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Rueda de Casino

Rueda de Casino was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s by the group Guaracheros de Regla and one of its main choreographers and creators was Jorge Alfaro from San Miguel del Padrón, a soloist of a comparsa. As a result of the Castro regime, many Cubans emigrated to the US, many to the Miami area. With them they took their culture including various foods, music and dancing. Rueda de Casino began to slowly make its way into the Miami salsa community and in the late 1980s and early 1990s it experienced an enormous explosion of popularity. From Miami, it spread first to major U.S. metropolitan centers with large Hispanic populations and eventually to other cities as well

Pairs of dancers form a circle, with dance moves called out by one person, a caller (or "líder" or "cantante" in Spanish). Many moves have hand signs to complement the calls; these are useful in noisy venues, where spoken calls might not be easily heard. Most moves involve the swapping of partners.

The names of the moves are mostly in Spanish, some in English (or Spanglish; e.g., "un fly"). Some names are known in slightly different versions, easily recognizable by Spanish-speaking dancers, but may be confusing to the rest. Although the names of most calls are presently the same across the board, the different towns in Cuba use their own calls. This is because the pioneers of Rueda de Casino wanted to keep others from participating in their Rueda. Many local variations of the calls can now be found. They can change from town-to-town or even from teacher-to-teacher. There are many different variations of moves in Rueda de Casino.

The circle will either start from "al Medio" (normal closed hold with all the couples stepping in and out of the circle) or from Guapea (stepping forward on the inside foot and backward on the outside foot, tangent to the circle). Some of the most common moves in Rueda include: Dame, Enchufle, Vacila, and Sombrero. You can readily find an extensive list of Rueda de Casino moves in various websites. ^[3][4] There are different hand motions that the caller can signal in case one's voice cannot be heard over the loud music. For example, the hand signal for Sombrero is the caller tapping the top of his or her head. This move is signaled when everyone in the circle is stepping backward.

World Salsa Congress and Festival Listings

February 2014

6 – 9 Feb Amsterdam Salsa Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
6 – 10 Feb World Salsa Summit (Miami Beach, FL, United States)
7 – 9 Feb 2nd Kizomba Weekend Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
7 – 9 Feb Salsa feel the heat Northern Salsa Wigan All Dayer (Wigan, United Kingdom)
7 – 9 Feb Paris Balboa Shag Festival (Paris, France)
7 – 10 Feb The Scottish Annual West Coast Swing Championships (Erskine, United Kingdom)
8 – 9 Feb Northern Salsa Wigan All-Dayer (Wigan, United Kingdom)
9 – 15 Feb Tango im Schnee – Davos (Davos, Switzerland)
12 – 17 Feb Portland ValenTango (Portland, OR, United States)
13 – 16 Feb Leapin Lindy (Bern, Switzerland)
13 – 16 Feb Congresso Internacional Bachatea (Madrid, Spain)
13 – 17 Feb Perú Salsa Congress (Lima, Peru)
13 – 17 Feb GNSH – Goodnight Sweetheart International Swing Dance Weekend (Hertford, United Kingdom)
13 – 16 Feb Chicago International Salsa Congress (Chicago, IL, United States)
13 – 16 Feb I Love Bachata Festival (Los Angeles, CA, United States)
13 – 16 Feb Salsa Rueda Festival (San Francisco, CA, United States)
14 – 16 Feb Enter the Blues (Atlanta, GA, United States)
14 – 15 Feb Hot Winter Festival (Eilat, Israel)
14 – 16 Feb Timba 92 Festival Salsa des Hauts-de-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine, France)
14 – 16 Feb Nordic Salsa Experience (Oslo, Norway)
14 – 16 Feb Kizomba Weekend Tony&Justy in Kiel (Kiel, Germany) 
15 – 16 Feb Tunisia Latin Dance Convention (Tunis, Tunisia)
17 – 23 Feb Hong Kong Salsa Festival (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
20 – 23 FebTango in Punta (Punta del Este, Uruguay)
20 – 23 Feb Tango Frostbite – Helsinki International Tango Festival (Helsinki, Finland) 
21 – 23 Feb 9th Tallinn Salsa Festival (Tallinn, Estonia)
21 – 23 Feb Salsafestival Switzerland (Zurich, Switzerland)
21 – 23 Feb Belarussian Bachata Kizomba Festival (Minsk, Belarus)
21 – 23 Feb Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout (Denver, CO, United States)
25 – 28 Feb YoLaTango Austin (Austin, TX, United States)
27 Feb – 3 Mar Bachata Congress Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
27 Feb – 3 Mar Salsa Addicted Festival (Timisoara, Romania)
28 Feb – 1 Mar Cuba Weekend (Stuttgart, Germany)
28 Feb – 2 Mar Tá Fixe Kizomba Festival (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

