http://latinballroom.net Resources for Latin Dancers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:03:00 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/ You may have noticed it…. I like music as well as dancing and I’ve found this youtube video by the rejected1. It’s his list of top 20 Cha Cha songs as of 2009 and has pretty good songs in it. I recognize a lot of these songs from videos of recent competitions. There are a [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/09/top-20-cha-cha-and-rumba-songs/feed/ 7 http://latinballroom.net/2009/07/11/videos-of-rumba-syllabus-steps/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/07/11/videos-of-rumba-syllabus-steps/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:57:04 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1111 I spent sometime today looking for video clips of rumba syllabus figures and found some good ones. According to this page on the USISTD site, the following is the international rumba syllabus. Rumba Pre-Bronze/Student Teacher Basic Movements Cucarachas New York Spot Turns Left and Right Shoulder to Shoulder Hand to Hand Progressive Walks Forward & [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/07/11/videos-of-rumba-syllabus-steps/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 05:01:57 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1007 These are some of my favorite Rumba songs. Amazon.com Widgets]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/05/12/my-favorite-rumba-songs/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/12/rumba-walk-exercise-foot-pressure-and-2-pieces-of-paper/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/12/rumba-walk-exercise-foot-pressure-and-2-pieces-of-paper/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:07:27 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=242 When you dance latin dances, you need to be grounded. By “grounded,” I mean *the center of your weight should be low *when you step and transfer weight to a leg, your supporting leg should  compress into the floor *you need to have constant foot pressure on to the floor In addition to the groundedness, [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/10/12/rumba-walk-exercise-foot-pressure-and-2-pieces-of-paper/feed/ 9 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:25:05 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=62 MPM (measures per minute) and BPM (beats per minute) Rumba is danced to a slow 4/4 (4 beats per measure) time music.  The American style rumba is faster with 32-36 MPM or 128-144 BPM than the International rumba (27 MPM or 108 BPM), according to the NDCA (The National Dance Council of America’s rule book. [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/14/counting-international-rumba/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:16:10 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=38 Rumba is one of my favorite dances. I like to dance it, watch it, and listen to its music. Here are some of my fav. rumba songs. Volvere by Jose Feliciano.  Amazon.com Widgets Cuando Pienso En Ti by Jose Feliciano. Amazon.com Widgets Manana Si by Jose Jose Amazon.com Widgets Angela by Jose Feliciano Amazon.com Widgets [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/09/08/rumba-music/feed/ 3