El Dedo Salsa Casino
Le maestre Cristiana Zavarone e Elena De Simonis di Salsagaia Online School, presentano 'El dedo' una classica figura di Salsa cubana. Www.sossalsa.dance -. Vacilala steps are the signature steps of Cuban Salsa. The basic hand free Vacilala move is the favorite move of many salsa dancers. In almost every social dance, Vacilala is used at least one or two times as the most elegant way to get into free style mode. El Dedo is a classic Casino Miami move that starts in a Dile Que No. This salsa move also incorporates vacila and enchufla so it's important to learn these b. El Dos - Salsa Cubana!
Below you’ll find video clips of the 10 Cuban-style salsa lessons that I took with salsa school La Casa del Son in Havana, Cuba. These videos are intended as an introduction to Cuban-style salsa and as a reference for those who are considering to take salsa classes with La Casa del Son.
El Dedo Cuban Salsa El Dedo is a classic Casino Miami move that starts in a Dile Que No. This salsa move also incorporates vacila and enchufla so it’s important to learn these basic patterns first. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.
Last edited: January 7, 2015
Please note that all instructions (f.e. go forward, back, left, right) are given from the man’s perspective. And, as far as possible, I have added English translations to otherwise Spanish names for the steps, turns and combinations.
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 1
Basic Step #0 – Paso de Caminar (Walking Step) with the variations: in place, forward, to the right, back, to the left, rotate.
Basic Step #1 – Paso de Lateral (side step)
Basic Step #2 – Paso delante/delante (forward/forward step)
Basic Step #3 – Paso delante/detras (forward/back step)
Los Amigos (Friends)
Basic Step #4 – Pa Ti Pa Mi or Paso de Casino (For You For Me or Casino Step)
Dile Que No (Tell Her No)
Paso de Casino & El Dedo (Casino Step & The Finger)
Paso de Casino & Vacilala (Casino Step & Look at Her)
Paso de Casino & Manos Paralelas (Casino Step & Parallel Hands)
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 2
El Dedo (The Finger)
Vacilala (Look at Her)
Manos Paralelas (Parallel Hands)
Manos Cruzadas (Crossed Hands)
El Dedo & Tu y Yo (The Finger & You and Me)
Vacilala & Tu y Yo (Look at Her & You and Me)
El Dedo & Setenta (The Finger and 70)
Manos Cruzadas & Tu y Yo (Crossed Hands & You and Me)
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 3
Setenta (70)
Setenta y Uno (71)
Setenta y Dos (72)
Setenta Por La Tres (70 “for the three”)
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 4
America Para El Hombre (America for the Man)
Mariposa (Butterfly)
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 5
Setenta Complicado (70 Complicated)
Habana Loco (Crazy Habanero)
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 6
Sombrero
Sombrero Complicado
Cuban-Style Salsa Lessons 7, 8 & 9
Setenta y Uno y Medio with Mariposa (71,5 with Butterfly)
Ochenta y Ocho – (88)
Setenta y Uno y Medio (71.5)
Paseala
Lesson 8 and 9 were used to repeat and perfectionize all the previously taught steps, turns and combinations. Additionally, the instructor added one more turn for the female: Coca Cola.
Cuban-Style Salsa Lesson 10
Body movement class for women.
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SPECIAL THANKS
To La Casa del Son for letting me record and publish the videos.
FURTHER READING
Reviewing Salsa School La Casa del Son in Havana, Cuba.
