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Salsa
- Street Salseros figures
- Festival Sofia 2007
- Casino de rueda
Salsa - Casino de Rueda
- Beginners steps
- Intermediate steps
- Advanced steps
- Rueda de Casino
From Wikibooks
Beginners - Steps descriptions
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Al Medio
This step is used to get everyone started off on the same foot. Everyone starts in the traditional Son position and then steps toward the center with the inside foot, leaning inward and tapping with the outer foot, and then steps out, tapping with the inside foot... also called the "Gringo Disco Step".(At least that is what I call it!) |
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Abajo
When this step is called, the man waits until his left foot comes up and then starts a modified front to back step, going forward with the left foot and back and slightly to the right with the right foot. The woman goes into the basic back to back step. Both partners shift their shoulders in a back and forth movement following the feet. |
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Exhibe
This step comes out of the "Abajo" step. The woman is marking back-to-back, then goes into the front to back step, starting with the back right, then left front, and then a front to back turn to the right, and returns to the back-to-back step. At the same time the man, who is doing a modified front-to-side step in the Abajo, goes into the side-to-side step at the same time the woman goes into the back right step. When the man steps to the right side, the woman goes forward and under his left arm, then turns to the right. After one set of side-to-side steps, the man returns to the Abajo step, as does the woman. |
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Exhibe dos y una
This is the same as the previous step, only the move is repeated twice with the guy´s hand holding the woman´s and once without any hands, returning to the Abajo step. |
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Dile que no
This is the most important step you will learn in Casino, and it is used constantly at the end of most every move in a Rueda.
Men: (practice this alone first until you master it, then try it with your partner) From the modified Front-to-side step, you will step forcefully toward the center of the rueda (your left) with your left front foot on the "1", (This is called "Pica al Medio") then back with your right on the "2" and do a 1/4 turn toward your left on the "3" when you step with your left foot. You should now be facing the center of the circle. Next, step back with your right on "1", doing a 1/4 turn to your left at the same time, then step center left, then right on "2" and "3", ending on your RIGHT foot on the "3" beat. At this point you should be facing the opposite direction from when you started. Here is where the feet change: Instead of stepping forward with your left, STEP BACK with the left, and forward with the right foot, and continue marking in this direction, right foot forward, and left foot back, while at the same time holding onto the woman with the left hand and alternately letting go and touching hands in the center with the right hand. This is called "guapeando" or "guapea" and you (gently!) pull the lady toward you and then push her away. This is used constantly, so get used to it!
Women: From the back-to-back step, you will go into the front-to-back step, STARTING WITH THE BACK RIGHT on the "1" beat, and "2" and "3" in the center. On the next set of 3 beats, you will step forward with the left foot (across the man, to the other side), pivot, and turn around to your left, stepping on the right foot on the "2" beat, already facing the opposite direction from where you started. Continue marking forward and back, holding on to the guy with your RIGHT hand and alternately letting go and touching hands in the center with your LEFT. |
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Enchufla
From the "Guapea" step, both partners go into the back-to-back step as follows:
Men: Step back with your LEFT, raising your Left hand and placing it over the woman's head, while placing your Right hand on the woman's middle back. Then go into Dile que No, as described above.
Women: Step back with your RIGHT foot, then back with the left after having gone under your own arm, then back with the Right foot again, and Dile Que No.
In a Rueda: Instead of completing it with a Dile que No, men just raise your Left hand and let the woman go, going on to the next woman and picking her up with the Dile que no (same as Damela). Also called "Enchufla y Dame". |
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Enchufla doble
Same as above, only pass the woman under your arm twice, stopping her the first time with your hand, and sending her back to the starting position before finishing the "Enchufla". |
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Adios
From Guapea, step back and count 6 steps to go around each other, then on to the next partner.
Men: put your right hand on the woman's waist, lifting your left arm and going under it to the next woman in the Rueda.
Women: Place your left hand behind the man's right shoulder and walk around him, raising your right hand to let him walk under it to the next woman. |
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Adios con hermana
Same as above, but instead of going on to the next partner, do an Enchufla, ending in a dile que no and stay with the same partner. |
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Dame (also called "Damela")
This is how you get from one woman to the next in the Rueda.
