This shine type of move is a common call in Rueda de Casino, and it is often called twice in a row. First “Echeverría”, next “Echeverría con Vuelta”. Echeverría is also popular in 1-on-1 social dancing. For Echeverría the Lead opens up on seven and places his feet in Echeverría pose as a signal to the Follow, and the twisting
Read moreThe Goat, El Chivo, was one of the first Qshines I learned, and I use it occasionally in my one-2-one social dancing. In Cuban Salsa we mostly use mini shines that fit in naturally as part of the dance. In Cuban Salsa we rarely have longer sessions with shines when dancing apart, we prefer to go all Cuban and speak
Read moreThis figure is not a so-called “A Bayamo” move. Bayamo, a city in Cuba, is just part of the name. Bayamo en Coche means “Bayamo by car”. It’s a figure attributed to Henry Herrera, at least he made it popular by including it on the “Salsa Racing” DVD Vol 5, “Henry Tuns 1”, Miami, Florida, USA, 2002. I have found
Read moreMany of the classic moves used today are attributed to Henry Herrera’s “Salsa Racing” DVDs from 2002, Miami, Florida, USA. I have only found one move with an interesting Alarde section. The move is called En Talla and we find it on “Henry Turns 2”. The move itself is not that exciting, unless you like tight wrestling. En Talla (in
Read moreThe very popular intermediate move, Montaña, was earlier often called Ochenta, but since Montaña is a much better name, resembling the arm movements of the move, making it much easier to remember, Ochenta, “80”, is free as a name for some other move. I just stumbled upon a brand new move called Ochenta, published three days ago by “Grimaldidance”, Spain,
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This is one of the better figures attributed to Henry Herrera, first published on the “SalsaRacing” DVDs, Vol 3, Advanced level, Miami, Florida, USA, 2002. I have found many YouTube videos with the same move, but Henry Herrera’s original DVD video is still the best. I like Uno Complicado because it is straight forward and easy going with surprises. The
Read moreThe move called El Uno (One) is also called “Cubanita”. It is an important move at improver-intermediate level used by many dance schools. The move is unique because the Lead is behind the back of the Follow for most of the move. Also, the move can go on forever, and it is good for connection. I consider it a “must
Read moreI have renamed one of the two most common versions of Ochenta y Ocho (88) to Ochenta con Lazo, in order to keep the two moves apart, making them easier to learn, remember and use. At the end of Ochenta con Lazo, the Lead holds the Follow’s two hands in his right hand, and places them over the Follow’s head
Read moreWe have many different figures named Ochenta y Ocho (88). Ochenta figures normally starts with right to right handhold like Sombrero, but there is a tendency to use the Sombrero name instead of Ochenta, making the figures easier to remember. For that reason, the “Ochenta” family of moves is rather small. Most of the figures named Ochenta y Ocho are
Read moreA short time ago I stumbled upon an extraordinary Cuban Salsa video from some workshop with Ruben Rodriguez, 2015. I find that the video is very inspiring for its relaxed social dance style and for a couple of details in the excecution of well known moves. I like that the relaxed style of Ruben Rodriguez is based on natural walking
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