Table of Contents
| 1 | Setenta (70) family |
| 2 | A Bayamo family |
| 3 | Panqué (Siete) family |
| 4 | Sombrero family |
| 5 | Ochenta (80) family |
| 6 | Enchufla family |
| 7 | Vacilala family |
| 8 | Paseala moves and walks |
| 9 | Dile Que No family |
| 10 | Basic steps and turns |
| 11 | Tornado moves |
| 12 | Son in Casino |
| 13 | Yoandy Villaurrutia |
| 14 | Cuban Shines (Shines) |
| 15 | Rueda de Casino only |
Setenta family
| 1 | Intro to the Setenta family |
| 2 | Hammerlock-Setenta Masterclass Video |
| 3 | Hammerlock and Setenta |
| 4 | Giro de Setenta Masterclass Video |
| 5 | Cuban Salsa: Why Vacilala is best for Setenta |
| 6 | Setenta (70) |
| 7 | Setenta con Alarde |
| 8 | Setenta y Uno (71) |
| 9 | Setenta y Dos (72) |
| 10 | Setenta y Dos con Giro |
| 11 | Setenta con Corona |
| 12 | Corona Doble |
| 13 | Setenta Elegante |
| 14 | Setenta Elegante Complicado |
| 15 | Setenta Complicado |
| 16 | Setenta Nuevo |
| 17 | Setenta Nuevo Complicado |
| 18 | Noventa (90) |
| 19 | Setenta y Ocho (78) |
| 20 | Setenta Triple |
| 21 | Setenta con Giro Doble |
| 22 | Setenta y Uno Complicado |
| 23 | Setenta y Uno Moderno |
| 24 | Setenta y Uno Virtuoso |
| 25 | Setenta y Cinco (75) |
| 26 | Setenta y Cinco Simple |
| 27 | Setenta y Cinco por Arriba |
| 28 | Setenta y Cinco por Arriba Complicado |
| 29 | Setenta y Cinco Complicado |
| 30 | Casinando |
| 31 | Setenta por Abajo |
| 32 | Arcoiris |
| 33 | Setenta Complicado al Derecha y al Revés |
| 34 | Setenta para el piso |
| 35 | Gancho Doble de Yoandy |
Other Vacilala moves
| 1 | Intro to other Vacilala moves |
| 2 | El Nudo |
| 3 | Bayamo en Coche |
| 4 | El Niño |
A Bayamo family
| 1 | Intro to the A Bayamo family |
| 2 | A Bayamo |
| 3 | A Bayamo Simple |
| 4 | A Bayamo por Abajo |
| 5 | A Bayamo por Arriba |
| 6 | A Bayamo por Arriba con alarde |
| 7 | A Bayamo por Arriba con Vacilala |
| 8 | A Bayamo por Matanzas |
| 9 | A Bayamo con Tornado |
| 10 | A Bayamo a la Matriz |
| 11 | A Bayamo y el Barco |
| 12 | A Bayamo a la Habana |
| 13 | Amistad – Llevela a Bayamo |
| 14 | Bad A Bayamo videos |
Panqué (Siete) family
| 1 | Intro to the Panqué (Siete) Family |
| 2 | Panqué (Siete) |
| 3 | Panqué (Siete) flat wrong |
| 4 | Panqué with high-five |
| 5 | Siete con Coca-Cola |
| 6 | Siete Moderno |
| 7 | Siete Loco |
| 8 | Siete Loco Complicado |
| 9 | Siete Complicado |
| 10 | Siete Magniv |
| 11 | Siete Unisex Complicado |
| 12 | Siete Alborotado |
| 13 | Three way Stop |
| 14 | El Altrevido |
| 15 | La Cuadra |
| 16 | Siete Locomotion |
| 17 | El Suave |
| 18 | Spaghetti |
| 19 | Panqué con Candela |
| 20 | Panqué Complicado de Martin |
| 21 | Panqué tres tiempos |
| 22 | Panqué pa’ti pa’mi |
| 23 | Panqué con Chocolate |
| 24 | Llévate mi Panqué |
| 25 | Panqué y Enroscate |
| 26 | Panqué y Castigala |
| 27 | Panqué y p’al cielo |
| 28 | Panqué con finta |
Sombrero family
| 1 | Intro to the Sombrero family |
| 2 | Sombrero Masterclass Video |
| 3 | Sombrero |
| 4 | Sombrero con Mambo |
| 5 | Sombrero con Mambo Complicado |
| 6 | Sombrero con Plancha |
| 7 | Sombrero Doble |
| 8 | Sombrero Manolito |
| 9 | Sombrero de Manny |
| 10 | Balsero |
| 11 | Sombrero por Abajo |
| 12 | Balsero Doble |
| 13 | Sombrero Complicado |
| 14 | Abanico |
| 15 | Abanico Complicado |
| 15 | Montaña |
| 16 | Juana la Cubana |
Ochenta (80) family
| 1 | Intro to Ochenta family |
| 2 | Ochenta (80) |
| 3 | Ochenta y Uno |
| 4 | Ochenta y Dos |
| 5 | Ochenta y Tres |
| 6 | Ochenta y Quatro |
| 7 | Ochenta y Ocho (88) |
| 8 | Ochenta con Lazo |
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Enchufla family
| 1 | Intro to Enchufla moves |
| 1 | Enchufla |
| 2 | Enchufla Doble |
| 3 | Enchufla Continuado |
| 4 | Enchufla Continuado Masterclass Video |
| 5 | El Uno (Cubanita) |
| 6 | Uno Complicado |
| 7 | El Dos (Cubanito) |
| 8 | El Duce (12) |
