As discussed in part 1 of this series, there are two main groups internationally with respect to Enchufla being executed in Rueda. Tiempo España Dance Academy follows the system whereby Enchufla implies a Dame which among the points discussed in part 1 has the added advantage that Rueda calls become shorter when moving on which is easier for all dancers to process. In addition, there are a lot of Rueda moves that are based on Enchufla whereby the leaders move on such as Pelota, Tumba Francesa, Doble Play etc. so it makes sense to move on by default when calling Enchufla to be consistent with the vast majority of Rueda moves that follow this structure as opposed to explicitly calling Dame each time.
There are a lot of debates around which variations of Enchufla result in the leaders moving on. I.e. some Rueda groups move on automatically after Enchufla but not after Enchufla Doble, some Rueda groups move on after every Enchufla variation and some even move on after every Enchufla based move irrespective of whether the name of the move contains the word Enchufla. This is one of the most common sources of confusion even for very experienced dancers when joining a new Rueda.
At Tiempo España Dance Academy we always move on when the name of the move contains the word Enchufla unless it is not possible to move on during the 5,6,7 of the final 8-count or the word Quédate is added to the move. I.e. we move on after Enchufla, Enchufla Doble, Enchufla Moderno etc. but we do not move on after Enchufla Ronde or Enchufla Mentira for instance as the leaders are still in the process of executing the Ronde or Mentira part of the move on 5,6,7, so they are not able to move on to the next person on those counts. Similarly we do not move on for Rueda calls such as Enchufla Moderno Quédate for instance as the addition of Quédate explicitly tell dancers to stay with the same partner at the end of Enchufla Moderno.
Finally, when using Enchufla to move on there is some debate around how many partners we should be moving on. The vast majority of Rueda groups which move on automatically when calling Enchufla, including Tiempo España Dance Academy, move on by only one person at a time. That is, Enchufla implies Dame but not any of the variations such as Dame Dos, Dame Tres, Dame Por Arriba etc. so these variations still have to be explicitly called, i.e. Enchufla Dame Dos, Enchufla Por Arriba etc.
Some schools teach Enchufla with an implied Dame in a Rueda but for certain Rueda moves they insist that the type of Dame implied changes. I.e. I have been to Rueda groups where for instance Enchufla Y Rumba or Pelota means that students should move on to the next partner whereas Enchufla Y Reggaeton and Doble Play means that leaders will skip one partner when moving on i.e. they teach these moves as if they implied a Dame Dos. This type of inconsistency is highly confusing even to students who have come to the same Rueda group for years and involves learning by heart what is implied or not implied for each individual Enchufla based move. At Tiempo España Dance Academy we stay away from all such inconsistencies and only imply a Dame when calling Enchufla variations in Rueda or Enchufla based Rueda moves. That is, for instance, by default Doble Play means that leaders will move on to the next person whereas if we wanted them to skip a partner we would have to explicitly call Doble Play Dame Dos.
