welcome to rueda pre congress

programme 2024

12.9 at Hotel Casino Loutraki

Welcome to our Rueda bootcamp, allowing us to go in-depth into the selected Rueda de Casino themes.

PRE-congress time schedule

  • 3 hr Rueda bootcamp, allowing us to go in-depth into the selected Rueda de Casino themes.
    Includes a 15 min. warm-up for all groups together at 11:45.

    • From 11:00Registration
    • 11:45 Warm-up (15 min)
    • 12:00 Boot-camp workshops
    • 15:00 End

Date:
12th of September, 2024

Price:
75€

(Note! The PRE-congress is NOT included in the regular Rueda Congress pass)

Choose between the following 3 bootcamp topics:

1. Role Changing/Equiz with Noe Roderick & Diego Fuentes

LEVEL: NO SPECIFIC LEVEL
BUT, IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE COMFORTABLE DANCING BOTH ROLES (LEADING AND FOLLOWING). THIS WILL NOT BE TAUGHT DURING THE BOOTCAMP.

Get ready to embrace the chaos and expand your understanding of Rueda de Casino. At the 2024 pre-congress we bring a whole day dedicated to Equiz and Role Changing (Switch) with the masters themselves, Noe & Diego.

In Rueda Equiz there are no lead and follow – everybody is equal! The moves in Rueda Equis combine leading and following techniques in a way that a new concept has been created to define dancers of Rueda Equis as ‘leadowers’.

All dancers dancing in Rueda Equis are using the exact same moves and footwork and all dancers have active roles. This brings high dynamics and energy to the Rueda.

Role Changing Rueda not only has figures with partner rotation, but also with role rotation – you switch back and forth between the role of leading and following. Role changing Rueda started out as Rueda Switch, but over the years a need for more structures has evolved within the role changing universe. Noe & Diego will bring all the different ways of changing to the pre-congress this year, you do not want to miss out.

2. Improving your Rueda technique with Sassan Alivaliollahi

LEVEL: ALL LEVELS (2-3-4)

If you want to get the maximum of dance satisfaction practicing rueda de casino, working on your technique is the most important thing you can do. And who will better guide you to improvement of your rueda technique than Sassan! He had a similar topic last year at the pre-congress, and it was highly appreciated by the ones who chose it. Working on technique is incredibly useful for most dancers,so we think it probably should be offered as an option each year. Polish your technique and become a better and more experienced dancer with Sassan, focusing on:

  • improving your orientation on the dance floor / in the rueda
  • getting practice on how to move and position yourself in the rueda
  • getting helpful guidance in order not to fall behind in fast called ruedas and complex structures

This class is also interesting for teachers and rueda callers/leaders who want to add some additional tools in their teaching toolbox.

3. Rueda Traffic Rules with Cristian Mauricio

LEVEL: LEVEL 3-4

The very best rueda experience is when the rueda moves with flow and harmony, at the same time as it´s dynamic and multidirectional. In order to get this rueda experience, it is fundamental to use all the resources that the casino dance already offers. To use the resources and to respect them, and apply them into the rueda.

Diving into this topic is really one of Cristian Mauricios specialties, where one step starts floating and an unlimited variety of structures can be connected. Come to this bootcamp if you are curious about understanding the principles or the ABC of the casino, and how to use them in rueda, through transitions, multiple directions and architectures from simple to complex.