Great to have a regular rueda night again, with Cuban teacher Banderas. It's in Revs (the one above the Revolution nightclub) on the first three Mondays of every month, with lessons running from 8.30-11.00. It's proving very popular.
I do have a modest proposal which is that everyone in Cardiff who ever teaches rueda should get together and agree to use standard names for moves. The ones which cause most confusion are where some Cardiff teachers diverge from the following:
1 Enchufla, Setenta etc normally always go straight to dame, unless the caller calls 'sacala' or 'quedate'
2 When the man changes direction to pick up the woman on his left, the call is 'arriba' not 'abajo'
3 'Zero' means that the man goes in a circle around his partner - not a completely different and more complicated move of the same name which I've never encountered anywhere else.
I know there's a lot of regional/stylistic variation in Cuba and around the world, but in the UK these are pretty standard (and they are what Banderas uses).
In other news...Peppermint on a Tuesday night is no more (Andy's looking for a new venue), and Sara's excellent Tuesday night kizomba class has now moved to Ten Feet Tall in the city centre.
BTW no rueda on Bank Holiday Monday. Also Banderas wants to start the classes at 8.30 sharp rather than hanging around until 9pm waiting for people to turn up.
