Meri Niemi’s Twerk and Reggaeton Workshops on Saturday 28.9.2024
at 12:00-13:30 Twerk (90 min, open level)
at 13:30-15:00 Reggaeton (90 min, open level)
Workshops consist of warm-up, technique and choreoraphy.
Place: Flama Linnankatu (Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku)
Level: open level
Price: 21€ / workshop
Teacher: Meri Niemi
Sign up for the workshop here.
Attention! We do not refund you, if you have to cancel your participation. In case of illness, you can receive a gift card of the same value to our studio.
The twerk, which has gained great popularity in the world, focuses on the movements of the pelvic area. Twerk has its roots in various African American and African dances, including mapouka, baikoko, niko and chakacha. With slavery, the dances associated with the cultural traditions of different countries, cultures, and tribes in Africa have become mixed, and that is why the roots of the twerk cannot be associated with the dances of just one region or cultural heritage. The concept of twerk started to be used in the late 80s, for example in the context of the bounce hip hop trend in New Orleans.
Twerk moves can be easily taken to the dance floor and probably that is why it is commonly seen at parties. During twerk classes, you will get diversely familiar with various techniques, such as shaking, jiggle, thrusting and throwing the hip and bounce as well as some floorwork. At the beginning of the class, there is a warm-up, after which we go through some basic movements. Twerk develops comprehensively physical fitness, especially back, thighs, glutes and abdominal muscles.
Relaxed and comfortable clothes, indoor exercise shoes or sneakers and a water bottle are great choices for these classes. Shorts or other similar pants with a moderately loose or flexible material are the best choice, as it is more difficult to twerk in tight clothes.
You need knee pads to the twerk classes.
Twerk classes are meant for over 16-year-olds.
Reggaeton is a Latin dance and music style born in the 1990s and it has been influenced by different dance styles, for example South and Middle American dances, such as dancehall, various Afro dances as well as hip hop. The roots of the reggaeton dance are for example in Panama, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Reggaeton is characterized by strong dynamic fluctuations, polyrhythmics and playing with chest and hip isolation in particular. Both strong accents and soft sensual movements are present and they alternate in reggaeton. Reggaeton classes are full of power, energy and attitude!
During the classes, you can dance with dance sneakers or other indoor shoes. Please bring a water bottle and comfortable clothes with you.
More information about the workshops: info@flama.fi
The picture in the article: Picla Photography @piclaphotography
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