Maritza's Thursday Rueda Practice Beg. Level 1 in Escondido - Thurs. Jan. 17th

Greetings Casineros,
Come and join us at Grape Day Park in Escondido for a rueda practice meet up. The Park is located next to the Center for the Arts. This is an outdoor rueda practice with the beginner's rueda. Come ready to sweat and have fun practicing the moves we learned this last Tuesday!



Here are the details:
WHAT: Meet-Up for a rueda de casino practice (beginner level only from Tuesdays class)
WHEN: Thursday, January 17, 2019  from 7:00pm-8:30pm 
WHERE: Grape Day Park at the old Santa Fe Train Depot in Escondido.
340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025
Look for the green building on this weblink as your visual aid guide to find us. We will be there!

WHERE TO PARK: Park in the big Center for the Arts parking lot off of Escondido Blvd and Woodward Ave. Once you park, then click this link to find your way to us. Enter the Center for the Arts and go left towards the grass to the Train Depot. You will see us there on the wooden platform on the picture above.

Here are the Beginners Level 1 moves so far - updated 1-16-2019:
Closed Position moves: 
Pa'l Medio - Step touch step touch, start outside the circle, the inside the circle
Flaco - compress the circle to be skinny
Gordo - expand the circle to be fat

Saca'l agua del pozo - take the water out of the well
Caminamos pa'rriba - walk forward on the "parrim-poom-pah...parrim-poom-pah" rhythm

Open position moves:
Guapea - Cuban Basic - a.k.a. paso basico
Matala - kill it! (the cockroach) 
Esta Vivo - It's alive! (the cockroach)
Aplastala - Smash it! (the cockroach)

Un Fly - A flyball in baseball
Dos Flies - 2 fly balls
Una Bulla! - Response: "Heeeyy!!"
Un High Fly - Jump and catch the fly ball. 
Pasale Con Las Manos - Pass her with the hands
Connecting moves:
Dile Que No - The Cuban cross-body Lead
Dame - Give me one

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