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This tutorial shows the first 5 basic steps I teach anyone looking to learn casino ("Cuban salsa")They are a progression that teach the timing, cadence, balance, weight transfer and movement that are required for the dance. At first, it may not seem like much, but they go a very long way in building footwork for basic turns and moves such as enchufla, dile que no, vacila, guapea, paso son and more.
The first of several basic casino tutorials aimed to serve as a resource for current and future students as well as those at a distance who have enjoyed the casino workshops and demos that our group has given.
I tried to emulate the same class experience you'd get in one of my weekly classes, thorough exploration of material accompanied by bad jokes. If you find it helpful or know others who would, please share it and check out Messina Dance Company's facebook page for more tutorials and class info: MessinaDanceCompany
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@MessinaDance Год назад

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@vivienmartin225 3 года назад

As a Cuban, these steps are all you need to be able to survive on a Cuban dance floor. All you need is to develop that Caribbean swag😎

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Thanks for watching

@williamlopez8983 3 года назад

Yeah that's very true, I'm cuban too and really you don't need much more than this.

@Norawarsame 4 года назад

Am random African girl trying to learn salsa, Cuban salsa to be precise. There is something keeps calling my soul when I listen to Cuban music so I decided to teach myself Spanish and learn how to dance ☀️❤️🌹

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Check out some of the afro cuban videos :) so much more to say, but... you will learn it all on your journey anyhow. I am glad you enjoyed.

@Norawarsame 4 года назад

@@MessinaDance Thank you so much. I will ☀️🌹

@teresai1877 3 года назад

I'm Nigerian and the same thing happened to me. :-) It is because Cuban salsa and salsa in general has African roots. People from West Africa were taken to many places in the Americas including islands in the Caribbean like Cuban to work as slaves. They took our culture with them and kept it alive through dance, music, food, language, spirituality, etc.

@darnellegarcia9611 5 лет назад

I have 2 left feet, your the only person that I could follow and actually catch on an learn the basic steps. Thank you so much. Your a great teacher.

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

It is truly my pleasure. Good luck and keep going!

@702.jvlian8 3 года назад

How tf u have to left feets

@eldilemma 2 года назад

@@702.jvlian8 no cus im stumped as well💀

@casinobravotv 4 года назад

Man, keep up the great work. Your explanations are really smooth and clear. You are bringing Casino back to the people!

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

@kirstymaccallum7059 2 года назад

You have a great knowledge and awareness of the correct rhythm used in Cuban salsa that many salsa teachers and dancers simply don't have. Love the user friendly style and easy progressions. Thank you😃

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

I appreciate that. Not sure where you are along your casino journey, but if starting out, I have a casino 1 video library up for members if you ever want to work through the fundamental turns.

@fightingirish8631 2 года назад

Thanks man. My dad was from Havana and I always admired how beautifully he danced; which syuch grace and confidence. At 55 yrs I have yet to learn Cuban salsa. No cookie needed... but great advice! THANK YOU BRO

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

Really happy to hear this. Thanks for sharing 🙏

@jaymiami5813 2 года назад

Very nice video I was born in Cuba and I live in Miami very professional very clean Style and you do explain step-by-step nothing like dancing Casino it has the best flavor in the world keep up the good work my friend you're doing a great job saying what's up from Miami Florida

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

Appreciate you 🙏

@freedomprivilege6344 26 дней назад

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.

@MessinaDance 26 дней назад

Thank you for thr kind words 🙏

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Thanks for all the positive feedback on this video! It has far outperformed any other video on my fledgling channel. The steps in this video are basically a progression to establish the cadence of the dance and are a precursor to many movements in casino but parTICULARLY useful for enchufa turns. As a part 2 to this video, my next project will be to record a video dedicated to JUST enchufa turns and their variations. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, please feel free to leave any casino/cuban dance questions in the comments :) If you would like to support the channel, please consider subscribing. The channel also offers memberships with a variety of perks if you are so inclined. Thanks for all of the support.

@ulviugur3605 4 года назад

Messina Dance Company ı like Your ianguage and style of teaching. It would be really helpful to combine basic steps with a partner.

