SALSA DIPS AND LUNGES I -
Steve and Danielle
Pre-req: Intermediate Salsa (Couples only)

Okay, so you know how to Salsa and you know how to move. Now it's time to show off!! 

Salsa Dips and Lunges add Theater Arts to the hottest dance around. Draw every eye in the room straight to you as you perform dance tricks that people will love to watch!

There will be very little overlap from the Crash Course of the same name taught April 14. This will include mostly original material. 

BEG LATIN CHA CHA - Jill
Pre-req: No pre-requisite

Cha Cha is one of the Dance World's coolest dances. For one thing, it is an incredibly versatile dance. Cha Cha can be used to Tito Puente or Marc Anthony Salsa music, romantic Country-Western Polka music, Disco music with a Latin Beat, 50's Sock Hop music like "Johnny Angel", and popular music like Santana's recent Grammy winner "Smooth". 

Cha Cha patterns can vary from the simple to the complex and will even use double turns when the mood strikes. Best of all, the Cha Cha has an attractive hip motion that make pretty dresses do the exact same thing that Gap Khakis do for Swing dancing.

Cha Cha is flirtatious, sexy, easy to learn, and lots of fun! Plus you will get plenty of chances to use it during the party later on.

BEG MERENGUE - Luis
Pre-req: No pre-requisite

Merengue is a major Salsa dances known as the
"Walking Dance". You take a step on each beat of the music.  

Featuring terrific hip motion and fun patterns, Merengue is a major dance in the Latin clubs ! Merengue is lots of fun and very easy to learn. 

BACHATA - Linda
Pre-req: No pre-requisite

Bachata is a slow Latin dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. It is based on an ancient African dance rhythm known as 'Ibo' brought over by slaves stolen from the Nigerian Kwa tribe in the early 1800s.

Bachata lyrics are almost always about heartbreak or unrequited love. Known as  "la música de amargue" (the music of bitterness), it developed as music for the poorest neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic.

In many ways the history of bachata music is similar to that of American blues. Originally a rural, guitar-based form, bachata was the music of the poor and uneducated. Now it is entering mainstream Salsa music.

The lyrics often contain raw double-entendres and bawdy sexual innuendoes. Whether its the suggestive lyrics or the sensual style of the Bachata, this dance is starting to get a "bad reputation".  In fact Bachata has been compared to Bossa Nova, another Latin dance with a "bad reputation".

And now that you know about how naughty Bachata is, come learn how to dance it!

INT SALSA PATTERNS - Martin    
Prerequisite: NO BEGINNERS!!
You need to have finished Beginning Salsa

Martin has more tricks up his sleeve than you can imagine.  He is bound to turn the class upside and over, so plan to stay afterwards and practice what you learn.

Please note we have a Beginners Salsa class scheduled at the same time, so please don't force your way into this class.  This course is for people who have finished Beg Salsa... FINISHED... and it will move just as fast as the students can pick it up.