Dance Classes and Services
Find our weekly classes, upcoming intensive courses and other events below!
Autumn Schedule 2019 (valid from September 2 to December 13)
*We reserve the right to make class and teacher changes.
- Monday
- 16:15 – 17:15
Reggaeton, beginners (Meri) - 17:15 – 18:15
Twerk, beginners (Meri) - 18:15 – 19:15
Twerk, intermediate (Meri) - 19:15 – 20:15
Pilates (Sarianna) - 20:15 – 21:15
2.9.–31.9.2019 Couple Salsa Beginners Course, separate registration for the course (Anna)
7.10.–4.11.2019 Commercial Dance course, advanced level (Maritza)
- Tuesday
- 16:15 – 17:15
Solo Salsa, beginners (Anna) - 17:15 – 18:15
Musical Dance, intermediate (Juulia) - 18:15 – 19:15
Show Burlesque, open level (Mirka) - 19:15 – 20:15
3.9.–8.10.2019: Kizomba Course, separate registration for the course (Carlos)
15.10.2019 onwards: Commercial Dance, open level (Pauliina) - 20:15 – 21:15
3.9.–8.10.2019 Semba Course, separate registration for the course (Carlos)
15.10.2019 onwards: Heels, intermediate (Pauliina)
- Wednesday
- 16:15 – 17:15
Voguing, beginners (Lotta) - 17:15 – 18:15
Hall 1: Reggaeton, beginners (Pinja)
Hall 2: Kids’ Class 3–6 y (Ida) - 18:15 – 19:15
Bachata Ladies Style, open level (Pinja) - 19:15 – 20:45
Couple Bachata Course, separate registration for the course (Pinja) - 20:45 – 21:45
Basemint Crew Trainings
- Thursday
- 16:15 – 17:15
Lyrical Jazz, beginners (Roosa) - 17:15 – 18:15
5.9.–10.10.2019 Bachata Ladies Style, beginners (Anna)
17.10.2019 onwards: Contemporary Dance, open level (Pauliina) - 18:15 – 19:15
Reggaeton, intermediate (Meri) - 19:15 – 20:15
Twerk Technique, open level (Meri) - 20:15 – 21:15
Flawless Diva, open level (Meri)
- Friday
- 16:15 – 17:15
Barre, beginners (Ida) - 17:15 – 18:15
Adult Ballet, open level (Ida) - 18:15 – 19:15
Salsa Ladies Style, intermediate (Anna) - 19:15 – 20:15
Flama Crew Training
- Saturday
- INTENSIVE COURSES
- Sunday
- INTENSIVE COURSES
- 14:15 – 15:15
Twerk, beginners (Meri) - 15:15 – 16:15 Twerk, intermediate (Meri)
- 16:15 – 17:15 Couple Salsa, beginners (Anna)
- 17:15 – 18:15 Couple Salsa, intermediate (Anna)
- 18:15 – 19:15 Oriental Dance, beginners (Hanna)
- 19:15 – 21:15 Flama´s Dancehall Queenstyle Crew, intensive training (Eve and Meri)
Upcoming Intensive Courses and Events
Intensive courses are held on Saturdays and Sundays. New intensive courses coming up soon!
Kizomba & Semba Courses on Tuesdays, September 3, 10, 17 & 24 and October 1 & 8
Carlos Camba’s kizomba and semba classes in Turku at Tanssistudio Flama on Tuesday nights during the period of six weeks, between the 3rd of September and the 8th of October.
COUPLE KIZOMBA course (6 h) on Tuesdays at 19.15–20.15,
the 3rd, the 10th, the 17th and the 24th of September as well as the 1st and the 8th of October.
intermediate level, so you should know the basics beforehand
COUPLE SEMBA course (6 h) on Tuesdays at 20.15–21.15
the 3rd, the 10th, the 17th and the 24th of September as well as the 1st and the 8th of October.
advanced beginners, you can attend this class also if you have danced kizomba before
Register for the courses by sending an email to: info@flama.fi. You can join the class with or without your own pair. Attention! The places for the followers signing up without own pair have already been taken, but you can still sign up together with your partner. Leaders can sign up either alone or together with followers.
PRICES:
1 course: 6 classes: 50 €
2 courses (kizomba ja semba), 12 classes 95 €
You can pay the course also with Flama’s Anytime- or punch card. Please notice, that the registration is binding for all 6 weeks period, so we will mark 6 classes (or 12 classes) from your card at the first class. Cancellations are possible only in case of illness. The course fee will be paid when you arrive for the first class.
CARLOS CAMBA
Carlos Camba is from Angola and he has been teaching kizomba and semba in Finland since 2014. Carlos has studied dancing with several international dance teachers and developed his skills especially in Angola. During his classes, Carlos concentrates on developing basic techniques and body movements, especially the use of the hip. It is important to him that all the knowledge learnt during the classes can be applied to actual social dances.
