Casino refers to Cuban salsa. Several Casino figures are commonly used in Rueda de Casino, even though several of them do not involve changing partner, and therefore make the Rueda less dynamic. Here is our list of common Casino figures, most of them with a video.

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COMMON CASINO FIGURES

Bayamo

= Bayamo (city in Cuba)

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el dedo 

= the finger

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Juana la cubana

= Juana the Cuban (Juana is a female name)

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Kentucky

= Kentucky (state in the USA)

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ochenta y quatro

= eighty four (84)

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puente doble

= double bridge

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setenta 

= seventy (70)

Setenta is probably the most common Casino figure. Because it is so common, it is also commonly used in Rueda de Casino.

There are several explanations to the origin of the name seventy.
We understand that it was created in the seventies. And it is also possible that the names of the classic Casino figures refers to the streets in Miramar, Havana, where Rueda de Casino origined in the late 50s/early 60s. Some of the main streets are 70 (setenta) and 84 (ochenta y quatro).

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setenta complicado

= complicated “setenta” (complicated seventy)

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sombrero

= hat

sombrero is a common Casino figure. We have also listed it as a Rueda figure because it is commonly used in various Rueda combinations.

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vacilala

= look at her (to Cubans this is more like check her out)

vacilala is commonly used in couples dance, Casino. We have also listed it as a Rueda figure because it is commonly used in various Rueda combinations.

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MORE CASINO FIGURES

arcoiris

= rainbow

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balsero

= fleet refugee

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Bayamo por Matanza

= Bayamo to Matanza (cities in Cuba)

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cangrejo

= crab

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egoista

= selfish

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enchufla y adios

= connect her and good bye

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 enchufla y rodeo

= enchufla and rodeo (connect her and rodeo)

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enroscate

= screw yourself

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Esquina de Tejas

= Esquina de Tejas (“corner of tiles”, the name of a district of Havana)

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creator: Osbanis Tejeda (Deakocan Dance), who grew up in the neighbourbood Esquina de Tejas in Havana, Cuba.

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montaña

= mountain

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ochenta

= eighty (80)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QP44gaQEKE

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parte el brazo

= break the arm

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preciosa

= precious

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prima cruzada

= crossed ‘prima’ (cousin)

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quedatela

= stay with her

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