Rueda de Casino - Moves

This list serves as an ongoing learning aid for students attending the Rueda Classes At La Clave Cubana.

It is by no means definitive as Rueda danced around the globe has an infinite variety of calls with new ones constantly being created. The translations of the names of the moves into English are, on the whole, designed to be more functional than literal.

The moves we teach at Improver level are denoted by an asterisk *

As many of the moves also serve as a base for learning Cuban Salsa (Casino) in pairs, students from Beginner through to Improver level will also, hopefully, find it useful.

Abanico - Fan
Abanico Complicado - Complicated Fan
Abajo - Walk Backwards *
Adelante e Atrás - Forwards And Backwards *
Adentro Afuera - Inside Outside *
Afuera Adentro - Outside Inside *
Agua Del Pozo - Water From The Well *
Americana - American (women) *
Americano - American (men) *
Americanos - Americans (women and men)
Arriba - Walk Forwards (also called as 'Tropicana') *

Bayamo - Bayamo (a city in Cuba)
Bikini - Bikini
Bikini Dos Con Dos - Bikini Then Pass me The Second Girl Along With Two Hand Claps  
Bótala - Throw Her Away *

Camínalo - Walk It
Cero - Zero *
Coca Cola - Coca Cola
Completa - Complete
Cucaracha - Cockroach *
Cuncun - Possibly a derivation of 'Cancun', a beautiful tourist destination in Mexico, close to Cuba.

Daiquiri - Daiquiri
Dame (Una) - Pass Me The Next Girl *
Dame con Contratiempo - Pass Me The Next Girl With Contra Tiempo (the rhythm Son Cubano is danced to)
Dame con Una Pausa - Pass Me The Next Girl With APause
Dame con Vuelta - Pass Me The Next Girl With A Turn
Dame Dos - Pass Me The Second Girl Along *
Dame Dos con Dos - Pass Me The Second Girl Along WithTwo Handclaps *
Dame Una Con Uno/ Dos/ Tres - Pass Me The Next Girl With One, Two Or Three * Handclaps
Dedo - Finger *
Dedo complicado - Complicated Finger
Dedo, Guarapo Y Bótala - Finger, Sugar Cane Juice And Throw Her Away
Directo - Go Directly Forward To your Next Partner *
Directo por Abajo - Go Directly Backwards To your NextPartner
Doble Play - Double Play *

Echevarria - Echevarria (a Spanish surname) *
Echevarria con Vuelta - Echevarria With A Turn *
El Dos - The Two
El Tren - The Train
El Uno - The One *
Enchúfala - Plug Her In *
Enchúfala A Lo Moderno - Plug Her In In The Modern Way
Enchúfala con Clave - Plug Her In And Clap The Clave Rhythm (also called 'Pelota con Clave')
Enchúfala con Clave Complicado - Plug Her In And Clap The Complicated Clav (also called 'Pelota Con Clave Complicado')
Enchúfala con Mambo - Plug Her In With The Mambo Step *
Enchúfala con Rumba - Plug Her In With The Rumba Step *
Enchúfala con Sácala - Plug Her In And Take Her Out *
Enchúfala con Vuelta - Plug Her In With A Turn *
Enchúfala Doble - Plug Her In Twice *
Enchúfala Doble por Atrás - Plug Her In Twice Going Behind
Enchúfala Pa’l Centro/ Medio - Plug Her In And Go Into The Centre Of The Rueda *
Enchúfala Pa’rriba - Plug Her In And Walk Forwards To The Next Partner *
Enchúfala Pa’rriba Dos con Dos - Plug Her In And Walk Forwards To The Second Girl Along With Two Hand Claps
Enchúfala Triple - Plug Her In Three Times
Enchúfala y Cásate - Plug Her In And Get Married
Enchúfala y Quédate - Plug Her In And Stay Where You Are *
Enchúfala Y Quédate, Mambo Y Cambia Pareja (Quédate, Mambo Y Cambia) - Plug Her In And Stay Where You Are, Mambo And Change Partner
Enredo - Tangle *
Enróscate - Wind Yourself In
Escalera - Stairs (repeat every move you have done up to that point when each new move is called) *