Men: Push away from the woman with three counts, then turn to your back right, using the Dile que no to the next woman in the Rueda.
Women: from the Guapea, push away from the man, step back right, "2", "3" in place and then lift your left arm over the next guy´s shoulder and do a Dile que No across in front of him, returning to the Guapea position. |
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Candado
Starts the same as the Enchufla, except you do not let go of the other hand. The man's left hand takes the woman's right over and behind her head, while the man's right hand and the woman's left stay in front of the woman at waist height. Count 1, 2, 3 to go in, and 1, 2, 3 to come back face to face. This is repeated twice the same way and then the third time the man takes both of his hands over and behind the woman's head as she turns to her left. The man does not turn until after she has completed her turn, then he turns to his right, finishing with a Gancho with his right elbow. (Gancho is when the elbow ends up behind the woman's shoulder, bent at the elbow, touching her elbow.) |
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Pelota
Same as Enchufla (see above) but both men and women clap beginning on the "one" count after the Enchufla as you change partners. Clap once for a Pelota con Uno, clap twice for Pelota con Dos, three times for Pelota con Tres, four times for Pelota con Cuatro, etc. Usually you will stomp your feet, alternating left and right at the same time (so as to keep marking the rhythm). |
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Sombrero
Same as Vacila (below), but with hands crossed, right over left as you tap, guys with their left foot, girls with their right foot.. Guy takes his right over the girl's head, then the left, then takes his right hand over the girl's head and rests it on her right shoulder, his left hand by his own left ear. |
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Vacila
Men: Step forward on 3, mark fourth beat, left hand throws the girl's right hand out, then dile que no.
Women: Step forward on 3, bring right foot in on the 4th beat (also called tap), ronde (back turn to the right), then step back 1-2-3, dile que no. |
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Kentucky
Signal: Closed fist, bent elbow and move your elbow in and out like a bird's wing (comes from Kentucky Fried Chicken!)
Men: Grab both hands without crossing. Come together, 2-3, step back, 2-3, taking your left hand over her head, 2-3, then on the next set of three counts: your left hand on her left shoulder, both facing the same direction, her back to you, then on the next 6 counts, take your right hand over her head, do a Ronde, then into a Gancho and a dile que no.
Women: let the man guide your hands. Come together, 2-3, then 4 sets of back-to-back steps, then a dile que no. |
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Setenta
Hand signal: closed hand with index finger and thumb out in "L" shape, then make an "O" (Reverse 7 + 0)
Men: Grab both hands naturally, your left with her right, your right with her left. Come together, 1-2-3, then tap and guys take left hand and turn girls outward to their right under your left arm, keeping your right hand down so her left arm "breaks" behind her own back. When you are standing side by side, do an Alarde over the guy's head with your left hand then bring her back out. More advanced dancers can end with a Gancho on their right arm before completing the move with a Dile Que No. |
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Dame dos
This is the same as Dame, only the guy goes past the girl next to him and on to the next one. Also Dame Tres (3) and Dame Cuatro (4) |
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Arriba Tiempo Espana
This is simply holding the girl in the Abajo position, but walking forward (backward for the girl), in a circle. (Counter-clockwise). |
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Evelyn
This step starts like an Adios, but before the couple turns, the man pushes away from the girl, back to his right, doing a Ronde, and at the same time changing his hand at waist level to return to guapea. |
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Enchufla al medio con dos
The guy does an Enchufla, lets go of the girl and goes into the center of the rueda with two hand-claps, 1-2-3, then steps back into the rueda, 1-2-3, but remains facing center and marks in place. The girl, who has been marking in place while the guy entered and came back out, then goes into the center of the rueda 1-2-3, two hand claps, and back 1-2-3. This step leaves everyone in position for La Flor, Derecha, Cero, Ocho, and Izquierda. Guys should be marking forward with the right foot, back with the left. Girls mark forward with the left and back with the right. |
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La Flor
