dance vs rumba

dance and rumba both are nouns.

dance and rumba both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
rumba	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rumba is a hyponym of dance; that is, rumba is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
rumba: dance the rhumba

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	rumba (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
a party for social dancing	syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	rumba (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance the rhumba
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

Difference between dance and rumba

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