The style and characteristics of rumba dance rumba is a transliteration of Spanish rumba, which originated in Cuba and is also called Cuban rumba. The rhythm of the dance music is 4/4 beat, with 27 ~ 29 bars per minute. Four beats per bar. The melody of music is characterized by the strong beat falling on the fourth beat of each bar. The dance steps start from the fourth beat and consist of a slow step and two quick steps. Take three steps in four beats, take two beats slowly (the fourth beat and the first beat in the next bar), and take one beat quickly (the second beat and the third beat).

It is characterized by romantic style and charming dance. Both men and women pay attention to posture, gentle and charming dance, graceful footwork, and the dancers are at arm's length and full of teasing meaning. This is a dance to express the feelings of men and women. The name of rumba may come from the word Rumboso Orquestra, which is the name of a dance team in 1807. On the Caribbean coast, this name is close to the name of rum. So some people think that rumba has something to do with this wine, which is the product of a noisy cocktail party in Spain.

Folk dance originated from African black songs and dances, popular in Latin America, and later developed in Cuba. In Cuba, all impromptu black songs and dances are called rumba. This kind of dance is completely self-entertaining. Sometimes a man and a woman can chase each other, and it can also become a multi-person group dance.

The dance steps are mainly hip twisting and shoulder shaking. The accompaniment is mainly percussion, and the dancers are accompanied by shouting and singing. The rhythm is 2/4 beat, which is flexible and changeable. The folk rumba atmosphere is very warm and jubilant. After the 1920s, rumba was introduced to Europe and North America, and absorbed jazz and other dance factors, becoming an important form of ballroom dancing.

The style and dynamic characteristics of rumba dance can be summarized as steady swing, rigidity and softness, and speed.

Swing steadily in the middle: the rhythm of rumba dance comes from labor. When working blacks put bananas and other fruits in a big basket and lift them over their heads, they are required to stabilize their upper bodies and walk up and down to form hip swings. Therefore, when dancing rumba, the spine should be straight and the shoulders should be flat. The swing of the hips is naturally formed due to the shift of the center of gravity, rather than deliberately swinging the hips.

When stepping out, the sole of your foot hits the ground hard and your knees bend slightly. At this point the knee of the other leg is straight. When the center of gravity moves to the stepped foot, the heel is put down and the crotch side is swung back. The other is relaxed and slightly bent. The overall feeling is air lift, the upper body control is smooth, and the arm keeps swinging freely. Soft and tough:

After stepping out, the knees are propped up hard, and the swing of the hips seems to be light and soft, but in fact, the internal force has a resilience of memory, so the rumba ball has a feeling of sour buttocks for a long time.

Speed: rumba dance takes four beats and three steps, and the rhythm is fast and slow, one step at a time. Put your hips three times in three steps. Its feet move very fast, no matter how fast or slow, it is half beat in place, while the swing of its hips is one beat faster and two beats slower. In fact, in the three steps of four beats, each step is half beat, and the hips are constantly swinging from side to side. This contradictory and unified movement of up, down, slow and fast has formed a distinct rhythm of rumba dance.