The historical evolution of rumba

In Cuba, rural rumba is regarded as a pantomime performance of poultry, and its appreciation exceeds the participation of the public. When dancing, you need to keep your shoulders stable, which is the shoulder characteristic of slaves who carry heavy objects. This kind of footwork is called Cucaracha, which means that the dancer walks on the axle of the cart like a stamped cockroach. Rumba pop music La paloma, 1886 began to be known in Cuba. The dance steps are mainly hip twisting, step twisting and shoulder shaking. In rumba, men are very aggressive, while women's movements are full of defensive breath.

The name rumba is the general name of some dances, covering many dance subcategories (such as Son, Danzon, Guagira, Guaracha, Naningo). As a form of Indian music or dance, the exact definition is different on every island. 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 comes from the slave society 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.

Modern rumba dance was gradually perfected on the basis that Cuban dance absorbed African black dance and Spanish "Bolero" dance in16th century. Dance movements were once inspired by rooster walking. /kloc-In the 6th century, many poor black slaves in Cuba were sent to America by white people. Because they are oppressed in Cuba, their life is hard, they are treated unequally and homesick, which leads to the sadness of folk songs. Slowly, this sad song was influenced by the local climate and became hypnotic and lazy music. Coupled with the percussion instruments unique to Latin America, rumba dance has become more romantic.

The miserable black slaves in Cuba will dance to this music to vent their emotions and form rumba. Today's rumba has lost its sad atmosphere, but the hypnotic playing atmosphere is still very strong, with ambiguous body movements and romantic music. Used to express admiration between men and women. The swing of crotch is the most beautiful dance step of rumba, which fully shows the charm of women and has a typical passionate dance, so it is also called the soul of Latin dance.

The United States introduced rumba in the 1930s from 65438 to 2009, and combined Guaracha, son and Cuban Bolero dances with this rural rumba dance in the form of compound dance. From 65438 to 0935, rumba became very popular in the United States, because George Raft played the role of a gentle dancer in the film "Rumba Dance" and won the favor of the heiress. After the 1920s, rumba was introduced to Europe and North America, and it absorbed jazz and other dance elements. 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. Americans' interest in rumba dance is entirely caused by a large number of tourists going abroad for sightseeing. 1930 published a collection of songs, The Peanut Seller, which made them discover the source of Latin American music and dance music. Later, Latin American bands made this dance more popular. Americans' rumba dancing is probably influenced by the square dance. The composition always likes to be square, much like a waltz, but the steps are much smaller. They caught the Cuban people's careful movement of the center of gravity in hip movements, but the dance was more expressive. When the British danced rumba, they used the authentic Cuban advance and retreat movements, which were praised by Cubans. Americans' rumba disappointed Cubans, who thought it had been destroyed by Americans. But in any case, rumba, which originated in Cuba, mostly spread from the United States to dance halls all over the world.