March 2014

5 – 9 Mar Euro Dance Festival (Freiburg, Germany)
5 – 9 Mar Tango to Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey)
6 – 9 Mar MADJam – The Mid Atlantic Dance Jam (Reston, VA, United States)
6 – 10 Mar International Zouk Austria Congress (Vienna, Austria)
6 – 9 Mar Frankfurt Salsa Festival (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
7 – 9 Mar Berlin Balboa Weekend (Berlin, Germany)
7 – 9 Mar Girl Jam (London, United Kingdom)
7 – 9 Mar Sideways – Lindy Hop & Blues Weekend (Luzern, Switzerland)
7 – 9 Mar Bachata Day – Italy International Bachata Festival (Oleggio, Italy)
7 – 9 Mar Pirate Swing (Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
7 – 9 Mar Bachataday – International Bachata and Kizomba Congress (Milan, Italy)
7 – 9 Mar Summer Tango in Nelson (Nelson, New Zealand)
8 – 9 Mar Gentleman Jazz (London, United Kingdom)
9 – 14 Mar CITA – Congreso Internacional de Tango Argentino (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
13 – 16 Mar The Chicago Classic (Chicago, IL, United States)
13 – 16 Mar Ljubljana SweetSwing Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
13 – 16 Mar Scandinavian Salsa Congress (Gothenburg, Sweden)
13 – 16 Mar 4th International SF got kizomba! Festival (San Francisco, CA, United States)
13 – 16 Mar Texas Salsa Congress (Houston, TX, United States)
13 – 16 Mar Lone Star Championships (Austin, TX, United States)
14 – 16 Mar High Desert Dance Classic (Lancaster, CA, United States)
14 – 16 Mar Novice Invitational (Houston, TX, United States)
14 – 16 Mar Viva Cuba Biezenmortel (Biezenmortel, Netherlands)
14 – 17 Mar Cruisin’ For A Bluesin’ (Long Beach, CA, United States)
15 – 16 Mar Salsa Spring Break (Warsaw, Poland)
17 Mar – 19 Apr San Francisco Salsa Festival (San Francisco, CA, United States)
20 – 23 Mar The Boston Tea Party (Boston, MA, United States)
21 – 23 Mar Cotswold Balboa Fest (Cheltenham, United Kingdom)
21 – 23 Mar 9. SalsaCongress (Maribor, Slovenia)
21 – 23 Mar Festival International Salsamonaco (Monaco, Monaco)
25 Mar – 1 Apr International Prague Zouk Congress (Prague, Czech Republic)
27 – 30 Mar Calgary International Salsa Congress (Calgary, Canada)
28 – 30 Mar Tremplin Salsa Festival (Pau, France)
28 – 31 Mar Cyprus Salsa Congress (Ayia Napa, Cyprus)
29 – 30 Mar International Rueda De Casino Multi Flash mob (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

