This is a weekly Casino (Cuban) Salsa course focusing on techniques, figures, rhythms, music and body movements of Cuban Salsa.WHEN: Mondays
TIME: Beginners 5:30PM - 6:30PM
FIGURES 6:30PM-7:30PM
Cost: $60 /Month paid up front or $20 drop in rate per class.
LOCATION: National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC)
1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
(Upstairs in the Rehearsal Hall)
No Partner or previous experience necessary, just desire to learn, have fun, and dance with amazing people interested in dancing Casino Salsa!
WE WILL:
* Learn important fundamental elements (patterns, steps, and musicality) for a solid foundation in Casino. Salsa.
* familiarize ourselves with music and rhythms (clave).
* start with basics Casino steps and incorporate new basic elements each week.
* learn the roles and responsibilities for Lead / Follow so each person understands the importance of their part.
* incorporate dancing separate from your partner (Salsa suelta aka shines).
* Further in our progress we will incorporate Cuban Rumba and Afro-Cuban dances influenced by folkloric traditions in Cuba.
* learn figuras (combinations) that are usually identified by colorful Spanish words that characterize or describe the movement, for example: the call “Sombrero” refers to the HAT figure.
* dancing "a tiempo" or "contra tiempo" (with time or against time) or dancing with "the melody" or with "the clave". Faster Timba music is usually danced "a tiempo". Slower music like Son is danced "contra tiempo".
Salsa is unique to each person.. so bring your sabor and vamoooos a bailar!
Contact ??
Jessica Montoya
505-270-2226
[email protected]
Event Venue
National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW,Albuquerque,NM,United States