Core Terms

Core Terms for Rueda de Casino
Selected terms used in social Rueda de Casino. Meanings and usage may vary between groups and communities.

Calls and Cues
- Dame: Change partners

- Otra: Another or one more
- Ahora: Now

- Se Fue: Signals the end of the current action or figure and a transition to what follows.
- Mas Alto: Higher

Directions
Arriba and Abajo indicate opposite directions around the rueda. The direction assigned to each term may vary by group and community. Follow the caller and the convention used by the group.
- Arriba: One established direction around the rueda.
- Abajo: The opposite established direction.
- Adelante: Forward

- Atras: Back

- A la derecha: Right

- A la izquierda: Left

Positions and Movement
- Open Position: Partners face each other in an open hold.
- Closed Position: Partners dance in a closer hold. 

- Vuelta: Turn

- Gancho: Hook
- Alarde: A decorative arm movement

Roles and Participants

- Caller: The person who selects and announces the figures used in the rueda.

- Hombres: Men

- Mujeres: Women
Some groups use role-based terms instead of gendered calls.