March of the Rumba focuses on partner-dancing. The author proposes that, as in conversation, leader and follower roles in partner-dancing be fluidly interchangeable based on the skill-level of each couple. Dialogue is preferable to monologue. Unlike its sibling, music, dance has not kept up with the growing understanding of rhythm as it relates to melody. For the most part, dancers have stuck to downbeats in their interpretation of music. Deepening...