Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino Classes!
About the event
💃🏼🕺🏼Have you ever tried Salsa? How about CUBAN Salsa? Now is your chance to learn this exciting & fun dance! On Wednesday, August 5th, we are offering a Cuban-style Salsa BEGINNER introduction class! The class will start its curriculum from scratch, will be in a dance studio, & will be kept comfortably small to facilitate learning, so *IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAVE NEVER DANCED*! Also, having a partner is not required as we constantly rotate during the class. This format gives you the opportunity to practice your steps with various partners & prepares you for the social dance scene in a safe & pressure-free environment. The teachers, a male & female, teach progressive levels of Cuban Salsa Partner work, also known as Casino & Rueda de Casino - an interactive group dance where there are constant partner exchanges with fun patterns executed in unison\! 🇨🇺The new session of Cuban Salsa begins on Wednesday, 8/5! 🇨🇺 ▫️Wednesdays (August 5th - 26th): 🔹7:00-8:00pm \| Absolute Beginner Cuban Salsa - Level 1 This class is for *absolute beginners* with little to no dance experience & will allow you to develop a strong foundation in Cuban Salsa in an extremely fun, stress-free atmosphere. In each 60-minute class of the four week series, students focus on developing dance fundamentals including rhythm, coordination, balance, & the specific technical aspects of Cuban Salsa, including basic steps & turn patterns, partnering technique, & the fundamental motions of Casino. Students will also learn social dancing etiquette, floorcraft, & partner safety in an extremely warm, relaxed, social & fun environment. 💲PRICE • For First Time members & their guests, 1st Class: ONLY $15, 50% OFF!!! Normally $30 Drop-In! • Level 1 full month package of 4 classes: ONLY $75 - Normally $100! *That's 4 classes for the price of 3!!!* -Payment in advance encouraged either via Credit Card: https://fuakata.square.site, Venmo: @Chris-Rogicki, Cash App: $FuakataSalsaNYC, or Zelle: Christopher.Rogicki@gmail.com 📍Location: Adelante Studios 25 W31st Street New York, NY 10001 Between Broadway & 5th Avenue Floor 2 = Grand Ballroom Space/3,000 sq ft of Dance Floor 🗽 Herald Square/NoMad/Koreatown 🚇 Nearby Subways: 34th St Station on B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, & PATH trains All classes are taught by both a male (Mark, Nick, & Chris) & female (Arelys, Nikki, & Nayelli), so women can easily follow another woman while men are following a man at the same time! They have over 26 years of training, teaching, performing, & traveling to Cuba to collaborate with the very best in the Salsa world. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions: 📨 Chris: Chris@CubanSalsaNewYork.com / 📲 908.601.3415 For those with previous experience dancing Cuban Salsa, we also offer a Level 1.5/Advanced Beginner class at 7:00pm (the same time as Level 1/Absolute Beginner at 7:00pm & a Level 2/Intermediate class at 8pm. See below: ▫️Wednesdays (August 5th - 26th): 🔹7:00 - 8:00pm \| Advanced Beginner/Improver Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino - Level 1.5 This class is for *advanced beginner*s that have completed our 4-week absolute beginner series & further extrapolates from key foundational motions in Cuban Salsa. In each 60-minute class of the four week series, students focus on improving & fine-tuning the core introductory elements of Casino: Exhíbela, Dile que No, Guapea, Enchufla-based patterns, closed & open position transitions, & compositional variations. Rueda de Casino, an interactive group dance involving rapid partner exchanges, will also be introduced with the goal of increasing & fortifying responsiveness in both lead & follow roles, along with spatial orientation & kinesthetic awareness. Upon completion, students will have all the necessary tools to transition to the intermediate level. 🔹8:00 - 9:00pm \| Intermediate Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino - Level 2 This progressive class is geared for those that have danced Cuban Salsa before & allows you to further solidify,…