Q&A for How to Dance Traditional Cumbia Colombiana

The traditional Cumbia women wore long flowing skirts or dresses made of cotton with a floral or gingham checked pattern.The blouses had 3/4th sleeves with the bodice being tightly fit to the waist.The women also wore necklaces, flowers and babuchas. The men wore white pants with a round neck white shirt

A basic step often seen in La Cumbia dancing is the back-break basic. It has a 2/4 rhythm and is often danced within a circle or a circular pattern.

It's a four count dance, with the 4th step as a tap. It's 1, 2 , 3, tap 5, 6, 7, tap. Follows start on the right and leads on the left foot to dance as one. For a follow, it would be right left right tap on the left, then left right left tap on the right.

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