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The Saloneo basic figure is a walk in Caída position (aka Dile Que No start position). “Open Saloneo” is to walk the Follow around witout using the Lead’s left arm.

Some Saloneo variations:

1. Saloneo
2. Saloneo por Detrás
3. Saloneo por Dentro
4. Saloneo Cruzado
5. Open Saloneo
6. Saloneo-DQN

Open Saloneo

For the classic Saloneo, the Follow starts in Caída start position on “1”. She walks a “S”-shaped pattern into the next Caída start position on “7-8”. The “Open Saloneo” is to do exactly the same. However, in this case, the Follow is only led by the shoulder with the Lead’s right arm.

“Open Saloneo” can be used on its own. However, most often a Lead will like to combine several Saloneo variations into a longer Saloneo walk.

Video #1 is from a Practica Training Session with me and Mona, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022. Watch the small girl in the background, she is going to be a great dancer one day. The video includes examples of Saloneo por Dentro into Rodeo. It also shows Paséala, Exhibela Largo (Sácala) into Rodeo, Exhibela into Rodeo and Sácala into Half Sombrero.

For Saloneo walks, they work best if the Follow always steps forward on “1.” This applies to many other great social moves as well, in the main mode of Cuban Salsa. Many of the best basic figures depend on good flow and momentum. They easily fall apart if the Follow stops up or takes back-steps.