The La Jenny figure is another popular classic from the Salsa Lover Collection. It is a Paseala type of Rueda move also used in 1-on-1 social dancing. The Follow is lead around the Lead starting with the Paseala thumb-over-thumb, right-to-right “wrestler” handhold. The move contains an advanced use of the “police grip” most Leads only use in El Uno (Cubanita).
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This move ends with five times Dile Que No! Quite a challenge for both Lead and Follow. The first part of the move is a nice sequence of simple one handed turns, the basic stock of any social dance. But the most interesting part is of course the five times Dile Que No at the end. They can be done
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The move Siete Unisex Complicado is attributed to Henry Herrera, at least it is on his CD, “Henry Turns 4”, published around year 2005. I have not yet seen Henry’s version, but many others have made videos with the move and uploaded to YouTube. It is a good move to practice in class at intermediate level, because both Lead and
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A Tornado Doble, a forward and back similar to Enchufla Doble, works best or the easiest when Tornado is done with Dile Que No. If you need an introduction to the family of Tornado moves: See my overview tutorial, Tornado Variations. There are several ways to get into the start position for Tornado Doble. The double part, back tracking, going
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The short move Cinco Cientos (500) is a new excellent intermediate move in the Paseala family. It was made by the Italian dance school “Salsagaia”, 2018, in order to celebrate subscription number 500 to their “Salsagaia Online School” (SOS). I really like the move. In a comment to the video, I even call it “the move of the year”! But
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The two handed Pirueta Habanera is a Setenta variation (Hammerlock). In Cuban Salsa we have two basic ways to do Setenta. The Follow can turn on 1-2-3 using Vacilala, or the Follow can turn on 5-6-7 using Habanero. For Setenta done with Habanero, the Follow is lead forward on 1, she walks on 1-2-3, and turns as she continues to
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The “Salsa Lovers” dance school in Miami, USA, created by Rene Gueits in 1994, has been the most influential for how Cuban Salsa has developed outside of Cuba and for how Cuban Salsa is taught and danced to this very day. “Salsa Lovers” developed a Cuban Salsa Syllabus and a teaching method structured through Rueda de Casino, and published a
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The Bebé move is a very long combo of a handfuld of classic moves, danced as one long flow without Guapea in between: Balsero, Beseto, ExhÃbela, Balsero Inverso, Back to Back turn, Abanico, Evelyn. I like the idea that it consists of seven classic moves any dancer should know and use. I also like the idea of a combo showing
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I hope to be the first Man back in Havana, or rather the first visitor, guest, tourist coming back. Ideally with the first flight, when international travel opens up again. March 24th 2020 Cuba locked down for tourists. I flew out the next morning. A couple of days before, the Cuban authorities started to transfer tourist from Case Particulares to
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The Tornado is a unique basic figure of just one count of eight. It is not just a figure, more like a family of figures because it can be applied in four different ways. The Tornado can best be described as a technique the Lead can use to turn the Follow in different situations by wrapping his arms around her.
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