Carlos finds it important to have a good relationship with his students. Humor blossoms in his classes. He highlights that everyone, who is motivated to learn, is warmly welcome to his classes.
KIZOMBA
Kizomba music and dance were created in Angola in early 1980s when zouk, the popular music in the Caribbean, came to Angola and mixed with semba. Kizomba means a partyin Kimbundu language. In its country of origin, it is traditionally danced for example at weddings and at other parties. Kizomba is a social dance that is characterized by a close proximity and the lower body concentrated ginga, the body movement. Similar to tango, leading and following are done with the upper body and less with hands (compared to salsa). After its arrival in Europe, kizomba has developed into new styles, such as urbankizz and kizomba fusion.
SEMBA
Semba is a fast-paced, fun couple dance. Semba has a long tradition in Angola, in its country of origin, and it has influenced other genres of music and dance, for example kizomba. The essential characteristics of semba include hooks, low liftings, the leader’s footwork and various tricks. In Dance Studio Flama, we start with the basics of semba and concentrate on the most important aspect: having fun!
Couple Bachata for Beginners, September 4 – December 11
This course has started and it is already full.
Bachata is one of the most popular Latin dances and now you have a change to learn it!
Couple Bachata course for the beginners will be held at Flama in autumn 2019 between the 4th of September and the 11th of December 2019 at 19.15–20.45 (one class lasts 90 minutes). The course starts right from the basics, so you do not have to have any dance background. The teacher of the course is Pinja Simola.
PRICES
– Normal price (valid after 31.7.2019): 195 € / 165 € (students, seniors)
The payment includes 15 x 1.5 h, so 22.5 h of teaching in total between the 4th of September and the 11th of December.
If you have Flama’s autumn season Anytime card, there is no additional payment for the course, so you can attend the course with the Anytime card as well.
Attention! The places for the followers and couples have already been taken, but there is still room for some leaders!
If you want to pay with Smartum-vouchers etc., contact us by sending an email to info@flama.fi.
REGISTRATION (follower spots are full)
Registrate for the course by purchasing it through our webshop:
– leaders: https://flama.fi/tuote/sensual-bachata-kurssi-syksy-2019-viejat/
– leaders with reduced price (students, seniors): https://flama.fi/tuote/sensual-bachata-kurssi-syksy-2019-viejat-opiskelijat-elakelaiset/’
– Autumn 2019 Anytime: https://flama.fi/en/tuote/fall-2019-anytime/
(Attention! You can only sign up as a pair)
– Autumn 2019 Anytime (students, seniors): https://flama.fi/en/tuote/fall-2019-anytime-students-and-pensioners/
(Attention! You can only sign up as a pair)
You do not have to have a partner to register for the course. Partners are rotated in every rehearsal.
Bachata is a dance style originally from Dominican Republic, and sensual style of bachata was created in Cádiz, Spain, by Korke Escalona and Judith Cordero. Couple bachata classes will explain you why Sensual Bachata is so popular around the world. You will not only learn different figures but also the right technique to perform the movements and and great tips for social dancing.
TEACHER: PINJA SIMOLA
Pinja has been dancing competitive and Latin dances passionately, both solo and couple dances, all her life. Nowadays, she actively develops her dance skills abroad, for example by participating in the teaching of the world’s most famous Latin dance professionals. Pinja teaches bachata, reggaeton and salsa around Finland and also outside the country alone or with her partner. Especially her Bachata Ladies’ Styling classes have gained great popularity.
More information: info@flama.fi
Couple Salsa for Beginners, September 8 – December 8
Couple Salsa Beginners’ Intensive Course – learn the basics of salsa dancing this autumn!
Instructed by Anna Tolppa
Would you like to learn to dance couple salsa? This course starts from the very basics, so you do not need any prior knowledge about salsa dancing. Anna is always instructing in English when there are people who do not speak Finnish. Start a new great hobby and come and have fun with us!
During the course, you will get familiar with the basic steps of salsa and we will practice rhythmics, figures as well as techniques of both leading and following.
Time: Every Sunday at 16.15–17.15 from the 8th of September to the 8th of December 2019
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, Turku
Price (13 classes included): 115 €
Price for students or seniors: 95 €
Register for the course by purchasing it on our webshop:
– normal price: https://flama.fi/tuote/parisalsan-kausimaksu/
If you purchase the course, we will automatically reserve you a place for all beginners’ couple salsa classes (13 classes) on autumn Sundays. This means that you do not need to book each class separately through our reservation system, but you will have a place guaranteed to all of the classes. However, it is also possible to join couple salsa classes on Sundays without paying the course fee. You can for example use Flama’s 20 Times Punch Card, Anytime Card or you can purchase a single class, but then you need to reserve the place in advance through our reservation system: https://flama.fi/en/reservations/. Those who have paid for the course fee will be given priority if the class gets full.
