RUMBA - bronze beginning to intermediate 2.19.10

Section 1
Basic movement (Partial weight to full weight, bent leg to strait, relax hip, roll ball to heel)
Rock steps are QQ: back, side, front
Good General Rule: L's L side rock followed by Fwd slow to box
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dance position ((elbows closer than waltz)
timing (slow and quick quick, slow and quick quick)
alternative timing (side together, then as above)
Box step
Extended box to open break (L's R side step slow, then back break to open)
Lady's under arm paddle turn (outside turn, L back break while F walks))
Fallaway breaks (back breaks: QQ)

Arthur Murray Style: begin box with Leader fwd slow on 1
Fred Astaire Style: begin box with Leader L side-together quick-quick
(In my opinion, Astaire style should begin on 78, since it makes no sense with common rumba rhythm to start this way on 12)

Section 2
Cross body lead after 1st ½ box, 4:L back out of way and collect before 7, cucaracha (side rock) as F steps fwd QQS (late weight change on 1)
(If F steps directly forward on 1, she will cross as she pivots. If F crosses on 1, she will uncross as she pivots.)
- then L leads F into pivot as L breaks fwd on the next Slow
Open Cuban walks (L:Backwards)
Closed cucarachas (side rocks QQ, collect on slow, end with fwd slow to fwd box on 1)

Section 3
Promenade twist walks (From L's R cucaracha, open 5 with step fwd 7 slow
- walk either LOD or F around L. F twists, not L) walks, not rocks.
Outside roll & open break (2OT to 1H)
L-R Peak-a-boo breaks (enchufla doble or more - from L&F back break)
Forward breaking steps into basic box
(cuban walk with rocking FWD steps: do not replace. step forward on 1 and 5)

Section 4
Open break, inside pick-up & back spot turn (grapevine R couples pivot) w/spin whip ending (texas tommy OT)
R-R open break, lady's under arm turn left to end on man's left side for man's head loop pick-up
Back cuban walk (Switch lady from left to closed right on 4th basic)

Section 5
to SH on 5, open break to 2SH on 1. Lady's under arm turns (under each hand) to Rondé (L push, hands low, then cross over with L foot)
Man's cut-in with lady's inside roll to man's head loop (L drop RH after head loop)
Fallaway (back break) rock, lady's spiral & left roll to sweetheart swivels
Roll out on QQ to open crescendo, roll into lean (stop F with L's LH, and flip to layout (bring F on step forward, place her RH on L's waist. L supports F with L's LH on her upper right arm. L faces to L's L, L shoulder back.

Section 6
New Yorkers (same timing as fallaways), exit free spin or F's OT

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