Rueda Con Ritmo

Recorded at the Rueda Con Ritmo Annual Holiday Party at the Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland, California, on Saturday, December 7th, 2024. As an addition to our ongoing, weekly Cuban Salsa and Rueda de Casino classes in the Bay Area, we offered a special Level 3 + 4 Workshop which culminated in this performance. Choreographed by Ryan Mead and directed by Ryan Mead and Sidney Weaverling, the song is Luchando Con Fe by Orquesta Maravilla de Florida. Please join us for ongoing classes, parties, and upcoming dance workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area: www.RuedaConRitmo.com

We are so thankful to Juanito "El Abuelo" Gómez for facilitating this cultural exchange, between La Rueda de los Fundadores based in Havana, and Rueda Con Ritmo based in San Francisco, California. It was performed on December 28, 2023 in Havana, Cuba at Los Jardines de 1830 (Mil Ocho). This choreography is our attempt to recreate the style, rhythm, and movements of the original Ruedas de Casino as they were first danced in the late 1950s. All of the calls are the "pasillos clásicos," the original movements from that era, the music was recorded in 1958 by Conjunto Roberto Faz, one of groups whose music inspired the original Ruedas, and the timing of the dance is "on 7," one of the most common rhythms used by the Fundadores, and still widely used by Casino dancers in Cuba today. -------------- Muchísimas gracias a Juanito "El Abuelo" Gómez por hacer posible este intercambio cultural entre La Rueda de los Fundadores de la Habana, y Rueda Con Ritmo de San Francisco, California. Esta pre

Rueda Con Ritmo's theme for San Francisco's 2024 parade was "Que Viva Changó," in honor of the Oricha originally from Nigeria and now widely honored in Cuba and throughout the world. Our three choreographies include many different Cuban dances: Baile Campesino (country dances), Baile Folclórico (Afro-Cuban dances for Changó), Rumba Guaguancó, Salsa-Casino, and Conga. RCR won first place in the Caribbean category for the parade this year. Congratulations and thanks to all of the dancers and volunteers who paraded with us! Special thanks to Adan Perez for the great video footage and to Cristina and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival for hosting most of our rehearsals again this year. Directors: Sidney Weaverling and Ryan Mead Costume design: Sidney Weaverling and Rebecca Cooc Music edits: Ryan Mead Choreography: Ryan Mead and Sidney Weaverling www.RuedaConRitmo.com

Thanks to all of the 132 teachers and dancers who participated in celebrating International Rueda de Casino Flash Mob Day in San Francisco on Saturday, April 6th, 2024. We had so much fun dancing with all of you! Thanks to Gregory Manalo of Manalo Productions for your fantastic video! Thanks to the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival for opening Jessie Square for us to dance! RCR holds weekly drop-in classes and monthly dance parties in San Francisco and Oakland, and hosts dance trips to Cuba: www.RuedaConRitmo.com www.facebook.com/RuedaConRitmo To see all the groups that participated throughout the world please visit: flashmob.dileque.si Music Mi Salsa Tiene Sandunga - Orquesta Revé Dime Cuál Es - Issac Delgado Esto Está - Maikel Blanco y Su Salsa Mayor Locos Por Mi Habana - Manolito y Su Trabuco

0:28 Level 3 Moves 0:30 Por debajo del brazo 0:40 71 (Setenta y uno) 0:51 (Dame) Directo 0:55 Vacila 0:58 Enrosca 1:04 Enchufa patín 1:16 Vacílense los dos 1:26 Dedo 1:41 73 (Setenta y tres) 1:52 Dame arriba 1:56 Montaña 2:38 Level 2 Moves 2:41 Enchufa doble 2:52 Pa ti pa mí 3:04 Prima (aka adiós) 3:12 Kentucky 3:25 Familia 3:37 70 (Setenta) 3:52 Enchufa y pasea 4:00 Dame una con una 4:02 Dame dos con dos 4:09 Sencillo 4:23 Festival de enchufa 4:40 Echevarría 4:52 Level 1 Moves 4:53 Enchufla y básico 5:10 Caminamos abajo 5:16 (Caminamos) Arriba 5:18 Tarro 5:24 Lleva abajo 5:29 Exhibe 5:42 Dile que no 5:46 Dame 5:57 Centro 6:06 Flor 6:16 Pasa con las manos 6:27 Fly 6:36 Enchufa y caminamos abajo

Ryan's New Salsa Suelta routine to Bla, Bla, Bla off the great @LosVanVan new album Modo Van Van. Learn the steps to dance with us in RCR's Bay Area classes and in Cuba. Edited Song: https://youtu.be/62sRKYovbFE LVV new album Modo Van Van: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtkMM2gTWOLfYBnjpmAamw22NqIXZtAdF RCR Bay Area Classes: www.RuedaConRitmo.com/classes RCR Cuba Dance Trips: www.RuedaConRitmo.com/cuba-trips

Choreo Tutorial Video: https://youtu.be/JRIhS6D_Z_o Full Original Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCSBDZ5BqIU&list=PLtkMM2gTWOLfYBnjpmAamw22NqIXZtAdF&index=5

Recorded at the Rueda Con Ritmo Annual Holiday Party at the Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland, California, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. We are very thankful to have been given permission to learn and perform this piece, originally by the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba, choreographed by Manolo Micler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc_yBTMV5XU Music is Ritmando Cha Cha Cha by Orquesta Riverside.

Recorded at the Rueda Con Ritmo Annual Holiday Party at the Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland, California, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. As an addition to our ongoing, weekly, Level 3 Cuban Salsa and Rueda de Casino classes in the Bay Area, we offered a special Level 3 Workshop which culminated in this performance. Directed by Sidney Weaverling and choreographed by Sidney Weaverling and Ryan Mead, the song is Más Rollo Que Película by Havana D' Primera (originally by Juan Carlos Alfonso y su Dan Den). Please join us for ongoing classes, parties, and upcoming dance workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area: www.RuedaConRitmo.com

Recorded at the Rueda Con Ritmo Annual Holiday Party at the Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland, California, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. As an addition to our ongoing, weekly, Level 4 Cuban Salsa and Rueda de Casino classes in the Bay Area, we offered a special Level 4 Workshop which culminated in this performance. Directed and choreographed by Ryan Mead, the song is 1999 by Elito Revé y su Charangón (originally by Orishas). Please join us for ongoing classes, parties, and upcoming dance workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area: www.RuedaConRitmo.com

Ryan's New Salsa Suelta routine to @ManolitoSimonet's great new song - Mente Positiva! Learn the steps to dance with us in RCR's Bay Area classes and in Cuba. Edited Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtQfmPrPY3s&list=PL937IEJMUQs0x7GcAWkQyjvONDBzZyIKX Manolito's new album TRABUCO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WXZs72yIw&list=OLAK5uy_ltv5ImTnvMc-v_aKkGGEVNMtxzT6NWKbY RCR Bay Area Classes: www.RuedaConRitmo.com/classes RCR Cuba Dance Trips: www.RuedaConRitmo.com/cuba-trips