April 2009
Monthly Archive
Rueda de Casino class at the Kirkland Dance Center
Posted by marianaeoliva on 23 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Instruction
Hi, casineros de Seattle!
Starting tonight (Thurs, April 23rd) I will be teaching a Rueda de Casino class at the Kirkland Dance Center (www.kirklanddance.org). The classes are every Thursday at 7pm.
Please pass this info to anyone that might be interested!
I wasn’t able to upload the flyer… Call me at 619-823-6409 if you need more info or find the flyer by doing an event search on Facebook!
Thanks and hope to see you soon!
Best regards,
Mariana
SF Casinero in Seattle Wed April 29
Posted by ElMercurio on 16 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Social
Hi everyone,
Member of Salsa Vale Todo rueda group (www.salsavaletodo.com) from SF in town Wed April 29th and looking to head out dancing with some timberos!!! Anyone interested 
Suggestions?
Hans
415 671 9086
Babalu’s Wednesday Nights @ 9 p.m.
Posted by gianthoupis on 16 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Events
I’m not sure if this is the right way to go about this, but I want to encourage folks to go out to Babalu’s on Wednesday’s.
Live music (GREAT band)
Small but cozy and intimate venue
Music that feels Cuban (maybe is? I’m not an expert!)
No cover
Pretty easy parking in the hood
As the nicer weather and lighter nights approach, let’s go out and shake it together!
Supersones at Columbia City Theatre?
Posted by Ann on 15 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Events
Supersones are not shown on Columbia City Theatre’s calandar for the 18th. Is there some mistake? Just wondering if someone knows more….. Thanks
Party With A Purpose: UW Latin American Studies Program Fundraiser
Posted by Ann on 13 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Events
4/18/2009
Greenwood Collective 8537 Greenwood Ave N Suite 1, Seattle, WA | 6:30 PM – 1:00 AM
The Latin American Studies Program at the Jackson School for International Studies at the University of Washington invites you to join us for our Spring Fundraiser. Come to hear live music and dance with Grupo Quetzal with Martha Gonzales, Mudzunga and her Venda Singers, Monica Rojas and her Afro-Peruvian Ensemble, Juan Barco y su guitarra, Dingolay, and others. We will have an art exhibit, silent auction, food and drinks. Come and meet the new faculty and staff and the student leadership in the Latin American Studies Program, and hear what our vision for the future looks like. This fundraiser will help us build our coffers to support student abroad programs, business partnerships between Latin America and Washington, and outreach community activities. Suggested donation: $5.00 students; $20.00 general. Only one bus stop from the UDistrict and one block away on bus route #48 which leaves from the UDistrict.
Contact: Latin American Studies lasuw@u.washington.edu | 206.685.3435
Special Casino Class: Mon, April 13 (part of the Casino Intensive Series by Dennis Richards)
Posted by casinero on 12 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Instruction
Hello everyone,
This Monday, April 13th, I will be teaching the third workshop of the Casino Intensive Series. If you are interested in it or if you would like to dance to Cuban music for an hour on Monday night please read on.
Take care. Dennis Richards
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Casino Leading & Following- Phraseology
Monday, April 13: 7:00-8:15 pm
$13.00 per class (includes open dancing afterwards)
This workshop is about waiting, listening, and interpreting the music. Improve your ability to identify various phrases within any song, pick out the musical clues which illustrate that there is a beginning, middle, and an end to it, and dance accordingly. The emphasis in this workshop is on interpreting and creating a dance experience that mirrors the music. Stop blowing through the music’s nuances and learn how to dance to them. We will perform the same move to different tempos and we will purposefully lose our place within the dance and then find it again. Style to the instumentation that moves you in the music(within the timing) and forget about listening for the 1.
$3.00 -Open dancing 8:30-9:30pm
Practice what you’ve just learned by dancing with everyone for the next hour. Dance for a while and then go home early or continue dancing at Halo(Capitol Hill) until 11pm as we take the ruedas and salsa sueltas over there.
Registration required in order to have correct lead-to-follow ratio. Instructor approval required.
Phinney Ridge Community Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98103, (206) 783-2244
Email Instructor dennisrichards@yahoo.com or call 206 367-3739 or 206 450-9004
Please categorize your posts
Posted by Ofer on 09 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Admin
Posters,
Please select and appropriate category for your post. Below the edit post area there is a list with checkboxes for categories. Select appropriate category and don’t forget to deselect “uncategorized” (you need to scroll down to get to it). This little effort makes it easier for people to find all related posts to a topic.
Thanks,
Ofer
Head’s up for This Summer!
Posted by bcrummins on 09 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Events, Instruction
Hi all
For those of you who were in Corvalis last fall had a chance to take a class or meet Duane Wren from Detroit. He’s amazing, and will be here this summer to teach some workshops for us. I know this is way advanced notice, but many of you make summer plans and we want you to know ahead of time about this event.
You can see a hot video of him dance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO8j0x2EgjA
Also, if anyone thinks they will want a private lesson, please email to Maritza at sbdiva32@yahoo.com
she will give him an idea of how many privates to help him determine how many days to come here for.
Thanks much
August 21st-23rd
1.) The mindset of leading and following. Who is the true leader?
2.) Casino not just what we do in the Rueda?
3.) Soul*Sa- How to transition from Circular dancing to linear dancing.
4.) On time – Contrary time / On 1 – On 2 – Learn how to switch from 1 – 2
seamlessly. ***MOST POPULAR FORMAT***
5.) Rueda de Casino ( This is how we move it!) Drills class for keeping the
wheel moving. The focus of this class is NOT Casino turn patterns…
6.) Men’s and Women’s Body Movement for dancing to Cuban Rhythms
Suggested 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