Rueda de Casino festivals and congresses

Rueda de Casino (Rueda, Casino Rueda, Salsa Rueda) is a particular type of round dancing of Salsa. It was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s by the group Guaracheros de Regla and one of its main choreographers and creators was Jorge Alfaro from San Miguel del Padrón, a soloist of a comparsa.

Pairs of dancers form a circle, with dance moves called out by one person, a caller (or 'LÃder' or 'cantante' in Spanish). Many moves have hand signs to complement the calls; these are useful in noisy venues, where spoken calls might not be easily heard. Many moves involve the swapping of partners.

The names of the moves are mostly in Spanish, some in English (or Spanglish; e.g., "un fly"). Some names are known in slightly different versions, easily recognizable by Spanish-speaking dancers, but may be confusing to the rest.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rueda_de_casino

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Rueda de Casino events in May 2013

24 - 26 May DouDoule Latin Dance Camp (Burleigh Heads, Australia)
24 - 26 May Connecticut Salsa Fest (Stamford, CT, United States)
24 - 26 May Algeciras Baila (Algeciras, Spain)

Rueda de Casino events in June 2013

7 - 9 Jun Somos Cuba Festval 2eme Edition (Lille, France)
13 - 16 Jun Riga Salsa Festival (Riga, Latvia)
21 - 24 Jun Cuban Salsa Festival Brighton (Brighton, United Kingdom)
25 Jun - 1 Jul Croatian Summer Salsa Festival (Rovinj, Croatia)
27 - 30 Jun Festival Internacional de Guaguancó Afro-Cubano (Barcelona, Spain)
28 - 30 Jun Salsa Stras' Festival (Strasbourg, France)

Rueda de Casino events in July 2013

5 - 8 Jul Summer Salsa Weekender (Wigan, United Kingdom)
7 - 20 Jul Nordic Salsa Camp (Brandbjerg, Denmark)
11 - 15 Jul International Salsafestival in Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
12 - 14 Jul India International Dance Congress (Bangalore, India)
18 - 21 Jul Salsa Dance Summer Festival (Portorož, Slovenia)
18 - 21 Jul Salsa Dance Festival (Portschach, Austria)

Rueda de Casino events in August 2013

2 - 4 Aug Estonian Salsa Summercamp (Tallinn, Estonia)
15 - 19 Aug Cuban Salsa Festival (Koper, Slovenia)
23 - 25 Aug Baltic Latino Congress (Riga, Latvia)
28 Aug - 3 Sep 13th New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)

Rueda de Casino events in September 2013

5 - 8 Sep SalsaNor's Rueda Congress (Southampton, United Kingdom)
6 - 13 Sep Salsa festival Santiago de Cuba: Baila en Santiago (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)
12 - 16 Sep Salsa Festival International de Marrakech (Marrakech, Morocco)
13 - 16 Sep Afro Cuban Salsa Fiesta (Mundesley, United Kingdom)
13 - 16 Sep Afro Cuban Salsa Fiesta (Mundesley, United Kingdom)
19 - 22 Sep Salsamemucho (Shanghai, China)
27 - 29 Sep Angoulême Salsa Festival (Angoulême, France)

Rueda de Casino events in October 2013

4 - 6 Oct Afro Cuban Dance Festival UNiDANZA (Hamburg, Germany)
11 - 12 Oct SALSA CLUBBING SALZBURG 2013 (Salzburg, Austria)
11 - 13 Oct Stockholm Salsa Festival "A lo Cubano" (Stockholm, Sweden)
25 - 27 Oct Australian Rueda de Casino Championship (postponed!) (Sydney, Australia)

Rueda de Casino events in November 2013

22 - 24 Nov 9th Tallinn Salsa Festival (Tallinn, Estonia)
24 - 29 Nov Baila en Cuba (Havana, Cuba)

Rueda de Casino events in December 2013

6 - 8 Dec Congreso Afro-Latino (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Rueda de Casino, others feature it as an additional style.

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