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

@@ulviugur3605 I have a few videos so far with partners. Basics of casino 1 2 and 3... hope you will check them out.

@quaregeg2750 5 лет назад

Clear and to the point! Looking forward to getting started with these moves. Thank you

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Thanks! They're a good foundation for dancing casino. They're used and referenced frequently in the rest of the tutorial videos.

@Aesch 5 лет назад

Thank you, that helps a lot of switching from line to casino! 0:00:21 basic #1 two step 0:01:58 basic #2 paso de son 0:03:28 basic #3 back rocks 0:04:33 basic #4 back cross 0:05:40 basic #5 walk & pivot

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Check out some of the others on the casino playlist... Will be doing a video differentiating line and casino SOON!

@michelletiger3903 4 года назад

Great basics video! I'm an experienced salsa dancer but I struggle with my cross steps and saw what I'm doing wrong. Thank you!

@lekharajan Год назад

I recently joined a Cuban singing duo and I’m Indian, learning their songs was one of a kind of a journey but learning the dance moves they do when they sing is a whole another ball game. Thank you so much for this video, you’re a really good teacher❤

@MessinaDance Год назад

Thanks for watching 🙏 Hope you'll check out out the full course while it is on special 🙌 www.messinadance.com/casino-1-full-digital-course

@deborahbarry8458 Год назад

How I’d love to sing Cuban music!

@blubei 5 лет назад

Wow, awesome tutorial! I love how you built upon the basic sidestep while explaining the timing. That was extremely helpful. Thank you!

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Thanks. These are the same steps that we use in most casino dancing. If you take a look at the other tutorials, they will use these same steps to build the turns.

@tonih3433 2 года назад

A cookie?? 🍪 😋 Me, me!!! Lol Thank you for this video

@leviakasuna2806 4 года назад

Definitely gonna practice these steps cuz god damn am I tired of Not being able to dance with my girlfriend in cuba. You're not hard to understand and make it seem relatively easy so that's great! 💯

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

GOAT RU-vid comment. Good luck and let me know how I can help!

@bboyva-van1095 3 года назад

Bro this is super similar to house dancing. Tryna learn salsa; especially casino. Thanks for the vids bruh.

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@rianmonnahan 6 месяцев назад

Many thank for your video. I've danced NY for many years and have just started learning Casino style. Why? Because I sometimes find myself at parties where there are no trained NY followers. Since I'd rather switch than fight, ... I decided to take a lesson or two. I am complimenting those lessons by watching videos. Yours in particular. Your approach seems very analytical and methodical. My approach to dancing as well. So, again many many thanks for an excellent introductory video to the basic steps. Some day perhaps I will come claim my cookie. ;)

@KonstantyMartyniuk 7 месяцев назад

Best video for begginers! Thx

@MessinaDance 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Hope you'll check out the rest of the videos🙏

@user-oo7xo8eu1o 2 года назад

Am a Cuban American girl trying to learn the art of dance and how to access this!🌸🌹🌺

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

I hope the videos are helpful 🙏 Thanks for watching!

@ernestochavez3252 3 года назад

your video is amazing i absolutely love it. you break down the steps and movement to a very understandable level. awesome stuff man

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Thanks for watching

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Thanks for watching... these are great steps to get into enchufa turns.

@amandaburgos3626 Год назад

Very good and easy explain

@Sasha_Miladinovic 4 года назад

You explain great and that is actually real knowledge. Your videos are great. Thanks.

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying them.

@felipulaski7172 3 года назад

This is awesome! I'm doing it as breaks with my students (Middle Schol) and they are actually learning them pretty well (Better than me!) Keep up with the work. They also want the cookies.

@talori5417 2 года назад

Yes! I went to the SF Carnaval and decided I have got to learn the Cuban salsa!!! 💕

@everrude Год назад

C is for cookie, that's good enough for me... 😆 Thanks for this info. I just might try more Cuban steps

@khunpingpong 2 года назад

I am from Thailand, been watching many tutorial on youtube. Your vid really help us a lot. Bravo!

