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Name of Position |
Description |
guapea position/
parallel arms |
(Left
to Right) and (Right to Left) Leader is on the Right side of Follower
and for this position the Leader and Follower are facing each
other holding hands around waist level. |
| pa'l medio
position |
The Leader is on the Left
side of the Follower and the Leader and Follower are facing each
other. The Leader has the Right Hand behind the back of the Follower,
Follower’s Left Hand is on the Right shoulder of the Leader.
The Leader is holding the Right Hand of the Follower with elbows
bent upwards and palms and elbows are touching. You should be making
an "L" shape with your arms. |
| cross handed |
Couples facing each other,
arms crossed with Right Hand's on top. |
| sombrero arms |
Couples are side to side
and Leader is to the Left of the Follower. Leader has Left Hand
behind own head holding Left Hand of the Follower. Leader also has
Right Hand behind the head of the Follower holding the Right Hand
of the Follower. |
| gancho |
Leader's elbow comes up
and over the upper arm of the Follower. (Left to Right) or (Right
to Left). From the gancho position never lead a turn by pushing
from your elbow. Lift your elbow and lead with your hand. |
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| Basic
Turns |
| Name
of Turn |
Description |
| Right turn
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The Leader or Follower
turn towards their Right shoulder. |
| Left turn |
The Leader or Follower
turn towards their Left shoulder. |
| Double turn |
Two turns instead of one. |
| Cross body
lead - CBL |
Follower begins on the
Right side of the Leader. Leader leads Follower to do a Left Turn
crossing in front of the Leader switching sides. |
| Right pivot
turn - RPT |
Step the Left Foot into
the circle on beat 1 and turn a quarter turn to the right while
leaving your Right Foot on the circle line. Your Right Foot will
pivot slightly to the Right, hence the name of the turn. Your quickly
shift your weight to the Right Foot so that by beat 2 you are turning
to your Right with your weight on your Right Foot which is on the
circle. To finish the turn you spin to the Right on your Right Foot
so that on beat 3 you can shift your weight onto your Left Foot
as you are facing the inside of the circle. |
| Left pivot
turn - LPT |
Same as above except you
begin with your Right Foot and turn to the Left. |
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Description
of Basic Moves
Following describes basic Salsa moves Casino Rueda
style. |
| Name
of Move |
Description |
| pa'l medio |
P'al medio position. Together
the couples lean outside the circle while tapping their inside toes
on beat 1 and then inside the circle on beat 5 while taping their
outside toes. |
| caminamos
(pa'arriba) |
Using pa'l medio position
the couples are "walking" counter clockwise around the
circle. The Leader is going forward and Follower is going backward.
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| caminamos
(pa'abajo) |
The same as above only
the couples are moving clockwise around the circle. The Leader is
moving backward and the Follower is moving forward. |
| un tarro
(hombres, mujeres) |
While doing caminamos
pa'arriba the Leader moves ahead on the inside of the circle to
the next Follower while the everyone continues to move in the same
direction. While doing caminamos pa'abajo the Follower advances
to the next Leader moving around the outside of the circle. |
| dos tarros |
The
same as the previous move except the Leader or Follower advance
two places instead of one. |
| una mentira |
From the guapea position
the Leader does a Right into the circle under their own RA then
returns to the Right side of the Follower. |
| llevala pa'abajo |
Begin in pa'l medio position.
Instead of the basic salsa step the Leader crosses in front of themselves
on 1 & 5 towards the Follower. The Follower crosses in back
of themselves on 1 & 5. |
| Exhibela |
Begin in pa'l medio position.
The Leader leads the Follower with Left Hand in a RPT into the circle.
The Leader can give a gentle push to the Leader shoulder of the
Follower to indicate that the turn is to be done into the circle. |
| dos y una |
Three exhibelas in a row. |
| dile que
no (dqn) |
Begin in pa'l medio positon.
The Leader steps with their LF into the circle slightly towards
the F on 1. The Follower steps back at the same time with the RF.
The Leader leads the Follower with the RH behind the waist. In a
full turn to the Left crossing in front of the Leader, The Follower
should end up on the Left side of the L. |
| guapea |
Parallel hands, Leader
on the Left side of the F, couples are facing each other. On beat
1 both Leader and Follower release the inside hands and step outside
of the circle. Simutaneously the Leader leads the F's Right Hand
in a swinging motion toward the outside of the circle. On 2,3 &
4 both Leader and Follower step back onto the circle line and on
beat 5 they both step toward each other and meet the palms of the
hands. |
| suena |
This literally means sound.
