Chapter 03 / Candle Circle
Slide 07

The first drum decides the dance floor.

When the tambor alegre leads before the chorus, guests enter the rueda sooner and stay through the final candle pass.

Dance-floor entry by opening cue

+31 pts vs. flute-first
80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 38% Garland 43% Gaita 52% Candles 61% Pollera 74% Drums earliest full rueda
This is the Colombian Cumbia (Pollera Carnival) design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Colombian Cumbia (Pollera Carnival) guide → designbycurio.com/learn/colombian-cumbia-pollera