The move Exhibela Largo Continuado is another social move I naively believe I have invented or at least I have identified it as a move and given it a name. We often do Exhibela 2-3 times in a row in Rueda de Casino as well as in social dancing, but mostly “on the spot” without changing direction. Then one day
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The move Rodeo Continuado is another move, I naively believe I have “created”, but of cause we have many Leads doing two or more Rodeos in a row. My contribution is to clearly identify this continuation as a move in its own right and to call it Rodeo Continuado. I often do it five times in a row or more,
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This is an old move, at least it is documented on the legendary ¡Salsa a la Cubana! DVD (Salsaville.com), #3, where it is part of move #10 called 70 con Crúzate, Santiago de Cuba, 1999. But they don’t give the face-to-face Sombrero a name. I have found Mexican and Argentinian videos calling it “Disco”. I don’t see it has anything
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The move Al Cuello (around the neck) is a classic move done from Setenta (Hammerlock) and called Setenta al Cuello with left-2-right hands to the neck. There are several ways to exit the “around the neck” part, I show two versions below. Another Al Cuello done from the Yugo move (crossed Sombrero) with right-2-left hands to the neck, I will
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Rodeo Inverso Continuado with right-2-right handhold is another figure I naively boast that I have “invented”. This is of cause not true since many Leads like to do Rodeo Inverso two or more times in a row. What I have done is to declare Rodeo Inverso Continuado for a social move that can be done two or more times (I
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This is a new move, I have named Abanico con Gancho (Fan with Hook). I have learned it from a Russian video (2021) but unfortunately they don’t name it. I have modified the original version to make it easier to use in social dancing. I want to promote realistic social dancing for the average dancer. First I show my version,
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This is one of my favourite social moves, and the first move I naively believe that I have “invented”. Of cause many Leads over the years have done something similar, prolonging Balsero with one or two additional counts of eight but it is rare to see it done 5-6 times or more. One day I said to myself, YES, this
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Left turns are relatively rare in Cuban Salsa and for some reason, we are going to look into that later, they are almost universally called for “Coca-Cola”. In more than half of all social dances (I have done some statistics), the Coca-Cola left turn is not used! Many Leads never or rarely use left turns but we also have many
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Demo dance videos are often of limited value because they are not realistic for social dancing. Often the videos are heavily choreographed and too much of a show to be useful for average social dancers in need of inspiration. So-called artistic Cuban salsa dance videos are often the most disappointing. Lisandra GarcÃa is good for many such Cuban Salsa videos
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The Columbian Cuban Salsa dance school, “Son de Habana” in Bogatá, has many good YouTube dance videos. In Columbia they dance their own Columbian salsa, called Cali style, but these videos are genuine Cuban Salsa with the personal touch of the Lead and Follow, Alexander Barreto and Susana Osorio. Many of their moves are legacy Cuban Salsa moves, that is,
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