Probably the most requested topic on the channel is how to add rumba into your casino dancing. Here's a quick video showing how to get into rumba side-by-side with matching steps. We get into it with vacila and out of it with dile que no, so if you know those and some basics of guaguanco/yambu... you should be set! Video is taken straight from Casino Next Steps - $50 pre-order for first 100 people [at the time of this upload, there's 10 codes left] messinadance.com/nextsteps code: NEXT50
could you please follow up and clarify the use of the back step a bit? In my community there are so many follower who never had any formal training.. but they all know what you call the "dinner plate step".. so they step back. always. all the time. it's hard to get them to do a Passo de Son or similar.. and worse in our Rueda group people insist on the rule that the follower always has to step back on 1 to the point where all the turns are out of shape.. So forgive my belief that the back step is some sort of evil in Casino.. 😅 I mean this video is great fun and I don't want to cling to stupid generalizing rules.. I just would love for you to explain your view on the proper (and improper) use of the BS in Casino!
Pa'los Rumberos (the remake) the horns definitely hit the Guaguancó clave. I do consider horn hits and stuff like that as clave. Nice jazz guitar and Black tears, btw
thank you for the missing link! Even things I already know, you manage to explain with a bit more clarity and detail than I had them in my mind before. Awesome! Thank you! I'm much looking forward to your next-steps material!
Cuban casino style is great, very free and flowing with a lot to take in if just watching experienced dancers. You break it down excellently here in this video. Your channel, along with Joel Salsa On2 to learn NY Style On2 dancing, are my favorite. Different styles but equally groovy.
Setenta cubana is a turn that can look complicated to beginners, but with a solid grasp of the fundamentals, it's very attainable as it's made up of vacila, some walking, and pa' ti pa' mi. ♦ Casino Next Steps (coming fall 2024) Follow-up Course for Social Dancers $50 pre-order w/ promo code NEXT50 messinadance.com/nextsteps ♠ Casino Fundamentals Comprehensive Digital Course for Beginners $99 w/ promo code RU-vid messinadance.com/casino
Nothing makes me feel more elegant than clean desplazamientos 💙 paseos, saloneos, rosca etc. I absolutely love it, especially when the son influence in a song is strong 💪 As always your explanation and examples are super clean but also fun and entertaining ❤️🔥 Thank you!
In this class we went over some rumba movements that can be easily blended into a common casino figure, enchufa doble (battle tested in social dancing scenarios) The rest of the sequence we're building also incorporates some styling from rumba and son, topics which will be covered thoroughly in the followup to Casino Fundamentals (my beginner course) . . . Casino Next Steps - available for pre-order for the first 100 takers for just $50. If you're interested, you can get it at messinadance.com/nextsteps
The option to move across the floor with a partner frees you from feeling like you need to constantly be coming up with turns. Paseos allow you to connect with your partner in a relaxed and elegant way without remaining on the same spot doing a basic step. There's plenty of variations, but here's a progression to get moving with your partner in closed position. 💃🕺 LEARN CASINO ONLINE 🎶 🇨🇺 ♦ Casino Next Steps (coming fall 2024) Follow-up Course for Social Dancers $50 pre-order w/ promo code NEXT50 messinadance.com/nextsteps ♠ Casino Fundamentals Comprehensive Digital Course for Beginners $99 w/ promo code RU-vid messinadance.com/casino
@leduaracosta1569 Last name is Messina, congrats on dicerning that I am not Cuban 👏👏👏 I making a 60 second video for people to be introduced to the overall idea of the dance. The workshop I referenced was taught alongside with a Cuban and she seemed to have no issue, so what do you day about moving on with your day 🙏
Heyyy question that I can't get an answer to from anywhere! TL;DR: Why does on2 new york style feel different than son cubano? Aren't they both contratiempo? Basically I learned to dance a bit of son this year, and now I decided to give mambo on2 a try, since I heard many people refer to both with son as being contratiempo. Now I get completely why son is contratiempo, but I don't understand the deal about on2. Why do they count 123-567- just like casino? I feel the difference during the pause, it feels like it happens in a different place compared to both son and casino. What confused me even more was an old video of Eddie Torres explaining on2 style and doing precisely son, and not what they teach in the mambo class. Did it change in modern times and why? What's up with that, I feel dumb. Thanks for reading this!
The simplest answer is that on2 is felt as quick-quick-slow and son is felt as slow-quick-quick. It’s a different sensation against the music. On2 typically connects more with the slaps 2&6 where son connects heavily with the slow beats 4&8. They are similar and instructors with a son background will teach how to integrate son timing into on2 dancing, because it only requires taking your 5/1 early on 4/8 and slipping into the feel of slow-quick-quick. I’m not an expert, but that’s what I’ve learned from dancing both.
@@Danceitup44 thanks for your explanation! I am still putting the pieces of the puzzle in my head, as it seems that terminology isn't used the same everywhere. For example, I came to understand that on2, as it is modernly thought, is on counts 1,2,3-,5,6,7- with an emphasis on the 2 and 6, while mambo is more like son -,2,3,4,-,6,7,8. Is it really the case? Until now I thought that mambo is just an umbrella term for on2. Is there any modern salsa dance that uses the son counting? Is that mambo?
@@yoanalexandernowadays we call on-2 a Mambo because Eddie Torres and others popularized it that way. There isn’t a right answer, both are a Mambo. The feel of the song will dictate the style that makes sense. Son is often an elegant and flowing dance, and wouldn’t make sense is a fast staccato song. Similarly dancing Mambo when the Tumbao is emphasized on Conga doesn’t make sense (musically, you can do what you want though). Many schools don’t teach this because it’s really hard and intimidating to learn so many styles. And so you see people plowing through turn combos song after song. And the truth is, every Salsa song has a variety of musical styles inside it. For example the songs sometimes start slow with a Conga emphasis, so dancing Son could be appropriate. When the cowbell pops off in the Montuno, dancing Mambo style makes a lot more sense. Typically you also see a half-time feel section where Afro styles sneak in, and other sections with Pachanga, etc. It’s a rich and beautiful culture of dance, I think.
Excellent teacher! I had tried and failed several times to learn 'salsa casino,' but this instructor made all the difference. He emphasizes the importance of fundamentals and explains them in an easy-to-understand way. Highly recommended!"
In timing and in form, both no. As opposed to a written explanation, I'd suggest taking a look at "son tradicional" and "on2 salsa" videos and compare.
Superb! Thank you so much! I've only been dancing for a few months! These movements can be used to build a full-fledged dance, instead of using an annoying guaperea! 😺
I'm not sure which of your videos I saw you use an app called salsa rhythm but I just bought it and i love the ability to add and remove instruments as well as adjust bpm! Very helpful!
Hermano, as you've said (at least once!), Casino is a challenge to learn at first--but your explanations and summarizations on this one are easy for anyone out there to take a chance and learn Casino--and have fun at it, too! Gracias!
