00:50 Closed Hold 01:06 Alternative Basic Movement 02:42 Settlement of Weight 04:13 Closed Basic Movement 06:39 Lady's Underarm Turns 09:21 Routine to Music with Count

@terenceroberts5862

6 жыл бұрын

this is excellent learning

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Terence thanks for appreciating our video! 👍

Very graceful dancing!

Always great in details of dance teaching. Thanks.

Best teaching I have ever seen

you are very good teacher,thanks so much

I love rumba moves ... wish I can do this ...happy dancing Mr. Smagris - love your videos...there is always something I learn- thank you

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Nick, thanks for appreciating and loving our videos! 👍

Enjoy movement thank you nice teacher.🙏💃❤

Thank you for explaining sir!

@EgilsSmagris

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome bearsensei123

I am from Santos, Brazil, and I have classes like that. I love them. You, teacher, are great.

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ana Cristina! Really glad you like our Rumba dance video!

Thank you very much sir and god bliss you

@EgilsSmagris

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John and welcome to our dance videos!

I’ve been dancing for 40 years, but need to refresh. Thank you.

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nancy, glad you find our videos helpful!

Good breakdowns of basic movement , very helpful to beginners.

@EgilsSmagris

4 жыл бұрын

Victor, glad you liked this video!

Thank you so much You are a great teacher 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@EgilsSmagris

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dang Van for watching and appreciating my dance lessons!

Really enjoyed thx

@EgilsSmagris

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome

Very good video,thanks

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome tuyet!

Notice how Egais uses the footwork on each side step of the basic step of the Basic Movements. On his free foot each time a side step happens, the foot not stepping to side is on the inside edge of ball of the unweighted foot. with almost a dragging motion. This, in my opinion, allows for a good leg line and helps in the Cuban hip motion needed in this style (International) of rumba. This is what I had learned when I took a group lesson in International rumba quite some years ago.

@charlessmith263

5 жыл бұрын

Note: On each step going back, be sure that you do not lean your back backward. Think ballet here - the hip to the head area are level even when you step back. You can help yourself by thinking about the "Castle walk" technique (after Irene Castle) when you walk back.

@charlessmith263

5 жыл бұрын

The Alternative Basic will remind you, if you are a seasoned Latin dancer, of something out of the Compact Chasse in Cha-cha, but it is not a chasse, because even though it looks like a compact chasse action, there is no syncopated timing.

Qigong warming up exercise

Thank you.

I'm look your vidio and better danced thank you.

@EgilsSmagris

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching this Rumba. Wish you to enjoy your practice!

hi. i'm from Viet Nam. I think you're really a good teacher.yr lesson is very nice. I like dancing so I have started to learn for times. but i'm bad at it. please so me how to do it well. thanks a lot

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, hongdinh le! Thanks for appreciating our dance videos. Suggestion for learning: start with basic steps and learn also counting. Practice to count loudly and dance basic steps at same time.

@thiinhle15

6 жыл бұрын

+Egils Smagris teacher, I can count & steps to 4 but my step can't come back 1

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Alternative Basic. Man starts with right foot to side - count 4, hip settle no steps - count 1, close left foot - count 2, transfer weight to right foot - count 3. Then repeat but start with left foot to side - count 4, hip settling no steps - count 1, close right foot - count 2, transfer weight to left foot - count 3. Lady’s steps are same, but she starts with left foot

@thiinhle15

6 жыл бұрын

+Egils Smagris thanks. i'm a woman. i'll try it more and more

Thank you Egils. Curious about the man's lead w left foot, which is the way I learned to lead in the USA. But your other videos show you using your right foot as a lead step. Is that the international version, to lead w the right foot?

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dean for your question. I usually teach international style dances. I think of Waltz as good example. Man starts with right foot forward when he does Natural Turn (Turn to Right). But when Man starts with left foot forward then he does Reverse Turn (Turn to Left). My experience says that Natural Turn is more easy for Beginners. Therefore usually I start with Natural Turn and only after Natural Turn is mastered we learn Reverse Turn. Hope it helps.

arent you supposed to step on an even count forward, aka step forward(on 2) during basic?

@EgilsSmagris

5 жыл бұрын

You are correct - in first part of Close Basic Man steps forward (Lady backward) on count 2. In second part of Closed Basic Man steps backward (Lady steps forward) on count 2. It is in our video here 04:13

@Zayerlord

5 жыл бұрын

@@EgilsSmagris ah sorry missed that. Great job!

Hi teacher. I can dance rumba but not very well. Now I have started to learn cha cha cha. Do you have a clip step by step for beginners? thanks

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Hi! Check out these two videos 1 ) Cha basic for beginners kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWSOj8VtaLGTe8o.html 2 ) Cha basic steps for beginners kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpeAlJusZqjdmcY.html Wish you to enjoy your Cha Cha! Egils

@thiinhle15

6 жыл бұрын

+Egils Smagris: It's great. I found it. I really enjoy it. thanks again. but I'm very bad at listening to music. I don't know how to start with the first step

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

In first video there is simple method - start on count 1 with step to side. Then close, close. Then side close side.

I have to say your videos are very detailed and instructive. Very helpful. I have a question regarding the box step. Could you please explain why does this box step differ from the one here kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWxpu7ahiqi9Zrw.html Is it a different style or more adcanced? Thanks so much in advance!

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Marija, thanks for appreciating our videos! Our Rumba is so called international Rumba or Cuban Rumba. Square Rumba (American Rumba) is slightly different dance although music is same. Hope it helps! Egils

It would have been much more helpful to see all the steps put together slowly once before combining them in time to the music. The video was very helpful until that point.

@EgilsSmagris

5 жыл бұрын

h2olog thanks for appreciating this video and constructive suggestion!

Good morning teacher. I'm going to sleep but you are going to have lunch. it's so different from the time. how is it going? This is the first time learn to dance so I don't understand about dancing. Would you mind telling me the name of your next higher rumba video

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have different time zone for sure. Now I'll go to ballroom to teach my pupils. About your Rumba: I suggest to do Fan and Alemana, video is here kzread.info/dash/bejne/foB3x8Gkg8vAms4.html

@thiinhle15

6 жыл бұрын

+Egils Smagris: Thanks for your quick response to. I hope I'll be a real learner online.

@thiinhle15

6 жыл бұрын

+Egils Smagris: Sorry. I surfed the page you had given me but I can't find. Maybe it's wrong.

@EgilsSmagris

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/foB3x8Gkg8vAms4.html

Why do You start to count with 4 ?

@EgilsSmagris

2 жыл бұрын

Because we start with preparation step (41) and then continue with any figure on count 2.