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Proper alignment is the most essential component of all things dance. Every technique you ever learn, whether it is a Rumba walk or a Samba whisk, will be layered onto proper alignment. As a matter of fact, trying additional techniques without alignment will only result in bad habits, poor balance, excessive tension, and discomfort in the joints. If you watch only one video about dance, let it be this one!

While we can talk about footwork for hours, this video covers an essential component of footwork for ballroom latin dancers specifically. In ballet, the focus is on the pointed foot and the stretching of the ankle. In ballroom latin dance, the ball of the foot is arguably the most important part, because it allows us to feel the connection to the floor and to “roll” our weight properly through the foot.

Dance is the game of opposites. Just like in life, everything has its opposite. Understanding how to use the polarities will help you bring your dancing to an alive and dynamic whole!

Proper Rumba Walk contains all the necessary fundamentals and techniques of a latin ballroom dancer’s training. When you can do a quality Rumba Walk, you can transfer that same quality into any choreography, because fundamentals are all the same: alignment and spine position, footwork, knee work, standing leg and working leg techniques, weight transfer tenets, connection of upper with lower body, hip work, core work, shoulder blades work, oppositions, and dance planes.

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A short but very effective drill for Rumba leg technique. All the Rumba essentials in one drill: Rumba Walks, Swivels, Forward Walk Turning, Backward Walk-Replace, Spiral. As stated in the video, the key is to practice it over and over and over… and over again :) For this drill, you can use a support like a portable ballet barre, the back of a tall chair, or even a kitchen counter will do. For an extra challenge, when you feel more confident, practice this drill with no support.

A short but very effective drill for Rumba leg technique. All the Rumba essentials in one drill: Rumba Walks, Swivels, Forward Walk Turning, Backward Walk-Replace, Spiral. As stated in the video, the key is to practice it over and over and over… and over again :) For this drill, you can use a support like a portable ballet barre, the back of a tall chair, or even a kitchen counter will do. For an extra challenge, when you feel more confident, practice this drill with no support.

Learning syllabus and dance figures is a good way to apply learned technique into practice.

This is a perfect routine to practice technique principles. This routine is also a great warm-up sequence before partner dance or advanced choreography. Through this simple routine, you can practice fundamentals and tune your body before choreography practice or competition rounds. It is aimed to help you feel your body, much like hitting a few balls with a basic swing in golf before playing a round.

Learning syllabus and dance figures is a good way to apply learned technique into practice.