The following table presents the salsa figures I have covered during the last couple of months in my salsa classes on Wednesdays. The aim of this list is to help the student to familiarise with the terminology and understand their translation. A final column highlights whether changing partners occurs when conducting the figure. I will be regularly updating this note new figures from the classes every week.
| Spanish term | English translation | Change partner? |
|---|---|---|
| Caminala | Walk her | NO |
| Caminala (otra dirección) | Walk her (change direction) | NO |
| Saca agua del pozo | Get water from the well | NO |
| Dame | Give her | YES |
| Dile que no | Say no to her | NO |
| Enchufla | Enchufla | YES |
| Enchufla doble | Double “Enchufla” | YES |
| Enchufla doble y dile que no | Double “Enchufla”and say not to her | NO |
| Panqué | Panqué | NO |
| Un rolling | One rolling | NO |
| Una media | One in the middle | NO |
| Un fly | One fly | NO |
| Un tacaño | One tight person | NO |
| Dos tacaños | Two tight people | NO |
| Cero | Zero | YES |
| Cero doble | Double Zero | YES |
| Engañala | Cheat on her | NO |
| Setenta | Seventy | NO |
| Festival | Party | YES |
Remember that “festival” is always joined by another action and it means that the action has to be repeated three times with three different partners.
Spanish numbers and corresponding English translation
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Un, uno | One |
| Dos | Two |
| Tres | Three |
| Cuatro | Four |
| Cinco | Five |
| Doble | Double |
I hope you find this note helpful.
Sissi
Sat, Dec 5, 2009
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