Facing the center of the rueda, the men bend over and walk forward, 1-2-3, then bring their hands together and over their heads, and behind the girls, 1-2-3. The men stay and mark in place as the women repeat the same pattern. Visually all the hands coming together in the middle of the rueda and then raising up together, then opening to put your arms around both people on either side of you, over and over, makes it look like a flower blooming. At some point, the caller will say "Alli no mas" and the guys end with their arms behind the backs of the women, grabbing the nearest guy's hands to form a strong chain behind the women's backs. From here La Flor can go one of two ways. Either the caller will say, "Arriba, Tiempo Espana" and the girls will turn to the man on their left and take the Abajo position and everyone will begin to walk counter-clockwise. The other alternative is that the caller will say, "Pa'l Cielo!" and the guys will bend over, bring their arms under the women's behind and LIFT them up into the air and the entire rueda begins to turn with the girls sitting on the guys arms. Guys: be sure to eat your protein before trying this! Be very careful not to drop them! When the caller tells you, set them down carefully on their feet and take up the Abajo position. |
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Derecha
Facing the center of the rueda, when the man is marking on the back step they call "Derecha" and in three beats you walk forward in front of the woman and to her right, ending up on the other side. The same goes for the women. Generally the caller will specify by saying, "Hombres, Derecha" or "Mujeres, Derecha". The same goes for "Cero", "Izquierdo" and "Ocho". |
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Cero
While facing the center of the rueda, marking as described in Enchufla al Medio con Dos, when the guy steps back on the left they say "Cero" and you take 6 counts to walk completely around the woman. On the sixth count you should be back in your place and marking forward... walk fast! |
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Ocho
Men: you will do a figure eight, beginning by passing in front of your partner, then behind the woman on her right, then around an in front of that woman, then back behind your partner. You wil have to walk very fast! Same for the women, but they would call, "Mujeres: Ocho" as opposed to, "Hombres: Ocho" |
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Izquierda
The same as Derecha, except you walk to the left |
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El Uno
Enchufla right hand to right hand and guys end up standing behind the girl, both do back-to-back steps in opposite directions (two sets), then your right hand over the girl's head while turning her to her left (three counts) then the guy does an Ronde, turning back to his right and end in Dile Que No. |
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El Dos
Start the same as El Uno, right hand to right hand, except you go over the girl's head after the Enchufla and bring her behind you, both looking forward. Take her other hand with your left and both do back-to-back steps in opposite directions, two sets. Then guys take their right hand over their own heads, turning to their left, (3 counts) then both hands over the girl's head, making her turn to the right (3 counts) and ending like a Sombrero with hands on the shoulders. |
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Enchufla pa' Arriba
This is the same as a regular Enchufla, but instead you go to the woman above you in the rueda |
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Arriba y Tarro(Also: Tarro de Mentira)
While marking in the "Son" position in the Rueda, begin to move counter-clockwise. When this step is called, guys lift your arm and go on to the next girl. A variation of this is called "Tarro de Mentira". In this variation you lift your arm to let the girl go under it to the next man, but you don't let go and you turn her around and take her back in your arms. |
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Vacilense los dos
This begins with a Tap and the Guy brings his left hand into the center between you, while holding onto the girl's right hand. He then "tosses" the hand straight out to his left (the girl's right) to give the girl the impetus to turn backward toward her right. At the same time, the guy turns back to his left. Both circle around and the guy picks the girl back up, ending in a Dile Que No. |
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Dame con las Manos
This step starts with a regular Dame, but the guy does not let go of the girl's hand until the last minute. All girls in the Rueda go back at the same time and let go with their right hands to be passed on to the next guy by doing the Dile Que No in front of the guy to her left. When the girls are stepping back, all the guys are stepping forward and a tug-and-pull helps for this to look very smooth. Guys will switch hands as the girl crosses in front of them. You continue until the caller tells you to stop by saying, "Quédate con esta", or just "Con esta". |
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Intermediate - Steps descriptions
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Escondela
This move is a part of other moves. The man brings the woman under his right arm, hugging her close. Often followed by a Dile Que No. |
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70 Complicado