April 2014

3 – 7 Apr Istanbul International Dance Festival (Istanbul, Turkey)
4 – 6 Apr 4th International Warsaw Kizomba Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
4 – 6 Apr Antwerp Diamond Salsa Congress (Antwerp, Belgium)
4 – 6 Apr Hawkeye Swing Festival (Iowa City, IA, United States)
4 – 6 Apr Prague Spring Swing Festival (Prague, Czech Republic)
4 – 11 Apr The Salsa SunFEST (Malaga, Spain)
4 – 6 Apr Melbourne Latin Festival (Melbourne, Australia)
9 – 14 Apr Belgrade Tango Encuentro (Belgrade, Serbia)
10 – 13 Apr Baltimore Salsa Congress (Baltimore, MD, United States)
11 – 14 Apr Rose City Salsa Festival (Portland, OR, United States)
11 – 20 Apr India Fiesta Latina (New Delhi, India)
11 – 13 Apr Bachata Festival Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)
17 – 20 Apr Burgosalson (Burgos, Spain)
17 – 20 Apr Argentine Tango USA Championships (San Francisco, CA, United States)
17 – 21 Apr Tango Torino Festival (Turin, Italy)
17 – 20 Apr Seattle Easter Swing (Seattle, WA, United States)
18 – 20 Apr Kiev Spring Fest (Kiev, Ukraine)
18 – 20 Apr Montreal Bagel and Blues (Montreal, Canada)
18 – 20 Apr 10th Annual Baila Baila Salsa Festival (Helsinki, Finland)
19 – 21 Apr Great Wall Swingout (Beijing, China)
24 – 26 Apr Israel Salsa Congress & the Holy land salsa Tour (Eilat, Israel)
24 – 27 Apr Calgary Dance Stampede (Calgary, Canada)
24 – 27 Apr Firenze Tango Festival (Firenze, Italy)
24 – 27 Apr Aix en Provence Tango Festival (Aix-en-Provence, France)
25 – 27 Apr Münster Salsa Deluxe Int. Festival (Munster, Germany)
25 – 27 Apr International Cuban Salsa Festival Dias Cubanos (Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands)
25 – 27 Apr 2 Sexy & 2 Sensual Latin Dance Festival Austria (Mattersburg, Austria)
25 – 27 Apr Appellation Swing Contrôlée (Bordeaux, France)
26 – 27 Apr Teesside Latin Dance Festival (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
30-3 May 3rd China Salsa Festival (Hangzhou, China)

May 2014

1 – 4 May IHSC – International Hustle & Salsa Competition (Miami, FL, United States)
1 – 6 May Tango Camp – Crimean Vacation (Sudak, Ukraine)
2 – 4 May Abrazos – Encuentro Milonguero (Dartington, United Kingdom)
2 – 4 May Copenhagen Salsa Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2 – 5 May MamboCity’s 5Star London Salsa Congress (London, United Kingdom)
4 – 11 May TangoSafari Arezzo (Arezzo, Italy)
7 – 11 May Salsa Mambo Fest (Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico)
8 – 11 May On 2 salsa Congress (Milan, Italy)
9 – 11 May Sabor Spring Festival (Zagreb, Croatia)
9 – 12 May Afro Cuban Salsa Y Rueda Festival (Mundesley, United Kingdom)
14 – 19 May Montreal Salsa Convention (Montreal, Canada)
15 – 18 May Wawel Tango (Krakow, Poland)
15 – 19 May Vilnius Salsa Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania)
15 – 18 May Limburg Bachata, Zouk and Kizomba Festival (Limburg, Netherlands)
16 – 18 May Salsa on the Beach (Bibione, Italy)
16 – 18 May International Salsa Festival Augsburg (Augsburg, Germany)
23 – 25 May Connecticut Salsa Fest (Stamford, CT, United States)
23 – 26 May Edinburgh International Tango Festival (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
23 – 25 May New Jersey International Salsa Congress (East Brunswick, NJ, United States)
24 – 26 May England International Tango Festival (Brighton, United Kingdom)
30 May – 1 Jun Lady Salsa Festival (Stuttgart, Germany)
30 May – 1 Jun Kizomba, Kizomba! (Munich, Germany)
31 May – 1 Jun Festival International Bordeaux Open Salsa (Bordeaux, France)

