Rumba Side-to-Side and Newyork steps

In today's (eighth) class, we added two new steps to Rumba – the Side-to-Side and Newyork steps. Side-to-Side step has count of Side-to-Side-Side-to-Side. Newyork step has same count as basic step, and is also a bit similar to it. During practice, we were asked to do two basics, then two Side-to-Side steps and finally two Newyork steps.

Details of Side-to-Side steps are:

Side – Before this step, your left foot should be a foot away from the foot right, with weight on right foot. In this step, weight is shifted to left foot and right foot’s heel gets up, while shifting weight. Simultaneously right foot is brought closer to left foot.

2 – At this moment, the weight is on left foot and only foot’s forefoot touches the ground (with heel lifted up), with both the feet side-by-side. Weight shift is made. Now weight is on right foot.

Side – Left foot again goes left by a foot and weight is shifted to it. Right foot’s heel gets up, while shifting weight.

Side – Weight is shifted from left to right and simultaneously left foot is brought back closer to right foot.

2 – At this moment, the weight is on right foot and only foot’s forefoot touches the ground (with heel lifted up), with both the feet side-by-side. Weight shift is made. Now weight is on left foot.

Side – Right foot again goes right by a foot and weight is shifted to it. Left foot’s heel gets up, while shifting weight. We come back to initial position of Rumba.


Details of Newyork step:

0 – We start with weight on right foot and left foot in line (horizontally around a foot away).

2 – We pick up left foot and place it in right of right foot (not much far). Our view line also shifts by 90 degrees clockwise and is in same direction to the movement of left foot. During this step, weight is shifted to left foot and right foot heels gets up. Our right foot also slides by 90 degrees, with pivot on right foot’s forefoot.

3 – Right foot is twisted back counter-clockwise by 90 degrees and weight is shifted on it.

4 – We pick up and bring back left foot a foot away to right foot. Our view line again comes back to initial direction. Left foot’s forefoot remains in-contact to ground and heel remains lifted up.

1 – Here we do a quick weight shift from right foot to left foot. Left foot heel comes down and right foot’s gets lifted a bit.

2 – We follow above four steps again, but with other foot. We pick up right foot and place it in left of left foot (not much far). Our view line also shifts by 90 degrees counter-clockwise. During this step, weight is shifted to right foot and left foot heels gets up. Our left foot also slides by 90 degrees, with pivot on left foot’s forefoot.

3 – Left foot is twisted back clockwise by 90 degrees and weight is shifted on it.

4 – We pick up and bring back right foot a foot away to left foot. Our view line again comes back to initial direction. Right foot’s forefoot remains in-contact to ground and heel remains lifted up.

1 – Here we do a quick weight shift from left foot to right foot. Right foot heel comes down and left foot’s gets lifted a bit.