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RUEDA FRESCA
Rueda de Casino

genre:  Rueda de Casino
video type:  Demonstration
runtime:  89 Minutes
location:  Santiago de Cuba
producer: Boogalu Productions

Rueda Fresca (Fresh Wheel) features two amateur dance troupes of young people from Santiago de Cuba whose specialty is rueda de casino. These dancers are representative of a growing number of Cuban youth who are reconnecting with this dance tradition and making it their own by inventing new turns, moves, and stylings. While still popular as a fun party actively, the latest wave of rueda de casino from Cuba is designed for performance.

The performance style demonstrated in Rueda Fresca is highly inventive and complex. A single call represents not just two or three moves but an extended series of turns and dance maneuvers that often reflect a theme, as does the call "Festival de Jumping". These new calls are best described as rueda choreographies.

Rueda Fresca is organized into three parts
Part 1 - 13 rueda choreographies by performing group "Casino.com" demonstrated at regular tempo, and also broken down with counts at a much slower tempo.

Part 2 - 11 rueda choreographies by performing group "Team Cuba" demonstrated at regular tempo, and also broken down with counts at a much slower tempo.

Part 3 - live rueda performance event with performing groups "Casino.com" and "Impacto" with some of the same moves plus many more.

"Team Cuba" dance group
Setenta Tres - Prima Y Enrredala - B. L. - Media Prima - Philips - New York - Algodón - Oscar D' Leon con Skippy - Festival De Jumping - Prima Dos - Doble Play - Team Cuba Shout

"Casino.com" dance group
directed by Yanek Revilla
Pulpo - Toma Electrica - Mambo Chambo - El Viaje - Estrella Doble - Pantera - Dame Con Estilo - Polimita - Baseball - Chócala Dos - Paséala Uno - La Cruz - Paséala Dos