Small correction. The original Rumba came from slaves deportes from the Kongo Kingdom. There it was called Nkumba. Which was difficult to prononce so they called it cumbia then Rumba. The first Cuban rumba orchestra was creates by a slave descendant who was Congolese. From then people started to make their own sauce of it but the dancing, the singing and live music is originally from the Kongo Kingdom (Nkumba with body contact for married couples and Kulomba without body contact for singles (before marriage)

I’m glad to see that someone in the ballroom dance industry is humble enough to embrace the actual roots of the pre-evolution of a ballroom dance. I have been teaching since 1977, and I haven’t seen anyone embrace the starting point as eloquently as you have in this video. I am currently studying the history of the music of Cuba and that is what led me to your video. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for this! This helped me understand so much, my grandparents were Cuban and I didn't know this but now this will help me so much to make that connection. This is just as important as learning the steps, it connects us to the dance. Great content!

Thank you Alexey for your passionate story of Ruba!!!I love watching your videos!!!🤗🤗🤗

I just watched this again and love the way you inspire me to incorporate my own love story into this dance.

Rumba can be traced back to Congo that the only country in Africa plays rumba🇨🇩

Alexey, your RUMBA HISTORY IS BRILLIANT! So well researched and you are telling it with your heart and soul. I'm sooo proud of you..💘

Love it... your style if teaching, reaching and DANCING. Nj-usa

Thank you for your lecture, you’re amazing!

If you’re dancing to caribbean music you’re dancing to the drum and the bass, which is embodied in one instrument; the marimbula aka the rhumba box in Jamaica.

Great video man! Loved all of it! Please make more 😃🙏🏻

Slaves from the Kongo *

Thankyou Alexey, your rumba story got my attention from the off. Lots of interesting dancing content and information. So engagingly presented.

A lovely story and great presentation 🙂

Love this💗💗 More history of the other dance pretty please

Hi Alexey. So nice to see you again on KZfaq. Yes. I enjoyed the video. It's always nice to understand the history of how a dance began. Sometimes we take things for granted and forget to dig deep into our emotions and express ourselves through dance. I believe we become better dancers when we can do that. Say hi to Dasha.

THank you, Alexey! Very informative story of the History of Rumba!

You are a wonderful storyteller! Thank you! Please show more clips of Black Cubans dancing!

Thank you for creating this video. Now I know the story behind rumba. I hope it can influence my dancing.

Brillant ! 😊👏

Thank you! Very informative!

Well, talking about Pierre, you forgot to put in Walter Laird. From learning from Pierre's excursions to Cuba which led to the codification of International Rumba, after Laird found out Pierre's findings, he put International Rumba further, especially when he danced with Lorraine Reynolds. Eventually, Laird was coined as "the guru of Modern Rumba technique", and penned at least one technique book in not only International Rumba, but also the other 4 dances he was great at in International Latin - Paso, Jive, Cha-Cha, and the Samba. Beyond-syllabus and open-style choreography displays in competitive Rumba dancers try to enhance the characterizations required in the rumba dance. And still used in dancesport Latin events today. Some of the choreo tricks include.... 1. Cantilever stretches 2. Death drops 3. Fan position stretches 4. Floor drags 5. Deep dips 6. Vertical splits/side splits/developpes 7. Opposition break stretches 8. Use of "guapacha" in even syllabus figures 9. Arabesque stretches 10. Deep lunges 11. Continuous spins 12. Chasing techniques 13. Shadow position lines, stretches and freezes 14. Kiki walks, including any variations/developments of that And finally, wherever possible where you can do them without risk of disqualification, lifts and aerials like you see in theatrical arts dancing can also be done in rumba. But just make sure such lifts in rumba are permissible before you do them competitively. (Showcase rumba routines generally do allow for lifts without restrictions.)

Thank you, it does great help to my understanding

Very helpful- thank you!

Alexey, I like your videos! You're very very charismatic storyteller and cause great sympathy. Ваши ролики - это всегда удовольствие!!

Thank You. Nj-usa

Very interesting. Thank you.

Отличное видео !

Thank you for the talk hey 💓

Alexey, please give a talk on the Son Clave and how to dance or use the Son Clave in the our Latin dancing

This is a wonderful video.thank you so much for explaining the history and evolution of rumba. If I ever get to the place where I could dance my real heart of love and hate and passion and betrayal I think I would wind up in jail or a mental institution......

アレクシィ、これからはより一層自己表現が実現できるコリオグラフィを追及してゆくよ。すごくためになった。 健康に注意して、この先も俺たちの案内をお願いします。

Really nice video, please more! 😊

Actually RUMBA came from AFRICA more specific KINGDOM of CONGO ( DR Congo x Congo x Angola x southern Gabon) by the SLAVES who were deported to Mantazas CUBA. respectfully Peace

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FINALLY....The TRUTH !

is it possible for you to share your resources (videos, articles, etc.) that you gave used in this video?

love you

Very inspiring indeed. Thank you so much for your passionate story of Rumba. Was it helpful? I can tell you next year ;)

Now, can you actually teach us how to find count 1 in the middle of a (Rumba) song? :)

how would you dance danzon? ... you have uploaded videos dancing different styles, I wish you could share your point of view and your proposal for dancing danzon! :)

You glossed over the most important part: vacationing european dance teachers copied down some steps from Son Cubano after the "only dance teacher on the island" (doubtful) didn't even want to teach them and told them to just "go to the nightclubs". They got the name of the dance wrong, had transcription errors in their steps and made up their own names for them, and taught the dance in europe and made themselves the authority on how the dance should be danced, instead of the original culture being the authority. Now people dance "rumba" with straight knees and turned out toes. And the same happened to all of the dances.

Mr Alexey are you Russian??? 😁 love your energy!!! 💯💯💯

Rumba is a mispronounciation of the kongo word Nkumba it's a sensual dance between a man and a woman rubbing their navil..rumba came from Kongo

Your history is wrong. Rumba originated from Congo. Afro-Cuban bands used to play in Congo and they took rumba and popularize it.

They were not African slaves, they were enslaved Africans. There is a difference.

your music is way to loud...

What the fuck is RUHmba?