Sambamania. Forget Ballet. keep the knee pointing in the direction you are going.In a Rumba Walk looking at you from the front I should see one leg only on the actual walk. Richard Hearn
News Letter on Video demonstrated by Paul Richarson.
One thing leads to another. as a Ballet Dancer you will flit across the surface of the floor. In Latin you should be into the floor. The question is how much foot pressure is required. Try this, which is a standard excercise in a class. Place a small table napkin under each foot. Walk as in Rumba Walks without loosing the napkin. Take the pressure off the moving foot and you will loose your napkin. Keep that knee pointing in the direction you are going and forget your Ballet training. Our teacher often says. Not another ballet person. Having said that many of the very best Latin dancers have done ballet. Slavik and Paul Killick both spring to mind. Paul was a member of the Royal Ballet School in London.