From Guapeo, do NOT cross hands but do a Tap turn and lead the girl to her right, (1-2-3) lifting guy's left hand over girl's head. Do an Alarde over the guy's head (4-5-6) then pull her behind you to the guy's left, (1-2-3) bringing your arm down to your left side, then back up and in front of the girl, bending your elbow, and bringing it through between you, (4-5-6) then lift over guy's head while he turns to the right, (1-2-3) Enchufla with both hands, (4-5-6) Escóndela, (1-2-3) Díle Que No. |
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Dedo
Done in 3 sets of 6 counts. From Guapea, come together and take girl's right hand in guy's right hand as you do a Tap. Lead her back to the right, with your arm over her head. (1-2-3) then mark 3 counts in place (4-5-6) (or advanced dancers can do an Alarde over either person's head for 3 counts) then guy pulls right hand back and down, over girl's head, making her turn back to her left (1-2-3). Next guy turns to his right, with arm up over his head (4-5-6). Then pull down to the right again, turning the girl again to her left (1-2-3) (you are both facing forward with the girl on your right), then bring guy's hand over girl's head to her right shoulder, letting go of her hand. (4-5-6) Girl brings left arm up and over guy's shoulder and ends in Díle Que No. |
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Montana
This is exactly the same as Dedo, but done with two hands, starting with right hand over left. |
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Beso
From Guapeo, cross hands, right over left and Tap, then turn the girl to her right, taking both hands over her head, one at a time (1-2-3, 4-5-6) then the guy turns to his left with his left hand over his head and "breaking" his right arm behind his own back (1-2-3), then do an Alarde over the girl's head (4-5-6) with the guy's left hand and give her a kiss (this is why it is called, "beso" !), then come back out, bringing the guy's left hand over his head again, and you should now be facing each other with arms crossed, left hand on top. Do an Enchufla with both hands (1-2-3) and end in Sombrero with arms on shoulders. |
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Abrazala
Starts like a Beso, but the guy's left hand goes behind the girl's back, (puts his arm around her like a hug) 3 counts, then out and finish with Díle Que No. |
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Siete
Come together with the tap turn, do NOT cross hands. Man brings the girl's right hand in and then turns her to her right, without letting go, keeping the arm at waist height. The girl turns to her right as far as possible and then turns back. |
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Coca-Cola
This is done as an addition to many moves and starts any time the girl is on the guy's right side, stepping back on her right foot. The guy steps forward on his left and uses his left hand to grab the girl's right shoulder, pulling it toward him to force her to do a complete spin to her left. Often done in combination with a Díle Que No at the end of or in the middle of another move. |
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Siete Moderno
Starts like Vacila, but stop the girl with hand on her right shoulder. Switch hands to left. Coca-Cola with left hand and Alarde, Díle Que No. |
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Paséala(abajo y arriba)
Abajo: Start with a Díle que No, guys step to the right, while leading the girl around to their left and switch hands behind his back. Continue to lead girls around to the right, then do a 2nd Díle que No with right arm in front of them. Switch back to guy's left hand as girls cross.
Arriba: Same as above, but after the second Díle que No, go over the head with the left hand (no switching). |
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Balsero
Come together and cross hands, mark the 4th beat (Tap), guy turns to left, girl to right, hands go over girl, over guy, over girl, over both (ends like Sombrero). Special attention to style: One hand up at a time-not both together... to imitate the motion of the waves. |
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Juana la Cubana
Starts like a Sombrero Doble, but instead of putting the arms behind the shoulders on the second side, you keep both the right hands down, in front of the man. Pull the girl across in front of the man, (3 counts) do an alarde with the left hand, Exhibe, and end in Sombrero. |
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Dedo con Alarde
Same as Dedo, above, but this is the advanced version with an Alarde in the first 4-5-6 count. |
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Siete Setenta
Starts like a Setenta, but do a quick doble Gancho (man hook left, then right) and then an exhíbela with both hands, then Setenta Complicado, Escóndela, then Díle Que No. |
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El Zipper
This is done while guapeando and on the forward marking step you jump together while crouching down then come up staying together, like a zipper. Then step back and continue marking. |
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Ping-Pong
Done in the Rueda, when called, you take a slight jump back and bump rear-ends with the person behind you. Then continue marking. |
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Meala
