| Origin:Rueda de Casino originated in Havana, | | | | of the moves involve dancers changing |
| Cuba in the 60s. Rueda is a particular style | | | | partners and so, dancers find themselves |
| of Salsa where dancers form a circle and | | | | moving around the circle during a dance. A |
| dance in pairs (leaders and followers). All | | | | lot of the moves have hand signals to |
| dancers perform the same moves as they are | | | | represent them, which is particularly useful |
| called by the "caller" and dancers swap | | | | when dancers are dancing in a big circle or |
| partners quite a few times during one | | | | in a noisy environment when it is not |
| dance.Music:Rueda's music is exactly the same | | | | particularly easy to hear the caller. Most |
| as Salsa music, as it is just a variation for | | | | Rueda moves are common to partner dancing in |
| the dance and not the music. The music is | | | | Salsa, whereas some are specific only to the |
| played in 4/4 with beats 4 and 8 representing | | | | group variation of the dance.Latinos NZ |
| a pause and the other beats representing | | | | Popularity Scale: 7/10Rueda is quite popular |
| steps. Claves, Congo or the tin drum are | | | | in New Zealand and is quickly gaining |
| often used to mark the main beats of the | | | | popularity with more dancers getting used to |
| music.Dance:Rueda is a particular style of | | | | the dance. On an average night out in a Latin |
| Salsa where dancers form a circle and dance | | | | Club in New Zealand, you will often see |
| in pairs (leaders and followers). All dancers | | | | "Rueders" get together for a few Ruedas.Why |
| then perform the same moves when the moves | | | | dance with just one, when you can dance with |
| are called by one person in the circle. Most | | | | them all?!Article taken from Latinos.co. |