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

Thank you for watching! Be sure to check out this playlist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d_jc12ICtRY.html

@zooberstreams 3 года назад

thank you for tutorial!!! my wife will love this one LOL ROFL!!!

@nicopiedra1284 2 года назад

Merci pour ça !

@luisaangelinagranzotti8779 2 года назад

I love your style and simple way ofcteaching. I love it. Keep teaching me. I am learning

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

I really appreciate that. I have a playlist of casino basics thay show partner moves built on these steps, hope you'll check it out.

@kimberlycolumbare9655 Год назад

You did a great job teaching this!

@mashdarr 5 лет назад

I love Salsa. I've been dancing for about 1 year and a half now, but I haven't had formal instruction. I just try to do what I see others doing around me (tv, youtube or in person). For about as long as I've been dancing many people have approached me asking if I'm Cuban, but I never knew why. After watching this video, I can understand why. lol I had no idea this was their style of dance.

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Hope you will check out some of the other videos that show the partner dancing and explain the structure of the dance. It may explain what people are seeing in your dancing.

@mashdarr 5 лет назад

@@MessinaDance I will. They're very helpful for me to improve my technique. Thank you!

@dancu9271 Год назад

A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!

@purplerocks7385 Год назад

Thanks💜

@lililu5030 3 года назад

this is a dopeeeeee ass starter video! thank you!!! this is my first salsa Cubano video and ill be adding it to a beginner playlist ill be starting up today! If anyone has a playlist or great beginner videos feel free to comment :D

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

I have one on my channel 💪

@lililu5030 3 года назад

@@MessinaDance ooh awesome! Thanks^.^

@PatriceDEvans 4 года назад

Hey. Nice to see you here on RU-vid. 👍🏽💃🏽

@LifeChangeAdvicewithTiffany 4 года назад

Fun and helpful tips. Thank you!

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Snezalaketa9 2 года назад

Great!

@karld1791 10 месяцев назад

Great explanation of the "slow" step dragging out!

@MessinaDance 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, boss 🙏

@lucyw.mcmellan7274 4 года назад

Great instructional tutorial. Thank you.🥰👍🏼

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@SG2010IL 2 года назад

I think I just might be able to do this now 😃 Thanks!!

@zimzir 4 года назад

Thank you friend!!

@davidalen9279 5 лет назад

excellent grounding in the basics of casino. thank you sir!

@turtle2554 4 года назад

These moves are very saucy. I will learn from you

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

More saucy vids: Basic Steps for Casino // "Cuban Salsa": ru-vid.com/group/PLPJJJRWYps61gP_IqO2-87hF372fEqzEe

@normanlumhee 4 года назад

Great vid, appreciated the multiple angles...new subscriber

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Thanks for subscribing :)

@FreeSpirit985 5 лет назад

Quite useful, many thanks.

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

It's my pleasure. Please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see.

@emmaibn-talalikhwan2283 5 лет назад

Very good and easy to follow. Thanks

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@emmaibn-talalikhwan2283 5 лет назад

Thanks. I do Casino Rueda every Tuesday for 2hrs with a group of friends and I love it. I will be using your technique, if you don't mind to teach some groups in West London on 8th of June. Thanks once again

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

@@emmaibn-talalikhwan2283 the videos take a very long time to make, but I will be making one that goes through a lot of the First turns for rueda, soon! This video just gets people in the habit of stepping underneath themselves and moving, so it's a good start.

@emmaibn-talalikhwan2283 5 лет назад

Beautiful. I understand they take a long time to make but you won't believe how it makes people even well seasoned dancers like me enjoy your teaching techniques

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

If you get a video on the 8th, please let me know!

@MessinaDance Год назад

For those looking to build on these basic steps, please take a look at the Casino Level 1 Full Digital Course here: messinadance.com/casino-1-full-digital-course (any sales and promo codes will be listed on the page) It includes foundational steps, complete musicality breakdown of the rhythm we dance to "son montuno" (aka salsa), and 16 fundamental turns shown partnered as well as individual lead and follow footwork, not to mention basic social turn combinations and sequences.

