Class on Sunday 11th January 2009
Thank you very much to everyone who came to the class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 11th January 2009. Warm thanks to everyone who came along again and a warm welcome to those who came along for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed the evening. It was great to see so many stay to dance a few ruedas at the end of the class - don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.
Cuban style salsa is based on the partners, the leader and the follower, swapping places with each other, constantly moving around each other, with many of the turns being performed as travelling turns as you step around each other. Keep moving around your partner, but don't forget to relax and have fun.
The leaders are responsible for controlling the shape and size of the rueda, so keep an eye on the gaps between you and your neighbours and make adjustments as appropriate. To make the rueda smaller, move in towards the centre, and to make the rueda larger, move out away from the centre.
The moves covered again this week were:
adentro y afuera (to the inside and to the outside)
arriba (up)
abajo (down)
un tarro (an affair)
dile que no (tell her no)
guapea (show off)
dame (una) (give me (one))
dame dos (give me two)
enchufe (plug/connect)
enchufe doble (double plug/connect)
pimienta (pepper)
(la) cuchara (spoon)
exhíbela (show her off)
fly
Moves introduced this week were:
caramelo (sweet)
chocolate (chocolate)
croqueta (croquette)
la cubanita (Cuban girl)
sácala (take her out)
Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.
See you soon for more rueda fun!