| 9 | Kentucky |
| 10 | Kentucky Complicado |
| 11 | Candado |
| 12 | Candado Complicado |
| 13 | La Babosa |
| 14 | En Talla |
Paseala moves and walks
| 1 | Intro to Paseala moves and walks |
| 2 | Paseala steps |
| 3 | Paseala (classic move) |
| 4 | Paseala Complicado |
| 5 | La Jenny |
| 6 | Cinco Cientos (500) |
| 7 | El Clásico (Five Times DQN) |
| 8 | Basic Paseala Walk (normal handhold) |
Counter clock-wise moves
| 1 | Intro to counter clock-wise moves |
| 1 | Dile Que No |
| 2 | Dile Que No in social dancing |
| 3 | Dile Que No con Coca Cola |
| 4 | Coca Cola Doble |
| 5 | Coca Cola por detrás |
| 6 | Rodeo Inverso |
Moves with multiple Alardes
| 1 | Intro to Moves with multiple Alardes |
| 2 | El Dedo con Alardes |
| 3 | Alarde Complicado |
| 4 | En Talla |
Basic steps and turns
| 1 | How Counting Matters |
| 2 | Salsa basic steps |
| 3 | Guapea Steps |
| 4 | Guapea Masterclass Video |
| 5 | Dile Que No |
| 6 | Diagonal steps |
| 7 | Diagonal steps |
| 8 | Vuelta right turn |
| 9 | Vuelta left turn |
| 10 | Exhibela = Sacala turn |
| 11 | Giro turns |
| 12 | The Coca Cola turn |
| 13 | Lead’s hook turn |
| 14 | Vacilala Steps |
| 15 | Giro Habanero |
| 16 | Dile Que Sí |
| 17 | Dile Que Sí turn Masterclass Video |
| 18 | Dile Que Sí steps Masterclass Video |
| 19 | Siete (Panqué) half turn |
| 20 | The back-to-back turn |
| 21 | Abajo steps |
Cuban Shines (Qshines)
| 1 | Intro to Cuban Shines |
| 2 | El Chivo |
| 3 | Echeverría |
| 4 | Lead’s Shoe Shine |
| 5 | Arrebata |
| 6 | Italiano |
| 7 | Suzy Q |
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Tornado moves
| 1 | Intro to Tornado moves |
| 2 | Tornado Variations |
| 3 | Tornado de Vacilala |
| 4 | Tornado de Dile Que No |
| 5 | Tornado de Enchufla |
| 6 | Tornado de Hombre |
| 7 | Tornado Double |
| 8 | A Bayamo con Tornado |
Son in Casino
| 1 | Intro to Son in Casino |
| 2 | Cuban Salsa: Son Clásico (Son basic steps) |
| 3 | Cuban Salsa: Apertura (Son figure) |
| 4 | Cuban Salsa: Cásate (arm in arm) |
| 5 | Cuban Salsa: Cruzado (Son figure) |
| 6 | Cuban Salsa: Side-by-side Cruzado (Son figure) |
| 7 | Cuban Salsa: Forward and back with dip (Son figure) |
Yoandy Villaurrutia
| 1 | |
| 2 | Yoyoflow con Vacilala |
| 3 | Yoyoflow con Habanero |
| 4 | Yoyoflow con Molino |
| 5 | Dile Que No con Coca-Cola y Habanero |
| 6 | Dile Que No con Molino y Habanero |
Rueda de Casino Only
Metete El Dedo Salsa Casino
| 1 | Intro to Rueda de Casino Moves only |
| 2 | Dame Una, Dame Otre, Dame Dos |
| 3 | La Babosa |
All Cuban Salsa Moves
This is a project in the making. The ambition is, as the title says, to cover “all” Cuban Salsa moves, that is all common moves. It is impossible to cover everything, because we have endless of variations and anyone can make up a new move or modify an old.
I try to include a move when I have found at least three independent sources, most often just videos uploaded to YouTube. I sometimes accept moves, I have only found once, if I really like it. I try to focus on real moves used in social dancing and in Rueda de Casino. I try to avoid artificial moves just made up.
Also I know of moves from DVD based Salsa courses and Apps that have not found there way to YouTube yet. If they are good, I make room for them and hope they will show up on YouTube one day, or I might make someone record them.
For most of my tutorials I try to find the three best videos around, from an educational point of view, and I try to include as many different dance schools and countries as possible. Cuban Salsa is the most social of social dances: All colors, all sizes, all ages, all nationalities, all levels. I want to reflect that. I am happy to include videos of amateurs and beginners if useful in a tutorial, even if flawed.
Also it is my intention, to replace many of the videos, when I happen to stumble upon better ones.