Rumba : S1 ---------- 2341 Quarter Turn (Guy Forward) 2341 Quarter Turn (Guy Back) 2341 Quarter Turn (Guy Forward) 2341 Fan Out (Guy Back) 2341 2341 Hockey Stick 2341 New York 2341 New York 2341 New York 2341 Spot Turn 2341 Hand to Hand 2341 Hand to Hand 2341 Hand to Hand 2341 Aida 2341 Hip Rock 2341 Spot Turn 2341 Quarter Turn 2341 Quarter Turn 2341 Quarter Turn 2341 Fan Out 2341 2341 Alemana 2341 2341 Side Steps 2341 Cucaracha 2341 Cucaracha 2341 Cucaracha 2341 Alemana Rumba : Basic ============= Guy Girl === ==== 1 Preparation Step 1 Preparation Step Shift weight onto right foot Shift weight onto left foot 2 left foot forward, weight left 2 right foot backwards, weight right 3 weight right 3 weight left 4 left foot to left side 4 right foot to right side 1 weight left 1 weight right 2 right foot backwards, weight right 2 left foot forward, weight left 3 weight left 3 weight right 4 right foot to right side 4 left foot to left side 1 weight right 1 weight left * In doing 1, the body must be seen to visibly move from side to side. 2341 Forward N NW 2341 Back NW W 2341 Forward W SW 2341 Back SW S 2 L across wL Girl do fan out 3 R across and turn while wL to wR 4 L back 1 wL 2 Pull R in, wR 3 L foward 4 R foward 1 wR Hockey stick NewYork to Right NewYork to Left NewYork to Right Spot turn to Left Hand to Hand with left leg back Hand to Hand with right leg back Hand to Hand with left leg back Note : Hand to Hand, step 3 Don't turn, but tranfer weight forward in the open position. Then suddenly turn into step 4. Aida ==== 2 Rf back wR 3 Lf back wL 4 Rf back 1 wR End in Aida with guy and girl back to back forming a Y shape. Hands horizontal forward. Hip Rock ======== +LH*-RH arms (horizontal) straight pointing forward 2 wL (Hip Rock forward) 3 wR (hip Rock back) 4 wL Turn left 180 while swing arm down between guy and girl Turn with weight fully on L R just keep NEAR L foot 1 Let go of handhold Spot Turn ========= 2 R foot forward 3 wR, turn 180 on wR, end of turn wL 4 R foot into close position 1 wR Three Turning basic Fan Out Alemana Side Steps ========== 2 Open wL 3 Close R in to close, wR 4 Open L out 1 wL 2 Close R in to close, wR 3 Open L out, wL 4 Close R in to close 1 wR Cucaracha ========= 2 Open L out, wL 3 wR 4 Close L bring in to close 1 wL 2 Open R out, wR 3 wL 4 Close R bring in and close 1 wR 2 Open L out, wL 3 wR 4 Close L bring in and close 1 wL Alemana ======= 2 R leg step back, wR 2 L step to pass R 3 wL 3 Turn R 4 R to shoulder apart 1 wR Modern Ballroom Dancing Victor Silvester Pg 27 The double hip movement of the Rumba, completed in two and a half beats, is a highly complicated basic dance rhythm transported unadulterated from a tribe of Southern Nigeria. From Daniel : Fencing ===================== At fan out position 23 Step forward and back left hand pull horizontally in and hold at shoulder level 41 Hip to left Right hand gracefully in 23 step back and forward hand lead girl into hockey stick 41 hip to right 23 forward and back 41 Hip to left right hand gracefully in 23 Spot turn to left From Daniel : Turkish Towel =========================== Note : Spot turn very useful for changing hand hold. Eg. New York, Spot turn, catch a right-right hand hold and do Sweet Heart or Turkish tower 23 spot turn on the left 41 Hip to right 23 catch R-R hand hold 41 23 Step back and forward Turn girl CCW 180 deg (girl face same direction as guy) using R-R hand 41 catch L-L hand hold 23 left foot back to the right 41 hip to left 23 right foot back to the left 41 hip to right 2 walk left back 3 walk right back 4 walk left back 1 walk weight left (left go right hand) 23 back and forward 41 hip to right 23 forward and backward man on the right, walk back and girl come infront on him, do spot turn to left.