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Class Descriptions
Note: Class availability, duration, and instructors subject to change. Please check the class schedule for the current listings!
Salsa Program Overview: The Salsa Program at Salsa in the Suburbs includes classes in Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Cha Cha. The Salsa classes are taught in LA Style, which breaks forward on the 1st beat in the music.
BEGINNER SALSA
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor(s): Julie Berger/Linda Pang
For students brand new to the world of Salsa, this course starts with the basics! Students learn the basic steps and techniques for Salsa, as well as “shine” moves and styling. This course is designed to give students a strong foundation, including the fundamentals of leading and following, and a turn pattern, including a Cross Body Lead, Make Her Walk, Enchufla, and an inside turn! Classes start with a warm-up reviewing moves from the previous week as well as adding new steps to your repetoire, followed by partner work and review. Students rotate and experience dancing with everyone. Fun and fitness friendly- come fall in love with Salsa!
BACHATA BASICS
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Ongoing
Instructor: Julie Berger
This six-month ongoing course leads students into the world of the sexiest Latin dance. Students start with a warm-up that teaches the basic steps and simple turns. More intricate steps, different hand positions, and specific turn patterns are the focus in partner-work, where students rotate to dance with each other. Emphasis is placed on hip-movement and smooth body movements and transitions, which characterize this dance as the most romantic of the various Latin styles. Classes are ongoing and enrollment can occur at any time!
INTERMEDIATE A SALSA
Pre-requisite: Beginner Salsa
Duration: Ongoing
Instructor: Julie Berger
Continue your Salsa education in this class structured to teach you more advanced steps, turn patterns, “shines” and styling! Each month is devoted to a specific theme and step, where each week builds upon the previous week, adding technique and movement to evolve into a more complicated pattern. Learn the steps to execute the fish-tail, the pepsi-cola, the Philly Favorite combined with checks, inside and outside turns, walk-backs, and much, much more! Classes are ongoing and enrollment can begin at any time.
INTERMEDIATE B SALSA
Pre-requisite: Intermediate A Salsa
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor: Julie Berger
For the advanced Salsa student, add more polish to your technique and patterns! Focus on more intricate foot-work and styling, multiple spins, and pattern combinations.
SALSA PERFORMANCE
Pre-requisite: Beginner Salsa / NO WALK-INS
Duration: 10 weeks
Instructor: Julie Berger
Now is your time to shine! Come take center stage in this 2-hour partnered performance class! Students in this course learn specific choreography with their partners and as a class, matched to a specific song chosen by the instructor. Each week builds on the previous week, resulting in a choreographed dance routine that is performed at one of the salsa dance parties! Costume and shoe requirements are given on the first day of class. Come experience the thrill and excitement of performing in-front of your fellow friends, family, and salseros!
LADIES’ STYLING
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Ongoing, currently available on a private lesson Basis
Instructor: Julie Berger
Ladies Styling is essential to the world of Latin dance and incorporates graceful body movements to capture the beauty and elegance of a dancer and throw in that extra “sexy” on the dancefloor! It will help you answer that constant question: “What do I do with my hands?” as well as help you incorporate better technique for turns, cross body lead variations, and basic step variations into any Salsa pattern. Ladies Styling will also help develop more elegant arm motion, hip shakes, hip rolls and sensual body movement.
BALLROOM BASICS
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor: Joe Donato (“Ballroom Joe”)
No need to be the shy wallflower at your next social gathering! Come join other beginners in the world of social ballroom dance! Learn the basic steps to many styles such as Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot. Learn to distinguish between the different dances, how to properly lead-and-follow, as well as what songs you can now dance to. You might be pleasantly surprised to hear a classic or popular song you already know and love!
SWING & HUSTLE BASICS
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor: Joe Donato (“Ballroom Joe”)
Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Jive? East Coast Swing vs West Coast Swing? If these words sound confusing, but intriguing to you, then you need an exciting dose of Swing! This course is for those brand-new to the world of Swing as well as more intermediate Swing dancers, and for those interested in learning the Hustle! Starting with the basics (steps, counts, rhythms, walks, and kicks), students will learn to lead/follow in open and closed positions, the difference between double and triple rhythm, and “Hippy” vs “Hoppy”! More advances patterns and steps will also be incorporated into the syllabus, depending on the varying strengths and skill levels of the students registered in the course. Let us help you get into the swing of things with this fun-filled 8-week course!
