Cuba - Dances, Participants, Classifications

Question 1

Sábado de la rumba

Answer 1

Rumba Saturday; often associated with the Zafra

Question 2

Yambú

Answer 2

Yambú - dance of seduction

• Also called rumba de cajon or box rumba
• Couples dance

Question 3

Guaguanco

Answer 3

danced also by couples, involves the vacunaó - “vaccinating” pelvis thrust movement
faster

Question 4

Columbia

Answer 4

male soloists (traditionally), the fastest of all three, displays male prowess, virtuosity, danced competition

Question 5

Habanera

Answer 5

Havana; urban style

Question 6

Santiaguera

Answer 6

Eastern side, main city: Santiago de Cuba, influenced by other Caribbean countries

Question 7

De Salon

Answer 7

a ballroom

Question 8

Del Campo

Answer 8

traditional

Question 9

Rumba del tiempo d’Espana/ Rumba de los viejos

Answer 9

From the time of the spanish colonial era, mimetic

Not popular

Question 10

Batarumba

Answer 10

One of the latests innovations, weaves rumba with even more Yoruba religious songs and rhythms
Takes its name from the return to the use of the Bata Drums of west africa

Question 11

Giribilla

Answer 11

Extremely fast tempo, sometimes referred to as the “bebop” of the rumba variations

Question 12

Matancera

Answer 12

Northeast of Havana; more country-like