Rueda de casino 

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closed position

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cambia pareja

(change partner)

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se viró

(they turned) 

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open position

guapea

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abanico

(hand fan)

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alarde

(show-off)

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amistad

(friendship)

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babosa

(snail / slug)

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compota

(compote)

Compota is a combination of enchufla con alarde y 1 arriba, 2 abajo, 1 abajo, 2 arriba.

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Echeverria con vuelta

(‘Echeverria’ with a turn)

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egoista

(selfish)

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enchufla moderno

(modern ‘enchufla’)

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enchufla y adios

(‘enchufla’ and good bye)

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enchufla y rodeo

(‘enchufla’ and rodeo)

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espresso

(coffee)

Espresso is a combination of 3 basic rueda figures:
‘dame directo‘ + ‘dame dos‘ + ‘una arriba‘.

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familia y quedate

(‘familia’ and stay)

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festival de enchufla complicado

(festival of complicated ‘enchufla’)

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la prima y quedate,
prima doble y quedate

(‘la prima’ and stay | double ‘prima’ and stay)

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lazo

(lasso)

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media doble

(double ‘media’)

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ni pa´ti ni pa´mi con vuelta

(‘ni pa´ti ni pa´mi’ with turn)

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paseala y al reves

(‘paseala’ and reverse it)

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patin doble

(double ‘patin’)

Patin doble is a fun and easy variation of patin, a standard rueda figure.
The principle when adding ‘doble’ is to do the central part of the figure twice, like in enchufla doble or prima doble.

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patin para mujeres

(skating for women)

In patin para mujeres, the men / leaders shift to their left at the end, to decrease the distance the women / followers have to move when finishing the figure. The women need to move toward the center to form a circle inside the circel of men. They should have enough space to be able to turn and look at their previous partner first, and then their next partner.

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pelota hasta cinco

(‘pelota’ up to five)

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pelota loca

(crazy ball)

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pelota moderna

(modern ‘pelota’)

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prima con la vecina

(‘prima’ with the neighbour)

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prima doble

(double ‘prima’)

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saborea

(flavorish)

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saluda a lo moderno

(‘saluda’ the modern way)

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sombrero con plancha

(‘sombrero’ with iron)

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vacilala con columbia

(‘vacilala’ with columbia)

Columbia is one of the 3 Cuban rumba variations: guaguancó, yambú, columbia.

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vacilense los dos

(‘vacilala’ for the two)

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open position

side by side

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mujeres al centro

(women to the center)

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el puente

(the bridge)

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ya tu sabes

= you already know 

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rueda caminando

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cadena complicate >

salida

(exit)

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cadena complicate >

tarro

(horn)

Tarro is a commonly used call in closed position, when dancing vamos arriba. The principle is to move forward to the next partner and continue the movement you were doing. This principle may also be applied to other figures where the rueda is in motion, like from ‘cadena complicate‘.

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enroscala

(screw her in)

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estrella – se fue

(star – they left)

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paseala caminando

(walking ‘paseala’) 

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reina

(queen)

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Tumba Francesa

(French drum / name of a dance)

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rueda al medio

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caja de bolas

(box of balls)

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FIGURE COMBINATIONS

closed position

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open position

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vacílala y dame > ya tu sabes y una arriba

This combination is some places so common that it got a designated name, “Rico Suave”.

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Echeverria con vuelta y dame

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ya tu sabes y dame

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