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Casino Rueda 

Category:  Social Latin dance
Rhythm:  123 567 or QQS QQS (Same as Salsa)
Time Signature:  4/4 timing 
Tempo:  Generally the slower to medium tempos of Salsa
Music Style:  Rhythmic lively Cuban style salsa. 
Character:  This dance is best described as a Cuban style salsa done like Square dancing. All partners dance in a circle and a caller calls out various moves that (hopefully) all the dancers know, and execute simultaneously, often times switching partners in the circle. 

Where you can use it:  Only when you have at least 2 followers, and 2 leaders in a Salsa club who all know Casino Rueda. Otherwise, in Casino Rueda classes like the ones we offer (when voted on to the calendar).    

​(Want to know where you can go to dance around us (within 60 miles)? Check out our guide: "Places to Dance".)

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