March 2009
Monthly Archive
Rueda Practice IS on this Sunday as usual
Posted by bcrummins on 11 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Practice
Just incase you are not danced out from the workshops, still have energy, or are not attending a class at that time, we WILL be open at Sonny Newmans and dancing at the usual time, 4:30-6:30 pm.
See you there!
A Weekend of Fun With Ryan & Sidney from SF
Posted by Maritza on 09 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Events, Instruction, Practice
Saludos A Todos!
We are very excited to have Sidney & Ryan come back to visit and offer amazing workshops once again for us. So in celebration of their visit, a small group of us came up with some suggestions of fun things to do before or after the workshops, so here is the schedule of fun for all. Going with Sidney and Ryan’s wishes…all the suggestions were used.
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 7pm
Group Dinner at Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant
in the Capitol Hill District
2801 E. Cherry St.
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)709-7626
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Sidney & Ryan’s Cuban Salsa Workshops
at the Youngstown Cultural Center in West Seattle
1-5pm
See the previous blog entry for details on workshop price and content
Salsa Party at Cameron’s
in the Magnolia Bluffs District
6pm – 12am
2919 27th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199-2827
Click above for directions from Youngstown
Century Ballroom
10/11pm to 1:30am
915 E. Pine
Seattle, WA 98122
Click above for directions
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Sidney & Ryan Workshops continue – 1pm to 5pm
At the Youngstown Cultural Center in West Seattle
Our Regular Sunday Rueda Practice – 4:30-6:30pm
at Sonny Newman’s Dance Hall in Seattle’s Greenwood District
201 N. 85th Street
Seattle, WA
Click above for direction from Youngstown Cultural Center
Group Dinner at a NEW Cuban restaurant (don’t know the name) where the Sea Monster Lounge in Wallingford was once occupied
2202 N 45th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Click above to get directions from rueda practice to the restaurant
Wow! This is going to so much fun. See you there! —Maritza
Do you teach English?
Posted by georgia on 05 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Instruction
A contact of mine at a local coffee company has a new employee from Colombia who is in need of one-on-one English lessons. As our group is quite international and some of you might be trained in teaching English I thought to post this here.
Looking to make some extra $…contact me and I’ll provide more details.
Georgia, lagriegaseattle@yahoo.com
RINCON presents “Rueda and Samba BOOTCAMP”
Posted by eddiea24 on 05 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Instruction
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Salsa Party Saturday night 3/14
Posted by cameronann on 04 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Events, Practice
Hi, everyone! Finally my sojourn in Portland is over, and I am back for good — in Magnolia! I have a house that I have to fill with housemates and my new preschool business, but as I just moved in, it is completely empty, and ready for a party!!
I’ll have food and music, and if everyone comes, then we’ll have everyone! All are welcome to bring music and food, too. Also, feel free to bring instruments, so we can make music. I have a piano.
Saturday, March 14 from after the workshops or 6 pm until 12 am, or whenever we are done.
Cameron’s house at 2919 27th Ave W in Seattle, between Barrett and Fulton.
RSVP in the comments section!
Mexican Pesos
Posted by DjSammy on 03 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Social
I have extra Pesos from my trip, so if you are going to Mexico in the near future and need some cash in advance. Contact me and I’ll offer you a rate… Sam palacinke45@yahoo.com
SuperSones this Friday, 3/6 at Conor Byrne
Posted by DJ-T on 03 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Music
Inserting photo to a blog post = difficult.
Easy = Come out to dance with SuperSones at Conor Byrne in Ballard this Friday, 3/6 at 9:30pm. DJ Thomas in between sets. $7
http://supersones.com/index.html
Complete Class Schedule and Descriptions for Ryan and Sidney’s Workshops – March 14th and 15th
Posted by ryanandsidney on 03 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Instruction
Seattle Casineros!
Thanks very much for all of your warm and welcoming emails! We are very excited about our upcoming trip to Seattle. We’ve reviewed your suggestions for preferred classes carefully and have come up with a schedule that we hope will be the most satisfying to everyone. We’ve listed the complete class schedule with descriptions below.
