Salsa
Enchufla + Dame
SalsaIntermediateRuedaCubanconnector
Plug in and pass on. The core Rueda partner-change: an enchufla that hands the follow to the next lead.
This move builds: Comfort …on the always-on four — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture.
- Entry
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Exit
- open, L-to-R, facing (new partner)
- Tempo
- any
- Musical use
- travelling
- Connector
- Yes — connects open, L-to-R, facing → open, L-to-R, facing (new partner) vocabulary
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cluster
- Rueda
- Style
- Cuban
What This Move Is
The bread-and-butter Rueda partner-change. Enchufla swaps places (the follow turns counter-clockwise); adding Dame on the end sends the follow on to the next lead instead of returning her. The single most-used change in Rueda.
Key Points
- Lead: Complete the enchufla's half-turns fully, then open the door for the next lead to collect her.
- Follow: Do the enchufla, then continue on to the next lead rather than returning.
- Timing: Enchufla on the phrase, the "dame" hand-off on the resolution.
- Common mistake: Incomplete half-turns, or not opening the door for the next lead.
Style Notes
The combination most beginners learn first in Rueda — it teaches both the figure and the rotation at once. Everything else builds from it.
Chains into
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