Instructors & Classes
Created by DjSammy on 18 Aug 2011
See the information below on Seattle’s Instructors and Classes:
§ Maiensy Sanchez (see below)
§ José Carrión
§ Betsy Dischel
§ Lance Lu (see below)
§ Carlos Manuel Lazo (see below)
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Instructor: Maiensy Sanchez
Teaches: Casino, Rueda de Casino, Cha-Cha-Cha, Mambo, Bolero, Son, Body Movement (styling) and Intro to Rhythm.
Maiensy teaches in clave (on the four).
Contact: Email: maiensy@hotmail.com
Website: Under construction
Facebook: Maiensy Cuban Dance Classes
Maiensy began teaching popular Cuban music and dance while working at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores (TEC) de Monterrey, Mexico, in 1996. She created and developed a curriculum for the International Programs department‘s exchange students. In 1999, she pioneered the Cuban style of dance instruction in the Seattle area. As a born-and-raised Cuban, and having grown up in a family of stage artists, she adds her firsthand experience to a class environment that is as meaningful as it is entertaining. Her teaching style incorporates her background in socio-cultural anthropology and 13 years of professional music training. Her teaching method draws from her biological father, an established stage actor, and her father Fernando Alonso, creator of the Cuban School of Ballet and one of the founders of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, both currently on the island. Maiensy has received training in ballet, jazz, modern dance, flamenco and West African dance. She has performed at the New Orleans International Ballet Conference (as assistant to master Roberto Borrell) and a number of local venues, including Benaroya Hall. Maiensy is available exclusively for privates, pre-arranged group lessons and workshops.
For information on current learning opportunities, please, contact Maiensy via email or Facebook.
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Instructor: José Carrión
Teaches: Afro-Cuban-Haitian Folkloric dance, Cuban Son, Rumba,
Casino, Mambo, Pilon, and Cha-cha-cha.
Contact: Naomi Bierman & José Alfredo Carrión
Website: http://www.cubanfolkloricdance.com
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Jose is a percussionist, choreographer, and former principal dancer and corps professor of Ballet Folklórico Cutumba de Santiago de Cuba. Learn traditional Cuban dance and percussion from a true master! Classes include Conga Santiaguera and rumba percussion, Afro-Cuban-Haitian folkloric dance, Cuban Son, Rumba, and popular dances such as Cuban-style Salsa (Casino), Mambo, Pilon, and Cha-cha-cha.
For a full schedule of classes, including prices, see the website link above.
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Instructor: Betsy Dischel
Teaches: Rueda de Casino
Contact: Website: Bien Feliz
Email : betsy@bienfeliz.com
Betsy started her dancing journey in Santa Cruz, California, in 2001 with a former student of Sidney Weaverling. She taught Rueda to beginner and advanced students in Santa Cruz, and now continues her passion for Rueda by instructing students here in the Seattle area. Betsy constantly looks to expand her knowledge base of Cuban Salsa and Cuban movement by working with local instructors and national figures, such as Ryan Mead and Sidney Weaverling from San Francisco and Duane Wrenn from the Detroit area. Her years of instruction enable her to advise students at any level, with a respect for each student’s unique style and needs in mind. Betsy has collaborated with UW Experimental College to teach Rueda de Casino Level 1.
See Betsy’s website for current information on classes and a list of moves she will teach at each level. The website also includes a sampling of moves that have links to video demonstrations.
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Instructor: Lance Lu
Teaches: Danzon, Son, Cha-cha-cha, Son Montuno, and Casino
Contact: Email: lutaonan@gmail.com
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Lance Lu teaches Cuban partner dancing in private (1-2 dancers) and small-group (4-6 dancers) lessons in his studio in Greenwood. He offers instruction in traditional Havana-style danzon, son, cha cha cha, son montuno, and casino. Lance’s approach stresses developing dance skills for partnering (both lead and follow) and understanding the musical structure of the song. Good dancers reflect and connect to the music they are dancing to. Lance began studying Cuban dance in 1994, inspired by 10 days studying Cuban music with Los Munequitos de Matanzas. Encouraged by the late Ricardo Cane, he began studying Cuban dance with Roberto Borrell, who remains his major influence. He was an early student of Maiensy Sanchez and also traveled to California to study with Jose Baroso. To develop further dance skills, Lance has studied with many stateside teachers, including Ennio Cordoba, Alex de Silva, and Josie Neglia in L.A.; Barry Douglas in Detroit; and Eddie Torres, Delille Thomas, and Leo Garcia of NYC. Lance was an original member of the dance company TropiCuba, in which he called the company’s rueda and was featured dancing son with Maiensy Sanchez. He has also performed as a dancer in concert with Yerba Buena and Charanga Danzon in Seattle.
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Instructor: Carlos Manuel Lazo
Teaches: Casino & Rueda de Casino
Contact: Email: narvaescu4@yahoo.com
Website: www.kirklanddance.org
Tel: 425-350-2474