Beginner Salsa 2

Dates: 10.19, 10.26, 11.2, 11.9, 11.16

All new students register for Beginner 1. Completion of Beginner 1 or permission needed to register for Beginner 2. For questions or to join dance troupe, email palante@cornell.edu.

Description:

Salsa on Wednesdays at the Barn is Palante's signature dance instruction series. Here we teach you the basics of Salsa: dancing on the Salsa beat, body movement and weight shift, partner connectivity, and principles of music-dance interpretation. Classes start with a line dance warm-up of Salsa Suelta ("loose" Salsa) and basic step pattern variations known as "shines." We then move into partner work, teaching turns and combinations with rotating partners.

In Salsa, timing, rhythm and dance flow is cued to the dancer by layered Afro-percussion based orchestral music. Lead and follow between partners is created through the frame, points of connection, and tension. The flavor of Salsa derives from a core of Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin and Iberian music and dance forms, enhanced by contributions from cultures around the world, including in the areas of jazz, ballroom and pop music. Salsa is ecumenical, inspiring, dynamic and yet accessible. Beginner Salsa will help you acquire the skills and sensibility necessary to survive on the dance floor, advance to higher levels, and form a basis for your own individual dance style. Learning aids include a syllabus, music and video.

Class size limit: 40. Open to students and non-students.
Cost: Students: $50 per five week series, $90 per couple, $12 drop-in.
Non-Students: $60 per five week series, $110 per couple, $14 drop-in.