This touches a couple of different points that have been spoken about just recently. Tempo. Do you want to see a Rumba lasting nine minutes danced at less than 20bpm. Or a Vine in the Rumba. Or the incredible shape of two people who are not as young as they used to be. Donnie has just turned 50.Then find your way to dancesport uk. Then dancesport info net. Then click on Donnie and Gaynor Freedom Dance. in Assen in Holland just very recently. There is a message there, some will know what it is about. There is also a touching finally
If anyone can tell me the name of the singer and the song i would be very much obliged.

The first song is "One More Look at You" by Barbara Streisand.

Second song I don't know but I'm pretty sure it's Michael Jackson.

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oprabob. Thanks for the music information. I wonder if this is the direction Rumba music is going. Its not strict tempo. On Paul Killicks web site it is possible to see him dancing to Shirley Bassey's The Greatest performance of my life. I like it.

One should not confuse Performance type music, with that used for Comps .

Terence. Don't you think that as new music is composed that it will or will not find its way into competitions. Are we to ignore music not yet composed and limit ourselves to traditional music from the past. Have you ever danced as a Rumba to Elton John's Blessed or Tina Arina's Chained.which are both reletively new. How about Jeniffer Lopez Lets get Loud as a Cha. Struck a Paso just recently which had no breaks in the music ( high lines ) at all. Without any warning it was a bit of a shock, but everybody handled it well. What must eventually come though is a four bar introduction in the Paso.

Lets clarify MUSICALLY what is required to truly interpret the Cuban dance we loosely call " rumba "

The majority of bands playing " pop " tune rumba, are losing the total essence of the dance ;primarily due to the lack of the clave arrangements and the accompanying instruments to create the correct " sound " .

I cannot remember who quoted this comment, but it drives home a point -- paraphrase -- The modern day tango music has never been the same with the ommission of the bandeleon " .

How can anyone begin to compare the authentic cuban rhythms, to some of the arrangements that pass today, for Latin rhythms ? .

As i stated-- what one uses for " show " performances-- no problem-- but I also believe it can send the wrong message .

I just had a look at Wikimedia to see what it says about the Rumba
Ballroom Rumba. American Style. Rumba is characterized by the Cuban hip motion or hip sway arising from straightening and bending of the knees, as opposed to Latin Hip motion stepping on a straight leg, which is used in the International Style. They are what they are. They have gone in different directions style and music wise in so many other countries world wide. Lets face it Cuban style Rumba is a tiny dot on the extreme outside of a very large galaxy. Which is not standing still.