Level |
Technique
(pre-requisites) |
Moves - examples
(pre-requisites) |
Workshop Focus |
Level 1
New Beginner
|
*No pre-requisites |
*No pre-requisites |
The workshops will give you confidence with the basic Salsa steps and technique and give you a taster of other fun Cuban dance forms. |
Level 2
Improver
|
*Basic footwork on time |
Familiar with basic footwork (Cuban basic, Mambo, Cucaracha, basic back) |
Designed for dancers who have solid footwork, the workshops will introduce you to basic Cuban Salsa turns and combinations and the rueda basics. |
Level 3
Improver/
Intermediate
(reasonable
dancer) |
*Dance on time
*Give clear lead
*Follow whilst breathing and not turning blue
*Add the odd Cuban bootie wiggle whilst dancing
*Dance freestyle with ease |
Basic turns & combinations:
*Dile Que No
*Dame, una/dos etc
*Sombrero
*Enchufla
*Enchufla doble
*Fly
*Vacilala
*Adios/A la hermana
*Setenta/uno/dos
*A Bayamo/por abajo
|
Designed for dancers who have solid footwork and are confident with basic turns and combinations, the workshops will make your dancing more varied and dynamic.. |
Level 4
Intermediate/
Advanced
(competent
dancer)
|
*Be able to chat up partner at the same time as shake your bootie through Sombrero Complicado!
*Put on your own style
*To dance with great partner confidence and awareness
*To lead and follow from the core of your body
|
*Able to perform most advanced moves with confidence (e.g. Evelyn con la mano derecha)
|
Designed for competent dancers the workshops will focus on areas such as: musical interpretation with accents and gestures in your body movement; dancing contra-tiempo; mixing Salsa with Rumba; the most advanced and fun Salsa moves. |
