Rueda "Syllabus"
On Mondays, (at Que Pasa on the first of each month) we also teach Bristol's only regular Salsa Rueda classes.
Rueda is a fast and intricate group dance, led by someone who calls out the names of the moves and generally tries to keep the whole thing from grinding to a halt. It is therefore important that everyone knows what the calls mean - and so we stick to teaching moves that are recognised in as many places as possible, rather than just making them up!
We've taught about 100 different moves, here they are:
Moves from closed position:
1. "Al centro"
2. "Arriba"
3. "Abajo"
4. "Pa'bajo"
5. "Uno"
6. "Dos"*
7. "Exhibela"
8. "Llevala A Pasear"
9. "(Dile que) no"
10. "Un Tarro"
11. "Tarrito Cubano"
12. "Tarrito Complicado"
Variations on Dame:
13. "Dame"
14. "Dame pa'arriba"
15. "Dame dos"
16. "Dame dos con Cuba"
17. "Dame dos con giro/vuelta"
18. "Dame tres"
19. "Una con una"
20. "Dos con dos"
21. "A Lo Corto"
22. "Bota"
23. "Coca-cola"
24. "Coca-cola por atras"
25. "Pasea"
26. "Pasea pa'arriba"
27. "Dame con estilo"*
Variations on Enchufa:
28. "Enchufa"
29. "Pelota una/dos/tres"
30. "Pelota con dos y dos"
31. "Enchufa doble"
32. "Cero" (Hombres/Mujeres)
33. "Ocho" (Hombres/Mujeres)
34. "La Sopa"
35. "Enchufa al centro"
36. "Enchufa pa'arriba"
37. "Ida"
38. "Principe bueno"
39. "Principe malo"
40. "Castigala"
41. "La Policia"*
42. "Tumba francesa"*
43. "Enchufa como soda"
44. "Jardin"
45. "Enchufa y cadena" (*?)
46. "Enchufa con giro/vuelta"
47. "Enchufa moderno"
48. "Pa ti Pa mi"
Moves from "al centro"
position:
49. "Cero"
50. "Ocho"
51. "Hombres a la derecha"
52. "Treinta Y Tres"
53. "P'Alante P'Atras"
54. "La rosa"
55. "Las manos"
56. "Cadenita"
57. "Caminando"
58. "Cargala" (*?)
Moves from open/casino (Guapea)
position:
59. "Adios" ("Prima")
60. "Adios con la hermana"
61. "Adios con la familia"
62. "Prima media"
63. "Setenta" (70)
64. "Setenta y cinco" (75)
65. "Setenta con las manos"
66. "Vacilala"
67. "Vacilense"
68. "Vacilala con paseo"*
69. "Media"
70. "Evelyn"
71. "El dos"/"Cubanito"
72. "Cubanita"
73. "La Jenny"*
74. "Yogur"
75. "Yogur con todo el mundo"
76. "Cucuracha" (Mata la cucuracha)
77. "Foto"
78. "Ponle sabor"
79. "Estrella Doble"*
80. "Sacuda la"
81. "Kentucky"
82. "La cruz"
83. "La rubenada"
84. "Tocale la rodilla/la cabeza"
Moves needing a "tap"
from open/casino (Guapea) position:
85. "Siete" (*?)
86. "Siete moderno"
87. "Siete con coca-cola"
88. "Siete loco"
89. "Sombrero"
90. "Sombrero enganchado"
91. "Balsero"*
92. "Montana"
93. "Montana Russa"
94. "Abanico"
95. "El dedo"*
96. "Besito"
97. "Setenta" (tap is optional).
98. "Noventa"
99. "Consorte"
100. "El Melao"
101. "Enganala y vuelta"*
Moves in pairs-of-pairs (i.e.
four-somes)
102. "Puente"
103. "Puente complicado"
104. "Puente de Clifton" - a regional variation!
105. "Chocola dos"*
Oddities:
106. "Mentira" (*?)
107. "La confusion"*
* means that the follower needs to know the move (i.e. it is not leadable). Some of these (e.g. "siete") are a bit debatable, it depends on how sensitive the follower is and the skill of the leader.
