Count:
40
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
To get the rhumba attitude, gently sway hips to the side as you complete a step. This is especially accentuated on the "hold" counts; as you execute the hold, just slowly sway your hip in the same direction of the foot your weight is on, completing by the end of the "hold". This can also be done to Two-Step music although it changes the "flavor" of the dance.
SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, ROCK STEP, STEP, HOLD
1-4Step to left, step right together, step to left, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Angling so that you face 2:00, rock right back, recover on left, step right home (now facing 12:00), hold (sway hip to right)
STEP, PIVOT ½, STEP, HOLD, STEP, PIVOT ½, STEP, HOLD
1-4Step left forward, pivot ½ turn, step left forward, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step right forward, pivot ½ turn, step right forward, hold (sway hip to right)
RHUMBA PROGRESSIVE ROCKS (LEFT AND THEN RIGHT)
1-4Step forward on left, rock back on right, recover (step) on left, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step forward on right, rock back on left, recover (step) on right, hold (sway hip to right)
RHUMBA BASIC BOX
1-4Step to left, step right together, step left forward, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step to right, step left together, step right back, hold (sway hip to right)
STEP, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN STEP, SIDE, TOGETHER, CROSS, HOLD
1-4Step to left, step right together, step to left while turning ¼, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step to right, step left together, step right across left, hold (sway hip to right)
REPEAT
SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, ROCK STEP, STEP, HOLD
1-4Step to left, step right together, step to left, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Angling so that you face 2:00, rock right back, recover on left, step right home (now facing 12:00), hold (sway hip to right)
STEP, PIVOT ½, STEP, HOLD, STEP, PIVOT ½, STEP, HOLD
1-4Step left forward, pivot ½ turn, step left forward, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step right forward, pivot ½ turn, step right forward, hold (sway hip to right)
RHUMBA PROGRESSIVE ROCKS (LEFT AND THEN RIGHT)
1-4Step forward on left, rock back on right, recover (step) on left, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step forward on right, rock back on left, recover (step) on right, hold (sway hip to right)
RHUMBA BASIC BOX
1-4Step to left, step right together, step left forward, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step to right, step left together, step right back, hold (sway hip to right)
STEP, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN STEP, SIDE, TOGETHER, CROSS, HOLD
1-4Step to left, step right together, step to left while turning ¼, hold (sway hip to left)
5-8Step to right, step left together, step right across left, hold (sway hip to right)
REPEAT
