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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The easiest of the moves in the A Bayamo family and very common. As in other moves, Abajo (down) indicates that the Lead somewhere in the sequence ducks under the Follow’s arm. The Bayamo family has two sub-families: “por Arriba” where both the Lead’s arms go over his head, and “por Abajo” where the Lead’s left arm is kept low.
Read moreMost Leads find it difficult to add new moves to their repertoire. At intermediate level we hardly have enough figures for one dance. At advanced level we have more moves to choose from but most of us more or less still dance the same dance over and over again. Keeping a solid repertoire of moves alive is not easy. If
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The move Siete Complicado is most likely made by Gianfranco Bighi (Italy). This maestro of a dance instructor has many good videos in the classic Miami style. Actually, from a “how to make a good dance video” point of view, Gianfranco is one of the best, first showing the move step by step, then with count and then with music.
Read moreThe Panqué con Candela (candela = candle) is a solid new Siete move made by Alexander Friol, published in 2017. The video is from “Tum Taka Tum” in Mexico:
Read moreMany Leads in Cuban Salsa, X-Body Salsa, West Coast Swing, etc, get along well using the same handful of moves over and over again. If that is good enough for you, if you are that type of person, no offense, just do it your way. But some of us would like to get better, especially we would like to become
Read morePanqué pa’ti pa’mi (para ti para mi = for you for me) is a common move in Rueda de Casino. I have done it many times with different callers, often from Cuba. Other names might be used for the move, but Panqué pa’ti pa’mi (pancake dig mig) is a good name that makes sense, and is easy to remember. A
Read moreThe Panqué con Chocolate is a so-called fun move for Rueda de Casino. I have done it in Rueda de Casino many times with different callers, often from Cuba. The move is rather well-known. The move is exactly the same as Panqué pa’ti pa’mi except that the ending, the para mi part has a “naughty” twist. Panqué con chocolate begins
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The Siete/Panqué move, Panqué tres tiempos (“Pancake three steps”), is a move I have experienced in Rueda de Casino many times with different callers, and they use different names for the move. I prefer the name “Panqué tres tiempos” because it reminds us that the move starts with Siete/Panqué, and that we walk forward and back three steps. The move
Read morePanque Complicado is a move made by MartÃn Ruedero. He was lucky that the complicado name way free to use except that we have a move called Siete Complicado. And since Siete = Panqué, I have called his move Panqué Complicado de Martin. Only one video found. Just like Siete Unisex Complicado, the Panqué Complicado move is not a typical
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