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In Cuban Salsa we count 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 to the beat of the music. Since we don’t step on 4 and 8, we normally count “1-2-3-…, 5-6-7-…”. Since we can tap on 4 and 8, as an optional feature, many of us count 1-2-3-tap, 5-6-7-tap. So far so good. The full eight count In Cuban Salsa, and this is important to understand

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

Open 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

The 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

Moves 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:

This 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