Also done in the Rueda, the guy turns to the woman behind him and lifts his leg, much like a dog does when peeing on a fire hydrant. He then returns to face his partner and continues marking. ("Meala" means "Pee on her" in Spanish). |
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Bayou
A combination of the three above in the following order: Ping-Pong, el Zipper, Meala. |
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Siete Loco
Girls do tap turn to the right, bringing their left hand in front of them to their own right shoulder, where the guy grabs it and turns her back 360 degrees, keeping the hand above her head and then brings his other hand up and turns her again in the same direction, but with both hands above her head and while circling to his left, pulling her across with both hands in a Díle que No, then turning together, back to back (both hands), then Escóndela, Exhíbela, Escóndela, Exhíbela, guy brings girl's left hand over his own head and ends in Díle que No. |
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Azuquita
Starts like Setenta, Alarde, guys turn your right hand over (three counts), SLIDE hand along the inside Right arm of girl (3 counts), finish Setenta Complicado (back to back) hand over, turn in, Enchufla with both hands, Escóndela, Díle Que No. |
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Ponle el Sabor
Start with an Enchufla, but "Rompe el Brazo" of the girl, keeping it down and behind her. At the same time, the girl brings her left hand high over her head and reaches all the way back and forward again. The girl is doing the basic back to back step. Instead of the guy doing just a back to back, he will do the back to back the first set of three, then a forward turn to the right under the girl's hand the second set of three. This is repeated once more. He then does a Ronde under his own hand and lands with a Pica al Medio, right into an Exhíbela, then a second Exhíbela, but he ends it by bringing his own right hand onto his own right shoulder while turning to his left. He lets go of the girl's hand and stops her turning to the right (girls, if there is room on the dance floor, bring your right hand out to the side here) with his right hand behind her right shoulder. With his left hand he leads her into a quick turn to the left, bringing his hand over behind his own head and using his right hand to guide her into the ending Díle que No. |
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Advanced - Steps descriptions
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Josefa
From the Gancho position (girl to guy's right side, with his elbow bent and behind the girl's left arm), using the inside part of the man's right elbow, and while raising the right hand at the same time, gently but firmly push the woman in a tight turn to the left. This is used in the middle of other turns. |
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Enrosca
This is a series of Díle Que No's that is done in the rueda, so that everyone is spinning and moving around the rueda at the same time. Usually repeated only a few times, so you don't get dizzy! |
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Huracan
Turn back to back (going toward guy's left, girl's right), holding BOTH hands, let go of girl's right hand. Alarde, Exhibe, Alarde, Exhibe (twice!), Gancho with guy's right elbow, Josefa, grab hands, 1/2 turn, repeat pattern, except at end after the second Josefa, let go and go to the next girl in the rueda. |
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Bebe
This is a series of other steps: Balsero, Beso, Exhibe, Coca-Cola with both hands, pull woman around to left, back to back, ends in Abanico. |
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El Sueter
Setenta Complicado, Enchufla with both hands, Ronde, both hands over guy's head, down in front, Right hand on top, lift hands back up (as if you are putting on and then taking off a sweater), another Setenta, guys push left hand and bring girl back though, back rock, and Alarde over the guy. |
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Abanico
Turn back to back (going toward guy's left, girl's right), holding BOTH hands, let go of girl's right hand. Alarde, Exhibe, Alarde, Exhibe (twice!), Gancho with guy's right elbow, Josefa, grab hands, 1/2 turn, repeat pattern, except at end after the second Josefa, let go and go to the next girl in the rueda. |
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La Cuadra
Tap, (like a Vacila, but don't let go of hands) Guy R hand and Girl L hand behind Girl's back - Tap (other side) turn, Coca-Cola (1-2-3) with both hands, turn together, Exhíbela 2 times, then enter under guy's R hand, then L over head, Gancho L, Gancho R, un-Gancho L, Josefa, back to back, come out like Setenta, Escóndela, Díle Que No. |
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7 Loco Complicado
Vacila with the girl's right hand (don't let go). Girl's left hand goes across her to her right shoulder. Man grabs girl's left hand over the shoulder and does a turn and one-half to the left. Pull. Tap, turn back to back, Escóndela, Exhíbela, Escóndela, Exhíbela (twice), man turns left under both of his arms. Gancho left, Gancho right. Un-Gancho left, Josefa, back to back, 2nd half of Setenta Complicado, Escóndela and Díle Que No. |
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