@laurental1 4 года назад

great video. thank you!

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@2001divyapaul Год назад

0:20 - Basic #1 two step 1:58 - Bssic #2 paso de son 3:28 - Bssic #3 back rocks 4:32 - Basic #4 back cross 5:39 - Basic #5 walk & pivot 7:19 - Practice 9:30 - Outro

@MessinaDance Год назад

Thanks, I didn't know how to do chapters back then 🤣

@2001divyapaul Год назад

@@MessinaDance Glad I could add my 2 cents to the learners' community :) These are timeless lessons. I am a new student and stumbled upon your videos. Thanku for this!

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

NEW CASINO TUTORIAL up on the channel... learn vacila, guapea, dile que no, coca-cola, exhibe and more in detail, leads and follows footwork explained: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-brRz0SnGmAQ.html&t

@richardg5980 4 года назад

Fantastic. I think I might be able to do this.

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

For sure... doing live classes almost every day if you subscribe and turn on notifications, you won't miss em

@jackieroseeverafter-photog3232 5 лет назад

...I keep wondering how far I would have to travel to collect that cookie?!! ...hmmm... :-D :-D

@Ourteamfamily 5 лет назад

What is the music? Great tutorial by the way

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

just a rhythm track i found on youtube... and I should have picked a slower one :) If you look up son montuno loop, you should find something.

@zain07578 3 года назад

Thank you!

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Thanks for witching

@brunotamborino4670 2 года назад

Great video. I would like to be able to do half of the things you do contemporarily and without efforts in this video.

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

Thank u 🙏

@lokiop345 3 года назад

Very nice lesson bro

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

I appreciate it.

@cyndikehrli8389 4 года назад

Thank you for the great video! I can actually follow and do the steps because you break it down and go slow

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

It's my pleasure... do you take casino/Cuban salsa classes?

@cyndikehrli8389 4 года назад

@@MessinaDance Not right now. Short on time. Always at work. But, part of my morning work out is dancing, lately to reggae. I like salsa music and want to lean the steps minus all the spinning with the partner dancing. Your videos are so helpful.

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

@@cyndikehrli8389 when you are ready, let me know where you're located and I'll do my best to find a good one for ya :) In the meantime, I'm glad the videos are working for you.

@cyndikehrli8389 4 года назад

Thank you. That's very kind of you. I'm on the west coast, northern Cal, Sonoma County. There is salsa class at the community center, but, sadly, the timing conflicts with another community group that I participate in. I walk by the class every week and it looks like so much fun! I'm hoping that our group can change our meeting to another day. Dancing is what I really need after a long day at work! Your videos are amazing- keep doing them! Your studio looks incredible. I've never been to NC, but if I'm ever in your area I will definitely take your classes. Thank you again for all you do.

@lililu5030 3 года назад

Also I have a question, if I learn to dance cuban salsa well and I am out on the dance floor at a party, and someone dances lets say NY2 salsa, will it be easy to adjust? Or do I have to learn all the salsa styles

@MessinaDance 3 года назад

Kind of complicated answer... I will try and do a video for that. For now I would say get used to marking steps based on cadence and independent of numbers asap.

@lililu5030 3 года назад

@@MessinaDance thanks, I’ll get started on your channel!

@kamillatosinski3054 4 года назад

Amazing video! I have one question. I can't see these steps being used in dile que no and other more advanced movements. It seems you just walk in the rhythm without applying any of these.

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

There is a video called the warm-up that addresses those connections a little more clearly... I'll also be going live tonight if you'd like to tune in with any questions as well!

@crescentconnect2772 2 года назад

I learned Salsa on2 but I am having a hard time figuring out how to find the style they call "Callejera" Or street Salsa or classic salsa. Looking at the cuban style it looks like this "classic salsa"

@patrickehlert5909 4 года назад

Where have you learned this?

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

I took paso son and made a progression to get people used to stepping under their center and then moving forward so that their casino will have the proper aesthetic.