Basically everyone stamps their inside feet on beat 5 into the center
of the circle and holds for 2 counts. |
| con bulla |
Suena done w/ a shout. |
| dame (una,
dos, ...) |
Dame is when the Leader
advances to the Follower to the Rt. Both Leader and Follower use
the footwork for dqn. |
| enchufla |
From guapea the Leader
steps back on 1 and leads the Follower w/Left Hand in a 1/2 LT crossing
in front of Leader. On 5,6, 7 the Follower stays in place while
the Leader passes in front to the next Follower. |
| enchufla pero
no dqn |
This is enchufla w/o the
dqn. After the turn the Follower remains to the Right of the Leader.
The Leader leads the Follower in caminamos. |
| enchufla doble |
Just like enchulfa except
instead of directly moving on the next person the Leader leads the
Follower back under their Leader arm on 5,6,7. From there do regular
enchufla. |
| enchufla p'al
medio con dos |
Begin like enchufla. On
5,6,7 the Leader begins to pass in front of the F. The Leader lets
go of the follower’s hand and on beat 1 claps 2X into the circle
while traveling to the Right side of the Follower. On beat 1 the
leaders are stepping into the circle w/ the LF and the Follower's
are stepping back on their RF. When the F's enter the circle on
beat 1 they also clap twice. After that everyone continues to go
in and out of the circle, Leaders's and Follower's alternating places
until the next call. |
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| Name
of Move |
Description |
| festival
de enchufla (con vuelta) |
Three enchuflas in a row.
On beat 1 of each cycle as you begin the dqn you clap. First time
you clap once, the second time clap twice, and the third time you
clap three times. |
| dame una con
una... (dos con dos) |
The same as dame except
there is a clap on beat 6 right before the dqn. The first number
tells the Leader how many F's over and. the second number refers
to the number of claps. |
| la flor |
Begin w enchufla pa'l
medio con dos. L's begin on beat 1 by bringing the arms toward the
ground and then raising them up over and behind the head like a
blossoming flower as they back out of the circle. On 5,6,7 when
the followers are in the circle they begin the same motion. |
| pasala con
los manos |
All facing the center
of the circle, L's and F's alternating places as in la flor but
holding hands. After the call the L's go into the circle on 1,2,3
and on 5,6,7 as the L's back out of the circle they lead the F,
who is on the Rt. in a LT crossing in front to the other side. |
| dame con guaperia |
After quapea L's and F's
drop hands and on beat 1. Both step into the circle back to back.
Leader use LF and F's use RF. On 2,3 both step back on the circle
line. On 5,6,7 both do a pivot turn towards each other. Follower
(RPT) and Leader (LPT). |
| enchufla (con
vuelta) |
Enchufla as usual, but
as the L's cross in front of the F's, right before the dqn the Leader
does a LT. |
| pelota loca
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stamp, clap, /stamp, clap,/
stamp, clap, clap, clap. |
| Adios |
After guapea the Leader
hold hands (L to R) and turns with the Follower to the Rt. After
the Leader goes all the way around with the Follower the Leader
goes underneath their own Leader arm. Dame. |
| adios (con
vuelta) |
Adios as usual just add
the LT for leaders. |
| festival de
adios (con vuelta) |
Adios 3 X with claps and
the LT for leaders. |
| Evelyn |
Begin (L to R). This is
a RHT for the Leader done on 5,6,7. Keep arms low. During the turn
the Leader switches hands behind the back to (R to R). Then dqn
as usual. |
| sombrero |
Begin in cross handed
position R hands on top. Leader leads the Follower in a two handed
turn to the R crossing in front of the Leader. |
| medio sombrero |
Sombrero with one hand. |
| enchufla y
casate |
enchufla, end with arms
crossed in front walking counter clockwise, side to side. |
| dame con sopresa |
Regular dame. Then the
Follower leads the Leader on 1,2,3 in a cross body lead. On 5,6,7
Leader finishes with the cross body lead. |
| enchufla pa'arriba |
Regular enchufla except
the Leader moves the Follower on the Leader By 7 the leader should
be on the Left side of the new follower ready for dqn. |
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