Class on Sunday 22nd March 2009
Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Rueda Class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 22nd March 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 another very busy weekend for salsa dancers in Norwich and we very much appreciate, and we are very much encouraged by, the energy and enthusiasm that you bring to rueda.
We are very, very pleased and impressed by the number of, and quality of, the rueda moves we are covering. We do know that we are pushing you hard, so don't feel discouraged or daunted if there are some things that are still a bit unfamiliar. We will go over these moves many times, and soon they will be like old friends to you. Just think how good you are going to be in three months time, six months time, this time next year!!! If you are uncertain at any time in the rueda, remember the golden rules: smile, relax, enjoy, stay calm, don't tense up, don't grip, don't use brute force, don't panic, stay in step, stay in time, get into the right position, and watch others to see how you should be doing the move.
Some dates to note in your diary:
There will be no class on Sunday 29th March 2009 - we are going to the Cuban Salsa Festival in Bournemouth!
Cuban Salsa Festival Facebook Group
Cuban Salsa Festival Web Site
We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009!
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site
The moves covered this week included:
zig-zag / dame
directo (direct)
directo pa' abajo (direct backwards)
coca cola
coco (coconut)
con las manos (with the hands)
coquito (little coconut)
dame con gracia (graceful dame)
dame me gusta (give me I like her)
dame pa'afuera (give me one on the outside)
evelyn
saludos (from guapea) (greetings)
setenta simple (simple seventy)
setenta (seventy)
setenta y uno (seventy one)
setenta y cinco (seventy five)
sombrero (hat)
sombrero con mambo (hat with Cuban mambo step)
sombrero con mambo complicado (hat with complicated Cuban mambo step)
sombrero con coca cola (hat with coca cola)
pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
el dedo (the finger)
montaña (mountain)
dos con Cuba ((give me) two with Cuba)
en el quinto (on the five)
pasan las manos (pass the hands) / tranca (bar) / chicos también (guys also) / pa' lante (go forward)
sácala saludos (take her out greetings) / dame
ida (one-way journey)
ida y vuelta (return journey)
escalera (1,2,2,1) (stairway, ladder)
treinta y tres (thirty three)
balsero (rafter)
besito (little kiss)
abanico (fan)
bebé (baby)
combinación (combination)
When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.
Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.
Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.
See you soon for more rueda fun!
Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group
It was another very busy weekend for salsa dancers in Norwich and we very much appreciate, and we are very much encouraged by, the energy and enthusiasm that you bring to rueda.
We are very, very pleased and impressed by the number of, and quality of, the rueda moves we are covering. We do know that we are pushing you hard, so don't feel discouraged or daunted if there are some things that are still a bit unfamiliar. We will go over these moves many times, and soon they will be like old friends to you. Just think how good you are going to be in three months time, six months time, this time next year!!! If you are uncertain at any time in the rueda, remember the golden rules: smile, relax, enjoy, stay calm, don't tense up, don't grip, don't use brute force, don't panic, stay in step, stay in time, get into the right position, and watch others to see how you should be doing the move.
Some dates to note in your diary:
There will be no class on Sunday 29th March 2009 - we are going to the Cuban Salsa Festival in Bournemouth!
Cuban Salsa Festival Facebook Group
Cuban Salsa Festival Web Site
We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009!
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site
The moves covered this week included:
zig-zag / dame
directo (direct)
directo pa' abajo (direct backwards)
coca cola
coco (coconut)
con las manos (with the hands)
coquito (little coconut)
dame con gracia (graceful dame)
dame me gusta (give me I like her)
dame pa'afuera (give me one on the outside)
evelyn
saludos (from guapea) (greetings)
setenta simple (simple seventy)
setenta (seventy)
setenta y uno (seventy one)
setenta y cinco (seventy five)
sombrero (hat)
sombrero con mambo (hat with Cuban mambo step)
sombrero con mambo complicado (hat with complicated Cuban mambo step)
sombrero con coca cola (hat with coca cola)
pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
el dedo (the finger)
montaña (mountain)
dos con Cuba ((give me) two with Cuba)
en el quinto (on the five)
pasan las manos (pass the hands) / tranca (bar) / chicos también (guys also) / pa' lante (go forward)
sácala saludos (take her out greetings) / dame
ida (one-way journey)
ida y vuelta (return journey)
escalera (1,2,2,1) (stairway, ladder)
treinta y tres (thirty three)
balsero (rafter)
besito (little kiss)
abanico (fan)
bebé (baby)
combinación (combination)
When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.
Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.
Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.
See you soon for more rueda fun!
Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group