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Basic Figures

1	Why are left turns called Coca-Cola?
2	Left turns (Coca-Cola) Demo
3	Three Step Left Turn (Coca-Cola) – Basic Steps
4	Four Step Left Turn (Coca-Cola) – Basic Steps
5	Coca-Cola Double Left Turns – Basic Steps
6	Hands-free Coca-Cola Double – Demo
7	Coca-Cola Light – 270 degrees
8	Coca-Cola Triple
9	Caminala con Coca-Cola
10	Coca-Cola, Enchufla, Coca-Cola, Rodeo
11	Coca-Cola Doble con Vacilala Doble
12	Contra Vacilala from Coca-Cola and Exhíbela
14	Hands-free Coca-Cola Double
15	Well–formed Casino # 2. Coca-Cola into Exhíbela
16	DQN con Coca-Cola with Lead’s Paseo Steps
17	Paséala con Coca-Cola
18	Reína, Enchufla, Coca-Cola, Rodeo
19	Pancake, Coca-Cola, Rodeo
20	Coca-Cola Doble con Vacilala Doble
21	Coca-Cola al Revés (71 al Revés)

Dile Que No con Coca-Cola

1	DQN con Coca-Cola (around the Lead)
2	DQN con Coca-Cola (linear)
3	DQN con Coca-Cola around, “Lead walks under the arm on 1”
4	DQN con Coca-Cola around, “Lead brings the arm over on 4”
5	DQN con Coca-Cola around, the Lead walks under the arm using Paseo Step Turn
6	DQN con Coca-Cola, conta Vacilala, free Coca-Cola
7	DQN, Coca-Cola, Exhíbela
8	DQN, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola (5) _ DQN _ Guapea
9	DQN, Coca-Cola Doble, Vacilala Doble
10	DQN Gancho Coca-Cola (71 Complicado)
11	DQN, Coca-Cola led by shoulder
12	DQN con Coca-Cola por Detras (double CC led by shoulder and hip)
13	DQN Mentira con Coca-Cola 270 into Rodeo
14	DQN Mentira con Coca-Cola 360 into Rodeo
15	DQN Mentira con Coca-Cola 360 outside into Caída
16	DQN Coca-Cola de Toreador
17	DQN Opposite Crossed Handhold
18	DQN Coca-Cola Triple
19	DQN Coca-Cola Quadruple

Coca-Cola from Enchufla

1	Enchufla con Coca-Cola 270 into Rodeo
2	Enchufla con Coca-Cola 360 into Rodeo
3	Enchufla con Coca-Cola 360 outside into Caída
4	Enchufla Double con Coca-Cola to the left on a line
5	Enchufla Double con Coca-Cola to the left on a line Rodeo
6	Enchufla Double con Coca-Cola to the left around the Lead
7	Enchufla por la Derecha con Coca-Cola outside
8	Enchufla por la Derecha con Coca-Cola 270 inside
9	Enchufla por la Derecha con Coca-Cola 360 inside
10	Enchufla Continuado into Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola from Sombrero

1	Sombrero into Coca-Cola two handed
2	Sombrero into Coca-Cola one handed
3	Sombrero Nuevo into Coca-Cola
4	Sombrero into Coca-Cola con Manolito

Coca-Cola from Panqué

1	Siete con Coca-Cola, Rueda Couple move, social junk
3	Siete Moderno, Rueda Couple move, social junk
4	Siete Loco, Rueda Couple move, social junk
5	Panqué con Coca-Cola par alante

Coca-Cola from other positions

1	Paséala _ Coca-Cola _ Paséala
2	Paséala _ Coca-Cola Double _ Paséala
3	Paséala _ Coca-Cola Double _ Rodeo
4	Saloneo por Dentro _ Coca-Cola
5	Saloneo por Detrás _ Coca-Cola
6	Paseo _ Coca-Cola
7	Adiós Inverso _ Coca-Cola
10	Exhibela Inverso _ Coca-Cola

Why are left turns called Coca-Cola in Cuban Salsa? Because we are taking about a uniquely Cuban traveling three step turn, we can add at any time in Casino based on natural walking: The Follow steps forward by default. In other Salsa styles and in Cuban Salsa variations with a lot of back-rocking, Coca-Cola turns can only be done as part of a specific figure where the Follow is led forward first.

The best turn techniques for Coca-Cola turns must honour the natural working, that is, the turn must bring the Follow three steps forward. During the turn, the Follow should land in the footsteps she would have been making if she had just walked forward instead.

Only Pivot-Around and Pivot-Spiral or just Spiral techniques honour the requirements of natural walking and are for that reason easy to integrate seamlessly into the dance anywhere in the dance.

Spin/spot/pirouette turns to the left are not Coca-Cola turns but Coca-Cola three step turns can as an exception to the rule be made also stationary.