SON CUBANO – Instructional Dance DVD (& new Orisha dance class series…)

Jose Carrion has a new instructional dance DVD – SON CUBANO – which we filmed in Santiago de Cuba this past January. The 1st part of the DVD is instructional & focuses on the traditional figures of Cuban Son. Jose is assisted by Rachel Salas, one of Cutumba’s primera bailarinas. Rachel is a beautiful talented dancer and a joy to watch. The 2nd part of the DVD, Ernesto Arminan’s lecture “Raices de Son“, presents a clear concise history of Son, tracing it’s evolution from the original nengones to the more modern conjuntos and orchestas. Ernesto is the choreographer for Ballet Folklorico Oriente as well as the artistic director of the Tropicana in Santiago; for many years, he was also the choreographer & lead singer of Cutumba. The 3rd part of the DVD features performances by Cutumba. The DVD is in Spanish with an English voice-over, and is available through our website, CD Baby and Descarga.com. (You’re also welcome to pick one up directly from us if you’d prefer.) To see clips of the video, you can follow this link to our YouTube site:

On a different note…
Jose will be starting a new 4-week series on Orisha dancing this upcoming Monday, 9/28. The class will be oriented towards beginner technique for those of you who already have dance experience but are new to Cuban folkloric dance; 7:00 – 8:15. 
And lastly… every Wednesday night, Jose teaches traditional Cuban Son from 6:15 – 7:30 and Rumba from 7:45 – 9:00. On Friday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:15, Jose also teaches a more advanced folkloric dance class.
If you’d like more info, please feel free to contact us~ 
Naomi & Jose

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