Basic moves for Rueda,
These are just a reminder of the moves not an exact description.
Casino or Guapea step: Lady on men's left, ladies do there basic step, men do a reversed basic (back on 1)with a small turn towards each other on the 5 while pushing off each other with outside hands. The end result should be a mirror image of each other.
Dile Que No: Moving the lady from the men's right side to his left
Dame: As a Dile Que No but picking up new partner to men's right
Dame Dos: As Dame but passing the first and picking up the second partner to the man's right.
Pimienta: A clockwise turn for the lady, men's left to ladies right hand ( moving from men's left to right side followed by Dile Que No )
La Cuchara: A clockwise turn for the lady, men's changes hand to right to ladies right. ( moving from men's left to right side followed by Dile Que No )
Vacilala: A clockwise free turn for the lady, lead from the men's left to ladies right. men's steps back to check her out and Dile Que No
Coca Cola: Dile Que No but the man turns the lady with his left hand to her right shoulder on the 5 anti clockwise, he turns with her to do another Dile Que No
Sacala: From Curhara position before Deli Que No, turns ladies clockwise on 5 and 1
Son position: Close hold
Arriba: Men move forward
Abajo: Men move back
Rueda at the Keir Norwich, Friday night
This is the real fun bit,
la Rueda de Casino.
Rueda is Spanish for wheel and Casino is the basic Cuban Salsa step used.
Its danced in a circle with as many couples as its possible to fit into the room. One of the Guys calls some set moves which are done in unison by the whole group. Partners are changed which gives the wheel movement. There are hundreds of moves but only a few basic ones are required to have a great Rueda.
Improving your Cuban Salsa
Rueda is one of the best ways of improving your Cuban Salsa and your timing. It also gets you use to dancing in a confined space with the awareness of where other couples are. Very helpful in a busy club with a full dance floor.
Rueda also teaches you something that not many Classes teach, how to leave your partner and dance apart if even only for a few beats. This is a very important part of Cuban Salsa and very often totally overlooked ! ( OK, so its my pet thing!!)
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Rueda with Jacqui at "The Loft, behind Copelands Bakery The Hight Street Gorleston Norfolk".Has after many years has ended.
However some of her teaching has not been vain as on the first Thursday of the month it's Rueda night at the Dance Cuban Salsa classes.
The aim of these classes is to use Rueda as a way to improve the classes Cuban Salsa dancing. Also to give them the ability to dance at a faster pace eg- Los Van Van's Tim pop.
RULE NO 1 --- Remember that mistakes, learning and dancing are supposed to be fun.
RULE NO 2 --- Do not pull a ladies arms out of there sockets just because you remembered the move half way through it !
RULE NO 3 --- Keep close, step to turn with your whole foot connected to the floor. Don't let your arms hang. Smile.
RULE NO 4 --- If you are following, then follow do not lead even if you know the move.
Other Cuban Dances
If you want to add anothe dimension to your Salsa. Try Rueda its fun, competitive and very additive.
Rueda at Dance Cuban classes are on the first thursday of every month for beginners and improvers+
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