We only have a handful of figures in the A Bayamo family. They are important because they break the circular clock-wise movement of most other moves, adding variation to your dance. The moves in the A Bayamo family brings the Follow around the Lead in a motion sometimes called “rodeo”, “laso”, “around the clock”, “around the world”. A Bayamo figures
Read moreOpen op and tap on 8 is sometimes presented as the only way to start many moves, as if indispensable to the move. It is like it must be done exactly like that. Not explaining why in some detail, mystifies what is going on. It took me several years to realize that “open up and tap” is just an option
Read more“Salsafición” is an impressive Dance Academy with a professionel website, http://www.salsaficion.com and YouTube Channel. The many YouTube dance videos are innovative and well organized as a free online course, started in 2018! Here is an overview of the course as presented at the website: Salsafición: Free Cuban Salsa Couse. The videos have focus on the instructions. It took me some
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Right outside the center of the tourist zone of Copenhagen, at the entrance to the popular people’s neighborhood, Nørrebro, we find Kaffesalonen (The Café Salon). Just a café with light meals. In the summer time there is dancing every Tuesday on a platform in the lake. The outside area of the Café Salon include a floating platform on one of
Read moreThe move named Amistad (friendship) is an excellent way to prepare for the start of any of the moves in the A Bayamo family. Amistad makes the start of A Bayamo more dynamic. The Rueda call could be Amistad – Llevela a Bayamo (llevela = take her). Or Amistad – A Bayamo por Arriba, etc. The first video just shows
Read moreMoves named Matanzas, A Bayamo por Matanzas, etc., being just another name for A Bayamo por Arriba ending with a back-to-back turn, is listed as: A Bayamo por Arriba. Moves named Matanzas, A Bayamo por Matanzas, etc., being just another name for A Bayamo por Arriba except that a two handed Vacilala has replaced the back-to-back turn, is listed as:
Read moreThis move is often called Matanzas, Llevela a Matanzas or even A Bayama por Matanzas. Since Matanzas is also a city in Cuba, it is rather confusing to mix two cities: Bayamo and Matanzas. The move is a variation of A Bayamo por Arriba substituting the back-to-back turn with a two handed Vacilala. The Matanzas tells us nothing about the
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