QQS (back spot turn) QQS (spiral on 1st Q); repeat - back spot turn, spiral, back spot turn opposing check to open out (i.e. to fan dance position) - QQS QQS hip twist - QQS alemana to rope spin - QQS QQS QQS (alemana on first S with spiral on first slow S also; walk around on 2nd and 3rd QQS) opening outs x's 3 - QQS QQS QQS (spiral to sweetheart on 3rd slow - woman slightly ahead of man) rumba walk - QQS QQS QQS (free spin to left on 3rd QQS, pick up with handshake hold) side pass with underarm left turn to death drop hand hold - QQS QQS death drop - QQS QQS QQS (drop on 1st QQS; raise up to shadow on 2nd QQS; free spin to right on 3rd QQS [to side by side with woman slightly in front]) sliding doors, x's 2 - QQS QQS (1st QQS: man with forward break and hands crossed with palms up and moving downward throughout fwd. break - side step behind right foot on slow; woman breaks back on QQ and finishes with right foot in front and across left foot; 2nd QQS: man with back break and hands opened and closed and palms varying up and down for styling; similar for woman; SEE VIDEO) pick up in shadow to cross-body lead - QQS QQS (opposing breaks on first QQS; side pass on 2nd QQS) begin again |