TANGO BASICS
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor: Joe Donato (“Ballroom Joe”)
It takes two to T-A-N-G-O! This course will introduce you to the sultry world of Tango, including the basic steps and positions as well as timing and counts. Focusing primarily on the American style, which consists of standardized steps and patterns, you will learn how to execute promenades, flares, and swivels with ease. Students will also get a taste of the Argentine Tango basics, where steps and sequences tend to be more improvisational, including ochos, ganchos, and flicks. Let us be your guide and learn how to differentiate between the two
styles that are popular today: American vs Argentine!
BALLROOM BOOTCAMP
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor: Adam Hosey
Are you ready to kick it up a notch? Ballroom Bootcamp will introduce students to the world of Standard dancing, starting with a simple two-step that will familiarize students with basic terminology used in Standard dancing, and quickly progress to various turns, techniques for navigating around the dance floor, the natural spin turn, and an introduction to the Waltz. The energetic Quickstep will be the focus of this course, as it is the best way to open the doors to the other four International Standard dances: Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Tango, and Foxtrot!
ZUMBA®
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Ongoing
Instructor: Nicole Lanciano
“Ditch the Workout, Join the Party!”
New to the exciting world of Latin dance? Look no farther than Zumba® to give you a great introduction to moving and shaking that body! Come experience the latest international fitness craze! Zumba® incorporates a variety of basic Latin dance steps and patterns (Salsa, Merengue, Samba, and more!) with high-energy music for a fast-paced cardio dance routine! It is not a partnered class, so come by yourself OR bring your best friends and get ready to sweat! This is the best and easiest way to learn how to dance and you will leave feeling energized and ready to kick-off your weekend! Forget the monotony of the gym, ditch the WORKOUT and join the PARTY! (Saturday classes are ongoing and enrollment can begin at any time.)
BELLYDANCE BASICS
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: 8 Weeks
Instructor: Irene Reinke
This is not your mother's belly dance! This is American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance as created by FatChanceBellyDance director, Carolena Nericcio. Begun in the 80's in San Francisco, this dance is a blend of classic Egyptian belly dance and folkloric dance with a good dose of Flamenco stylization. The steps and movements of this dance were developed in keeping with the philosophy of presenting women as powerful and beautiful, mysterious and proud. All ages and all body types will find this sensuous dance form both supportive and empowering, as well as a great core body workout.
In this 8 week course, students will learn eight ATS (American Tribal Style) steps and be able to dance together in various formations using the steps and cues learned in the class.
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What to bring:
1. Wear a close fitting tank top or sports bra and comportable pants (yoga pants or sweats).
2. Yoga mat or large towel
3. If you have a hip scarf bring it, if not there will be some provided in class.
4. Zills (finger cymbals) are required for the third and subsequent classes. Some in-class zills will be provided, but it is recommended that students purchase their own. Irene recommends buying student zills from http://dwp.bigplanet.com/saroyan/onlinestore/, cost is about $17-$20.
KIDS’ SALSA (Ages 5-12)
Pre-requisite: None
Duration: Fall/Winter 2010 Session, 15 weeks
Instructor: TBA
Why should the grown-ups be having all of the fun? Salsa is for kids too! During this hour-long 15-week course, children and pre-teens (ages 5-12) will develop confidence, express creativity, improve social skills, and make new friends while learning fun Salsa moves and getting lots of healthy excercise in an upbeat and nurturing environment! And before you know it, they will be showing off all they have learned in a special Kids’ Salsa Performance of their own! Costume and shoe requirements will be given at the start of class.
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KIDS CLASSES for ages 3 - 15 in BALLET, TAP, HIP-HOP and more also available at our studio through Step it Up! Contact Teres Franco, artistic director of Step it Up, directly for more information: (267) 767-5770
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