Rueda de Casino/Moves for Beginners
This is listed in order of where they might come in a beginners' rueda. A typical calling sequence might be:
El Pozo, Arriba, Abajo, Dile Que No, Guapea (this is normally implicit), Dame, Enchufa, Enchufa Doble, Pelota, Candela
Name | Translation | Description | Related Figures |
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 |
Abajo | Down | Walk backwards | Una Abajo, Arriba, Centro, Tarrito |
Candela | Flame | 3 sets of claps | Guapea |
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 |
Dile Que No | Tell her no | video (Media Noche). Cross body step | None |
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 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 |
Guapea | video (Media Noche). Basic step | Dame, Dile Que No, Enchufa | |
Jardín | Garden | Enchufa, right-to-right, leaders go underneath the next leader's arm | Dile Que No, 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 |
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 |