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Re: American Rumba 5 Position Break vs Crossover Back Break
Posted by DelDance
4/29/2026  5:30:00 PM
That makes so much sense and brings great enlightenment to me (as an armature dancer). In the future I will need to review the charts more closely before asking questions.
I've always struggled with reference to 5th position by ballroom instructors as being larger than ballet 5th position. In my personal application I view the distance component wrt how much the dancer wants to open up the hip (IMHO). Having a degenerated disk I have to remind instructors - I'm limited. But still, I want to dance and enjoy.
Thank you for your time to provide clarification,
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