CHINA MAIL, MARCH
Pag
earn Dancing With Me!
By Santos Casani
(Famous Teacher of Dancing)
RHYTHM OF THE RUMBA
It has always been a mystery to me that English dancers should think the Rumba hard to dance. Maybe because the dance hailed from the exotic scenes of South America it was thought to be a dance in which exaggerated "temperament was essential, but, on the contrary, it has always been my opinion that the Rumba is by far the easiest of all the modern
The music of the Rumba. too, has a peculiar fascination, and it is stimulating. Rumba music is written in 44 (common) time.
THE HOLD
The
NATE
TOWARZ
CENTRE
ÅLTERNATE FORWARD
Now you have learnt the
Basic steps
tering them.
Rumba steps are counted in Both partners relax their knees Quickstaking one beat of music, and lean slightly backwards, let- and Slows taking two bests of ting the hips come slightly for music. This three step counted wards and the shoulders a little Quick, Quick, Slow, take one bar of back, so that they feel comfortably music. Now start learning with balanced over their heels. me the Cuban Bumba.
lady Must lean back a little on to 1, 2, 3, 4. Repeat the first 4 steps should have no the man's Right hand, while her of the Forward Movement. Left hand will rest somewhere 5. Step to the side of the Right foot about his Right elbow according to Hold your partner about a foot the respective lengths of arm. She away from you. Your Left hand must retain this position always, holds her Right hand just as in the for if she allows her weight to other dances, and can be held at come forward she cannot feel her any convenient height. Your partner's lead. Please get this posi- Right hand will hold her at any tion right, and then you will have the comfortable position between the nothing to worry about in waist and the Left shoulder blade. dance itself
WALL
FORWARD MOVEMENT,
RIGHT "FOOT
THUS
Quick
6. Close the left foot to the Right foot but don't put it down Quick
Now step forward on the Left- foot and repeat.
SIDE S
Tum slightly to the Right you face the
ght Hand W? the room on
ceeding mog
No. 6. Now step to
Left foot and do exactly
A point for advanced dancera is in the Rhythm. The steps in the
re done – in 2
but in
steps
pro- taking, 1, 1, and 2
they take 1
well
only real
CENTRE OF Room.
CARNIVAL DANCE
START
HERE
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT
Your steps will be very small al- ways. You will travel less in this
steps as in the Alternati movement, but traveling
along your Line of Dance. here go into
THE RIGHT
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1. Small step to the side on the Left foot turning Right-Quick.
of are very authenti
da
bout it Per mpt it unless shich cont
little to the
velope for re-
2. Close the Right foot to the Left foot-Quick
3. Step back on the Beft foot along Line of Dance, Stow
5. Close the Left foot to the foot-Quick
4. Bring the Right foot a few The Royal Engineers Old Com-dance than in any other of the inches to the side of the Left foot) rades Association will hold their Standard dances. For each step pick turning a little to the Right. It will Grand Last Dance of the Season at the foot just clear of the ground. be more comfortable if you take it the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday, and place it down flat with the ball just a trifle back also. Quick March 30, commencing at 8.30 pm of the foot touching the floor a and lasting 'till 2 am.
fraction of a second before the Features of the evenings enter- heel tainment will include cabaret turns Face you Line of Dance, (Anti from the repertoire of Miss Amor
clockwise round the room) Winter accompanied by Miss Nura Kanis, the Raeburn Juveniles and 1 Take a tiny step forward on Mr. W. M. Raeburn. Spot prizes your left foot and slightly to so and carnival effects are other at- Left.
tractions, while music will be pro-
6. Forward on the Right
Repeat these six steps as you like, using 3 or 4 times one complete turn
vided by the Band of the Royal 2. Close the Right foot to the Left this you will be forward Scots, by kind permission of Lt. foot. Col. G. E. Hall, MC., and officers.
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3. Repeat No. 1
4. Close the Right foot to the Left foot but don't put it down.
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Right
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6. Close the Left foot to the Right foot
7. Repeat No. 5.
8. Close the Left foot to the Right foot, but don't put it down.
nual Charity Ball of Hong Kong: All these steps are counted Quick, Society for the Protecti of Chi--and take one bent of music dren will be held the Peninsula Now peat the whole
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Right foot and facing your Dance. Now you can go into you Forward Movement again and fol low it with a
LEET TE
Step forward on the Slow. Now do to the
Fett
Side Right Quick.
Close Left to Right. Quick,
3. Back Right. Slow.
4. Side Left. Quick.
5. Close Right to Left. Quick
Don't have more than – about înches bet reen the fee Ifttle step
6. Back Left, Slov
time and repeat till
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