Apple ACPT Certifications Exam 9L0-402

(excerpt largely from wikepedia)

Rumba is a latin dance 9L0-402 that arose in Havana in the 1890s. As a sexually-charged Afro-Cuban dance, rumba was often suppressed and restricted because it was viewed as dangerous and lewd.

Later, Prohibition in the United States caused a flourishing of the relatively-tolerated cabaret rumba, as American tourists flocked to see crude sainetes (short plays) which featured racial stereotypes and generally, though not always, rumba.


There are several rhythms of 9L0-509 the Rumba family, and associated styles of dance:

Today social Rumba is usually danced very slowly with a romantic quality and sexy flair, which results from Cuban motion.

The American style is done in a "Box" pattern to a Slow Quick Quick timing.

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