Positions in Cuban Salsa-Casino

We have three main positions i Cuban Salsa: Open Position, Closed Position and Promenade (aka: Caída, DQN start position, The Follow at the Leader’s right side).

But we have many more positions, and I like to focus on them as an alternative or supplemental way to learn figures and moves: “What can we do from this position, how many ways do we have to get into it, and what can we do from there, how many ways to continue?”

Some of the more important:

  1. Open Position
  2. Closed Position
  3. Promenade Position
  4. Hammerlock (right turned)
  5. Hammerlock (left turned)
  6. Candado (Hammerlock in front)
  7. Sombrero (right turned)
  8. Sombrero (left turned)
  9. Sombrero Inverso
  10. Half-Sombrero
  11. Half-Sombrero Inverso
  12. Corona
  13. Back-to-Back
  14. Adiós Carousel
  15. Adiós Inverso
  16. Lead’s Shadow Position (aka EL Uno, Cubanita)
  17. Follow’s Shadow Position (aka El Dos, Cubanito)
  18. Right Arm Gancho
  19. Paseo de Ola
  20. Anywhere DIP
  21. End of Dance DIP
  22. Tornado from Vacilala
  23. Tornado from Dile Que No
  24. Tornado from Enchufla

Open Position

  1. Casino Walk from East to West
  2. Enchufla
  3. Enchufla Double
  4. Vacilala
  5. Setenta
  6. Coca-Cola
  7. Candado
  8. Kentucky
  9. Rodeo
  10. Prima
  11. Lead’s Enchufla
  12. Paseo Walk

Closed Position

  1. Son Básico
  2. Adiós Carousel
  3. Walk Around
  4. Right Turn
  5. Left Turn
  6. Into Open Position
  7. Into Promenade

Promenade Position

  1. Dile Que No
  2. Rodeo Inverso
  3. Paséala
  4. Exhíbela
  5. Enchufla por la Derecha
  6. Saloneo
  7. Paseo de Ola
  8. Adiós Carousel