Learning them gives Cuban salsa some structure: while beginner’s moves are like a basic alphabet, the 12 moves are like the words which will be used to compose longer sequences at higher levels. Then, at intermediate level, we teach 12 simple moves which cover 99% of the “situations” met in longer routines. This post defines our Cuban salsa/Casino teaching programme at intermediate level, which is also a way to structure the teaching and understanding of Cuban casino dancing.Īt beginners level, we usually teach four basic steps (forward/back, side-to-side, open lfet/right and guapea), three basic turns (enchufl, dile que no, vuelta and two “fun steps” (mambo and basic rumba guaguanco), with lots of emphasis on making people feel comfortable, welcome, confident and entertained, and only limited emphasis on technicality: this is your A-B-C.
