The Ruedastandard and related lists of Rueda figures have been updated several times, mainly to keep them relevant.
These are the figures removed from the list (since 2002):
| Command | Action | When | Reason |
| el cero | Changed | 2017 | The version previously called el cero is now called cero con giro – because we learned that another version of cero is more common among the Cubans, and we now use this new version for cero. |
| croqueta y aspirina | Renamed | 2017 | This figures may be called using other commands (enchufla y sacala > siguelo). It also turned out to be a rather home made name, and conflicting with a more common croqueta figure. |
| vacílala completa | Removed | 2017 | Not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard combination |
| amistad complícate | Removed | 2017 | Not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard combination |
| paseala por Bayamo | Removed | 2017 | Not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard combination |
| consorte | Removed | 2017 | Not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| seis y nueve | Removed | 2017 | Not very much in use |
| la prima cruzada | Removed | 2017 | Casino figure, not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| cangrejo | Removed | 2017 | Casino figure, not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| Bayamo por Matanza | Removed | 2017 | Casino figure, not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| quédatela | Removed | 2017 | Casino figure, not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| enróscate | Removed | 2017 | Casino figure, not very much in use, and does not appear to be a very standard figure |
| tienda de sombreros | Removed | 2017 | Home made combination, difficult to remember and not very much in use |
| el ocho | Removed | 2014 | Not much in use, and different ways of dancing the figure |
| … con son | Removed | 2014 | The figure was difficult to implement the way it was planned |
| … con puente | Moved to vocabulary | 2014 | Not much in use as a specific command. (Not to be confused with el puente and puente doble) |
| la madre | Removed | 2014 | Similar to foto which is closer to the Cuban tradition, no need for two almost identical commands |
| la prima semi tia tres, cinco | Removed | 2014 | May be called with combining commands: “la hermana y cadeneta > quédate” or “familia y cadeneta > quédate” |
| arcoiris | Removed | 2011 | Not much in use, quite difficult and not too typically cuban style |
| el plato | Removed | 2011 | Not much in use, and very similar to the figure pelota |
| la rueda! | Moved to vocabulary | 2011 | Not a typical command, more a way of telling people that a rueda is starting |
| tobillo | Moved to vocabulary | 2011 | More an improvised touch of the partners ancle, similar to other words in the vocabulary |
| vamos abajo | Changed | 2011 | The command was replaced by to two other commands, to avoid confusion.
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| Paulito | Removed | 2011 | The figure was hardly in use |
| enchufla con clave | Removed | 2011 | The figure was difficult to fit with the clave in the music |
| altérnate | Removed | 2011 | A bit difficult, after 10 years the women still didn’t remember this one.. |
| recoge el cabo | Removed | 2008 | The figure was hardly in use |
| biquini | Moved to vocabulary | 2008 | Not a typical command, may be used instead of the number 2 in different settings |
| un giro | Moved to vocabulary | 2008 | Not a typical command, more a general term for turning |
| paseala p’abajo | Renamed | 2008 | Refers to figure in closed position (named adentro y afuera today). The command was replaced by vamos abajo due to confusion with the command paseala in open position. (Vamos abajo was changed again in 2011.) |
| setenta y siete | Removed | 2008 | The figure was hardly in use |
| Evelyn | Removed | 2008 | The figure was not much in use |
| manteca’o doble | Divided | 2008 | Split: manteca’o (command) and doble (vocabulary, and later general command) |
| tarro hasta la tuya | Divided / removed | 2008 | The figure was not much in use, tarro (command) was kept, hasta la tuya was removed |
| castígala | Removed | 2008 | The figure was not much in use, and was danced in several different ways |
