SPEAK LOW (20.9.2026)
Choreographer: Kirsi-Marja Vinberg
Music: Speak Low (Bent Remix) by Billie Holiday
Counts: 32
Type: 1 wall or 4 wall improver rumba line dance
RUMBA BASIC
1-3 Step left foot to side, right back, left in place
4-5 Step right to side, hold
6-7 Step left forward, right in place
8-1 Step left to side, hold
ROCK STEP BACK, RUMBA WALK FORWARD WITH SWEEP// 4 WALL: ROCK STEP BACK WITH ¼ TURN LEFT (2-3)
2-3 Step right foot back, left in place
4-5 Step right foot forward, slide left toe from back to front
6-8 Step forward left, right, left
When dancing 4 wall line dance: turn ¼ left on the count 3
TURN ½ R, RUMBA WALK FORWARD
1 Turn ½ right on the ball of the left foot
2-4 Step forward right, left right
TURN ½ L WITH SWEEP, ROCK STEP BACK, STEP TO SIDE, HOLD
5 Turn ½ left on the ball of the right foot and sweep left toe back
6-7 Step left back, right in place
8-1 Step left to side, hold
NEW YORK L, STEP TO SIDE, HOLD, SPOT TURN, STEP TO SIDE, HOLD
2-3 Turn ¼ left on the ball of the left foot and step right forward, left in place turning ¼ right (facing 12.00 o´clock)
4-5 Step right to side, hold
6-7 Turn ¼ right on the ball of the right foot and step left forward, turn ½ more to right and change the weight to the right foot and turn ¼ more to right (facing 12 o´clock)
8-1 Step left to side, hold
Repeat
Starting from the second repetition the dance begins on the count 2.