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In social dancing we should only use so-called moves as an exception to the rule. A named move, often with a silly name, is a combination of basic figures with an added beginning and ending in order to give us a self-contained mini-dance that normally starts with Guapea in Open Position and ends with Dile Que No and back into Guapea in Open Position in order to fit the format of Rueda de Casino.

It is very common in social dancing many places, to dance like a one couple Rueda with the Leader as caller! The Lead calls, inside the head, one named move after another, a row of short mini-dances on a string, each with a start and an ending. The most mediocre concept one can imagine for a social dance!

Basic figures

Instead a Lead should focus on Basic Figures. We need as small building blocks as possible, one count of eight and often even half counts of eight, in order to be music driven and adapt to the situation best possible as the dance progresses.

As long as we think in moves longer than one count of Eight, we have a strait-jacket on, making it difficult to be playful and improvise, and to adjust to ever changing circumstances. We should always be ready to grab the opportunity and try something new and unexpected, always be ready to change course and do what is most beneficial in the situation, if our social dancing is ever going to progress to the next level.

Of cause we need to train basic figures in some context, and for that reason some longer, named moves can be ok as a supplement and for variation. But we should aways focus on the individual basic figures, and on good pairs and triplets of basic figures.

Coca-Cola, Enchufla, Rodeo

Dile Que No con Coca-Cola is most often continued with another Dile Que No into Open Position. For variation one can continue Coca-Cola back into right turning circular motion with Enchufla. It opens a new avenue of options. Like continuing with Rodeo or with another Coca-Cola followed by Rodeo, etc.

This really is forward walking flow dancing. The Follow should always step forward by default. Even the slightest back-rocking tends to put a brake on the dance, or to break the flow. Back-rocking always make many options impossible or less likely to succeed.