TRADITIONAL/DOMINICAN BACHATA QUICKSTART WORKSHOP
Intro/beg w/ Mel + Malik
9/19 SAT 1:00-4:00p
$60 per person
The wildly popular dance, Bachata, has many styles (aka "generations") and as a new Bachata-Curious dancer, it may be difficult to know where to start.
Originating in the Dominican Republic, traditional Bachata is a playful, highly musical dance form meant for all types of dancers: family members, sweethearts, friends, neighbors...everyone in your community. Unlike Sensual Bachata, this style can happily be done with your sibling, parent, or platonic bestie without the cringe factor. It also boasts movements, footwork, and moves that accommodate all body types, environments, and abilities. Although the footwork can get complex and intricate, Traditional Dominican Bachata allows for play between dance partners, play with the music, and high interaction with your dance environment, not just the person in front of you.
This workshop is designed to get new dancers familiar with traditional Bachata music, the fundamentals of Bachata dancing, and build that bridge into Traditional Dominican Bachata - preparing you for the more intermediate footwork, connection, and musicality that awaits!
No partner required. No experience required.
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BALANCE + TURN TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
all levels w/ Sarah
9/24 THU 8:30-9:30p $20
Working on balance is something that benefits everyone, dancer or not. Turn technique, especially with a dance like Salsa, will help all levels of dancers have more success and comfort on the dance floor and enable you to get to that next skill level. This workshop will reframe how you THINK about turns, drills to practice at home and in class, techniques to eliminate dizziness, and exercises for strengthening and stability. Ideal for all levels.
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Solo Jazz Fundamentals
Intro-Beg
Instructors: Colin
9/26 SAT 1:00-3:00p
$40 per student
Ever wonder where folks get their Lindy hop styling from? Ever feel like you'd like to groove without a partner, but don't know what to do? Ever watch a vintage jazz line dance and wish you could jump in? Then Solo Jazz is for you!
In this workshop we'll introduce you to fun classic vernacular jazz steps that are must-haves for every aspiring and current Lindy Hopper, and anyone else who is curious about this growing trend! We'll take some of the most popular moves from the Charleston and Lindy Hop eras, break them down, and dance them out to fabulous swing, jazz, and Rhythm and Blues songs. We'll also cover basic phrasing and offer variations of each movement, then string them together in bite-size combinations.
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Cha CHa Boogaloo for beginners
Intro-Beg
Instructors: Sarah
SUN 9/27 2:00-4:00p
$40 per student
For Salsa dancers who want to expand their knowledge of complimentary dances, or lovers of Latin Boogaloo, Cha Cha Chá, musicality in dance, and having the dance floor to themselves, this workshop is for you.
In 2 short hours you will be able to take your beginning + intermediate Salsa skills (or no dance experience at all!), and transform your technique into this dance classic that is loved, but needing a serious comeback.
Come find out why it is Sarah's favorite, and why the movement to bring it back on deck is beginning to boil. Cha cha is versatile, playful, flexible, and the perfect dance for those who love music and musicality.
We will be dancing to some classic Tito Puente tunes, but also a healthy dose of Latin Boogaloo/Bugalú!
Partner recommended but not required. Basic Salsa or Cha Cha experience a plus, but not required.
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PARTNER 101 QUICKSTART WORKSHOP
all levels
instructor: Sarah
10/11 SUN 1:00-4:00p
$60 per person
You want to learn to dance, but don't know where to start? Perfect. There are many beautiful dances out there to learn, but sometimes just the fundamentals of a of how to move with rhythm and grace with another person are enough.
This 3 hour workshop will focus on actually lead/follow technique that is universal, and the mechanics of traveling, turning, and moving as one. Students will learn how to find and keep a beat, and how to tailor each dance to the particular style of song they are dancing to and how to work with their own natural dance skills. This is not a ballroom course where you learn 'forms' and strict patterns. This class is about learning how to dance in any context with another person. Students leave this workshop not just being the masters of their own dance, but the creators as well. It is a valuable life skill!
What's the biggest take-away from this workshop? You will learn how to love, not fear, partner dancing.
This class is great for anyone looking to hone their partner dance skills without having to choose a specific dance style to master.
*Please bring your favorite music! We will dance to anything!
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