As promised, here are the details of the workshops with SalsAtlanta’s main instructor for salsa casino, Julian Mejia. He is a popular casino/rueda instructors at rueda festivals all over the US and beyond. His teaching can be described as direct, with verbal detail emphasizing footwork, marking accents in the moves, and hand connection technique.  After you’ve taken his class, you will feel a difference in how you lead a complicated move and how to take simple moves and embellish them with style that has so much sabor you could taste it. It is a real treat to have him here in Seattle. Please DON”T miss this opportunity to learn from a top-notch casino instructor.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

12noon-1pm – Adding Sabor to Your Basic Steps: This workshop is for all level of dancers who want to embellish their basic steps in rueda.

1-2pm – Casino Styling for Intermediate Dancers and Beyond: Learning who is really leading in casino dancing, and turn patterns from common rueda moves that you can combine easily, and hand to hand connection technique.

2:30-3:30pm – Casino/Rueda Technique Tune-Up Part 1: Learn to make your rueda/casino movement crisp and graceful. Learn about the importance of footwork, marking the accents in moves, hand connection with your partner, and being safe on the dance floor to minimize injury.

3:30-4:30pm – Caller Workshop – Pairing Rueda Moves to Keeping the Rueda Exciting: The focus in this workshop is on practicing calling, voice projection, body language, when to call the next move so as to combine two moves in one.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

11am-12noon – Tightening Up Alarde, Gancho, and Looped/Knotted Moves: Learn how to execute moves with alternating ganchos and alardes and arm-twisting moves with grace and ease so that your partner doesn’t feel pulled, yanked and pushed.

12pm-1pm – Casino/Rueda Technique Tune-up Part 2: This is a continuation Saturday’s workshop on learn to make your rueda/casino movement crisp and graceful. Learn about the importance of footwork, marking the accents in moves, hand connection with your partner, and being safe on the dance floor to minimize injury.

1:30-2:30pm – Group Moves to Excite the Circle –  Group moves require teamwork, listening to the caller, and timed footwork. Learn to polish your moves with grace, synchronicity and body attitude in your movement.

LOCATION: Belltown Dance Studio, 2521 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

WORKSHOP PRICE:
One class: $15 pre-reg / $20 door
Two classes: $25 pre-reg / $35 door
Each Additional Class: $10
All seven classes $65 pre-reg / $80 door

Make checks payable to Julian Mejia and send  your pre-registration to:       Maritza Baida: 2702 S. 12 St, Tacoma, WA 98405                                                Deadline for Pre-Registration is: Sept 10, 2010

Private Lessons with Julian on Friday & Saturday Fee is $50 per hour            Friday – 4pm, 5pm, or 7pm and/or Saturday – 10am, 7pm, or 8pm

E-mail Maritza for your reservation for a private lesson at sbdiva32@yahoo.com or call her at (206)300-4523. Location for private lessons will be in Seattle. Location to be announced.

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