The principle of the class is to change the pair all the time, so that everyone gets to dance. This is how we learn to become better dancers. However, if you want to dance only with your own pair, that is also possible. Just let the instructor know about it in the beginning of the course.
And yes, you do not need to have had any previous dance experiences prior to this course.
Welcome to have fun and to learn some basics of couple salsa!
Urban Latin Weekend vol. 2: Cano Monroy & Hanna-Maija Pääkkönen, September 21–22
The 21st and 22nd of September, we will have amazing dance teachers Cano Monroy and Hanna-Maija Pääkkönen visiting Flama!
Schedule
Saturday, September 21
11.00–12.15 Salsa Ladies Style (75 min), Hanna-Maija
12.30–13.45 Sensual heels (75 min), Hanna-Maija
14.00–15.15 Commercial Latin, 75 min – Hanna-Maija
15.30–17.00 Reggaeton, choreography 1 (90 min) – Cano
Sunday, September 22
11.00–12.30 Reggaeton technique, open level (90min) – Cano
12.30–14.00 Reggaeton, choreography 2 90 min – Cano
The classes choreo 1 and choreo 2 concentrate on different choreographies, so same participants can definitely take both classes. In other words, you can participate in both classes or just one of them.
Prices:
All classes “full pass”: 99 €
1 x 75 min workshop: 20 €
3 x 75 min workshop (Hanna-Maija’s classes): 50 €
1 x 90 min workshop: 24 €
3 x 90 min workshop (Cano’s classes): 60 €
Reserve your place for the class by purchasing it from our webshop:
Full pass: https://flama.fi/tuote/urban-latin-weekend-vol-2-full-pass/
Hanna-Maija’s classes 3 x 75 min: https://flama.fi/tuote/urban-latin-weekend-hanna-maija-paakkosen-workshopit-3-x-75-min/
Cano’s classes 3 x 90 min: https://flama.fi/tuote/urban-latin-weekend-cano-monroyn-workshopit-3-x-90-min/
Single workshop: https://flama.fi/urban-latin-weekend-21-22-syyskuuta-flamassa/
TEACHERS
Cano Monroy is teaching in Mexico City and Los Angeles and he has been performing for example in Daddy Yankees music videos and other big productions.
Hanna-Maija Pääkkönen is a professional dancer specialized in Caribbean dances. She has a long dance education since she was 3 years old, featuring studies in classical ballet, lyrical jazz, contemporary dance and show dance. She came in contact with Latin American dances already in her childhood, when living in Nicaragua where she studied local folkloric dances. During her high school years she travelled to Dominican Republic (1999-2000) to study merengue and bachata. After returning to Finland she studied afrocuban dances with several Cuban professionals such as Ramon Silverio (Conjunto Folklórico Santiago de Cuba) and Chiqui Dixon (Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba) around Europe. During her studies she worked as a teacher trainee in Dance School Salsa de Cuba, where she later on also reached for several years.
Hanna-Maija has worked as a full time dance teacher since 2002. She continues to educate herself, and makes several study trips every year to Latin America and Europe. She is known as an inspiring teacher, whose passion for dance is evident. Many of her former students now work as professionals. Her dance style is a mixture of soft feminine movements, a graceful quality of moves originating in her classical background, and explosive energy. Hanna-Maija specializes especially on Reggaeton, Ladies’ style salsa On1 and On2 and Cuban rumba.
Salsa Solo & Salsa Ladies Style Workshops, September 28
On Saturday, the 28th of September, we will dance salsa at Dance Studio Flama!
Schedule on Saturday, August 28
11.00–12.00 Salsa Solo, beginners (60 min)
12.00–13.30 Salsa Ladies Style, intermediate (90 min)
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku
Teacher: Anna Tolppa
Prices and registration:
Register for the workshop bu purchasing it on our webshop:
– Salsa Solo (60 min) 12 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/soolosalsan-alkeet/
– Salsa Ladies Style (90 min) 16 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/salsa-ladies-style-workshop/
With Flama’s Autumn Anytime card you can attend these classes without separate course fee. In that case, register for the workshops by sending an email to info@flama.fi.
Beginners’ Salsa Solo class takes you to the world of salsa rhythms. During the class, you will get familiar with the basic steps of salsa and we will learn about technique, body movements and rhythmics. This class is suitable for everyone, no prior salsa experience is needed!
Salsa Ladies Style class is all about impressive feminine body movements and music interpretation. In addition to typical body movements and technique of salsa, the class concentrates inter alia on the use of hands and feminine impression, not forgetting show elements. Let yourself lose in all the sensuality!
