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Salsa Rueda Dancing with Karen and Michael

Monday Nights at Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland

Salsa Rueda Classes

Salsa Rueda with Karen and Michael

8:30-9:30pm
Beginning-Intermediate Salsa Rueda
No partner required. Previous Salsa Rueda dance experience required.
$10 drop-in / $8 each if pre-paid on first of the month for series
Lake Merrit Dance Center Near Harrison Street
Hall One Second floor
200 Grand Avenue (cross street: Harrison St.)
Oakland, CA 94610
Info: 925-360-3527 or info@karenandmichael.info

Beginning Workshops for Salsa Rueda

We hold beginning workshops to introduce you Salsa Rueda and prepare you to join our Monday Beginning-Intermediate class. Located in Richmond and Walnut Creek and for 1/2 hour after the Intermediate class on Monday nights at Lake Merritt Dance Center.

Contact karen@karenandmichael.info or call us at 510-234-1075 to pre-register

About Salsa Rueda

Come join us for a fun evening with friends. Salsa Rueda is a particular type of round dancing of Salsa. It was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Pairs of dancers form a circle, with dance moves called out by one person, a caller. Many of the moves involve the swapping of partners.

Below is a video example of what Salsa Rueda looks like, as performed by Groupo America in VanCouver, Canada

Salsa Rueda Dance Patterns

Salsa Rueda with Karen and Michael

Salsa Rueda with Karen and Michael

Beginning Level Figures (a sample):

Abajo (down)
Adiós (bye)
Dame (una) (Gimme one)
Dame otra (give me another)
Dile que no (tell her "no")
Enchufla (plug in)
Exhibe(la) (exhibit her / show her off)
Guapea [guaperia] (prep / basic step)

Intermediate Level Figures (a sample):

Adiós con la hermana (with the sister)
Dame una/dos/tres... (gimme 1/2/3..)
Dedo
Enchufla doble (double)
Enchufla y Dame
Enchufla p'al medio (to middle)Con una/dos (with 1/2 claps)
Medio Sombrero
Siete (seven)
Siete con Coca-Cola
Siete Complicado
Siete moderno
Sombrero
Vacila(la) (check her out)
Setenta
Montaña