We have more than 10 good figures in the A Bayamo family, and more figures are likely to be added to the list. Bayamo moves are important because they break out of the circular clock-wise motion of most other moves, going contra, adding variation to our dance. The moves in the A Bayamo family brings the Follow counter clock wise
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
Read moreThe moves named Matanzas and Bayamo por Matanzas are just confusing names for moves just as often called: Bayamo por Arriba “back-to-back” Bayamo por Arriba con Vacilala It is important that “Bayamo” moves is named “Bayamo” to indicate that they are part of the “Bayamo family” consisting of more than 10 great moves. They are much easier to remember as
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Bayamo por Arriba (up) is a good name because it reminds us that the Lead must keep both hands high, and over his head, as the Follow is lead behind his back. Unfortunately we have three different variations called Bayamo por Arriba. The first part of the move is the same, only the ending differs. It is also confusing that
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A Bayamo por Arriba (up) is a good name because it reminds us that the Lead must keep both hands high, and over his head, as the Follow is lead behind his back. Unfortunately we have three different variations called Bayamo por Arriba. The first part of the move is the same, only the ending differs. It is also confusing
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A Bayamo por Arriba (up) is a good name because it reminds us that the Lead must keep both hands high, and over his head, as the Follow is lead behind his back. Unfortunately we have three different variations called Bayamo por Arriba. The first part of the move is the same, only the ending differs. It is also confusing
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This is the original Bayamo figure and the most popular and interesting because the Follow first walks counter clock-wise until she is trapped by the Lead’s arm, and for that reason she must return and walk clockwise again. The first recording of the figure is on the legendary ¡Salsa a la Cuba! DVD #2, 1999, from “salsaville.com”. I have made
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The easiest of the moves in the A Bayamo family and very common. As in other moves, Abajo (down) indicates that the Lead somewhere in the sequence ducks under the Follow’s arm. The Bayamo family has two sub-families: “por Arriba” where both the Lead’s arms go over his head, and “por Abajo” where the Lead’s left arm is kept low.
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The move Siete Complicado is most likely made by Gianfranco Bighi (Italy). This maestro of a dance instructor has many good videos in the classic Miami style. Actually, from a “how to make a good dance video” point of view, Gianfranco is one of the best, first showing the move step by step, then with count and then with music.
Read morePanqué pa’ti pa’mi (para ti para mi = for you for me) is a common move in Rueda de Casino. I have done it many times with different callers, often from Cuba. Other names might be used for the move, but Panqué pa’ti pa’mi (pancake dig mig) is a good name that makes sense, and is easy to remember. A
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