Hi there,

I hope to see some of you at the Roberto Borrell classes next week. Info is on Facebook here.

I’ve spoken to several people who are interested in learning traditional Cuban son, son montuno, cha cha cha, but missed Lance’s son workshop a few weeks ago …  and I have an opinion. Well, a couple of opinions.

One: Roberto Borrell’s classes are something you may never be able to experience again. It’s been years since he was in Seattle, and who knows how long before he might return. (I’ll be going. Even though I can’t afford it—I can’t miss it.)

Two: If you’ve not had any formal instruction in Cuban son previously, I highly recommend you get in touch with Lance Lu or Mainsy Sanchez (contact info on the Instructors page) and get yourself a private or small group lesson this week to add to Roberto Borrell’s classes. I was at Lance’s son workshop, which covered the basics from feet to head and conga to bongo very very clearly. Lance was able to explain to me things I’d seen without understanding, and I know I’m going to get a great deal more out of Roberto’s classes with the background Lance taught.

My more-than-two cents. Because I want to dance son with some folks …

See you there!

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