Classic Cuban Moves
Table of Contents
Other Vacilala moves
| 1 | Intro to other Vacilala moves |
| 2 | El Nudo |
| 3 | Bayamo en Coche |
| 4 | El Niño |
Bayamo family [summaries]
| 1 | Bayamo family of moves |
| 2 | Bayamo Clásico |
| 3 | Less good Bayamo Clásico moves |
| 4 | Bayamo por Abajo |
| 5 | Bayamo por Arriba “back-to-back” |
| 6 | Bayamo por Arriba con Alarde |
| 7 | Bayamo por Arriba con Vacilala |
| 8 | Matanzas and Bayamo por Matanzas |
| 9 | Bayamo con Tornado |
| 10 | Bayamo a la Matriz |
| 11 | Bayamo y el Barco |
| 12 | Bayamo a la Habana |
| 13 | Amistad – Llevela a Bayamo |
| 14 | Bad Bayamo videos |
Panqué (Siete) family
Sombrero family
| 1 | Intro to the Sombrero family |
| 3 | Sombrero |
| 4 | Sombrero con Mambo |
| 5 | Sombrero con Mambo Complicado |
| 6 | Sombrero con Plancha |
| 7 | Sombrero Doble |
| 8 | Sombrero Manolito |
| 9 | Sombrero de Manny |
| 10 | Balsero |
| 11 | Sombrero por Abajo |
| 12 | Balsero Doble |
| 13 | Sombrero Complicado |
| 14 | Abanico |
| 15 | Abanico Complicado |
| 15 | Montaña |
| 16 | Juana la Cubana |
Ochenta (80) family
| 1 | Intro to Ochenta family |
| 2 | Ochenta (80) |
| 3 | Ochenta y Uno |
| 4 | Ochenta y Dos |
| 5 | Ochenta y Tres |
| 6 | Ochenta y Quatro |
| 7 | Ochenta y Ocho (88) |
| 8 | Ochenta con Lazo |
Enchufla family
| 1 | Intro to Enchufla moves |
| 2 | Enchufla |
| 3 | Enchufla Simple (Ven y Vira) |
| 4 | Enchufla Doble |
| 5 | Enchufla Continuado |
| 5 | El Uno (Cubanita) |
| 6 | Uno Complicado |
| 7 | El Dos (Cubanito) |
| 8 | El Duce (12) |
| 9 | Kentucky |
| 10 | Kentucky Complicado |
| 11 | Candado |
| 12 | Candado Complicado |
| 13 | La Babosa |
| 14 | En Talla |
Paseala moves and walks
| 1 | Intro to Paseala moves and walks |
| 2 | Paseala steps |
| 3 | Paseala (classic move) |
| 4 | Paseala Complicado |
| 5 | La Jenny |
| 6 | Cinco Cientos (500) |
| 7 | El Clásico (Five Times DQN) |
| 8 | Basic Paseala Walk (normal handhold) |
Dile Que No Basic Figures
| 1 | 13 types of Dile Que No |
| 2 | Dile Que No “Apertura” (Son) |
| 3 | Dile Que No Closed-Open (Son) |
| 4 | Cross Body Lead |
| 5 | Dile Que No “Dame” (Rueda) |
| 6 | Dile Que No “to end all moves” (Rueda) |
| 7 | Dile Que No por Guapea (open position) |
| 8 | Dile Que No por Dentro (e.g.: con Coca-Cola) |
| 9 | Dile Que No por Fuera (e.g. to start a Paseo Walk with e.g. Reina |
| 10 | Dile Due No Mentira (e.g.: Rodeo Inverso or to start a Paseo walk) |
| 11 | Dile Que No Continuado (to continue left turning motion) |
| 12 | Dile Que No Mentira Continuado |
| 13 | Dile Que No por Adiós Inverso |
| 14 | Dile Que No por DQN (aka DQN hasia fuera) |
Counter clock-wise moves
| 3 | Dile Que No con Coca Cola |
| 4 | Coca Cola Doble |
| 5 | Coca Cola por detrás |
| 6 | Rodeo Inverso |
Moves with multiple Alardes
| 1 | Intro to Moves with multiple Alardes |
| 2 | El Dedo con Alardes |
| 3 | Alarde Complicado |
| 4 | En Talla |
Basic steps and turns
| 1 | How Counting Matters |
| 2 | Salsa basic steps |
| 3 | Guapea Steps |
| 5 | Dile Que No |
| 6 | Diagonal steps |
| 7 | Diagonal steps |
| 8 | The back-rocking Vuelta right turn |
| 9 | Vuelta left turn |
| 10 | Exhibela = Sacala turn |
| 11 | Giro turns |
| 12 | Left turns (Coca Cola) |
| 13 | Lead’s hook turn |
| 14 | Vacilala Steps |
| 15 | The Cuban Vuelta (Habanero) |
| 16 | Dile Que Sí |
| 19 | Siete (Panqué) half turn |
| 20 | The back-to-back turn |
| 21 | Abajo steps |
Cuban Shines (Qshines)
| 1 | Intro to Cuban Shines |
| 2 | El Chivo |
| 3 | Echeverría |
| 4 | Lead’s Shoe Shine |
| 5 | Arrebata |
| 6 | Italiano |
| 7 | Suzy Q |
Tornado moves
| 1 | Intro to Tornado moves |
| 2 | Tornado Variations |
| 3 | Tornado de Vacilala |
| 4 | Tornado de Dile Que No |
| 5 | Tornado de Enchufla |
| 6 | Tornado de Hombre |
| 7 | Tornado Double |
| 8 | A Bayamo con Tornado |
Son in Casino
| 1 | Intro to Son in Casino |
| 2 | Cuban Salsa: Son Clásico (Son basic steps) |
| 3 | Cuban Salsa: Apertura (Son figure) |
| 4 | Cuban Salsa: Cásate (arm in arm) |
| 5 | Cuban Salsa: Cruzado (Son figure) |
| 6 | Cuban Salsa: Side-by-side Cruzado (Son figure) |
| 7 | Cuban Salsa: Forward and back with dip (Son figure) |
Yoandy Villaurrutia
| 1 | Yoyoflow (Coca-Cola Moderno) |
| 2 | Yoyoflow con Vacilala |
| 3 | Yoyoflow con Habanero |
| 4 | Yoyoflow con Molino |
| 5 | Dile Que No con Coca-Cola y Habanero |
| 6 | Dile Que No con Molino y Habanero |
Rueda de Casino Only
| 1 | Intro to Rueda de Casino Moves only |
| 2 | Dame Una, Dame Otre, Dame Dos |
| 3 | La Babosa |
All Cuban Salsa Moves
This is a project in the making. The ambition is, as the title says, to cover “all” Cuban Salsa moves, that is all common moves. It is impossible to cover everything, because we have endless of variations and anyone can make up a new move or modify an old.
I try to include a move when I have found at least three independent sources, most often just videos uploaded to YouTube. I sometimes accept moves, I have only found once, if I really like it. I try to focus on real moves used in social dancing and in Rueda de Casino. I try to avoid artificial moves just made up.
Also I know of moves from DVD based Salsa courses and Apps that have not found there way to YouTube yet. If they are good, I make room for them and hope they will show up on YouTube one day, or I might make someone record them.
For most of my tutorials I try to find the three best videos around, from an educational point of view, and I try to include as many different dance schools and countries as possible. Cuban Salsa is the most social of social dances: All colors, all sizes, all ages, all nationalities, all levels. I want to reflect that. I am happy to include videos of amateurs and beginners if useful in a tutorial, even if flawed.
Also it is my intention, to replace many of the videos, when I happen to stumble upon better ones.
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