June 2014

1 – 8 Jun Formentera Tango Festival (Formentera, Spain)
2 – 9 Jun I Dance Kizomba Holiday (Calp, Spain)
4 – 8 Jun Lusitango – Festival International de Tango de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
6 – 8 Jun Somos Cuba Festval (Lille, France)
6 – 9 Jun Tango Les Pins (Sausset-les-Pins, France)
12 – 15 Jun Toronto Tango Festival (Toronto, Canada)
12 – 15 Jun FestivalitoDelMar (Brussels, Belgium)
12 – 15 Jun Riga Salsa Festival (Riga, Latvia)
12 – 15 Jun New Orleans Tango Festival (New Orleans, LA, United States)
13 – 15 Jun KizzAfro: Festival of Kizomba and Traditional Semba (Moscow, Russia)
13 – 15 Jun Latino Festival Urbano (Prague, Czech Republic)
14 – 15 Jun Tijuana Salsa Bachata Congress (Tijuana, Mexico)
19 – 23 Jun St Louis International Dance Festival (St. Louis, MO, United States)
20 – 22 Jun Salsa School Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
20 – 22 Jun International Bachata Weekender (Oslo, Norway)
20 – 22 Jun Salsafestival Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
20 – 22 Jun Summer Sensual Days (Rovinj, Croatia)
20 – 22 Jun NeotangoRave (Bremen, Germany)
23 – 30 Jun Croatian Summer Salsa festival – 10th Anniversary! (Rovinj, Croatia)
26 – 29 Jun Roma Tango Meeting (Rome, Italy)
27 – 29 Jun Salsa Stras’ Festival (Strasbourg, France)
27 – 29 Jun Burning Tango (McCloud, CA, United States)

July 2014

3 – 6 Jul Nora’s Tango Week & Weekend (San Francisco, CA, United States)
3 – 7 Jul Summer Fresa Dance Festival (Solenice, Czech Republic)
3 – 6 Jul White Nights Salsa Fest (St. Petersburg, Russia)
4 – 6 Jul Summer Salsa Weekender (Wigan, United Kingdom)
4 – 7 Jul Orlando Salsa Congress (Orlando, FL, USA)
4 – 8 Jul Salsa feel the heat Summer Salsa Weekender (Wigan, United Kingdom)
6 – 12 Jul Nordic Salsa Camp (Brandbjerg, Denmark)
11 – 13 Jul Salsafestival-Thueringen (Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Germany)
13 – 19 Jul Masacote Salsa & Styling Retreat (Boston, MA, United States)
14 – 20 Jul Salsa Beach Splash Festival (Šibenik, Croatia)
16 – 20 Jul 6th San Francisco Intl Bachata Festival (San Francisco, CA, United States)
18 – 20 Jul Salseros Weekend (St. Petersburg, Russia)
24 – 28 Jul Salsa Mambo & Bachata Madness Festival (Palm Springs, CA, United States)
25 – 27 Jul International Salsafestival in Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

August 2014

1 – 3 Aug Casa de Baile’s Estonian Salsa Summercamp (Tallinn, Estonia)
7 – 11 Aug DC Bachata Congress (Washington, DC, United States)
9 – 17 Aug Catania Tango Festival (Catania, Italy)
15 – 17 Aug Boise Salsa Bachata Congress (Boise, ID, United States)
16 – 24 Aug Tarbes en Tango (Tarbes, France)
22 24 Aug Bachata & Kizomba Beach Festival (Zaanvoort, Holland)
25 Aug – 1 Sep Salsa festival Santiago de Cuba: Baila en Santiago (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)
27 Aug – 1 Sep 14th New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)
28 – 31 Aug San Diego Salsa-Bachata Festival (San Diego, CA, United States)
25 – 28 Aug Salsa Week (aamsterdam, Holland)
29 – 31 Aug Haarlem Salsa Festival (Haarlem, Holland)

September 2014

4 – 7 Sep SalsaNor’s Rueda Congress (Stavanger, Norway)
11 – 16 Sep Tallinn Latin Festival (Tallinn, Estonia)
12 – 15 Sep The UK Dance Congress (Bognor Regis, United Kingdom)
14 – 20 Sep Colombian Tango & Milonga Festival (Manizales, Colombia)
19 – 21 Sep World of Tango Festival (Tampere, Finland)
19 – 21 Sep Salsa Convention St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

October 2014

23 – 26 Oct Dallas Bachata Festival (Dallas, TX, USA)
30 Oct – 2 Nov 2. International Salsa Kings Festival (Colmar, France)

November 2014

7-10 Aventura Dance Cruise (Miami, FL, USA)
7 – 10 Nov Salsamemucho (Shanghai, China)
14 – 16 Nov Russian Bachata Festival & Salsa Room (St. Petersburg, Russia)
20 – 23 Nov Cape Town Salsa Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)