@Gladiator158 2 года назад

Hello man great job for all your videos. I have a question about paso de son, you dance it on1 when you begin to dance but we all know son is danced on2, you can dance this step on 1 also as you did?!

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

So the step is taken from son (danced contratiempo 234 678) and is used in casino, a natural progression from son, and is usually taught "on 1" and danced on 3... 345 781

@Gladiator158 2 года назад

@@MessinaDance thank you for the explanation keep up the good work.

@kirstymaccallum7059 2 года назад

Just want to ask what is the track used for this? It's the perfect for practicing. Especially good for people who have trouble hearing the rhythm in those fast noisy salsa songs!

@MessinaDance 2 года назад

I uses a loop I found on youtube. "Son montuno" or "salsa" or "drum and conga" loop searches should get something close. Or... I highly recommend the salsa rhythm app.

@mo-whack6790 2 года назад

Where are you located, I want a cookie 😆

@milenasterg2436 5 лет назад

i loved you

@MichaelEBarrerasCruz 2 года назад

ngl the only difference I found from how I learned as a kid raised by Cuban parents is that I life my foot by raising my toes instead of my heel, but overall this was awesome

@finalluminary3490 5 лет назад

I have a question to ask you. I am unable to message you directly so I apologize for posting this here. There is a move I would like to learn and i would like you to replicate it and tell me what the name of the step is. Apologies for posting a link that is not you dancing but this is my last resort. No search on google turned up anything for this move : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SmsaeWDPj7M.html What is the name of the move at 1:07 to 1:10. Where he has his hand up in the air and brings what I believe is his left leg or foot out then does a couple moves and brings it to crossover. Ive seen that move twice now and I’d like to replicate it but don’t know how it is called or named.

@MessinaDance 5 лет назад

My best interpretation, and not sure how familiar you are with cuban dance so, I may be explaining more than I need to: He gets into it doing a "bamboleo step" where you tap on the 1 n 5 and step every other count. The arms are from columbia (a kind of rumba, not the country) - if you watch rumba columbia videos, you'll see those arms a lot. As for the cross, to me it's just a cross. Probably not as helpful as you wanted but maybe a start.

@travelandchatapp-learnspan9817 4 года назад

Steps 1 and 2 are right, but you should empathize that these steps are used a little just on the beginning of dance. Steps 3 and 4 are completely redundant, they should not be used at all. They are valid in LA and Colombian/Puerto Rican Salsa but not in Cuban Casino. Cuban Casino dance does not have step back. And you forget about the most important step in casino. I don't know how it rightly called, I call it tap step. 1-2-3-tap, 5-6-7-tap. It can be just on the place, forward-backward, left-right. Casino dance is 99% percent mix of this step and step which very good described by you under #5. Anyway, good video, cheers 😋 😎 😍

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

It's a progression to get people walking and pivoting. It takes a back rock step that most people teach and is very easy for students and changes it to eventually get them walking forward.

@travelandchatapp-learnspan9817 4 года назад

@@MessinaDance Yep, I see it here (in Israel). We have a vibrant salsa scene. In the club where i used to dance, teachers on level 1 teach students to step back. On level 6 they wonder: why everybody step back? I think the proper way is to teach right things right from the beginning. But maybe I am wrong, I don't have teaching experience

@MessinaDance 4 года назад

@@travelandchatapp-learnspan9817 This does it in 1 lesson versus months of having them back rock. And with this version of the back rock, it's emphasized not to be extreme, keeping your center from going backwards, then emphasizing the 2'nd and 3'rd step with the back cross. Like in rumba, in casino often times the emphasis is on the second and third steps and not so much the first. In reality, small back rocks do happen time to time, dile que no for the ladies, depending where she is starting from, the step back should just be centered and go back if it needs to. You can also back rock in closed position as a variation of paso son. In son, and casino is a style of son so incorporating those elements makes sense, there's back rocking, but knowing when and how is key. For the back cross, leads actually use it a lot moving behind the follows. The "back" is more 3 dimensional than a back rock though so even that back steps is not really a back step. A later video I did shows them in practice some if you want to check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d_jc12ICtRY.html