| In open position there is some distance between the two in the couple. They still hold one hand together (leaders left hand and followers right hand). Guapea is the name of the basic step in open position. Most of the rueda figures start from this position, but a few of the figures start when the partners are side by side. This typically happens for example when you change partner, like in the figure dame una.
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| Guapea | Side by side | |
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cero
= zero
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dile que si
= tell her yes
This figure is the opposite of dile que no. It takes you from open position to closed position.
The caller should call another command before this one ends. If not, the next move should be whatever is considered the most basic in closed position, which might very well be vamos arriba.
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festival de pelota con vuelta
= “festival de pelota” with turn
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patineta
= skateboard
Patineta is similar to patin pa’mujeres, and replaces patin pa’mujeres as a core Rueda figure in the Ruedastandard.
Patin pa’mujeres is moved out of the core section to the intermediate level, and it is easier to learn if you already know patineta.
Patineta also seems to be more known among Cubans than patin pa’mujeres.
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adios
= good bye
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Coca-Cola
= Coca-Cola
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dame una con una
= give me one with one (clap)
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dos con dos
= two with two
This is the most common variation of the various commands where you change partner and clap. The first number is the number of your partner (the first, second, third, ..) and the second is the numer of claps.
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paseala por arriba
= take har for a walk up
In this command, por arriba means up (lead with you hand up above your head), as opposed to para arriba, which normally means change partner in the upward (arriba) directrion.
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