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Dance Styles - Rumba (American Ballroom)


Welcome to Rumba (also spelled as Rhumba)!
  • Originating from Cuba, Rumba has a “quick-quick-slow” beat and is referred to as the “dance of love” or the "dance of romance".
  • There are several different types of Rumba:
    • (a) American-style Ballroom Rumba;
    • (b) International-style Ballroom Rumba; and
    • (c) Cuban Rumba (which is further subdivided into (i) Rumba Yambu, (ii) Rumba Guaguanco, and (iii) Rumba Columbia (solo dance)).​
  • We teach American Rumba at BoogieCamp, which has the Box Step as the basic step.

Rumba Play List


Dance Steps & Video Lessons for Beginners 

All videos link to YouTube and have been created by third parties not affiliated with BoogieCamp (unless specified otherwise). ​

  • Basic Box Step

  • Crossover Breaks & Underarm Turn

  • Quick Chasses

  • Open Break & Underarm Turn

  • Cuban Walks

  • Parallel Breaks

  • Butterfly

  • Fifth Position Breaks

  • Crossover Breaks & Follower Swivels

  • Fallaway and Walks

  • ​Cross Body Lead

Rumba Moves for Solo Dancers

In addition to learning the Leader and/or Follower moves in the above partner dancing videos, below is a track using solo American Rumba moves.
Video created by Olga at BoogieCamp

Want to learn Rumba?

You can learn to dance Rumba with your partner in our Couples Latin Dance classes.
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