Seattle Rueda

Just a quick reminder that this weekend Carlos Cinta will be here to teach Bachata workshops at the Century Ballroom.

If you’ve ever been curious about bachata OR want to add more Dominican (Carribean) flavor to your bachata dancing, then these are the workshops for you! Carlos focuses on musicality and footwork and shows you how you can bring your understanding of music into your dancing.

Check out www.centuryballroom.com for event details and reigistrations.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191123820946573

Summary of Events:
Friday 8/26: Kizomba/Bacahta/Salsa Social with 30 minute Beg. Kizomba lesson
Sat 8/27: Bachata workshops on Musicality and Fundamentals (Level 1)
Sat 8/27: Bachata Social @ East Hall next to Salsa @ Century Ballroom (Vinyl night!)
Sun 8/28: Bachata workshops Fundamentals (Level 2) and Footwork

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Its not quite casino or rueda but I know there are a few folks in this community that would be interested in Kizomba and Bachata.
These events are coming up in August (hosted by the Century Ballroom):

Kizomba Workshop (Beginners) on Wed 8/5 from 8:00 to 9:30 $15: Check out this Facebook event
Kizomba / Bachata Social with Carlos Cinta (a really awesome bachatero!) on Fri 8/26 from 9:30 to 12:30 ($6): Check out this Facebook event
Bachata Weekend with Carlos Cinta on Sat 8/27 and Sun 8/28 (Timing and Cost TBD): Workshop details available in this Facebook event

If you’ve ever wanted to learn musicality and Dominican Bachata – there are the workshops for you. Carlos is a great person and has such a passion for bachata- its contagious! He’s one of the few bachata dancers I know, who uses his feet to “jam” with the music

Hope to see you at one or all of these events!

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Vamos Salseros, Rumberos y Timberos! 4th of July weekend people !…Salsa on Saturday nights continues with DJ Baracoa and Tumbao LIVE !!! We will feature, Timba, Bachata, Timbaton, Reggaeton and Salsa people! Salsa!.. Hope to see you there! Grammy award winner Carlos Cascante y Su Tumbao will play two long sets with DJ Baracoa spinning before, between and after that will make a great night for dancing. Tell your friends !!! SPecial Guest !! Carlos LAzo !! Free dance lesson @ 10PM W/Carlos Lazo de la Habana so come early if you want to get warmed up with some hot moves from the island of Cuba La gente viene sin pesar. Tenemos la mejor música en Seattle para baile. Come and see for yourself. Music Starts at 10:00pm Band Starts at 10:30pm The Hot Spot Saturday July 2nd Is Club Sur Seattle in Sojo 2901 1ST AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134 Phone / Reservations 206.607-4929 Cover $10 21 and Over with ID

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I ran across this interview of Yanek Revilla on PlanetTimba.com.

http://planettimba.com/entertainment/yanek-revilla-worlds-most-cuban-dancer/

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Greetings Casineros,
I have a wonderful surprise for you. Due to low attendance on the “Instructor’s Workshop” on Wednesday, we are changing the topic to be a continuation of the workshop on Monday (Original Rueda Moves for Seattle – transitions and patterns designed for Seattle will be learned). And, Guess what? It’s only going to be $5 for two and a half hours with duane!! Yes, five dollars at the door!! We had a blast tonight working on reshaping how we move in the rueda. It will be about footwork to basic rueda moves and much much more. My vacilela, dile que no, coca cola and enchufla are even that much more polished after his Monday class. I highly recommend all levels to come try this workshop on Wednesday.  Hope to see you all there. The workshop is located at the ARC Dance Academy. Hope to see you there!  Una Bulla!

Maritza

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Greetings Casineros,
Back by popular demand, Duane Wrenn will be back in Seattle to teach workshops for a whole week! We gave him feedback about what we wanted so he is catering to our needs as dancers. Below are the WEEKEND workshop descriptions. We are extremely excited to have him here.
If this is your first time learning about Duane, here is a weblink to Duane Wrenn’s Bio: http://www.energeticsoul.com/about_duane.php

SATURDAY – APRIL 30th
Workshop #1: 12-1pm – Fitness for SALSA Dancers -This class features a warm up, followed by body movement, core strength training, drills to improve dancing agility, and stretching.

Workshop #2: 1:15-2:15pm – Energetic Salsa con tImbA – This footwork class is based on the concept of Energetic Salsa. Energetic Salsa takes 7-9 fundamental steps and creates patterns and combinations that apply to specific rhythms. The focus for this class is steps and movements that apply to Rhythms under the tImBa umbrella.

