The move Enchufla Continuado is one of the most important basic figures of Cuban Salsa. Why? Because more than 90% of moves in Cuban Salsa are clockwise. Most dancers only have Dile Que No, and the Coca-Cola left turn to go contra, counter clockwise, most often just for one count of eight. Many Leads also use Rodeo Inverso, Coca-Cola turns
Read moreMontaña (mountain) is a great intermediate move. For a long time I used it in each and every social dance, and I still use it a lot. All dance schools should teach this dynamic move with a lot of small details to fine tune. It really is a signature move of Cuban Salsa. Montaña is the proper name for a
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I am exited! I have made my second YouTube video at my SalsaSelfie YouTube Channel called: “Guapea Masterclass”. In the video, I use my first own video clips in addition to video clips made by other dancers, so-called educational quotes. The video has some overlap with my Guapea Steps tutorial at this website, SalsaSelfie.com, but I recommend also to read
Read moreGuapea (handsome, looks good) is one of the very first figures we learn at the dance school, and it is often called the basic steps of Casino, of Cuban Salsa, but that is flat wrong. It is not uncommon to have a whole social dance at advanced level without a single Guapea. Compare that to the “forward and back” Salsa
Read moreBalsero Doble follows the same pattern as Sombrero Doble. First we do Balsero, next we back track it and get into Sombrero at the opposite side. Or, as in the video, we can do a back-to-back turn instead. I always try to do one or two back-to-back turns in each social dance. Video 1 is from “RitmoDeLaLuna”, Hungary, 2015. Since
Read moreThis is a great move based on Sombrero. It is also called Sombrero por debajo or Balsero por Abajo. We have “por Abajo” (down under) in very many moves and it adds spice to your dance and it is very much have Cubans dance, and not that easy for the Lead. Good to practice as often as possible, making it
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The Balsero move is an extension of the basic Sombrero move. Instead of putting the Sombrero hat in place on 5-6-7, the Follow is lead behind the back of the Lead, and the Sombrero is put in place on the next count of 5-6-7. I learned this move at intermediate level, and I have used it in almost every social
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