- a variation of rumba.
rhumba
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Chock and Bates, who finished in fourth at the Beijing Olympics, scored 82.63 points for their rhumba, despite a couple of mistakes in the program.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Lalo Guerrero’s fast-paced rhumba “Los Chucos Suaves” stars Berlin’s heavy baritone sax, a mess of polyrhythms and a Hidalgo solo that glides effortlessly across the measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
He would put on records — rhumba or salsa — and say, "Dance Rosinita!"
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2021
“I like the hustle, the waltz, the rhumba, the fox trot,” Grumbine, of Lancaster, says.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2018
He's a hillbilly gaucho with a rhumba beat.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
The following season Cugat took his polite rhumbas to Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, and later broke attendance records.
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