Enchufla is one of the most basic moves in Cuban salsa which is called in almost every Rueda. Even though the move itself is relatively simple when dancing with only one partner, it is one of the most widely debated moves as few groups agree on how it is to be executed in Rueda. Generally speaking, there are internationally two distinct Rueda groups with respect to Enchufla. Group 1 insists that the move Enchufla implies a Dame whereas group 2 executes Rueda in the same way they would if they were dancing with the same partner, that is, they stay with their partner rather than moving on to the next person in the Rueda at the end of the move.
When the first group calls Enchufla, then on the 5th, 6th and 7th beat of the move the leaders will move on to the next partner in the Rueda. When this group wants leaders to stay with their current partners, they will call Enchufla Quédate, with Quédate meaning “Stay!”. Group 2, on the other hand, will stay with their current partner by default whenever the move Enchufla is called and they will only move on to the next person if the caller shouts Enchufla Y Dame. Therefore, while group 1 moves on by default and has to explicitly state when leaders are supposed to stay with their partners, group 2 stays with their partners by default and only moves on when this is being communicated in addition to the move.
Both groups seem to generally agree on some moves always being executed in the same way. I.e. Enchufla Y Rumba, Enchufla Y Mambo, Enchufla Y Son etc. seem to be performed in more or less the same way around the world where the leaders will move on while executing the moves. None of the Ruedas I have ever seen called something like Enchufla Y Dame Y Rumba, rather, it seems to be internationally accepted that Enchufla Y Rumba involves the leaders moving on to the next partner, irrespective of whether the Rueda group is generally part of group 1 or group 2. There are a lot of moves which follow the same structure in addition to the ones mentioned above, i.e. Enchufla Y Reggaeton, Enchufla Y Cha Cha Cha, Enchufla Dracula, Enchufla Canguro, Enchufla Y Trombones etc. which imply a Dame for both group 1 and group 2. This seems rather inconsistent for dancers belonging to group 1 and is very hard for new members to grasp as they will expect to hear Enchufla Y Dame Y Reggaeton, Enchufla Y Dame Y Cha Cha Cha, etc. if they have been taught to only move on when they hear Enchufla Y Dame. It is this inconsistency in group 1 that has resulted in Tiempo España Dance Academy following the group 2 system where Enchufla automatically implies a Dame in a Rueda without this being explicitly called. While this may be a little harder to grasp for students initially, it is a more logical system where students do not have to suddenly bend the rules when they learn moves such as Enchufla Y Rumba.
