Just on question what style do you guys dance, and what do you know about Cuban/Casino style salsa? Could you be able to give us some basic moves?
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Just on question what style do you guys dance, and what do you know about Cuban/Casino style salsa? Could you be able to give us some basic moves?
hooknc 3:59 pm on July 3, 2009Permalink |
What exactly are you asking? Are you asking about cuban body movement? Or are you asking about straight up moves?
For a comprehensive set of rueda/casino moves checkout these guys:
http://www.youtube.com/user/medianochesalsa
guapitisaguda 6:13 pm on July 3, 2009Permalink |
steps and turns, movement. the complete package. the whole 9
hooknc 8:37 am on July 4, 2009Permalink |
So, you just asked for a lot of information for someone to type out…
Search for “Contra Body Movement”. Contra body movement is the basic style of all salsa dancers, but in cuban it tends to be overly exaggerated. I’ve seen a lot of casino danced, but I think “David” Huo has the best body movement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBQGoSShv54
For moves, if you’ve never danced casino before, I really would recommend taking some classes of some sort so you can learn how to do a vacila(la)/hecho. Those two moves are the basis of all casino dancing. Once you learn those moves (really well), you could most likely learn by watching videos. I have bought the Salsa Lovers and the Salsa Racing (henry herrera) dvds. Both sets are quite excellent. Finally, there are tons and tons of moves posted on YouTube.
http://www.salsapower.com/ is an excellent resource for finding casino/rueda specific classes.
guapitisaguda 2:04 pm on July 7, 2009Permalink |
thanks for the info. i ordered the salsa lovers dvds almost 3 weeks ago and still wating for them. I’m also gonna try out the salsa racing ones you mentioned.
hooknc 9:41 pm on July 8, 2009Permalink |
The Salsa Lovers took forever to arrive. My dad (who bought them for me for a christmas gift) had to keep calling them over and over to get the order shipped.
The Salsa Racing videos on the other hand, arrived quite quickly after ordering. However, I would recommend going through their website to order the dvds instead of calling them. I recommend getting the starting series (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). Those three dvds will have the most common moves done in casino/rueda. The turns series is also quite good but is more focused on casino.