Seattle Rueda

Here is the summary of what we did today:

1) Music: Perdona, Issac Delgado, SuperCubano  (latest Delgado Album)

Warm up and went through basic moves: base, al lado, adelante, enchufla, enchufla adelante, vuelta, izquierda.

2) Music: Deja la Duda,  Maikel Blanco Y Su Salsa Mayor, Anda y Pegate

Continued with basic moves with some of the traveling moves: Camina and base con viaje.

3) Music: A Cuba, Amilcar Suarez Y su Salsa Matriz, A Cuba

Worked on Cha-Cha-Cha. We did some of the basic moves (base, enchufla and turns). My goal is to show that you can use all of your knowledge of movement in a cha-cha-cha (this true during couples dance).

Note that unlike salsa/casino which you can really dance on (1,2,3 or 4), cha-cha-cha really requires matching to the music. The congas play “four-and-one” which is the “cha-cha-cha”, so it is alway “cha-cha-cha-two-three-cha-cha-cha” – not “one-two-cha-cha-cha”. If you follow that pattern you will be easily able to transition from cha-cha-cha to son by eliminating the shuffle and visa versa.

4) Music: Después de un beso,  Havana D’Primera, Haciendo Historia

Linea moves : 1+1 , 2+2 , 2+1 , “L” , “L” al reves.

5) Music: No Tiene Caso,  Jonas Pomo,Unreleased Single on SoundCloud  ( New group from Sweden  – read more here )

We did base con columbia – a move I learned from Jose Carrion  in one of his salsa classes a few years ago. The toe-heel combination is borrowed from the traditional Columbia Rumba (see e.g. 0:24 here)

6) Music: Yo Vengo Suave Y Sabroso,  Ciso Guanche Y Sus Soneros, Levantando Presion

Worked on first two parts of Walter P.  see video from last month’s post.

7) Music: El Año Que Viene, Issac Delgado, Los Grandes Exitos De Isaac Delgado

Completed the third part of Walter P.  We had a discussion on the timing of this part.  I taught it as it is demonstrated in the video – last tap is on 7.

8 ) Music: A La Italiana,  Cesar ‘PUPY’ Pedroso,  Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo

Review and finale. We didn’t attempt Walter P. at full speed, but please practice and we can try it all together next time

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Jose Carrion will be teaching Afro-Cuban folkloric dance at the Abbey in Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011. Cost is $16/person. Jose is former principal dancer and corps professor of Ballet Folklorico Cutumba de Santiago de Cuba. His full bio is at www.cubanfolkloricdance.com. For more information, please contact Janelle Keane at janelle@sambadance.com or me at dfryhle@yahoo.com.

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Thanks for those who came. Also thanks to those who gave feedback. Here is a summary of what we did, with some clarifications, video resources and playlist. Next suelta practice – November 27th.

1) We started with some basic steps, we covered:

• base
• al lado
• adelante
• enchufla
• vuelta
• izquierda
• base con viaje
• camina
• mambo
• echevarria
• cuatro rincon

2) Next we did some line dancing moves:

• linea (una con una)
• linea dos con dos
• linea dos con una
• “L”
• “L” al reves
• “L” doble (“L”  + “L” al reves)

I used a convention that may have confused some of you that all the linea moves were repeated unless another move was called. The “L” moves were done only once. We can decide in the future to use a different convention.

3) We then learned Sencillo – see video below.

4) We practiced tapping on the 4 and 8 with toe (moving forward) and heel (moving back). We also practiced tapping to the side.

5) We completed 2/3 of a routine Walter P. – see video below. I did teach the 1st part with the tap ending on 7 instead of 8 which is cool but somewhat harder. Next time we will follow the video.

Playlist:

Corazón, Corazón, Issac Delgado, Versos En El Cielo
En Este Juego, Manolito Simonet Y Su Trabuco, Locos Por Mi Habana
Lo Toma o lo Deja,  Manolito Simonet y Su Trabuco, Trabuco una vez más
El Año Que Viene, Issac Delgado, Los Grandes Exitos De Isaac Delgado
Después de un beso,  Havana D’Primera, Haciendo Historia
Cuando el rio suena,  Havana D’Primera,  Haciendo Historia
Mi Chocolate,  Los Van Van, Llego Van Van

 Video Resources:

Sencillo:

Walter P:

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Just a quick reminder that this weekend Carlos Cinta will be here to teach Bachata workshops at the Century Ballroom.

If you’ve ever been curious about bachata OR want to add more Dominican (Carribean) flavor to your bachata dancing, then these are the workshops for you! Carlos focuses on musicality and footwork and shows you how you can bring your understanding of music into your dancing.

Check out www.centuryballroom.com for event details and reigistrations.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191123820946573

Summary of Events:
Friday 8/26: Kizomba/Bacahta/Salsa Social with 30 minute Beg. Kizomba lesson
Sat 8/27: Bachata workshops on Musicality and Fundamentals (Level 1)
Sat 8/27: Bachata Social @ East Hall next to Salsa @ Century Ballroom (Vinyl night!)
Sun 8/28: Bachata workshops Fundamentals (Level 2) and Footwork

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Its not quite casino or rueda but I know there are a few folks in this community that would be interested in Kizomba and Bachata.
These events are coming up in August (hosted by the Century Ballroom):

Kizomba Workshop (Beginners) on Wed 8/5 from 8:00 to 9:30 $15: Check out this Facebook event
Kizomba / Bachata Social with Carlos Cinta (a really awesome bachatero!) on Fri 8/26 from 9:30 to 12:30 ($6): Check out this Facebook event
Bachata Weekend with Carlos Cinta on Sat 8/27 and Sun 8/28 (Timing and Cost TBD): Workshop details available in this Facebook event

If you’ve ever wanted to learn musicality and Dominican Bachata – there are the workshops for you. Carlos is a great person and has such a passion for bachata- its contagious! He’s one of the few bachata dancers I know, who uses his feet to “jam” with the music

Hope to see you at one or all of these events!

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Vamos Salseros, Rumberos y Timberos! 4th of July weekend people !…Salsa on Saturday nights continues with DJ Baracoa and Tumbao LIVE !!! We will feature, Timba, Bachata, Timbaton, Reggaeton and Salsa people! Salsa!.. Hope to see you there! Grammy award winner Carlos Cascante y Su Tumbao will play two long sets with DJ Baracoa spinning before, between and after that will make a great night for dancing. Tell your friends !!! SPecial Guest !! Carlos LAzo !! Free dance lesson @ 10PM W/Carlos Lazo de la Habana so come early if you want to get warmed up with some hot moves from the island of Cuba La gente viene sin pesar. Tenemos la mejor música en Seattle para baile. Come and see for yourself. Music Starts at 10:00pm Band Starts at 10:30pm The Hot Spot Saturday July 2nd Is Club Sur Seattle in Sojo 2901 1ST AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134 Phone / Reservations 206.607-4929 Cover $10 21 and Over with ID

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I ran across this interview of Yanek Revilla on PlanetTimba.com.

http://planettimba.com/entertainment/yanek-revilla-worlds-most-cuban-dancer/

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