FUNDAMENTAL SALSA SERIES
(FUNDAMENTAL SALSA I AND II)
The
Fundamental Salsa Series focuses emphasizes the importance of partnering skills, timing, and
technique. The elements of styling and musicality are discussed and demonstrated throughout the
course. The course material is designed to fit everyone - including experienced dancers who need a
refresher course. Turn your two left feet into dancing feet! Remember, practices makes perfect.
Fundamental Salsa I is the perfect class for absolute beginners! Learn the basic steps of salsa as well as
basic partnering techniques with 4 great moves and variations that will get you started on the dance
floor. Easily integrated and diversified, these moves will ensure you feel confident even as a beginner!
Follow up with
Fundamental Salsa II as you continue to improve your basic steps, learn new steps, and
build your repertoire as you go. By the end of this class you will be ready to move into the next salsa
series... Intermediate!
INTERMEDIATE SALSA SERIES
(INTERMEDIATE SALSA I AND II)
Just finished the Fundamental Salsa Series? Are you comfortable with the basic steps of salsa or mambo
and can effectively lead/follow the cross-body-lead? Then, congratulations, you are now an
Intermediate dancer! At the end of this course, you will be able to comfortably dance salsa. You can
look forward to experimenting with different styles of dancing salsa! Remember, practice makes
perfect.
Intermediate Salsa I still has most of its emphasis on partnering skills, timing, and technique as you
transition from a beginner to intermediate dancer. In this class, you will also focus on learning how to
stylize turn patterns, incorporate dips, and play with musicality.
Intermediate Salsa II completes the transformation from a basic dancer into a fluid and stylistic dancer.
Learning increasingly challenging turn patterns will build your repertoire and definitely make you a
contender on the dance floor.
INTER-ADVANCED SALSA
Inter-Advanced Salsa prepares the student for the Advanced Salsa series. It is also a great course for
students who are beyond beginner levels. This is the first course in which style and musicality will be
emphasized over partnering skills, timing, and technique (60:40 ratios respectively). In addition, the
speed at which turn patterns are learned will increase providing an additional challenge to each
student's muscle memory. While muscle memory is highly important, you will soon realize that this
class also tests your actual memory!
ADVANCED SALSA SERIES
(ADVANCED SALSA I, II, III)
Congratulations! You have entered the realm of advanced dancing, whereby achievement here is
something to be proud of! This series is designed to expand your knowledge base, challenge your
abilities, and grow your style and musicality.
The level of difficulty in the moves will increase, the number of moves in the turn patterns will have
expanded, and the time to learn them in will have decreased. We can't wait to see you on the dance
floor!
LATIN MOVEMENT
Work those hips and shoulders!! This workshop will teach you core Latin movements and styling
through body isolations, musicality and choreographed combinations. Let us show you how to move
your body to the mesmerizing melodies and upbeat rhythms of salsa, merengue, cha cha cha and more.
Learn in a fun and inviting environment; instructions are easy to follow and everyone is welcome!
SALSA STYLING
Love to dance salsa, but want to look more suave, more fluid and creative? Then this class is for you.
We will work with a variety of salsa themes and tempos to instruct a well-rounded repertoire of stylistic
additions to your salsa dancing. This class is suitable for all levels of dancers!
REGGAETON
Get summerlicious with Reggaeton, the latest dance sensation to come out of Latin American. A blend
of West-Indian and Latin American music - influences of reggae, dancehall, salsa, Latin pop, and bachata
- completed with an urban twist of hip hop and R&B. This choreography based class will definitely get
you grooving with your bad-self and is a great compliment to any of our salsa classes.
REGGAETON WORKSHOPS
Let loose, and allow your inner energy take over, as you learn fun routines set to Reggaeton music.
These 2 hour workshops are designed to give you a great workout, with a focus on Latin-specific body
isolations and choreography.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT:
- detailed and personalized dance instruction with the instructors of P.O.S.E. Dance Troupe
- a fun and inspiring environment to learn dance
- a great and energizing workout
- effective and useful dance moves for Reggaeton music
- a motivating experience to feel alive and rejuvenated
- a supportive and inviting dance experience
