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Salem Rueda De Casino and Friends

SaLSA TERMS ANd Basics

 Footwork

 basic

right turn

left turn

mambo

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https://lafontaine.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUB/pages/726401041/Salsa+On+1

Partner Work

Right Turn

Left turn

Cross Body 

Cross Body Inside Turn

Cross Body Outside Turn

Cross Body to Shadow Position

Enchufla

Enchufla with Inside/ Outside turn 

Reverse Cross Body Closed

Revers Cross Body Open with Inside Outside turn

Butterfly

Wraps 

Cuddle.

Prep Turns

Copa

Reverse Copa

Spins (Single, Double, Triple)

Casino Terms and Basics

 oye!   look here
una bulla!   - make noise
Rueda de Casino - round dance
La Salsa Cubana
Clave - 2-3  or 3-2
repite - repeat
suelta - loose salsa
izquierda -  left
derecha - right
otra -another
giro - turn
medio - middle  

Guapea Call: None - default basic after Dile que no
Un Fly, Dos Fly, Tres Fly Call: Tap thumb and index finger
Pa’l  medio - tap first together to outside foot then step and tap to center  (para al medio, trans to the middle) Call: Point to the middle
Pa’ abajo (Salsa) - salsa in place get down , follow cumbia style forward (trans. down)
Pa' arriba - salsa forward (trans. above)
Vamos p'arriba (walk forward in salsa rhythm) in lines
Vamos p'abajo (walk backwards in salsa rhythm) in lines
Caminamos Arriba - salsa forward (trans. We walk upstairs) Call: Fingers walking
Caminamos Abajo - salsa backwards (trans. We walk down)
Son montuno - salsa basic back and forth in closed position
Un  Torro / Un Torrito - salsa forward to next partner under follow left  arm.(trans. bull, little bull) Torro from Pa'arriba , Toritto from Son  Montuno Call: hand with 1st and 4th finger on forehead.
Dame - go to next follow (trans. dame - woman)
Dame (Abajo) - go to previous follow and Dile que no.
Dame Dos - go to the 2nd next follow
Dame La Loco - first leads step in 2 claps then follows 2 claps
Dile que no - cross body lead (trans. tell him no )
Enchevarria -on one step back, do the twist 234, back to quapea.
Enchevarria con vuelta - add an left turn for both
Ronde - hook turn, lead step with right behind and turn.
Un Piso - (cucarcha, sueno) - step to middle on 5
Con mambo - with mambo step
Con Uno, Con Dos, Con tres - with a clap 

Para abajo (salsa) Get Down Fist Thumb Down 

Enchufla Plug it in (startup)    Fist  pull down

Exhibela Show her off Point finger on cheek  from

Addios (La Prima) & Con Harmana & Addios Con Famila Goodby (Cousin)  Wave goodbye

El Uno        The One Index finger to and from at waistline

Candado        Padlock Turn key with hand.

Sencillo Simple

Babosa        silly

Kentucky Kentucky, Chicken Arm

Half Sombrero   -  intro to Vacilala

Vacilala Hesitate (have a look) Point to eye on cheek

Sombrero Hat, Circle hat on head.

Montania Mountains Make mountains with hand

Setenta (Cubano) Seventy 7 and 0 with hand make a C

Setenta (Miami)        Seventy        7 and 0 with hand call miami

Setenta y Exhibela (Corona)   Seventy           Crown 7 and 0 with hand crown around head

Dedo Finger Middle Finger or little finger

Tocala (Sorpresa) Playing(Surprise)

Vacila Hesitate Point finger on cheek  fromGuapea Call: None - default basic after Dile que no

MamBO Terms

 

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