Since the name is derived from a surname it has no translation other than the original Basque meaning and as such is usually simply left as Echevarria when referring to it in non-Spanish texts. I have occasionally heard the word “Chaparia” being translated as “plating” from the Spanish verb “chapar” – “to plate”, however this is a fallacy arising as a mere coincidence from the fact that one of the Echevarria surname derivatives sounds similar to another Spanish word.
Completely unrelated to these names is the description “Tres-Dos” which is used in some Rueda groups instead of one of the Echevarria derivatives. Tres-Dos meaning “three-two” is the name of a medium sized conga in Rumba which receives its name from the fact that traditionally the drum was beaten in a combination of three and two beats. As far as I am aware there is no deeper meaning to why this name has been borrowed as an alternative for Echevarria and is simply one of the many move names that have been named after a musical instrument in Cuban culture.
Echevarria is technically speaking not a move but rather a form of styling as it is not led and can be actioned both by the follower and/or the leader independently of each other as an enhancement to Paso Casino or Guapea. Even though it bears similarities on the surface to elements from the twist dance it is fundamentally different in that whenever one foot is being twisted the other foot is supposed to leave the ground rather than twisting on the ground at the same time. This is one of the most common mistakes with this move and is often explained wrong by comparing it to the twist dance.
The hand signal of Echevarria consists of the free hand forming a fist with the thumb and little finger pointing away from each other. The signal is completed by shaking the fist in the air which loosely resembles the motion of Echevarria.
To see a video of the move Echevarria as well as the hand sign, please click on: https://youtu.be/gIyU3KGYgws