Festival De Pelotas - Festival of Balls *
Festival De Pelotas Pa’rriba - Festival of Balls Going Forwards To The Next Partner
Flaco - Thin *
Fly - Fly Ball (a ball hit high in baseball) *
Fly Doble - Two Fly Balls *
Foto - Photograph *

Guapea - Complex version of the Basic Step
Gordo - Fat *

Havana Club - A brand of Cuban rum

Jardín - Garden
Jardín Complicado - Complicated Garden

Kentucky - Kentucky *

La Prima - The (Female) Cousin (also called as 'Adiós') *
La Prima Festival - Festival Of Cousins
La Prima y la Hermana -The Cousin and The Sister *
La Prima, la Hermana y la Familia - The Cousin, The Sister And The Family *
La Rosa - The Rose *
Licuadora - Food Blender
(Llévala) Pa’l Cielo - (Lift Her) To The Sky
Lola - Lola (Spanish diminutive of the name Dolores) *

Mata la Mosca - Kill The Fly *
Mariposa - Butterfly
Media - Half *
Media Doble - Half Twice *
Montaña - Mountain *

Nudo - Knot
Nudo Complicado - Complicated Knot

Ocho - Eight *

Pa’l Puente - To The Bridge
Panque - Pancake (also called as 'Siete') *
Panque Complicado - Complicated Pancake
Panque Y Chequea El Moto - Pancake And Check The Engine (also called as 'Panque Por Abajo)      
Pasea Y Complícate - A Walk And Complicate Yourself
Paséala (Enfrente) - Take Her For A Walk (In Front)
Pa'ti Pa'mi - For You For Me *
Pa'ti Pa'mi Pa'bajo/ Pa'rriba - For You For Me Going Down/ Up *
Patín - Ice Skating
Patín con Dos - Ice Skating To The Second Girl Along
Patín Pa’ Las Mujeres - Ice Skating For The Women
Patín Pa’ Todos - Ice Skating For Everyone
Paulito - Little Paul (a  trademark move of Paulo FG - a popular Cuban singer)
Pimienta - Pepper *

Red de Araña - Spider's Web
Remolino - Whirlwind

Sácala - Take Her Out (also called as 'Exhíbala') *
Sácala a la Vecina - Take The Neighbour Out
Salsita - Little Salsa
Serpiente - Snake
Setenta - Seventy *
Setenta Complicado - Complicated Seventy
Setenta con Setenta - Seventy With Seventy
Setenta y Dos - Seventy Two
Setenta y Uno - Seventy One
Sombrero - Hat *
Sombrero Complicado - Complicated Hat
Sombrero Comlpicado Por Atras - Complicated Hat Leading The Girl Behind
Sombrero Con Mambo - Hat With Mambo *
Sombrero Con Mambo Y Sabor - Hat With Mambo And
Flavour *
Sombrero Por Debajo - Hat Going Under
Sombrero Por Debajo Complicado - Complicated Hat Going Under
Sombrero Doble - Hat Twice

Treinta y Tres - Thirty Three
Treinta y Tres con Festival - Thirty Three With A Festival
Treinta y Tres con Festival Reverso - Thirty Three With A Festival Reversed
Triple Play - Triple Play *
Tumba Francesa - French Drum (a traditional 18th century dance)

Vacílala - Show Her Off *
Vacílala con Dame Una - Show Her Off And Pass Me The Next Girl *
Vacílala con Entrada - Show Her Off With An Entrance
Vacúnala - Vaccinate Her
Vamos por Atrás - Let's Go Behind

Yogur - Yoghurt *
Yogur Doble - Yoghurt Twice *