Side Steps

Rumba Side Steps

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Rumba Side Steps are very much the same as Cha Cha Cha Side Steps.

    • When previous figure ends with feet apart, brush foot.

    • L to R hand hold may be used.

    • Side Step to Left commenced with LF: When L to R hand hold is used, step 3 may be turned to end in Open PP (Man 1/8 L, Lady 1/8 R). (Side step to Right commenced with RF is similar.)

    • Side Step may be curved to L or R.

Preceding Figures for Side Step to Left commended with LF

  1. Alemana

  2. Basic Movements: Closed

  3. Cuban Rocks RF

  4. Cucarachas: RF

  5. Fencing

  6. Hand To Hand LSP

  7. New York RSP

  8. Progressive Walks Forward in LSP

  9. Rope Spinning

  10. Shoulder To Shoulder Right Side

  11. Side Step To Left commenced with RF

  12. Spot or Switch Turn to L (Lady to R)

  13. Syncopated Cuban Rock LF

  14. Three Alemanas

  15. Underarm Turn To R

Following Figures for Side Step to Left commended with LF

  1. Basic Movements: Open (4-6)

  2. Basic Movements: Closed (4-6)

  3. New York RSP

  4. Spot or Switch Turn to L (Lady to R)

  5. Underarm Turn To R

  6. Shoulder To Shoulder Right Side

  7. Hand To Hand LSP

  8. Side Step To Left commenced with RF

  9. Cuban Rocks RF

  10. Syncopated Cuban Rocks RF

Preceding Figures for Side Step to Left commenced with RF

  1. Basic Movements: Closed

  2. Cuban Rock LF

  3. Hand To Hand RSP

  4. New York LSP

  5. Progressive Walks Forward in RSP

  6. Progressive Walks Forward in Right Shadow Position

  7. Shoulder To Shoulder Left Side

  8. Side Step To Left commenced with LF

  9. Spot or Switch Turn To R (Lady to L)

  10. Syncopated Cuban Rocks RF

  11. Underarm Turn To L

Following Figures for Side Step to Left commenced with RF

  1. Basic Movements: Open

  2. Basic Movements: Closed

  3. Cucarachas: LF

  4. Side Step To Left commenced with LF

Preceding Figures for Side Step to Right commenced with LF

  1. Alemana

  2. Basic Movements: Closed

  3. Cuban Rocks RF

  4. Fencing

  5. Hand To Hand LSP

  6. New York RSP

  7. Progressive Walks Forward in LSP

  8. Rope Spinning

  9. Shoulder To Shoulder Right Side

  10. Side Step To Right commenced with RF

  11. Spot or Switch Turn to L (Lady to R)

  12. Syncopated Cuban Rock LF

  13. Three Alemanas

  14. Underarm Turn To R

Following Figures for Side Step to Right commenced with LF

  1. Basic Movements: Open (4-6)

  2. Basic Movements: Closed (4-6)

  3. Cucarachas: RF

  4. Underarm Turn To R

  5. Side Step To Right commenced with RF

  6. Fan (4-6)

Preceding Figures for Side Step to Right commenced with RF

  1. Basic Movements: Closed

  2. Cuban Rock LF

  3. Cucarachas: LF

  4. Hand To Hand RSP

  5. New York LSP

  6. Progressive Walks Forward in RSP

  7. Progressive Walks Forward in Right Shadow Position

  8. Shoulder To Shoulder Left Side

  9. Side Step To Right commenced with LF

  10. Spot or Switch Turn To R (Lady to L)

  11. Syncopated Cuban Rocks RF

  12. Underarm Turn To L

Following Figures for Side Step to Right commenced with RF

  1. Basic Movements: Open

  2. Basic Movements: Closed

  3. New York LSP

  4. Spot or Switch Turn To R (Lady to L)

  5. Underarm Turn To L

  6. Shoulder To Shoulder Left Side (1/8 turn R on step 3)

  7. Hand To Hand LSP

  8. Side Step To Right commenced with LF

  9. Cuban Rock LF

  10. Fan

  11. Syncopated Cuban Rock LF