Workshop #3: 2:30-3:30pm – Over standing the “No Back Step Rule – How to Lead it, How to Read it” -This class will answer all the questions, look at different scenarios, and evaluate, not back stepping. What are the advantages vs. disadvantages? When is the best time and why? As it applies to Social dancing vs. Rueda dancing.

SUNDAY – MAY 1st
Workshop #4: 12-1pm – Soul*Sa in your Casino – This class looks at the popular three movements of Soul*Sa as they apply to Casino. We will add two variations with the 3 movements and look at several options for unlimited variables. The focus is for Social Dancing with a partner.

Workshop #5: 1:15-2:15pm – Cuban Folklore Fundamentals – Getting back to the roots of Cuban dance, this class will teach you some of the basic movements that will incorporate Orisha and rumba body movement to enhance your casino and social dancing.

Workshop #6: 2:30-3:30pm – Back to Basics “Me Leader…You Follower”: The Art of Social Dancing – This class is part discussion mostly dancing. The goal is to strip the idea of partner social dancing down to its core essence. What truly is the leader and who truly leads? We will try to decide if we are really social dancing or not?

WEEKEND PACKAGE – 1 class $18 /$20 door; 3 classes $50; 6 classes $75/85 door

Make checks payable to Duane C. Wrenn and send your preregistration to:
Maritza Baida – 2702 S. 12 St, Tacoma, WA 98405

PRIVATE LESSONS w/ Duane – contact Maritza for pricing and scheduling by e-mailing her at sbdiva32@yahoo.com
NOTE: NO street shoes strictly enforced at ARC, please bring dance shoes ;no food or beverage, just water allowed in the studio.

Be on the lookout for an updated post on the Blog, and for an additional Facebook Event announcement on his workshops during Monday (May 2nd) through Thursday(May 5th).

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Lance Lu will teach a 6 week course on Cuban style cha cha cha, beginning on Monday, May 16th. The class will be limited to a maximum of 8 students. Location is Lance’s studio, about 5 minutes northwest from Sonny’s. Each class will be 75 minutes long, and will cover the basic steps for cha cha cha. In addition, we will devote time to listening and understanding song structure from a dancer’s perspective. While this class is fine as a stand-alone class, it will also serve as a preparation for a future class on son montuno.

Time: 7:15 – 8:30pm, Mondays starting on May 16th.

Cost: $100 for the 6 week course. Due to the limited number of enrollment, please pay for the course before the first class to reserve your space.

If interested or have questions, please contact Lance, Kyra or Jain.

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THE HOT SPOT FOR SALSA ON SATURDAY NIGHT !!! Great Dance Floor Great Music ! No Cover ! Drink SPecials! Salsa, Timba, Bachata, Reggaeton and Salsa Romantica ! There is a Free Dance Lesson @ 10pm with Carlos Lazo from Havana Cuba that will get you started..come early if you want to get some moves. Selenas !!! 1715 N 45th St Seattle WA (N 45th St & Wallingford Ave N) We are offically the best dance spot for Saturday Nights – ask anyone !! La gente viene sin pesar. Tenemos la mejor música en Seattle para baile. Come and see for yourself. 21 w/ID NO COVER 10PM – 2AM

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Greetings Seattle Casineros, I am passing on this info to you from Rumbanana if you are interested in taking a road trip to Portland. Check it out!

Rose City Salsa Festival: Mike and Simona will be teaching and performing at this event, and a bunch of the Rumbananas and friends will be there to show our support. The extended NW Casino families (Vancouver B.C., Seattle, Tri-Cities, Portland, Corvallis, Eugene, etc.) will be there as well. This is a great event to support since it’s combining Portland’s Salsa families and the Cuban groups. I encourage you to attend to build more relationships between Salsa genres. =) The event information: http://www.rosecitysalsafestival.com/

One Night in Cuba in Portland: Friday, May 6th is the next One Night in Cuba at Aztec Willies. There will be a ton of out-of-town guests in town to celebrate Rocky, Rogelio and Malia’s birthday weekend. Don’t forget your cameras!

STAY TUNED! Kati Hernandez is coming to Oregon! She will be partying and teaching workshops in Portland/Corvallis during the weekend of May 6th – May 8th. She’s an amazing dancer and an unbelievable instructor. You will NOT want to miss this! More details to come.

UNA BULLA!
Simona & Mike

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