Rueda in NY with VicDancing with Lazaro

Victoria-Hadar from NYC is coming to Seattle and Tacoma to teach casino and rueda de casino. Her workshops will be split  between Tacoma and Seattle. If you would like to know more about Vic, here is her bio. I highly recommend her. I have taken her classes and she’s even taught my brother who did not know any salsa and he is using what he has learned from Vic in the musical called “In The Heights” which is coming to Seattle in October. More on that later. Vic is awesome and she is so much fun to learn from. She teaches in NYC and is respected in the casino community and in national and international rueda congresses.

Wednesday, April 28th, A at the  Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma                     5:30-6:30pm – Body Motion for Cuban Salsa (a.k.a. Casino) – Emphasizing isolation movements in the torso, shoulders, arms, hips and legs. Great workshop for beginners.

6:30-8:30pm – Dinner Break – Dining in Tacoma

8:30-9:30pm – Lead/Follower in Cuban Salsa (Casino) – Circular motion in casino vs. back & forth Linea.This workshop is great for LA style salseros who want to add casino style salsa to their repertoire.

Friday, April 30th at the  Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma                                  7:00-8:00pm Salsa Suelta – Emphasizing casino dance moves without a partner yet teaches the footwork necessary for casino dancing in a social setting. Come learn salsa suelta moves  from NYC! You will want to get on a plane to NY and want to dance THIS! Super fun!

8:00-9:00pm Partnering to Rueda – Focusing on group moves that are super fun like “jardin” and “amistad” etc., plus, fun silly vocal calls that are done in NYC.

Saturday, May 1st at My World Dance & Fitness Studio in Seattle             12:30-1:30pm – Taking your Leading/Following to the Next Level – Partnering in casino, footwork, body and hand connection techniques, turn patterns, alardes, ganchos and moving around the floor. Learn how to connect comfortably with your partner on the dance floor.

1:30-2:30pm – Casino Partnering Combinations – Learn how to combine turns and basic casino moves while learning NY casino patterns. You will come away with a set sequence to help you remember turns and transitions while dancing casino in social dance setting.

2:30-3:30pm – Ruedalicious! – Spice up  your basic rueda moves (i.e. dames, enchuflas, coca colas, exhibilas, rondes, di le que no’s, adios) and jazz them up with a flavor a lo Cubano en Nueva York! Also learn the rueda moves NYC casineros are calling as well.

3:30-4:30pm - “Oye! Una Bulla!” Caller Workshop – Learn how to call a rueda using voice projection to create and draw energy as well as knowing how to time calls. Participants will work in small groups to make sure everybody has a chance to practice calling.

Workshop Prices:
Pre-registration: $40.00 for all four Tacoma workshops
and individual workshop are $10.00
Late Registration (at the door):  it’s $15 per workshop or $60 for all 4 workshops.
Same goes for the four Seattle workshops.

Pre-Registration DEADLINE for Tacoma workshops Tuesday, April 27th and for Seattle workshops, Friday, April 30th. [UPDATE-If you know you're coming to Vic's workshops and want to reserve a spot then pay me at the door at early bird price, you must e-mail me before the deadline at sbdiva32@yahoo.com indicating which workshops.]

Make checks payable to Vic Hadar and send them to:

Maritza Baida, 2702 S 12th St, Tacoma, WA 98405

For Tacoma patrons, you can pay the pre-registration by check or cash at Studio 6 Ballroom. Checks MUST be made to Vic Hadar.

Any questions regarding the Vic’s workshops, please contact Maritza Baida at (206)300-4523 or via e-mail at sbdiva32@yahoo.com

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