Rueda de Casino
Name | translation | description | related figures |
Abajo | Down | Walk backwards | Una Abajo, Arriba, Centro, Tarrito |
Abanico | Fan (as in fanning air) | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) Sombrero, turn girl, then ronde. | Sombrero, Ronde |
Adiós | bye | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) Command for changing the direction in the cadena. | Cadena, Centro, Prima |
Alarde | show off | Croqueta |
Amarillo | Yellow | Turn to the right, push her hand, duck under your left, push her hand, back to Guapea | Guapea |
Arriba | Up | Walk forwards | Abajo, Centro, Dame, Tarrito |
Azuquita | | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust)video | |
Barrera | barrier | Centro |
Benjamín | benjamin, youngest son | Mambo, Tango |
Beso | kiss | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | |
Biquini | bikini | chicos también - span. for "guys as well". | |
Cadena | chain | Adiós, Directo, Prima |
Candela | Flame | 3 sets of claps | Guapea |
Centro | middle | Arriba, Abajo, Cadena, Tarrito |
Cero | zero | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Ocho, Prima Centro con Dos |
Chicos/Chicas | guys/ladies | |
Cien | hundred | Noventa |
Complícate o Complicado | "complicate yourself" or "complicated" | |
Croqueta | croquette | Enchufa |
Cruce | cross | mpg video | |
Cuatro | four | Dos, Tres, Una |
Cubano | Cuban | Leaders move side to side in front of followers | El Dos, Enchufa |
Dame | Give me (one) | video (Media Noche). Move on to the next follower | Tarrito, Cucaracha |
Dame Dos | Give me two | video (Media Noche). The same as dame, but miss out a partner | Dame Tres |
Dame Otra | Give me another | video (Media Noche). Identical to dame | No Me Gusta |
Dame Tres | Give me three | The same as dame, but miss out two partners | Dame Dos |
Dame Una | Give me one | The same as dame | No Me Gusta |
Derecha | right | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Izquierda |
Dile Que No | Tell her no | video (Media Noche). Cross body step | None |
Directo | directly | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Mentira |
Doble o Dos | "double" or "two" | Enchufa |
Drácula | Dracula | Enchufa, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
El Dedo | The finger | video (Media Noche). Right-to-right, follower turns right, left, leader turns right, Enchufa then Dile Que No. | En Loji, Montaña |
El Pozo | The well | Bring up water from a well | None |
Enchufa | Plug her | video (Media Noche). Follower's left turn and leaders move to the next follower. | Enchufa Doble, Enchufa y Sacla, Enchufa para Arriba, Enchufa con Rounded, Dile Que No |
Enchufa con Viaje | Connect her, with a journey | Enchufa, then miss out one follower while you turn twice | Enchufa |
Enchufa Doble Sácala Doble | Connect her twice, take her out twice | Enchufa Doble, then the leader changes hands, and makes the follower do a right turn in the centre, twice. | Enchufa Doble |
Exhíbala | Exhibit her | video (Media Noche). The follower turns in the centre, then back out | Abajo, Arriba, Para el Medio |
Farolero | show off | Havana |
Flor | flower | Levántala, Prima Centro con Dos |
Fly | spanglish: a fly | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust)a fuera - span. for to the outside; al suelo - span. for "to the floor" video (Media Noche); al medio - span. for in the middlevideo (Media Noche) | Pelota |
Frankenstein | | Enchufa, Drácula, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
Fuente | fountain | Croqueta |
Fuera | outside | Fly |
Guapea | | video (Media Noche). Basic step | Dame, Dile Que No, Enchufa |
Giro | turn | |
Havana | | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Farolero |
Izquierda | left | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Derecha |
Kentucky | | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | |
Levántala | lift her up | Flor, Prima Centro con Dos |
Mambo | mambo [dance] | Tango |
Medio | middle | Fly |
Mentira | lie | see in (Salsa Lust) | Directo |
Mira la Bonita | look at the beautiful lady | |
No Me Gusta | I don't like this | Repeat the previous move | None |
Noventa | ninety | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Ochenta, Cien |
Ochenta | eighty | see in (Salsa Lust) | Sesenta, Noventa |
Ocho | eight | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Prima Centro con Dos, Cero |
Otra | another | video (Media Noche) | |
Panqueque | pancake | see in (Salsa Lust) | |
Para el Medio | To the middle | Step to the middle of the circle | Enchufa, Treinta y Tres, Flor, Levántanla |
Paseándola | passing her | see in (Salsa Lust) | |
Patín | Skate | Enchufa, leaders meet in the middle, skate to the right then left, and meet the next follower | Enchufa |
Pelota | Ball | video (Media Noche). Stamp twice then clap twice | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Peluqería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
Pelota Loca | Crazy ball | video (Media Noche). Enchufa then stamp, clap, stamp, clap, stamp, clap, clap clap | Pelota, Enchufa |
Peluquería | barber's shop | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
Policía | police | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
Prima | female cousin | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Flor, Levántala, Ocho, Cero |
Príncipe Bueno | good prince | see in (Salsa Lust) | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Malo, Spaghetti |
Príncipe Malo | bad prince | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Spaghetti |
Recoge un Kilo | take a kilo | video | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Spaghetti |
Salúdate | | |
Setenta | seventy | Cuban: video (Media Noche), Miami: video (Media Noche) | Ochenta |
Sombrero | Hat | video (Media Noche). Hold both hands, right over left, and turn her to her left, then move your left arm over your head, and your right over hers | Noventa |
Spaghetti - or espagueti, since most Spanish speaking people cannot pronounce sp or st at the beginning of a word | | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | Enchufa, Drácula, Frankenstein, Pelota, Peluquería, Policía, Príncipe Bueno, Príncipe Malo |
Suelo | floor | video (Media Noche) | Fly |
Tango | | con giro - with turn. | Mambo, Benjamín |
Tarrito | Cheat on her (literally small horn) | video (Media Noche). Lift your left arm and walk under it to the next follower | Dame |
Tres | three | Cuatro, Dos, Una |
Trompo | pegtop | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | |
Una | one | Cuatro, Dos, Tres |
Vacílala | swing her | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | |
Vuelta por el Mundo | around the world | video (Media Noche), (Salsa Lust) | |
Источник: thisisnl.nl