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The Dile Que No basic figure is unique as the only common figure bringing the Follow and the Lead into the start position of Open Position. For the Follow, the last part of Dile Que No is an exception to the rule of first pivoting around at the end of a three step walk on "3-4" or on "7-8", always positioning the next foot in front of the previous. For DQN the Follow pivots to the left on step "6" and bring her left foot back in order to get into the start position of Open Position.

Ven y Vira

We have another basic figure bringing the couple into the start position of Open Position but only used by a few Leads. It is called Ven y Vira, "come and turn". Enchufla steps for "1-2-3" and then back to the start position of Open Position on "5-6-7". This figure could be called Enchufla DQN because the first half is Enchufla, and for the last half, the Follow uses DQN steps.

For Ven y Vira, the Lead steps Enchufla steps all the way. And that is exactly why Ven y Vira seldom works as intended in social dancing unless the Follow is used to it. It is easy to make the Follow pivot on "6" but she most likely "forgets" to bring the left foot back, and Lead and Follow don't end op in the start position of Open Position.

The Ven y Vira basic figure is not that useful because even if it works as intended, it is more like an Enchufla Mentira, there is not much practical use for it. But the idea of using other figures than Dile Que No to bring the Lead and the Follow into the start position of Open Position is of cause interesting. In order to get a failsafe basic figure, versatile and useful in many situation, not just a forward and back Enchufla, I came up with the idea of using Saloneo steps on "1-2-3" and Dile Que No steps on "5-6-7".

Saloneo Dile Que No

Saloneo Dile Que No works, because the Lead uses Dile Que No steps for the last part. This step pattern is instantly recognised by the Follow and she responds as if the whole figure is Dile Que No. The Lead walks three steps forward for Saloneo. For the Follow, the steps for Saloneo DQN is exactly as for Dile Que No, except that the first three steps are on a linear line instead of a curved line.

Saloneo DQN has its own unique look and feel and works like a charm in "forward by default" sub-styles of Cuban Salsa. It can be started from Caída position, as a supplement to Dile Que No with the dual purpose of getting into the start position of Open Position and of relocating the Partner Circle. Or it can be one of many ways to end a Saloneo walk and go back into circular dance mode.