L.A. Salsa
LA style Salsa, also known as “On1” is the most common type of salsa seen here on the west coast, followed closely by Cuban Style salsa & NY style-On2. The “On1” just refers to the timing in which it is danced, all of which you will be taught in class!
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 1.0)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
This class is for those who have 0-4 months worth of classes & it is taught at the Richland Community Center on Tues. @ 8:00pm. Please pre-register with the Richland Parks & Rec. Their phone # is 509-942-7529. Once you complete this class, you will be moved onto level 2.0.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.0)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
Level 1.0 is a pre-requisite to this class. We will progress into inside & 1/2 outside turns in this class. Once you complete this class you will move onto 2.1
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.1)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
We will progress into 1.5 outside turns, more footwork and focus more on the lead & follow in this class. After this class is finished if we feel you have the basic concepts of right turns, CBL, inside turns, outside turns, & footwork, we will let you know you are ready to move onto the Level 2.5 class. If we believe you need some more instruction we will have you repeat level 2.0 & 2.1 again before moving onto 2.5.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.5)
6:15pm Thursdays @ the Richland Community Center
We will not work on any foundational concepts taught in Level 1 & 2 in this class as you are expected to understand them prior to enrolling in this class. We will work on Copas, basic checks, basket moves, beginning double spins & other advanced beginner concepts.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 3.0)
7:15pm Thursdays @ the Richland Community Center
Instructors permission required to attend this class. We will work on more advanced footwork, styling, combinations, multiple turns & more advanced concepts such as sliding windows, illusion (or touch & go)turns, whips, 360’s, arm spirals, triple spins, & wraps.
LA style Salsa, also known as “On1” is the most common type of salsa seen here on the west coast, followed closely by Cuban Style salsa & NY style-On2. The “On1” just refers to the timing in which it is danced, all of which you will be taught in class!
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 1.0)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
This class is for those who have 0-4 months worth of classes & it is taught at the Richland Community Center on Tues. @ 8:00pm. Please pre-register with the Richland Parks & Rec. Their phone # is 509-942-7529. Once you complete this class, you will be moved onto level 2.0.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.0)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
Level 1.0 is a pre-requisite to this class. We will progress into inside & 1/2 outside turns in this class. Once you complete this class you will move onto 2.1
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.1)
8:00pm Tuesdays (rotational months) @ the Richland Community Center
We will progress into 1.5 outside turns, more footwork and focus more on the lead & follow in this class. After this class is finished if we feel you have the basic concepts of right turns, CBL, inside turns, outside turns, & footwork, we will let you know you are ready to move onto the Level 2.5 class. If we believe you need some more instruction we will have you repeat level 2.0 & 2.1 again before moving onto 2.5.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 2.5)
6:15pm Thursdays @ the Richland Community Center
We will not work on any foundational concepts taught in Level 1 & 2 in this class as you are expected to understand them prior to enrolling in this class. We will work on Copas, basic checks, basket moves, beginning double spins & other advanced beginner concepts.
LA Style Salsa On1 (LEVEL 3.0)
7:15pm Thursdays @ the Richland Community Center
Instructors permission required to attend this class. We will work on more advanced footwork, styling, combinations, multiple turns & more advanced concepts such as sliding windows, illusion (or touch & go)turns, whips, 360’s, arm spirals, triple spins, & wraps.
Cuban Salsa
Our beginning "Cuban Salsa Class for Salseros" is only open to dancers who have been in L.A. Salsa level 2.5 for a minimum of 2 months or you must have instructors permission to attend. The classes are taught at a much faster rate than our other beginner classes. The Beginning Cuban Salsa series lasts 3 months (level 1.0, Level 1.5, Level 2.0) and once you complete those three levels and have shown a good grasp of the foundation, you will be given permission to take the on-going Cuban Salsa Level 3.0 class which is held on Tuesdays at 7:00pm at the Richland Community Center. The level 3.0 class focuses on both Casino & Rueda de Casino as well as introductions into Son, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cubaton, and Rumba.
Bachata
Learning Bachata is essential for every Salsa student & is also a great way to get your feet wet in the world of Latin dance. Students find that they progress at a faster rate then they thought they would. This beautiful dance comes to us from the Dominican Republic & here in the US, there are essentially two different styles of Bachata:
Bachata Tradicional– Uses lots of fun footwork & musicality & is a very “grounded” dance. The music is also more “traditional” or “classic” in the sense that it uses the original instruments that were found in the Bachata music played in the mid 20th century. You might listen to Juan Bautista, Anthony Santos, or Raulin Rodriguez if you were looking to dance some Traditional Bachata.
Bachata Urbana/Sensual Bachata-AKA modern Bachata was really developed here in the US & focuses less on the footwork of traditional Bachata & more on spins, patterns, body rolls & arm styling that is quite often seen in Salsa. As far as the music is concerned, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce, and Adventura are familiar names in the Urban Bachata scene.
