Ruda figures – improver level
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CLOSED POSITION
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americano, americana
= american (male, female)
The figure should ideally be danced with a bit of a cubanized hip hop style, like a Cuban showing a parody of an american hip hop dancer.
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OPEN POSITION
from ‘guapea’
cero con giro
= zero with a turn
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dame rapido
= give me quickly
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dame p´atras
= give me behind
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enchufla con Manolin
= ‘enchufla’ with Manolin (Cuban artist)
Manolin is a Cuban salsa/timba artist, who is quite famous for his characteristic movements on stage. In Cuba everyone knows Manolin, also called el medico de la salsa (the doctor of salsa).
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enchufla con palma y pata’
= ‘enchufla’ with clap and kick
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Creator: Yohan Corrioso
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enchufla y escondete
= ‘enchufla’ and hide yourself
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enchufla y quedate con Mambo
= ‘enchufla y quedate’ with Mambo
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engañala
= fool her
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principe bueno, principe malo
= good prince, bad prince
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saluda
= greet
Saluda is a very simple figure, and it emphasizes an important perspective in Rueda de Casino: the contact not only with your partner and the caller, but also with your neighbour (la vecina / el vecino).
This caommand is also useful in Rueda structures like Rueda llanta, to recognize you new neighbour after the different partner changes. rueda.casino/rueda-structures/rueda-llanta/
There is also a modern variation, saluda a lo moderno.
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OPEN POSITION
side by side
dame por la mano
= ‘dame’ by the hand
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saca la vecina
= pick up the neighbour lady
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RUEDA AL MEDIO
flor
= flower
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cubanito > media derecha > completa (derecha)
= half right, complete (right)
In the figure cubanito, everyone is facing the centre. In his position, directions are often referred to as derecha (right) and izquierda (left), instead of arriba (upward/forward) and abajo (downward/backward).
From this position (al medio / to the center) you can change one partner by calling ‘derecha‘. You may also change only half a partner to the right, ‘media derecha‘. In ‘media derecha’, you end up in between this follower and the next one, holding both their hands. Another ‘media derecha’ will take you in front of the partner you held in your right hand.
‘completa‘ (complete or full) has the same meaning as ‘derecha’, and it is used to avoid confusion if you start calling ‘media derecha’.
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COMBINATIONS
camina > ni pa´ti ni pa´mi
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dame directo y dame dos
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dame directo y Echeverria
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enchufla con Manolin > ni pa´ti ni pa´mi
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sombrero > paseala por arriba
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… arriba, abajo
familia para arriba
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patin para arriba
‘patin para arriba’ is like a regular ‘patin’, but the men/leads change partner in arriba direction. It can be a bit surprising that it feels like so differently to change partner the opposite direction in this figure. Pay attention to the steps for the men. The name is usually pronounced in a short form: patin p’arriba.
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festival de …
festival de fly / los tres
… siguelo, se fue
familia > siguelo > se fue
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