Editing Swing rueda

'''Swing rueda''' is a swing dance in the round (wheel) that features someone calling [[Lindy Hop]] moves and the dancers moving in unison. It was adapted from [[Salsa Rueda|salsa rueda]] by Elaine Hewlett and Jeff Miller at The Rhythm Room Dance Studio, Dallas, Texas in 2000.

== The dance ==
* Always maintain the integrity of the circle
* Leaders in general, always rotate through the center of the circle
* Follows end swing outs and many moves by facing the center of the circle
* Leaders are responsible for getting to the next partner on time

Swing Rueda Calls (abbreviated)
*Open Break
*Swing Out - done by default, not usually called
*Dame (1,2,3)
*Inside Turn
*Outside Turn
*Reverse Turn
*Circle
*Texas Tommy (Stop Texas)
*Coca-Cola
*Dame con Dos (clap “& 8”)
*Mini Dip (1.5 Circle)
*Sushi Roll
*Boing Boing
*Circle into Charleston
*Tortilla (Amoeba)
*Right Foot/Left Foot Stomp
*Tostada
*Tostada Dame
*Followers/Leaders Turn In
*Followers/Leaders Stay In
*Tranke
*Boogie Forward
*Boogie Back
*Shorty George
*Slow Motion
*Mess Around
*Freeze
*Itch
*Traffic Jam (NYC calls*)
*Dawn Hampton (NYC)
*Turnstyle (NYC)
*Smear the Bagel (NYC call for Tortilla/Amoeba)
*Toasted Bagel (NYC)
*Plain Bagel (NYC)
* These are a few of the calls from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BRypgYE6K0 NYC swing rueda team exhibition at the 2003 San Francisco Swing Dance Festival]

== History ==
In 2000, after extensive studying of Salsa in Miami, Jeff Miller and Elaine Hewlett began teaching the famed 1950s Cuban dance called salsa rueda in Dallas, Texas. Rueda is danced in a circle with two or more couples. There is a dancer who calls the moves which the entire circle executes in unison. Some moves require partner changes.

Using the Cuban original as a template, Jeff and Elaine created swing rueda. In the early 2000s they taught swing rueda at multiple dance events in Texas and across the US including [https://swingoutnh.com/ Swingout New Hampshire] and the Oakland Swing Dance Festival. Since its creation it has spread around the globe, with reports of it traveling to Canada, Europe and Singapore.

==See also==
*[https://www.facebook.com/swingrueda/ SwingRueda FB]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq4ynuPxXzU_uabKDWJ0nYJEHpip2CtN1 Swing Rueda Dance playlist on YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq4ynuPxXzU-0qC2emr99Jldxp69USnod Swing Rueda Basic Lessons YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq4ynuPxXzU8HlMZVl-i2TN8AOyzrtwCz Balboa Rueda Dance playlist on YouTube]
*[https://swingrueda.com Swingrueda.com]
*[[Lindy Hop]]
*[[Dance move]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Lindy Hop]]


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