>> Nick: Welcome to Dance Papi. I'm Nick, and this is Serena. We are from Salsa Vale
Todo and the Salsa Rueda Festival. Today we are going to teach you a very important move
in Salsa Cubana - this is called Dile Que No. This is going to be at the end of almost
every one of your turns, so it's extremely important as a transition move. We are going
to begin by talking about your frame. Leaders, in your frame with your right hand,
you're going to make sure that is right here between her shoulder blades, OK. We don't
want to bring it over here just yet, and we don't want to sink it down to her lower back,
and you don't want to go any lower than that. We're going to keep it right up here, between
her shoulder blades. We have 2 different close positions in Salsa
Cubana in order to understand Dile Que No. We have our basic closed position, like so.
And we also have a v-shaped closed position. The v-shaped closed position is very crucial
and important to Salsa Cubana. Now, the follower's left hand, OK right there, is going to be
placed like so. When you are in closed position, it transfers from here, as you transfer to
the v-shape, it moves a little bit forward. We can see that from behind.
Here's my regular closed shape, transferring to the v-shape.
So you can actually practice that with your partner. Like so.
Alright, so for your Dile Que No...
once you changed to your v-shape and the hands have, my left hand has dropped, and the follower's
left hand has changed. Leaders, your footwork, you're going to step forward with your left
foot at an angle, and you're going to cross her mid-line on 1. On 2, you're going to step
in place as your body moves back, so by 3, you open up, like opening a door, making it
possible for your follower to move in front of you.
For the followers ...
>> Serena: So followers, we're just going to step back in place together on 1, 2, 3,
we're going right, left, right. 1, 2, 3, that was right, left, right. Notice now we're L-shaped
to our leader, he's cleared a path for us, which is telling us that we're going to move
across on 5, 6, 7.
>> Nick: For leaders, for your 5, 6, 7, you've shown her this nice, clear path, which
is the best way to lead this, OK. As she moves away from your right hand, you're going
to take a small step with the right foot back, you're going to cross with the left on 6,
and you're going to turn and face your partner on 7.
>> Serena: Let's look at the follower's part. On 5, on our left foot followers, we're going
to walk across on 5, 6, that's left, right, and then on 7, we're going to turn our left
shoulder back to face our leader on 7. Let's see that all together.
Dile Que No, all the way through. And, 1, 2, 3, and 5, 6, 7.
>> Nick: Again, this is Dile Que No, the transition move. We're going to use it at the end of
almost all your other turns. So let's say for a simple turn, like Enchufla, which you've
already learned, you would add it at the end. So for the whole segment of Guapea, Enchufla,
Dile Que No, would look something like this. 1, 2, 3, leaders now Enchufla, we go. 1, 2,
3, we come together, Dile Que No. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
OK, so now we're going to show you Dile Que No to music, looks like this.
We'll show you Enchufla to get back into position.
Here's your Dile Que No again.
One more time...
And Dile Que No.
Alright, thank you guys for watching Dance Papi.
[music/credits]
>> Nick: Here's Dile Que No to music.
>> Serena: And 1, 2, 3, and here we go (laughing).
>> Nick: That's ridiculous.
It's like "1, 2, 3!"