A Message from Our President Tim Cannell

What’s remarkable is that Rumba music has a tempo similar to Swing music, but the feeling is entirely different. Rumba music leads you to feel peaceful and contemplative whereas Swing music is almost always upbeat or intense. Rumba feels slower with more nuance, more complexity. It invites you to combine the lyrics and the rhythm into a single sensation that is shared with your dance partner.

In contrast, for Swing, it’s all about the rhythm and how the rhythm affects your mood. It’s a simple approach. Granted, simplicity is great, and we do play a lot of Swing at StarDusters. But, when you want to really experience a magical feeling in a song, it’ll be a Rumba.

And the good news is that you can really get closer to the emotional content of the music in Rumba if you have good instructors. That’s why we’re bringing you Ian McAreavy and Madison Burnette as instructors for our July 12 th dance.

Rumba is emotionally engaging and fun, the instructors are experienced and enthusiastic, the space and the music are wonderful, so join us on July 12 th for a magical evening of ballroom dancing.