While there is no unanimity regarding the difference between, people here to say 'Casino' when they talk about how Cubans in cuba dance, and 'Cuban Salsa' (Sometimes in quotation marks!) when they speak about how the Non-Cubans dance. To distinguish between the two - people called the latter: 'Cuban Salsa'. And there is that dance that is still Salsa, but the lady does go around the guy. There is 'linear', or 'slotted' Salsa - danced back-and-forth on a 'line'. I often give it the nickname: 'Triangular Salsa'. As a consequence - while people may thinkg it's 'circular' - they actually dance on a 'line', but creating a new 'line' every 4 beats, so in reality it's not 'circular', but rather 'Linear', or 'polygon-ish'. Some people who wanted to do dance in Rueda, took 'Salsa' and changed altered it in a way that makes the girl 'Encircle' the guy.īut it remains 'linearish' and 'Salsaish' in technique, and keeps its heavy reliance on breaking steps. I don't think anyone here argues about that. If what he dances is indeed that 'Casino' - then I can see why he'd call it that name.
