1. rumba - Noun
2. rumba - Verb
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
dance the rhumba
Source: WordNetMost of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies. Bob Hope
I'm very much into the Gypsy Kings. It's rumba and very festive, very passionate music, rhythmic guitar, passionate singing about love from happy people. Sofia Milos
I don't like the Samba; it's nonsense. With a lot of these Latin dances I can't really understand what they're all about. I like the Rumba and the Paso Doble but the others I could take or leave. Anton du Beke
Dave Bartholomew quoted by Palmer, Robert (1988: 27) "The Cuban Connection" Spin Magazine Nov. Bartholomew referred to the Cuban son by the misnomer rumba, a common practice of that time. Source: Internet
Later, especially after rock 'n' roll came along, I made the 'rumba' bass part heavier and heavier. Source: Internet
In his "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," the pianist employs the 2–3 clave onbeat/offbeat motif in a rumba boogie " guajeo " (below). Source: Internet