Cuban salsa

In the same way that a sonero (lead singer in Son and Salsa bands) may "quote" other, older songs in their own, a Casino dancer frequently improvises references to other dances, integrating movements, gestures and extended passages from the folkloric and popular heritage.

They brought their incredible musical traditions, like son, rumba, and cha-cha-cha, sparking a fiery dance culture we now call Miami Cuban style salsa.

Casino is danced in three points which makes up a circular motion as partners face each other in intricate patterns of arms and body movement.

One of them known as guapea ("swagger") or pausa, among other attested names, involves the leader lead performing a more or less pronounced dragging of his left foot backwards from a slightly advanced onset position.

Casino styling includes men being "macho" and women being femininely sexy, with major body and muscle isolations, through the influence of Rumba dancing.

They brought their incredible musical traditions, like son, rumba, and cha-cha-cha, sparking a fiery dance culture we now call Miami Cuban style salsa.

Additionally, several couples can come together to dance choreographed moves with changes of partners, led by a caller and known as "rueda de casino".