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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 weekly classes.
  • You can also dance to Rumba solo at one of our BoogieFit Solo Latin Dance classes.
Get Ready to Rumba with your Partner
Express Yourself With Rumba Solo

Music Lists

Rumba Songs - Latin Flavoured

  • Abrozame - Giants of Latin
  • Besame Mucho - O. Molina
  • Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra / Ballroom Dance Express
  • Canciones De Amor - Denise Nejame
  • Delirio - Luis Miguel
  • El Reloj - Luis Miguel
  • Eres Tu - Robert Delgado
  • Hablando Claro - Gilberto Santa Rosa
  • I'm Not Giving You Up - Gloria Estefan
  • Me Voy - Gloria Estefan
  • No Lo Recuerdas - Gilberto Santa Rosa
  • Perfidia - Julie London / Linda Ronstadt / Other versions!
  • Por Amor - Gloria Estefan & Jon Secada
  • Quando Pienso- International Latin
  • Si Quieres - Juan Gabriel
  • Si Voy A Pederte - Gloria Estefan
  • Somos Novios - Andrea Bocelli feat Christina Aguilera
  • Te Desean - Luis Miguel
  • Tu, Mi Delirio - Afro Cuban Jazz Project
  • Un Hombre - Isabel Pantoja
  • Vendavi Sin Rumbo - La Sonora Matancera & Celio Gonzalez
  • Voy A Apagar La Luz - Luis Miguel 
Rumba Songs - Non-Latin A-M
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  • A Whole New World - Aladdin Soundtrack
  • Always on My Mind - Michael Buble / Elvis Presley 
  • And I Love Her - Ballroom Dance Express
  • Babe - Ballroom Dance Express
  • Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
  • Blessed - Latin Jam
  • Change The World - Eric Clapton
  • ​Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
  • Dreaming of You - Denise Nejame
  • Emotions - Destiny’s Child
  • Everything - Michael Buble
  • Falling Into You - Celine Dion
  • Fields of Gold - Sting
  • For the First Time - Kenny Loggins​
  • Hero - Enrique Iglesias
  • Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
  • I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
  • I Swear - All 4 One
  • I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
  • Islands in the Stream - The Bee Gees or Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
  • Jezabel - Ricky Martin
  • Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
  • Kokomo - The Beach Boys
  • Let's Stay Together - Al Green
  • Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles
  • My Heart Will Go On - International Latin​
  • Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton 
  • Loving You - Ballroom Dance Express
Rumba Songs - Non-Latin N-Z

  • Nobody Knows - The Tony Rich Project or Latin Jam
  • Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison
  • Satisfy My Soul - Paul Carrack
  • She Will Be Loved (Rumba Version) - Maroon 5 
  • Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby or Ballroom Dance Express
  • Stand by Me - Ben E King / Seal
  • Sway - Michael Buble / Pussy Cat Dolls / Dean Martin
  • Take My Breath Away - Berlin
  • Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
  • True - Spandau Ballet 
  • Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
  • Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
  • Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
  • What's Another Year - Ballroom Dance Express
  • When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  • You Don't Know Me - Michael Buble
  • You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Michael Buble
To purchase songs, go to iTunes (download iTunes here) or to Google Play.

Want to learn Rumba?

  • You can learn to dance Rumba with your partner in our Couples Latin Dance weekly classes.
  • You can also dance to Rumba solo at one of our BoogieFit Solo Latin Dance classes.
Get Ready to Rumba with your Partner
Express Yourself With Rumba Solo

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