Social Ballroom Dancing/Rumba/American Rhythm Technique

{moed from Rumba (dance)}

The basic move in American Style Rumba is known as a Box Step. It is similar in basic structure to Waltz and other box-step dances in step position, but uses a 4/4 timing versus the 3/4 timing found in Waltz. Assuming an eight count step (two measures of 4/4), steps occur on one, three, four, five, seven, and eight. This leaves a "slow--quick-quick-slow--quick-quick" pattern to the dance in its most basic form. The basic is only to provide a framework for the rest of the dance. Mastering the dance requires learning additional steps that fall within this framework.