Moves/turns covered in week 2 of the course:
Por mi, por ti Example
Enchufla con mambo Example – Without the back steps!
Sombrero con mambo Example – without the back steps, and dropping the hands!
Sombrero con mambo complicado Example
Sombrero malecon Example at 0.22 mins
Espresso Example
Saca la vecina Example
Girasol (Enchufla, guys join hands in middle, raising backwards and forwards while girls weave in and out)
Moves/turns covered in week 2 of the course:
Kentucky Example
Vamos al medio (We go to the middle – enchufla, guys into the centre and “Huh” on 1, Dile que no)
Moves/turns covered in week 1 of the course:
Cambia pareja (changes couples) Example
Dame pa’tras Example
Dame caramelo (Give me candy – dame with left hand turn, dile que no 360)
Rebotar (rebound/bounce) Example (at 0.7 mins and called “damela directo”)
El plato (plate – enchufla with turn and clap on 7 for leader)
Enchufla con cero
Dame y no le llegues (dame and don’t arrive)
Moves/turns covered in week 1 of the course:
Saccar el agua al posso (take the water from the well)
Arriba y abajo (basic forwards and back step)
Arriba (forward in Leader’s direction) Example (at 0.19 mins)
Abajo (backwards in Leader’s direction) Example (at 0.16 mins and called “Tiempo Espana Abajo)
A fuera y al dentro Example (at 0.38 mins and called “Paseala”)
Exhibela (Exhibit her) Example (at 0.42 and called “Sacala”)
Dile que no Example
Guapea (rueda circle basic step)
Dame (give me) Example
Dame dos (give me two) Example
Dame tres (give me three)
[Dame] Una con una (one with one – dame with a clap on 1)
[Dame] Dos con dos (two with two – dame dos with two claps on 1,2)
[Dame] Tres con tres (three with three – dame tres with three claps on 1,2,3)
We have a genuine Cuban band playing in Hobart as part of the Tasmanian International Arts Festival (formerly Ten Days on the Island). playing a mix of cha-cha, son, danzón, danzonete, mambo, rumba, salsa and bolero.
10pm Saturday 28th March 2015 at the Spiegletent on PW1 forecourt.
For further information and tickets visit http://www.tendays.org.au/event/el-son-entero-2
The Tasmanian International Arts Festival (formerly Ten days on the Island) presents Pasaje, a journey through the musical landscape of Cuba. Covering rhythms such as Salsa, Son, Bolero, Cha Cha, Chanqui and Trova, it will be a fantastic education for all of us who love to dance!
7.30pm Friday 27th March 2015, Wrest Point Casino.
For tickets and further information visit http://www.tendays.org.au/event/pasaje
