Welcome to dive into the world of Cuban dance! Emma will take you on a journey deeper into your dance – towards authentic, high-quality movement. In this course, we will focus on different aspects of Cuban salsa by improving technique of the steps and body movements (despelote) and practicing different types of movement and how to combine elements of Cuban rumba with salsa.
The course is suitable for dancers who have mastered the basic steps, rhythm, and fundamental technique of Cuban salsa.
Time: Wednesdays 14.1.–20.5. at 20:15–21:10
Place: Flama Rauhankatu (Rauhankatu 15, 20100 Turku)
Level: intermediate
Teacher: Emma Hirvonen
The course fee includes 18 × 55 min sessions. No class 13.5.
Reserve your place in time and take advantage of the early bird price
By registering for the course by Sunday 4.1.2026, you will receive the course at a discounted price.
If you would like to pay part of the course fee with a tyky benefit (e.g., Smartum, Edenred, ePassi), please register by sending an email to: info@flama.fi.
Thinking of taking multiple courses? With the Flama Anytime pass, you can dance unlimitedly throughout the spring season. If you already have an Anytime pass, register for the courses by email: info@flama.fi
243,00 €
4 in stock
Absences from classes can be made up during the same term in any other class or drop-in session. This way, no dance session will be wasted! Read more.
For the class, it is recommended to wear clothes that are comfortable to move around in. You can dance with indoor sneakers, dance shoes, or socks. Also take a water bottle with you and remember to drink enough after class.
Cuban salsa is based in particularly on Cuban son: a music and dance style from the early 20th century that combines African rhythms (e.g., clave, call and response structure, percussion instruments) and Spanish melodic influences (e.g., guitars, singing). Cuban salsa is a rich mix of music and movement, with influences from Cuban rumba, mambo, cha-cha-chá, and other Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms and dances.
Salsa is a happy and energetic dance where the main thing is to have fun to the rhythm of catchy music. Salsa Solo is a fun way to enjoy music and movement.
My roots take me to the cold north, but deep down inside, Cuban rhythms have melted my heart.
Dance has been a part of my life throughout my life, and my most important teachers have been the respected maestros and dancers Indira and Yunier Garcia, from whom I have learned both in Finland (for the first time in 2016) and in Cuba, as well as Hanna Terán, with whom I had my first childhood dance experiences and under whose guidance I have grown as a dancer ever since.
I teach Cuban popular dances, including step and body movement techniques based on casino (couple salsa). In my classes, the focus is shifted away from rigid choreography towards a grounded and authentic movement language. In solo classes, students learn to interpret and express different qualities of dance and to combine them naturally. In my teaching, it is important to me to always respect the origins and cultural context of dance. Progress in the courses is made with respect for the dialogue between learning and repetition, i.e., internalizing things and then letting them sink in, understanding that everyone learns at their own pace.
In my teaching, I combine gentle and technically precise guidance. I approach dance with the understanding that we are a whole. Our breathing is an essential part of movement, and with it, relaxation is like opening up a new dimension to dance
Agua!!
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
