Rumba comes from two sources: Spanish and African. Although the main development that can be tested is in Cuba, similar dance forms are also widely developed in other parts of the Caribbean.
The origin of rumba is related to the importation of slaves in16th century. This dance shows naked sexual movements between men and women, extraordinary quick movements and exaggerated hip movements. In rumba movements, men are very aggressive, and women's movements are full of defensive breath. Music is consistent with the dancer's vivid rhythm by interrupting. Other instruments used are malaga, cudgel, xylophone and some drums.
With the Second World War, "Son" became a popular dance of the Cuban middle class, which was a modified form with a slow and elegant rhythm. Slower than this is "Danzon", the dance of the rich class in Cuba. The pace of this dance form is very small, and the female hips are slightly tilted, which is completed by bending and straightening the knees in turn.
Rumba in America is an improved branch. In 19 13, were Quinn and Joan Sawyer were the first people to formally try to introduce rumba dance to the United States. After 10, the band leader brought a pair of rumba actors and some musicians to 1925. Benito Colada opened an El Chico Club in Greenwich Village.
1929, Latin music became popular. In the late 1920s, Xavier CUGAT set up a band specializing in Latin America. Starting from the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, the music appeared in early talking films such as Happy Madrid. Then in the 1930s, Cugat played in waldorf, new york for ten years.
1935, George Raft played a dancer named joe martin in the musical rumba. Because of the same interest in dancing, she finally won the heart of the heiress Diana Harrison (played by Carol Lombard).
In Europe, the spread of Latin dance (especially rumba) depends more on Mr. Pierre's cleverness and hard work (he is the chief teacher of this kind of dance in London). In 1930s, with the efforts of his partner Doris Laver, he devoted himself to introducing the traditional Latin American dance culture to London. After repeated research, Pierre and Ravelle finally established the real Cuban rumba, which was officially recognized in 1955.
Rumba is the essence and soul of Latin music and dance, and its charming rhythm and body expression make it one of the most common dances in ballroom.
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