Rumba
Cuban rumba is an Afro-Cuban music and dance genre characterized by complex rhythms, call-and-response vocals, and expressive, often flirtatious movements, rooted in African and Spanish traditions.
Columbia
Columbia
Rumba columbia dancing is a fast, acrobatic solo male dance in 6/8 time, where the dancer shows agility, balance, and improvisation—often mimicking machete fights, martial moves, or acrobatics—while dialoguing playfully and competitively with the lead drum (quinto).
Guaguancó
Guaguancó
The dance involves a flirtatious "chase" between a male and female dancer, with the male attempting a symbolic pelvic thrust called the vacunao,
and the female using body movements to evade or accept it.
Jiribilla
Jiribilla
You have to be fast and acrobatic.
Mimetica
Yambú
Yambú
- Oldest of all, Late 1800s
- Clave blanco ( Son clave used in yambu)
- Originated in urban areas of Matanzas and Havana
- Not related to religion
- A form of collective culture
