What are the different salsa moves?

The Different Styles Of Salsa

• Colombian Style Salsa (Cumbia)
• Cuban Style Salsa.
• Miami Style Salsa (Classico Cubano, Casino)
• Casino Rueda Style Salsa (Rueda de Casino, Salsa Rueda)
• L.A. Style Salsa (Dancing “On 1”)
• New York Style Salsa (Dancing “On 2”, Mambo Salsa, Eddie Torres Style)
• Puerto Rican Style Salsa.
• Salsa Shines.

What is unique about the Casino rueda?

Rueda de Casino is only taught in Cuban Salsa classes due to tradition and style – Cuban salsa is danced in circles and turns which makes dancing in one big circle make sense. Other styles of salsa dance mainly in lines and makes it impossible to keep a circle. Mostly importantly it’s great fun!

How did miami Rueda de Casino salsa become popular?

At the end of the 1970s, Rueda de Casino groups became well-known through the popular TV show “Para Bailar.” As a result of the Castro regime, many Cubans emigrated to the US, many to the Miami area. Rene Gueits, founder of “Salsa Lovers” in 1994, changed the Cuban-style Rueda de Casino and structured it.

Where can I find list of Rueda de Casino moves?

You can readily find an extensive list of Rueda de Casino moves in various websites. There are different hand motions that the caller can signal in case one’s voice cannot be heard over the loud music. For example, the hand signal for Sombrero is the caller tapping the top of his or her head.

What does Rueda de Casino mean in salsa?

Rueda de Casino, or Salsa Rueda, is a salsa dance circle which combines synchronized steps in a random order. A single leader calls out the moves while the pairs in the circle execute them.

Who was the founder of Rueda de Casino?

Rene Gueits, founder of “Salsa Lovers” in 1994, changed the Cuban-style Rueda de Casino and structured it. Rene’s style adapted the Rueda de Casino steps into a more “disco-like” style, where the Cuban Urban Son, Cuban Cha Cha Cha, and Rumba Guaguancó were completely removed.

When was the first international Rueda de Casino flash mob?

In 2014, the first International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob took place in which people from 67 countries, including 199 cities, danced Rueda de Casino simultaneously. In 2017, the International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob drew 230 unique groups dancing Rueda de Casino.