Sombrero
Figure de bras "chapeau" au-dessus de la tête en salsa
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Le Sombrero est une figure de bras en couple en salsa dans laquelle les mains jointes sont balayées vers le haut et au-dessus des têtes des danseurs, traçant un arc qui évoque le bord d’un large chapeau — le sombrero qui appartient à la tenue charro mexicaine portée par les musiciens mariachi.[1] Le bas du corps conserve le pas de base ordinaire tandis que l’action se situe dans les bras : le leader lève une main jointe, guide la main du suiveur vers le haut et au-dessus de sa propre tête avec un coude souple, et fait passer la main du leader au-dessus de la tête du leader, de sorte que les deux bras encadrent brièvement les deux couronnes avant de se dérouler vers la position ouverte. Le vêtement lui‑même provient de la tradition charro de la musique régionale mexicaine plutôt que de la danse cubaine, mais la figure conserve son nom espagnol où qu’elle se déplace, reflétant des racines dans le casino cubain.[2] C’est un élément incontournable de la rueda de casino, où un appelant la signale par son nom, et elle se diffuse dans les scènes cross‑body de Los Angeles et de New York principalement sous le même terme, tandis que les styles axés sur les pas, tels que la Cali salsa, la placent rarement au centre.
Comment ça se danse
Signaux de guidage et de suivi
ComptageOn1 — the basic breaks on 1 & 5; the sombrero arc is led over the first measure (1-2-3) and unwound over the second (5-6-7). For On2/mambo timing every step shifts +1: breaks on 2 & 6, arc over 2-3-4, unwind over 6-7-8. In Cuban casino the same arc rides the a tiempo basic, breaking on 1.
Guide
Keep the basic step underneath; on the first beat of the measure raise the joined hand and lead the follower's hand up and over her head with a soft, rounded elbow while passing the lead hand up and over the leader's own head, so both arms trace the hat-brim arc and briefly frame both crowns; reverse the path to unwind to open handhold over the resolving measure. The lead is the lifted arc, never downward pressure.
Suiveur
Keep the basic step without freezing; yield light tension and let the led hand float up and over the head with a soft elbow and relaxed shoulder, following the arc rather than turning; return along the same path as the leader unwinds, arriving back in open handhold. Step through both measures.
Temps musicalComfortable across foundational social tempos, roughly 150-185 bpm; because the action is in the arms over a sustained basic, it sits well in mid-tempo son- and timba-flavoured salsa and stays clean only at the faster 185-195 bpm end if the arc is not rushed. Works in On1, On2/mambo, and Cuban casino a tiempo.
À apprendre d'abord
Prérequis
- Salsa basic step (LA On1, NY On2, or Cuban casino guapea)
- Comfortable open-position single- or double-handhold
- Soft, rounded overhead arm frame (loose elbow, relaxed shoulder)
- Ability to keep footwork while the arms move independently
Attention
Erreurs courantes
- Pulling or yanking the follower's hand downward instead of leading a soft lifted arc, which hooks her neck and forces her to duck.
- Freezing the footwork to manage the arms — both partners must keep the basic stepping through both measures.
- Leading only the lead hand over the leader's head and neglecting to lead the follower's over hers, leaving the 'hat' incomplete.
- Follower stiffening the elbow or hiking the shoulder so the hand cannot pass cleanly over the head.
- Rushing the arc into a single beat instead of letting it span the measure, breaking the figure's timing.
- Adding rotation — the Sombrero frames the heads in place; turning the follower confuses it with a different figure.
À ne pas confondre avec
Mouvements faciles à confondre
- Setenta — a Cuban casino figure that also wraps the arms but resolves through a different enchufla/wrap sequence rather than the overhead hat arc.
- Coca-Cola — a separate casino turn pattern often taught alongside the Sombrero.
- Solo hat-tipping styling (miming putting on a hat) — a shine or flourish, not this partnered arm figure.
Autour du monde
Autres noms
Cuba (casino / rueda de casino)
Sombrero
Core casino figure; in rueda the caller signals it by shouting the name. Also heard as 'El Sombrero'.
Miami (Cuban-American casino)
Sombrero
Same usage carried by the Cuban diaspora.
Los Angeles On1 (cross-body / slot)
Sombrero
Spanish loanword; anglophone dancers also call it 'the Hat'.
New York On2 (mambo)
Sombrero
Spanish loanword, also rendered as 'the Hat'.
Puerto Rico
Sombrero
Uses the Spanish term; no distinct local name.
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Bailar Editorial Team. (2026). Sombrero. Bailar Biblioteca. Récupéré le July 5, 2026, depuis https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/sombrero
Bailar Editorial Team. “Sombrero.” Bailar Biblioteca, 2026, getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/sombrero. Consulté le 5 July 2026.
Bailar Editorial Team. “Sombrero.” Bailar Biblioteca. Consulté le July 5, 2026. https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/sombrero.
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