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| Kandykane dancing |
THE CUBAN DANCES
Oh yes, this is the biggest family and Cuban Dances is the vaguest definition! Let’s think in this way, you can apply this to all Cuban rhythms: Ballroom Samba is one, but Reggaeton and Cuban Rumba are also good, what else? Find it out yourself!!
Kick Change
Man facing centre line and is on LF, which is crossed over the RF. Lady facing wall on RF, which is crossed over LF. Man retains a LH to RH hold.
Man
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Lady
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S
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Move fwd ontot he RF slightly to the L
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S
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Move fwd onto the LF slightly to the R
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S
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Swaying a little to the L, kick the LF fwd from the knee
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S
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Swaying a little to the R, kick the RF fwd from the knee
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S
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Move back onto the LF
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S
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Move back onto the RF
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a
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Place the RF behind the LF (part weight)
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a
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Place the LF behind the RF (part weight)
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S
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Step inplace w/ the LF
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S
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Step inplace w/ the RF
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**Style Tips: It adds a stylish flair to this figure for the couple to touch free hands on the kick. You can replace the kick with a tap, it makes it easier.
The Samba Strut
It is called ‘Samba Strut’ but it does not mean it needs to be in Samba only. The Samba Strut is a Latin-American Sequence Dance, performed to faster Samba music and synchronized w/ the musical phrase. The couples are arranged in a circle around the room. The men at inner circle facing outward, ladies at outside facing the centre. Start in a double hand hold.
Man
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Lady
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1
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LF side
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1
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RF side
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2
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RF close
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2
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LF close
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3
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LF side
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3
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RF side
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4
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Touch the RF tot he side w/o weight
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4
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Touch the LF to the side w/o weight
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5
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RF side
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5
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LF side
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6
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LF close
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6
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RF close
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7
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RF side
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7
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LF side
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8
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Touch the LF to the side w/o weight
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8
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Touch the RF to the side w/o weight
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9
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Repeat Steps 1-8, releasing the RH hold, raising the L arm- under which the lady will turn- and taking up a Promenade hold in the end (Step 16)
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9
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Release the LH hold.
Place the RF fwd, turning R under the man’s raised arm.
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10
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10
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LF side, back to the man
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11
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11
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RF side, facing man
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12
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12
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Touch the LF tot he side w/o weight
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13
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13
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LF fwd, turning L under the man’s raised arm
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14
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14
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RF side, back to the man
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15
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15
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LF side, facing amn
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16
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16
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Touch the RF to the side, w/o weight, end in PP
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17-18
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Now in PP.
LF Samba Walk, RF Samba Walk.
Repeat.
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17-18
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Now in PP.
LF Samba Walk, RF Samba Walk.
Repeat.
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29-32
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Release hold.
Repeat Steps 1-4 towards the centre.
Clap in the end (Step 32)
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29-32
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Release hold.
Repeat Steps 1-4 towards the centre.
Clap in the end (Step 32)
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33-36
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Repeat Steps 5-8, gradually turning to face outward, resume starting hold.
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33-36
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Repeat Steps 5-8, gradually turning to face inwards, resume starting hold.
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If it is in a circle, move fwd tot he next partner over step 33-36
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part 2- The MAMBO Family
part 3- The CUBAN Dances (you are here)
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part 3- The CUBAN Dances (you are here)
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