rumba
noun
rumĀ·ba
| \ ĖrÉm-bÉ
, ĖruĢm-, ĖrĆ¼m-\
, ĖruĢm-, ĖrĆ¼m-\
variants:
or less commonly rhumba
Definition of rumba
: a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in Ā²/ā or ā“/ā time with a basic pattern of step-close-step and marked by a delayed transfer of weight and pronounced hip movements
also
: the music for this dance
Examples of rumba in a Sentence
The band played a rumba.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sentimiento Dance Company, whose mission is to raise awareness of Latino culture in the Baltimore area, performed next, showing off rapidfire rumba and Colombian salsa, and leading the audience to learn the basics of Bachata. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll County Public Schools celebrates ācourageous conversationsā at Culture Expo," 21 Aug. 2019 Partners spin around the room, their steps a passport of global styles: Colombian salsa, Cuban rumba, Spanish flamenco. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column One: For lonely men in Spanish towns, the ācaravan of womenā brings hope of love," 14 May 2019 Image The Congolese pop best known worldwide is the re-Africanized rumba that defines styles like soukous and kwassa kwassa. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "Jupiter & Okwess Turn Congo Turbulence Into Ferocious Grooves," 3 July 2018 On the third Friday, anything goes: waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha-cha. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Dancing The Night Away: Tango, Salsa Nights At Hartford Ballroom," 7 May 2018 Her dance partner, Slavi Baylov, 41, greeted her with flowers and led her onto the dance floor for a jaunty rumba followed by an elegant fox trot. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "Dancing Saved Her Life. Twice.," 21 Feb. 2018 Students of Gabriel Tsaiās ballroom dancing classes stunned the audience with graceful renditions of the foxtrot, cha cha and rumba, and stories of their own personal struggles with aging. — Sara Cardine, La CaƱada Valley Sun, "Community Center reaches out to āfolks over 50ā about programs that promote vitality," 18 Oct. 2017 So, how this is going to work: The high scorers get to pick their dance-off opponent and the low scorers get to pick the dance style, choosing from cha cha, jive, or rumba. — Amy Watts, baltimoresun.com, "'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Dance-off leads to double elimination on Movie Night," 2 May 2017 Best of the Rest Nancy Kerriganās En Vogue Paso brings her a 33, while Bonner Boltonās rumba and Nick Viallās jive lock in a 30 and 29, respectively. — Justin Kirkland, USA TODAY, "'DWTS:' Heather Morris sent home in shocking elimination after first perfect score," 25 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rumba.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for rumba
rumba
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rumba
: a type of dance originally from Cuba in which dancers move their hips a lot
: the music for a rumba
See the full definition for rumba in the English Language Learners Dictionary