THIS COURSE
WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO:

  •  MASTER THE RUMBA AND IMPROVE YOUR TECHNIQUE ON THE DEEPEST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL  

  • MAKE YOUR SOLO PRACTICE TIME MORE STRUCTURED, EFFECTIVE, AND PRODUCTIVE 

  • GET ABSOLUTE CLARITY ON WHAT YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND HOW TO DO IT 

  • HAVE FUN, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH DANCE


Packed with EVERYTHING you need to master the RUMBA TECHNIQUE 

With over 20 years of dance experience and a Masters in Choreography, I've distilled my teaching process into a convenient course that: 

  • TEACHES YOU FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUE IN GREAT DETAIL INCLUDING; FOOT WORK, KNEE ACTION, HIP ACTION, AND UPPER BODY ACTION 

  • HELPS YOU ORGANIZE A BETTER PRACTICE STRUCTURE TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

  • PROVIDES CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHAT TO PRACTICE IN ORDER TO PROGRESS

This course is designed to help you master the most fundamental actions like:

  • Foot Work

    Develop control of sending and receiving of your body weight. Improve balance and stability.

  • Knees Action

    Sharp and rhythmical strengthening of your knees and the contrasts between the bend and straight.

  • Hips Action

    Develop a full range of movement in your hips and understand Cuban Motion, Hip Settle, and Hip Lift.

  • Upper Body Action

    Improve posture and develop mobility in the ribcage and upper back. Feel more confident in expressing and moving with the music.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome To Rumba Fundamentals

    • Welcome to Rumba Fundamentals
  • 2

    General Fundamentals

    • Posture Intro

    • What is a good Posture ?

    • Visual example

    • Weight distribution on the foot

    • Weight distribution between feet

    • Warm Up
  • 3

    1.0 Amalgamation Walks Forward and Backward

    • Intro

    • Break down Full Routine

    • Practice part 1

    • Practice part one front

  • 4

    1.1 Foot Work

    • Footwork Break Down Walks Forward

    • Footwork Practice Walks Forward

    • Footwork Break Down Walks Beck

    • Footwork Practice Walks Back

    • Footwork Practice Routine

  • 5

    1.2 Knee Action

    • Knees Action Break Down

    • Knees Action Practise
  • 6

    1.3 Hip Action

    • Hip Action Overview

    • Hip Action Break Down Walks Forward (4,1)

    • Break Down Walks Beck (4,1)

    • Break Down Walks Beck and Forward (2,3)

    • Practice Hip action
  • 7

    1.4 Upper Body

    • Brake Down

    • Practice

  • 8

    2.0 Amalgamation Walks Left and Right

    • Side Steps Back View Practice

    • Side Steps Front View Practice

  • 9

    2.1 Foot Work

    • Break Down

    • Practice

  • 10

    2.2 Knee Action

    • Break Down

    • Practice
  • 11

    2.3 Hip Action

    • Break Down and Practice

  • 12

    2.4 Upper Body

    • Break Down and Practice

  • 13

    Practice

    • Practice Full Routine to Count

    • Practise Full Routine to Music

    • Crab Walks Breakdown and Practice

    • Swivels Practice

    • Rumba Rocks(cucaracha action) Figure 8 Breakdown and Practice

    • Cucaracha Breakdown and Practice

    • Basic Movement and Cucaracha Practice to Music

    • Basic Movement Breakdown and Practice

    • New Yorker Breakdown

    • New Yorker to music

  • 14

    Exercises and Drills

    • Knees

    • Twisting

    • Hip Action

    • Hip Action to music

    • Sendin and Resining

    • Full range of Hip Action

    • Ribcage Isolation

Grab your dancing shoes and let's get started!

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Instructor

Alexey Ryazanov

What's up amazing ballroom dancers! My name is Alexey and I am a professional ballroom dance instructor with over 20 years of dance experience. I want to inspire and motivate you to move and think better!