When you are trying to do the 1-6 of the Rumba.Do have to do counts 1-6 4 times or not

Latin or Rhythmic?

jj

The style is irrelevant ,,, ALL basics ( Intern.. Sq or bolero ) are designed over 2 bars in qqs rhythm .

So Once would be the answer to your Q .

6 steps (qqs, qqs) are 2 bars, so you mean "once".
But at least in International Style there may be "off phrase" rhythm variations like "2+ 3 4-1" that lead to another number of steps (what may be caught by another figure with a rhytm variation.)

Thats what I meant ( too early in the morning ! )

Terence. Are you aware that with the slower music the Rumba timing is altering from 2 (and ) 3 ( and ) 4 (and ) 1 ( and ). Which is half half.
To 3/4 1/4. Straight off the plane from Europe. What it amounts to is we dance to whatever suits the music and not from a manuel.

Yes , I,m well aware ( Im also a DJ for salsa), and my library includes, sometimes , new releases with Bolero type music included on the albums( that what Intern rumba is based upon ) .

You are very entrenched in the restricted b/room world... there is a whole host of music out there that the " latinos " use for their pleasure .The B/room world is finally realising , that the tempi of these types of dances are far more suited to the original compositions .

There is one well known DJ that has 30, 000 albums !!. ( I,m not in that league )

I've seen a few variations of the Rumba, just like any other dance, of course. But each time this dance comes up on this board, terence describes it exactly the way I was taught. I was beginning to believe that I was taught an "old" or wrong version because it was a square rumba. But now I see that it is quite common. And Serendipity's point about the slower pace and counting it differently are right on as well.

Hiya, the count for the Rumba is 2-3-4-1, you must start on beat 2.
hope this helps,
kind regards David Coppen , Director Featherstep Dance Studios Ltd,
England.

If dancing the Intern. style.. it should be prepped on "1" .. you are speaking about which " break " in the bar is used .

Again, if dancing Amer.style Sq. rumba, it also commences on " 1" ... difference ?,.... it may commence fwd ( S, 1.2) or to the side( Q Q, 1,2 )

The second choice is the format for Danzon, a " Son " based rhythm from which ALL latin is derived .

So in truth, this is the method that should be used .

May I suggest you
research your subject matter to give a more informed opinion .

The depth of latin music extends way beyond a SQQ bar of music !.... (Fellow and Examiner )