Hello,

My name is Maritza Baida, one of the dance instructors at Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma. We are having a special workshop series event beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, April 28) and Friday, April 30. If you like dancing salsa(whether LA style or NY style) these workshops can add to your repertoire. These workshops are great for beginners and intermediate level dancers. Cuban style is known to be organic, deeply connected to the "clave" rhythm, with an African flavor to the body movement, and danced in a circular manner. It is danced lower to the ground and the footwork is functional as if walking to the music around your partner. This style of salsa is known as "casino" and can be danced in a circle with other couples, where there is a caller (like square-dancing), and the leads change partners after each move is executed. This circular group dance is called "rueda de casino," very popular all around the world.

Victoria-Hadar, from NYC will be teaching casino and rueda de casino. Her workshops will be split between Tacoma and Seattle. If you would like to know more about Victoria, here is a link to her bio:

http://www.youshouldbedancing.net/viewInstructorDetails.aspx?id=53

Vic is awesome and she is so much fun to learn from. She teaches in NYC and is respected in the Cuban salsa community and in national and international rueda congresses.

Wednesday, April 28th, A at the Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma

5:30-6:30pm – Body Motion for Cuban Salsa (a.k.a. Casino) – Emphasizing isolation movements in the torso, shoulders, arms, hips and legs. Great workshop for beginners.

6:30-8:30pm – Dinner Break – Dining in Tacoma on your own

8:30-9:30pm – Lead/Follower in Cuban Salsa (Casino)– Circular motion in casino vs. back & forth Linea.This workshop is great for LA style salseros who want to add casino style salsa to their repertoire.

Friday, April 30th at the Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma

7:00-8:00pm Salsa Suelta– Emphasizing casino dance moves without a partner yet teaches the footwork necessary for casino dancing in a social setting. Come learn salsa suelta moves from NYC! You will want to get on a plane to NY and want to dance THIS! Super fun!

8:00-9:00pm Partnering to Rueda – Focusing on group moves that are super fun like “jardin” and “amistad” etc., plus, fun silly vocal calls that are done in NYC.

Workshop Prices:

Pre-registration: $40.00 for all four Tacoma workshops
and individual workshop are $10.00

Late Registration (at the door): it’s $15 per workshop or $60 for all 4 workshops.
Same goes for the four Seattle workshops.

Pre-Registration DEADLINE for Tacoma workshops Tuesday, April 27th . [UPDATE-If you know you're coming to Vic's workshops and want to reserve a spot then pay me at the door at the early bird price, you must e-mail me before the deadline at sbdiva32@yahoo.com indicating which workshops.]

For Tacoma patrons, you can pay the pre-registration by check or cash at Studio 6 Ballroom. Checks MUST be made to Vic Hadar.

Any questions regarding the Vic’s workshops, please contact Maritza Baida at (206)300-4523 or via e-mail at sbdiva32@yahoo.com

Victoria-Hadar's Saturday Workshop Series in Seattle:

Saturday, May 1st at My World Dance & Fitness Studio in Seattle

12:30-1:30pm – Taking your Leading/Following to the Next Level– Partnering in casino, footwork, body and hand connection techniques, turn patterns, alardes, ganchos and moving around the floor. Learn how to connect comfortably with your partner on the dance floor.

1:30-2:30pm – Casino Partnering Combinations– Learn how to combine turns and basic casino moves while learning NY casino patterns. You will come away with a set sequence to help you remember turns and transitions while dancing casino in social dance setting.

2:30-3:30pm – Ruedalicious! – Spice up your basic rueda moves (i.e. dames, enchuflas, coca colas, exhibilas, rondes, di le que no’s, adios) and jazz them up with a flavor a lo Cubano en Nueva York! Also learn the rueda moves NYC casineros are calling as well.

3:30-4:30pm - “Oye! Una Bulla!” Caller Workshop– Learn how to call a rueda using voice projection to create and draw energy as well as knowing how to time calls. Participants will work in small groups to make sure everybody has a chance to practice calling.

Workshop Prices:

Pre-registration: $40.00 for all four Seattle workshops
and individual workshop are $10.00

Late Registration (at the door): it’s $15 per workshop or $60 for all 4 workshops.
Same goes for the four Seattle workshops.

Please e-mail me if you are interested in the Seattle workshops. Deadline is Friday, April 30, 2010.