Cuban slang for "short bounce". Another baseball term. The figure is also called German Mesa, after the famous Cuban baseball player. In this figure you clap on 1 under the leg that you are not putting your weight on.

Like in rueda, this ábaco figure starts with la prima without partner change. Then it goes directly into la hermana , which is an enchufla with a quarter turn left at the end (partner change in rueda).

In paseala caminando you continue the paseala (the side steps part) until there is a new call, usually dame una . In ábaco it is the same as calling paseala > siguelo . But paseala caminando is more common to called in rueda. Paseala caminando may also be combined with paseala por arriba , as shown in the video.

This is a regular paseala with the diagonal arm raised. It is often called after a regular paseala , like this: paseala > por arriba . For men the inspiration is from rumba, using the opposite arm to pull the pants (pantalones) a bit. For the women it is similar but a more feminine touch, holding the lower arm to the side of the body. Paseala por arriba may also be combined with paseala caminando , as shown in the video of paseala caminando .

Paseala is usually called in a partner change, or combined with another figure. The ábaco figure paseala is a side-and-cross step followed by dile que no . There is no rotation after the dile que no , but the figure is usually called after a figure with a partner change, like dame una .

This figure is also called festival de fly , and it means "the three", refering to fly , linea , rolin . You do the claps on 1, 2 and 3, and continue with guapea on 5.

This ábaco figure uses the move meneo , which is rolling of the hips. The figure finishes with dame una like the rueda figure la prima .

Like in rueda, this figure starts with prima con la hermana without partner change. Then it goes directly into another meneo while turning (counter clockwise). There are several way to use arms in this move, feel free to choose.