I hate to tell you this.. but the English changed not only the terminology , but the technique in many of the smooth and rhythm dances.. starting with Rumba !. ( actually.. was a french guy, Pierre )

They have done exactly the same thing with Salsa/ Mambo.. names established for over 50yrs were arbitrarily changed (can supply numerous e.g. )


Do agree with you on the bars thing .

dance terms and musical terms often have similar/different names, based upon origins.. hence the confusion.

"Why do Americans have to keep inventing vocabulary for things that already have perfectly servicable words?"

So we won't be mistaken for Brits.

jj

jofjonesboro. I like that one. So you wont be mistaken for Brits..When Slavic was demonstrating in Brisbane. After he did his awesome demonstration he was handed the microphone. He said Sorry I do not speak good English. A voice came from the gallery Neither do we. But seriously now. I think to use the term leader and follower may give a person the wrong impression .By that I mean it may seem to some that the follower is to be pulled and pushed along. Instead of that each one does an equall amount of work . Whoever is going forward is in control otherwise the dancing looks lopsided.
To get away from dancing. Somebody said to me . You have an English accent. I said hold on. I am English speaking English. Your the one with the accent. Would you say to a Chinese person that they were speaking with a Chinese accent if they were speaking in Chinese. Cheers

Way to go, JJ!

When you stop patting yourself's on the back I would like to say there is a lot more following than leading in dancing by both partners. Cheers

Ummmm . . . OK.

Not sure to whom you're responding here.

I'd ask you to expand on your statement but I'm afraid that you might actually do so.

jj

If you go any slower.. it will become a Bolero tempo...

thats what you need to seek ( its the original format ) there are literally hundreds out there.... one of the best in the world ( long since gone ) is "Lupe".
Go to.. Descarga , on the web.. plenty of choices .. excellent service and price

a song i have always wanted to see danced as a rumba even though it probably would not be one is far away by the band nickel back. having seen the sheet music it is technically to slow for rumba but it does have that romantic feel give it a listen. and thanks again for clarifying the bpm thing i learned quite a bit.