WHAT DO WE TEACH ?? The answer to that is, we teach a mixture of both!!!! Our teachers have studied & love both styles!! The foundation for both styles is relatively similar & we find that our students can have more fun in the clubs & become more adverse dancers if they get exposure to both styles. We allow our students to gravitate towards which ever style fits their personal tastes on their own.
Bachata Tradicional– Uses lots of fun footwork & musicality & is a very “grounded” dance. The music is also more “traditional” or “classic” in the sense that it uses the original instruments that were found in the Bachata music played in the mid 20th century. You might listen to Juan Bautista, Anthony Santos, or Raulin Rodriguez if you were looking to dance some Traditional Bachata.
Bachata Urbana/Sensual Bachata-AKA modern Bachata was really developed here in the US & focuses less on the footwork of traditional Bachata & more on spins, patterns, body rolls & arm styling that is quite often seen in Salsa. As far as the music is concerned, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce, and Adventura are familiar names in the Urban Bachata scene.
WHAT DO WE TEACH ?? The answer to that is, we teach a mixture of both!!!! Our teachers have studied & love both styles!! The foundation for both styles is relatively similar & we find that our students can have more fun in the clubs & become more adverse dancers if they get exposure to both styles. We allow our students to gravitate towards which ever style fits their personal tastes on their own.
Cumbia
Originally a courtship dance from Colombia that has very little similarity to the dance found in the clubs today. in the 40’s it traveled from Columbia to Mexico City where many changes occured to the dance & music, which gave it the feel that it currently has today. This dance is extremely popular in our area and can be found playing side by side with salsa & Bachata. This class is on a rotational schedule, please check calendar for the next opportunity.
Argentine Tango
Our prime focus on teaching tango is about the connection between leader and follower. Tango is a conversation between two people. It is about “listening” to each other and dancing as one. It is an improvised dance where the leader initiates movements that the follower dances. It’s about give and take. The language we use are the different steps we learn.
We hope our students will fall in love with this dance enough to create our own Tango community here in the Tri-cities.
We hope our students will fall in love with this dance enough to create our own Tango community here in the Tri-cities.
Kizomba
Kizomba is an African rhythm, developed in Angola in the late 20th century. Being born in a continent with a effervescent musical history, Kizomba is a result of an evolution: young generations, listening to traditional music like Semba, felt something was missing – a modern and sensual touch. Adding an electronic percussion with a slow and sensual rhythm… kizomba was born.
During the passing years kizomba has developed and spread worldwide as a music that catches your ear and a dance that catches your soul. Many other related sounds and dancing patterns have been developing at the same time, not only in Angola but also Cape Verde and Antilles among others.
The basic make up of Kizomba is easy enough for beginners to learn, but the dance as a whole is challenging enough to keep advanced dancers learning for years. This beautiful dance & its music are sweeping the salsa scenes in the U.S., including the Northwest scenes.
During the passing years kizomba has developed and spread worldwide as a music that catches your ear and a dance that catches your soul. Many other related sounds and dancing patterns have been developing at the same time, not only in Angola but also Cape Verde and Antilles among others.
The basic make up of Kizomba is easy enough for beginners to learn, but the dance as a whole is challenging enough to keep advanced dancers learning for years. This beautiful dance & its music are sweeping the salsa scenes in the U.S., including the Northwest scenes.
Private Classes
Private Lessons are great for those who cannot make it to regularly scheduled class times, or for those who want to work at a slower or faster pace than the group classes, or if you simply want to perfect a technique or are just too shy to start in group classes!
Once you have purchased your private lessons (you can purchase them on-line), you will receive an email in a few days with the upcoming times slots available for lessons. Your private lessons will have an expiration date of one year from the time of purchase.
Purchase a one hr private lesson for $75/hr for 1-2 people = $75.00
Semi-Privates are also available, so if you and another couple or a group of friends want to take some lessons but can’t come during a regularly scheduled class time, we can schedule you a semi-private class.
Semi private class with 3-4 people = $26.00/per person/hr
Semi-Private class with 5-6 people = $20.00/per person/hr
Semi-Private class with 7+ people = $15.00/per person/hr
Once you have purchased your private lessons (you can purchase them on-line), you will receive an email in a few days with the upcoming times slots available for lessons. Your private lessons will have an expiration date of one year from the time of purchase.
Purchase a one hr private lesson for $75/hr for 1-2 people = $75.00
Semi-Privates are also available, so if you and another couple or a group of friends want to take some lessons but can’t come during a regularly scheduled class time, we can schedule you a semi-private class.
Semi private class with 3-4 people = $26.00/per person/hr
Semi-Private class with 5-6 people = $20.00/per person/hr
Semi-Private class with 7+ people = $15.00/per person/hr
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