Havana Rumba!

In director Toby Gough’s show, an easy humour threads
through the dances, with each one telling a story of its own –
whether it’s boy meets girl times three, as the couples pair up in
bikinis and shorts; or the charms of a beautiful woman with whom men are
constantly vying to dance.

They call him the ‘Hurricane of Cuba’ – and one-time
dance leader of Buena Vista Social Club Eric Turro Martinez (along
with his booty-licious dance partner) steals the dance crown despite
surely being double the age of his fellow hip-shakers, at one stage
twirling not one, not two, but three women around the floor with the
help of a scarlet handkerchief.

Disappointingly, those in the audience weren’t ready to
throw themselves into the clapping and bopping that’s probably par
for the course in Cuba; and perhaps we’ve been spoilt by
Strictly, as quite a few of the routines don’t
wow as you’d expect them to. For all that, Havana
Rumba is sassy, fun and full of flavour.