the main role of the male is to be masuline and strong, what is the females role?
to be feminine and sexy
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What is guapea?
the male lead puts his left foot behind on the break
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What is the name of the movie you see cuban salsa in?
'Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights'
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Where was the origin of the cuban salsa?
Casino traces its origin from Cuban Son dancing
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Cubans not only dance casino in male/female partners, but have these forms
rueda de casino, trios and cuartetos, casino suelta
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three steps to three counts and hip swivel
What are basic salsa steps?
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Casino dancing has moves and styles influenced by these .
rumba and orisha as well as the son and mambo
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What is it an expression of?
popular social culture
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casino (cuban salsa) has a strong basic step called...?
guapea
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What is the direction partners do their turns?
in a circular motion rather than linear
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there is a tendency in casino dancing in Cuba for men to do this
take the star role and to show themselves off, rather than showing off the woman.
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Where are the places that it is most known to have been danced?
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Nicaragua
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During the dance, dancers often break from each other during percussion solos and perform this..
despelote
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this is crucial to keeping the dance alive, the footwork isnt as important as this.
armwork
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Casineros as well as Cuban musicians tend to listen to this music for rythm and timing
the clave (5 note repeated key rythmic pattern)
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When did it start to become popular?
1950
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What does despelote mean?
advanced form of styling in which the male and female partner get physically close and tease each other without touching while performing muscle isolations.
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A series of turns will often begin and end with a cross body lead known as this