We will also be available the week following the workshops for private lessons. Please contact us at ryanandsidney@gmail.com to schedule private lessons. All this information is also available on our website: www.RuedaConRitmo.com
Saturday, March 14th
1:00 PM Sidney and Ryan’s Favorite Essential Casino Moves 1 (Beg/Int)
2:00 PM Body Movement and Styling for Men (taught by Ryan) and Women (taught by Sidney)
3:00 PM Dancing the Rhythms of Salsa and Timba
4:00 PM Sidney’s Salsa Workout
1:00 PM Sidney and Ryan’s Favorite Essential Casino Moves 1 (Beg/Int)
2:00 PM Body Movement and Styling for Men (taught by Ryan) and Women (taught by Sidney)
3:00 PM Dancing the Rhythms of Salsa and Timba
4:00 PM Sidney’s Salsa Workout
Sunday, March 15th
1:00 PM Bailando Casino: Styling and Partnering Technique for Cuban Style Salsa
2:00 PM Putting Son into Salsa: Style, Moves, and Partnering Technique
3:00 PM Changing Time with Clave
4:00 PM Sidney and Ryan’s Favorite Essential Casino Moves 2 (Beg/Int)
(see below for class descriptions)
PRICE:
One class: $15 pre-reg / $20 door
Two classes: $25 pre-reg / $35 door
Each Additional Class: $10
All Eight classes $75 pre-reg / $90 door
To pre-register, please make checks out to Ryan Mead and send to:
Ryan Mead
c/o Maritza Baida
31500 33rd PL SW Apt K101
Federal Way, WA 98023
***Pre-registration must be postmarked by Monday, March 9th.***
LOCATION: The Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in Southwest Seattle
Click here for directions and here for a MAP.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH
1:00PM Sidney and Ryan’s Favorite Essential Casino Moves 1 (Beg/Int) – In this workshop we’ll show you some of our favorite partnering moves that we’ve learned from teachers in Cuba, Miami, and throughout the United States, as well as original moves of our own creation. We may split up into two groups (beginning and intermediate – one taught by each of us) at different levels if it suits the needs of the class.
2:00PM Body Movement and Styling for Men (taught by Ryan)
2:00PM Body Movement and Styling for Women (taught by Sidney)
3:00PM Dancing the Rhythms of Timba – Cuban salsa (sometimes called timba) is incredibly rich and rhythmically layered, offering us a great abundance of musical material to draw upon as dancers. This class will help you unlock the wealth of rhythms present in timba and show you how to express these rhythms with your body. This rhythmic understanding will enhance your enjoyment of the music and invigorate your dancing, both in the rueda and with a partner. We’ll dance to LIVE percussion as well as to recorded music, enabling you to improve your ear and sense of time, truly strengthening your connection to the music.
4:00PM Sidney’s Salsa Workout – In this highly energetic, full body workout, we explore the roots and relatives of salsa. Through isolations we gain strength, flexibility and articulate expression throughout the entire body beginning with the core. We warm up with the basic salsa footwork and move on to explore more complex rhythmic variations, stylistic embellishments and related dance styles building towards completing the class with a dynamic and fun choreography.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH
1:00PM Bailando Casino: Styling and Partnering Technique for Cuban Style Salsa – Cuban-style salsa (sometimes called casino) is dynamic and circular, even when not danced in a circle (rueda). In this class we will teach some of our favorite patterns (traditional and original) to share traveling and partnering techniques essential for understanding Casino. The alternate title for this class could be “How Sidney and Ryan Really Dance”. These are the moves that we love, that we enjoy dancing together socially and that we almost always include in our choreography.
2:00PM Putting Son Into Salsa: Style, Moves, and Partnering Technique – Salsa is just the latest in a long lineage of Cuban dances, the most important of which is son (pronounced like the first syllable of sonar). Just as the best Cuban bands include references to this older style in their music, many of the best dancers incorporate elements of son into their salsa dancing. In this workshop, we’ll teach the fundamental steps, body movement, and turns of this strongest ancestor of salsa.
3:00PM Changing Time with Clave – Has anyone ever asked you if you dance ‘on 1′ or ‘on 2′? We answer, “both, and on 3, as well!” We think it’s important to be able to dance on any beat and to be able to switch back and forth between them based on what’s happening in the music. This class will emphasize how to use the clave — the rhythmic foundation of salsa and timba — as a guide to switching time. Using this rhythmic awareness, we’ll show you practical partnering techniques that to enable you to fluidly and seamlessly switch time, both with a single partner and in the rueda as a group.
4:00PM Sidney and Ryan’s Favorite Essential Casino Moves 2 (Beg/Int) – We’ll use our final class to show you more of our favorite partnering moves we’ve learned from teachers in Cuba, Miami, and throughout the United States, as well as original moves of our own creation. We may briefly review the turn patterns that we covered the day before moving on to new material. Again, we may split up into two groups (one taught by each of us) at different levels if it suits the needs of the class.