5 Basic Steps for Casino (“Cuban Salsa“)

This tutorial shows the first 5 basic steps I teach anyone looking to learn casino (“Cuban salsa“)They are a progression that teach the timing, cadence, balance, weight transfer and movement that are required for the dance. At first, it may not seem like much, but they go a very long way in building footwork for basic turns and moves such as enchufla, dile que no, vacila, guapea, paso son and more. The first of several basic casino tutorials aimed to serve as a resource for current and future students as well as those at a distance who have enjoyed the casino workshops and demos that our group has given. I tried to emulate the same class experience you’d get in one of my weekly classes, thorough exploration of material accompanied by bad jokes. If you find it helpful or know others who would, please share it and check out Messina Dance Company’s facebook page for more tutorials and class info: