1. A ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
   "They swayed to the rhythm of the rhumba at the Latin dance night";
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2. A folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
   "The dancers' rhumba was a passionate display of intricate footwork and dramatic movements";
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3. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
   "The Cuban band played a sultry rhumba that filled the dance hall";
   - rumba

1. Dance the rhumba
   "They rhumbaed sensually at the dance competition";
   - rumba

Derived forms: rhumbaed, rhumbaing, rhumbas

Type of: ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, dance, dance music, folk dance, folk dancing, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Rhumba