Greetings Casineros,
We have great news to share! In November, we will have the honor of hosting Bay Area's highly acclaimed rueda/casino dance instructors, Ryan Mead & Sidney Weaverling from Rueda Con Ritmo.
Heavily sought after instructors whose dance congress workshops fill to capacity for their talent in teaching musicality and incredibly fun and entertaining rueda moves and salsa suelta moves that match the accents to Cuban music and timba. These workshops are also for casineros & salseros looking to challenge themselves to dance on clave (on-4). To learn more about Sidney & Ryan, please check out their
bios and
videos on their website titled
Rueda Con Ritmo. See below for workshop descriptions.
Saturday, November 15th
Danessense Studios in Carlsbad
1:00 PM Partnering for Cuban-style Salsa (Two Levels - Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced)
2:00 PM Origins of Rueda: Moves from 1957 to 1964 (All levels)
3:00 PM Musicality: Dancing the Rhythms of Salsa and Timba (All levels)
4:00 PM Salsa Workout and Body Movement: Rumba in Salsa (All levels)
Sunday, November 16th
Studio K Dance & Fitness in Kearny Mesa
12:00 PM Intro to Son Cubano (All levels)
1:00 PM Dancing with Clave: Changing Time (All levels)
2:00 PM Santiago-style Salsa and Rueda (Intermediate/Advanced)
3:00 PM Salsa Workout and Body Movement: Son in Salsa (All levels)
PRICE: One class: $15 pre-reg / $20 door
Two classes: $25 pre-reg / $35 door
Each Additional Class: $10
Four classes in one day $40 pre-reg / $50 door
All Eight classes $75 pre-reg / $90 door
Pre-Registration begins now until Friday, Nov 15th 10pm. Then the Paypal window will close and classes will be at-the-door prices for workshops.
To Pre-Register, you have 3 options:
1. Send Maritza your e-mail address to
sandiegorueda@gmail.com, let her know which workshops you are paying for and she will send you a Paypal Invoice where you pay online.
3. Pay directly on Pay Pal by clicking "Buy Now" button below
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
SATURDAY, NOV 15TH
Partnering for Cuban-style Salsa (Two Levels, Beginning and Int/Adv)
1:00pm
Cuban-style salsa (sometimes called casino) is dynamic and circular, even when not danced in a circle (rueda). In this class we will teach some of our favorite one-on-one turn patterns (traditional and original). Ryan and Sidney will teach separately, so there will be two different levels dancing simultaneously (beginning and intermediate/advanced).
Origins of Rueda: Moves from 1957 to 1964 (Levels 2 and up)
2:00pm
Rueda de Casino was first created by a group of teenagers in Havana in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In July, Ryan and Sidney traveled to Havana to meet and dance with several of the original dancers of the style (called "Fundadores," now in their 60s and 70s). In this class you'll learn many of the moves from the early days, including Derecha-izquierda, Bótala p'atrás, Enróscate, and Bikini.
Musicality: Dancing to the Rhythms of Salsa and Timba
3:00pm
Cuban music is incredibly rich and rhythmically layered, offering us a great abundance of material to draw upon as dancers. In this class you'll learn some of the most common accents in timba how to express these rhythms with your body, primarily through changes in footwork. This rhythmic understanding will enhance your enjoyment of the music and invigorate your dancing, both in the rueda and with a partner.
Salsa Workout and Body Movement (All levels)
4:00pm
In this energetic, full-body workout, we explore the roots and relatives of salsa. We warm up with basic footwork and move on to explore more complex rhythmic variations and related dance styles (such as Son, Mambo, Rumba and Cha-cha-chá) building towards completing the class with a dynamic and fun choreography. We will focus more on the relationship between Rumba and Salsa on Saturday, and the relationship between Son and Salsa on Sunday.
SUNDAY, NOV 16TH
Intro to Son Cubano (All levels)
12:00pm
Son is the style of dance and music that directly preceded Salsa in Cuba, but it is still a living tradition in itself. It is beautiful and elegant, simple in movements but sophisticated in rhythm and style. Many of the best salsa dancers incorporate movements, turns, timing, and style from son into their salsa dancing. In this class you'll learn the characteristic rhythm of Son (called "contratiempo" or "on 2") as well as some fundamental steps, movements, and turn patterns.
Dancing with Clave: Changing Time (All levels)
1:00pm
The clave is the rhythmic essence, the "key," of salsa music. In this class you'll learn to identify the two key distinctions that make the four types of clave used in salsa: 3-2 vs. 2-3 and son vs. rumba. We'll use this knowledge of the clave to help us switch back and forth between dancing "on 1" ("a tiempo") and "on 2" ("a contratiempo"). And beyond the how of switching time, we’ll delve into why you would want to switch: what cues to listen for and respond to in the music. It is highly recommended (but not required) to take the Intro to Son class prior to this class.
Santiago-style Salsa and Rueda (Intermediate/Advanced)
2:00pm
Santiago is the birthplace of Son Cubano and continues to be a center of innovation in both dance and music. Ryan and Sidney traveled to Santiago in July, studying from several different groups and teachers. In this class we'll show you our favorite new moves from Santiago, both one-on-one Salsa patterns and group moves for the Rueda.
Salsa Workout and Body Movement (All levels)
3:00pm
In this energetic, full-body workout, we explore the roots and relatives of salsa. We warm up with basic footwork and move on to explore more complex rhythmic variations and related dance styles (such as Son, Mambo, Rumba and Cha-cha-chá) building towards completing the class with a dynamic and fun choreography. We will focus more on the relationship between Rumba and Salsa on Saturday, and the relationship between Son and Salsa on Sunday.
