Panqué – Siete (7)
| 1 | Intro to the Panqué (Siete) family |
| 2 | Panqué, Pancake or Siete? |
| 3 | Follow’s free hand in Panqué/Siete halfway position |
| 4 | Why Siete Loco is Junk |
| 5 | Why Siete Moderno is Junk |
| 6 | Why Siete con Coca-Cola is Junk |
Basic Pancake figures
With focus not on moves but on Basic Figures as building blocks.
| 1 | The Panqué Basic Figure |
| 2 | Panqué into Paseo Walk |
| 9 | Pancake with Ronde (Hook Turn) |
| 10 | Pancake into Exhibéla |
| 11 | Panqué into Vacilala or Enchufla |
| 12 | Pancake Two Handed Police (“Cuadra”) |
| 13 | Pancake One Handed Police (“Magniv”) |
| 14 | Pancake with Hook Turn (“Candela”) |
Pancake with Coca-Cola
The better way to do Siete con Coca-Cola.
| 1 | Intro to Pancake with Coca-Cola |
| 2 | Panqué con Coca-Cola por Detrás |
| 3 | Panqué con Coca-Cola into Rodeo |
| 4 | Panqué con Coca-Cola with Lead’s Paseo |
| 5 | Panqué con Coca-Cola Avanza (forward) |
| 6 | Pancake with Coca-Cola by shoulder and hip |
| 7 | Coca-Cola into Panqué with Coca-Cola |
Pancake “Siete” moves
Some classic “Siete” figures I can recommend.
| 1 | Pancake Two Handed Police (alias “Cuadra”) |
| 2 | Pancake One Handed Police (alias “Magniv”) |
Mostly Rueda Fun a lo Cubano
Some of it I might use in “crazy” couple dancing.
| 1 | Panqué con Chocolate |
| 2 | Pancake Bend Over (Castígala) |
| 3 | Pancake Sit Down (Siéntala) |
| 4 | Pancake with Sneak Attack |
| 5 | Pancake Triple Mix |
Classic Miami “Siete” figures
Siete con Coca-Cola, Siete Magniv, La Cuadra and Panqué con Candela are included above with my modifications. The rest are not that leadable or they are advanced overkill (hard to remember and lead) or they are simply not interesting enough to bother with.
Not leadable “Siete Loco” figures
Junk figures from “Salsa Lovers” and “Salsa Racing” or inspired by them.
| 1 | Pancake with High Five |
| 2 | Siete Loco |
| 3 | Siete Loco Complicado |
| 4 | Siete Complicado |
| 6 | Siete Alborotado |
| 7 | Siete Locomotion |
In Rueda de Casino we have Rueda group moves that only make sense in the context of a Rueda. But we also have Rueda couple moves that can be used also one-on-one. Such Rueda couple moves should not require that both the Lead and the Follow see and hear the Rueda Caller as a substitute for proper leading.
But this bad habit is quite common. It often takes Leads years to find out that what works in Rueda and with Follows they know from class or Rueda, doesn’t really work that well in true social dancing.
Many of the not working one-on-one moves are inspired by Dance Schools like Salsa Racing and Salsa Lovers. One of the worst examples is Siete Loco. It has been repeated and uploaded to social media thousands of times over the years as a solid testimony for the low level of many dance schools.
It has taken me years to clean up the clutter and get rid of many such moves that are not that leadable or based on not sound principles.
