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 2012

25 - 27 May Connecticut Salsa Fest (Stamford, CT, United States)
25 - 27 May Summer Salsa Beach (Lloret de Mar, Spain)

Rueda de Casino events in June 2012

1 - 3 Jun NZ Pacific Salsa Congress (Wellington, New Zealand)
8 - 10 Jun Afro-Cuban Salsa Congress (Waterford, Ireland)
8 - 10 Jun Cubalunya - St. Cyprien Salsa Festival (Saint-Cyprien, France)
12 - 18 Jun MamboCity Salsa Splash Spain (Alicante, Spain)
15 - 17 Jun Salsa Clubbing Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria)
15 - 16 Jun Lisa - Liege International Salsa Congress (Liege, Belgium)
19 - 25 Jun Croatian Summer Salsa Festival (Rovinj, Croatia)
22 - 25 Jun UK Salsa Central Weekend (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
22 - 24 Jun Salsa School Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
22 - 24 Jun Festival Internacional del Guaguancó (Barcelona, Spain)
29 Jun - 1 Jul International Salsa congress in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, Russia)
29 Jun - 1 Jul Salsa Stras' Festival (Strasbourg, France)
29 - 30 Jun Y Salsa Live Festival (Lyon, France)

Rueda de Casino events in July 2012

6 - 8 Jul Summer Salsa Weekender (Wigan, United Kingdom)
6 - 8 Jul Salsa Festival in Konstanz (Constance, Germany)
12 - 16 Jul International Salsafestival in Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
26 - 29 Jul Salsa Dance Summer Festival (Portorož, Slovenia)
27 - 29 Jul Ruedafestival Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)
27 - 29 Jul Pune International Dance Congress (Pune, India)

Rueda de Casino events in August 2012

1 - 5 Aug Miami Salsa Congress (Miami Beach, FL, United States)
3 - 5 Aug Estonian Salsa Summercamp (Tallinn, Estonia)
11 - 12 Aug Mini Mambo Festival (Munich, Germany)
17 - 19 Aug 4th Cuban Salsa Festival (Koper, Slovenia)
24 - 26 Aug Summer Salsa Congress Holland (Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands)
24 - 26 Aug Baltic Latino Congress (Riga, Latvia)
29 Aug - 3 Sep New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)

Rueda de Casino events in September 2012

6 - 9 Sep Norwegian Rueda Congress (Aarhus, Denmark)
7 - 9 Sep Lyon Salsa Congress (Lyon, France)
13 - 16 Sep Salsa Casino Mayan Congress (Cancún, Mexico)
21 - 23 Sep Salsa Convention St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
27 Sep - 1 Oct Salsa Festival International de Marrakech (Marrakech, Morocco)
28 - 30 Sep Angoulême Salsa Festival (Angoulême, France)

Rueda de Casino events in October 2012

4 - 6 Oct St. Louis Salsa Congress (St. Louis, MO, United States)
5 - 7 Oct Essex Latin Festival 2012 (Essex, United Kingdom)
12 - 14 Oct Freestyle Salsa Fest (St. Petersburg, Russia)
12 - 14 Oct Tumbao Festival (Lille, France)
19 - 21 Oct Festival de Cuba (Stuttgart, Germany)
19 - 21 Oct Stockholm Salsa Festival "A lo Cubano" (Stockholm, Sweden)
26 - 28 Oct Balkan Salsa Congress (Borovetz, Bulgaria)

Rueda de Casino events in November 2012

9 - 11 Nov Uni Salsa Camp (Regensburg, Germany)
15 - 18 Nov Tallinn Salsafestival (Tallinn, Estonia)
25 - 30 Nov Baila en Cuba (Havana, Cuba)
30 Nov - 2 Dec Salsalove Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)

Rueda de Casino events in February 2013

1 - 3 Feb Cuban'Alpes Salsa Festival (Grenoble, France)

Rueda de Casino events in April 2013

12 - 15 Apr Münster Salsa Deluxe Int. Festival (Munster, Germany)

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

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