Beginner Series

Foundation moves taught in beginner level

• Guapea – basic footwork: follow and lead both step back (away), then forward into each other (together). 8 Counts. There is a pause on 4 and 8. Follows start on their right foot back, leads start with their left foot back.
• Dile Que No – Switch sides. Follow goes inside the circle on 1,2,3 and back out to the next lead on 5, 6, 7. On 4, the follow is inside the circle putting their hip in. They are not stepping. The lead steps toward the follow on 1, 2, 3, and brings the follow to the other side on 5,6, 7.
• Dame – switch partners in the circle. Follows prep for Dile Que No on 5,6,7 – Leads go to new follow on 5,6,7 then new partners do Dile Que No.
• Enchufla – Lead switches hand position to signal to the follow, and brings the follow forward. Both the follow and lead step forward on 1,2,3 and switch sides.  On 5,6, 7 the follow walks back to the circle arc line and faces inside the circle to prep for Dile Que No. The lead on 5,6,7 is walking toward the next follow and then does Dile Que No.
• Al medio - the way we start the circle to get on the same beat. (tap, tap)
• Abajao (levela pa’bajo) – follow does enchufla footwork. Lead is bringing follow in and out of the circle.
• Exhíbala – Right pivot turn inside the circle for follows.
• Vacilala -  ("Show off the follow"). Turn for follow separate from the lead .  Both the lead and follow are open on 7. The lead pulls the follow forward on 1 and lets go. Lead does enchufla footwork to go away and then back to the follow and picks them up for dile que no. At the same time, the follow preps on 7 with a right foot tap, then steps in place with right foot, turns to the right (360 degrees) using right, left, right foot pattern on the 1,2,3. On the 5,6,7, the follow walks forward, semi circle turn back to the lead (left, right left). Then does dile que no. 

 
Fun “Fluff” Moves

• Un Fly – One clap
• Un Fly Abajo – One clap down
• Echeveria – open and swing, swing, swing (Open away from partner, swing towards partner, swing away, swing toward and then step forward on 5)
• Echeveria con Sabor – open and swing, swing, swing then clap 4x times (inside circle, partner, outside circle, partner) as you pivot on inside foot. Then Dile Que No.
• Bing Bong – touch hips to neighbor 1x
• Bing Bong Tres veces – touch hips 3x and clap 2x in between hip touches
• Para Ti, Para Mi – Clap to the neighbor, clap to the other neighbor (patty cake)
• Doble – Clap 2x to neighbor
• Mata la cucaracha – inside foot squishes or stomps on a cockroach
• Un Fly Arriba, Abajo,  - Three claps starting up and going down
• Un Fly Abajo, Arriba - Three claps starting down low and going up

 

Intermediate/Advanced Series

February 2025

• Medio Sombereo 
• Enchufla Paseala de Miami
• Bayamos por delbajo 
• Dame con Sabor
• Sombrero enchufla doble con rodeo 
• Enchufla criss cross 
• Adios con la hermana ​
• ​Yuka - see video below

June

• El Uno - switch hands, enchufla behind 
• Sacala con Mambo - enchufla, exhibe, mambo
• El Chisme - Enchufla two hands, turn follow, enchufla to follow behind, back to original partner

​Fluff/Review 

• Dame con Sabor - 8 claps
• Principe Bueno/Malo - Kiss/slap
• Un fly de abajo arriba/ De arriba abajo - Clap from up down and down up
• Un Fly Fiesta
• Adios con hermana 

March

• El Dedo = Medio Sombrereo + Enchufa +Enchufla
• Montana = Sombereo +  Enchufa +Enchufla
• Adios (la Prima) con la hermana, Con Dos y Dos, y Regreso 
• Patineta/Patin
• Tumba Francesa
• Dame Directo 
• Vacilala con Paseo
• Coca Cola (Dame con Coca Cola, Siete con Coca Cola)
• Enchufla con rumba 

Fluff

• Enchufla Frankenstein 
• Enchufla Policia 
• Reina ​​

The Art of Calling

​Part 1: Rueda Awareness 

1. Always make eye contact across the rueda to make sure the group is following along. 
2. Use (learn) proper hand signals. Most moves have a non-verbal hand signal 
3. Enunciate and extend the calls (project your voice). 
4. Call with good energy (your voice helps create the mood of the rueda. Happy voices = happy wheel).  
5. Practice to a song you like before calling the rueda in a social situation to feel more confident.
   

Part II: Moves to Call at the Start of a Rueda

• Al Medio 
• Una Bulla (hey!) - Largo
• Saca Agua del Pozo (scoop water from the well)  
• Abajo 
• Exhibala (dos veces)  
• Arriba Tiempo Espana 
  • Un Tarro (leads move forward to next partner) 
  • Un Tarro Mentira (leads turn in a circle) 
• Abajo (when called after Arriba, it is typically to go backwards – but it could also mean to go in and out of the circle (side to side for leads and enchufla step for follows) so follow what the caller does). 
  • When going backwards calling Un Tarro means that follows move forward to the next partner. 
  • Un Tarro Mentira – follows walk around leads in 8 counts  

 
Part III: Other Parts of a Song and the Moves to Call 
 
Mambo (horns) 

• Enchufla con Mambo
• Sombrero con Mambo
• Echeveria con Mambo 
• Enchufla Mambo Havana
• Mambo con la Vecina  

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Reggaeton (heavy beats) 

• Enchufla con el Medico 
• Echeveria con Sabor 
• Para ti para mi (patty cake
• Pelota con dos, cuatro  
• Pelota Loca  

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Son (percussion salsa) 

• Dile que si (pegale un tarrito) 
• Dame por las manos  
• Cadena 
• Tumba Francesa  
• Son Monturno  

 
Rumba (clave) 
Enchufla con Rumba  
Can use moves from the Son category