Rueda switch

There are several ways to switch the roles in rueda switch, and it depends on which figure the switching is connected to. There are two main types of switch calls, “switch” and “rapido”:

• Calls including “switch“. If it is not connected to an existing figure, like “easy switch”, then it is a separately defined figure.
  If “switch” is added to an existing figure, like “enchufla switch”, then you switch by adding a 4-count to the original figure.
• Calls including “rapido“, for example “enchufla rapido”. If “rapido” is added to an existing figure, like “enchufla rapido”, then you switch by removing a 4-count from the original figure.

Rueda switch workshop – SalsaNor Rueda Congress 2019

Here is a list of some of the recent switch figures. For all the figures involved here, the videos of the regular variant are shown below (not the switch variant). These are some of the basic ways to switch, there are a lot more being used, some of which are shown in the video from the SalsaNor Rueda Congress below.

1. Easy switch: switch from guapea by turning to la vecina/el vecino, facing the center when turning.
2. Figure with partner change switch – dame switch, enchufla switch, ..
   switch when changing partner by the leader passing the next follower, turning and ending up facing the center on the right side of the next partner, and into dile que no with switched roles.
   Note: There are currently 2 different ways of turning and ending up at the right side of the new partner, on 1-2-3, before the dile que no:
   i) a 3/4 right turn
   ii) one step forward (on 1) and then backing up while doing a 1/4 turn left (on 2-3)
3. Figure with partner change with a turn switch – patin switch, enchufla con vuelta switch, ..
   If the partner change is already involving a turn, then keep turning 1/2 turn more, and you end up smotthly at the right place.
4. Figure without partner change switch – cero switch, vacilala switch, patineta switch, ..
   Continue the figure with the first half of a cero, and then you’re in the position for dile que no with switched roles. So in cero switch you actually do one and a half circles around each other. The last half circle (same as the first half) is similar for all of these figures.
5. Dile que no switch / confusion
   Do the switch in the middle of a dile que no, like in the rueda figure por mi por ti.
6. Dame directo switch
   A regular dame directo, and in stead of meeting the hand of the new partner go directly to dile que no with switched roles.
7. Figure with partner change arriba switch – enchufla y arriba switch, dame una arriba switch, ..
   Start moving in arriba direction, and when approaching the next partner, on 1-2-3 add an exhibela turn (a full right turn) for the leader, and then go directly to dile que no with switched roles.

+ a lot more, and still develloping