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
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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 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
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
Read moreWe are free to do our own fine tuning of well-known A Bayamo figures. If our variation is substantial, we should change the name accordingly. Often just adding the word “variation” to the figure name can be enough. Very often video variations of A Bayamo figures are really not variations, but flat wrong attempts to do one of the well-known
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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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