Definition of rumba
: a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in 2⁄4 or 4⁄4 time with a basic pattern of step-close-step and marked by a delayed transfer of weight and pronounced hip movements; also : the music for this dance
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Examples of rumba in a Sentence
The band played a rumba.
Recent Examples of rumba from the Web
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So, how this is going to work: The high scorers get to pick their dance-off opponent and the low scorers get to pick the dance style, choosing from cha cha, jive, or rumba.
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Well, rumba is good for both of these couples because the guy is sexy and the women are used to dancing around them.
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That leaves Bonner & Sharna and Nick & Peta to do the rumba.
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But its guitar grooves are a Pan-African blend, drawing on the thumb-pianolike guitar picking of older Zimbabwean pop, on the lilting rumba of Congolese soukous and on hints of rock.
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Best of the Rest Nancy Kerrigan’s En Vogue Paso brings her a 33, while Bonner Bolton’s rumba and Nick Viall’s jive lock in a 30 and 29, respectively.
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Best of the Rest Nancy Kerrigan’s En Vogue Paso brings her a 33, while Bonner Bolton’s rumba and Nick Viall’s jive lock in a 30 and 29, respectively.
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That led a friend of a friend to put us in touch with some people who run a music cooperative in the city of Matanzas, about 55 miles east of Havana and best known as the birthplace of danzón and rumba.
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The style of the show mixes modern dance and hip-hop rather than Cuba's famous rumba and ballet.
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Origin and Etymology of rumba
American Spanish
RUMBA Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of rumba for English Language Learners
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: a type of dance originally from Cuba in which dancers move their hips a lot
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: the music for a rumba
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about rumba
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