PRACTICE WITH CALLING

In this section, we have prepared a few videos where you can
practice dancing ábaco to a full song together with the caller, who is also dancing.
The ábaco figures used in the video are listed below.  

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Ábaco practice #1 – Tumba Francesa, patin con Bamboleo

Figures used in ábaco practice video #1:

• al centro
• vamos arriba
• adentro y afuera
• dile que no
• (guapea)
• dame una
• enchufla
• enchufla doble

• Tumba Francesa (s)
• patin con Bamboleo (s)
• enchufla con mambo (s)
• enchufla con palma y pata’
• enchufla y sacala
• cubanito
• cubanita

(s) siguelo > se fue

Ábaco practice #2 – CONTRATIEMPO

Figures used in ábaco practice video #2:

• al centro
• vamos arriba
• adentro y afuera
• dile que no
• (guapea)
• dame una
• enchufla
• enchufla doble

• Tumba Francesa
• patin con Bamboleo (s)
• enchufla con mambo (s)
• enchufla y sacala
• cubanito
• cubanita
• cruze

(s) siguelo > se fue

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Ábaco practice #3 – sombrero, cadena, dile que si 

Figures used in ábaco practice video #3:

• al centro
• vamos arriba (t)
• adentro y afuera (t)
• dile que no
• dame una
• dame dos
• enchufla
• enchufla con palma y pata’
• cruze

• sombrero
• sombrero con mambo
• cadena (t)
• cadena complicate (t)
• dile que si
• Tumba Francesa 

(t) tarro

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PRACTICE ÁBACO STEPS

In this section, we have prepared a few videos where you can
practice switching from basic steps to other more complex steps. 

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Ábaco practice: Tumba Francesa steps (contratiempo)

Exercises in this video:

Switch from basic steps (guapea) to contratiempo steps, and back to basic steps, with counting
Repeat the switching very slowly
Switch from basic to contratiempo and back, with music
Tumba Francesa in every direction, with music

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Ábaco practice: Bamboleo steps

Exercises in this video:

Switch from basic steps (guapea) to Bamboleo steps, and back to basic steps, with counting
Repeat the switching very slowly
Switch from basic to Bamboleo steps and back, with music
patin con Bamboleo, patineta con Bamboleo, siguelo, with music