Most solo dancers start after about 6–7 years of dance or sooner.
Most soloists are company kids from their dance school.
In Comparsas, there are various soloists who strut in front.
They usually dance at the edges of the street so that the viewing public can appreciate their moves.
Most male soloists carry a large lantern-like artifact on a large pole, resting on an oily pouch, which they spin at will.