During the ladies styling class, you can dance with dancing heels or other dance shoes. The class is meant for those who are already familiar with the basics of salsa solo.
Welcome to dance salsa with us!
Gabriel Gabinda & Ida Koho’s Kizomba & Semba Workshops, September 29
Angola’s 2011 kizomba & semba champion Gabriel Cabinda will be visiting Turku on Sunday, the 29th of September! This is an unique chance to get to his classes in Turku, Finland! He will be teaching with Ida Koho, who has been teaching kizomba and semba at Flama before.
The schedule for the Sunday, September 29
11.00–12.30 Semba, advanced beginners (if you have danced kizomba before, you can join this class)
12.30–14.00 Kizomba, intermediate
Register for the classes now: info@flama.fi. Follower spots are full at the moment! Leaders and pairs register now: info@flama.fi!
Prices:
1 workshop (90 min): 20 €
2 workshops (3 hours): 35 €
Gabriel Cabinda
Gabriel Cabinda was born and raised in Angola. He started his semba and kizomba journey in 2005, when he joined the União Classico do Semba Dance school. He did well and ended up becoming a master teacher there from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, Gabriel participated in a big kizomba and semba competition in Angola. Out of more than 5.000 candidates, he got the first place as the winner of the event.Since he could not travel to Europe like other champions do, he focused on promoting kizomba in Angola.
In 2012, he and other colleagues organized the project Kizomba na rua. In the same year, he organized the first workshop of kizomba dance in Angola. He also created a dance group for orphans, which worked to help these children in need. In 2015, Gabriel went to South Africa with a scholarship from Fundo Soberano de Angola to study Hospitality Management. He stayed for 3 years. While there, he was teaching dance to all his colleagues and he was nominated as the minister of culture for the school, with the responsibility to create events for his colleagues.
In January 2018, he got back to Luanda where he started working as Night Auditor at Skyna Hotel Luanda. Currently he is still teaching semba & kizomba and organizing the projecto Kizomba na Rua again. This is a big event in Luanda, a unique place where you can dance kizomba and semba every Sunday night.
Cross-Body Salsa & Sensual Bachata Workshops with Johanna & Omar, October 5–6
Johanna Sallinen and Omar Bakr will come to Flama in October 2019 with their Cross Body Salsa and Sensual Bachata Workshops. These workshops take place both on Saturday, the 5h of October and on Sunday, the 6th of October, and the schedule looks like the following:
Saturday, October 5
11:30–12:30 Salsa Ladies Style, open level (1 h)
12:45–14:15 Cross Body Salsa, foundations 1 (1,5 h)
14:30–16:30 Cross Body Salsa, foundations 2 (2 h)
There will be a salsa party at Flama on Saturday night!
Sunday, October 6
11:30–13:30 Sensual Bachata, intermediate
PRICES
Solo class (60 min): 15 €
Cross Body Salsa, foundations 1 (1,5h): 25 €
Cross Body Salsa, foundations 2 (2h): 30 €
Cross Body Salsa, foundations 1 & foundations 2 (3,5h): 50 €
Sensual Bachata, intermediate (2 h): 30 €
The Cross Body Salsa classes are especially meant for those who have some previous experience in Cuban Salsa (Casino) and they want to expand their dance knowledge with a new style.
Sign up for the classes by email: info@flama.fi. ATTENTION! The places for the followers signing up without their own pair in Cross Body Salsa, foundations 1 and Sensual Bachata workshops have already been taken. You can sign up for those as a leader or together with your partner.
ATTENTION! The registration is binding! You can cancel your registration for free, if you do it at least 48 hours before the class will take place. After that the cancellation is only possible in case of illness by showing a medical certificate.
JOHANNA & OMAR
Johanna and Omar are versatile and experienced dancers and teachers and they teach i.a. bachata, cha cha, kizomba and salsa together. Through their I Dance Helsinki -organization, Omar and Johanna have long been building the Afro-Latin scene in Helsinki by teaching, bringing foreign artists to Finland and arranging festivals and parties in a weekly basis.
Johanna has danced several different dance styles. Johanna won Salsa European Championship in 2010, so she has a lot of knowledge about dance technique and that knowledge she wants to share with her students. As a teacher, she is known for her demanding but encouraging and clear teaching.
Omar’s dancing career has begun with ballroom dance, but it changed later to Afro-Latin dances. Omar’s strengths are musicality as well as his smooth and clear lead. He encourages and provides tools for each individual student’s progress and improvement.
For Omar and Johanna, it is important that everything learnt during the classes can be applied in a social dance setting. They emphasize the importance of leading and following as well as the learning of the basics, not forgetting musicality. Above all, dancing should be fun and feel good.
Flama’s Saturday Social Party, October 5
SATURDAY SOCIAL PARTY
On Saturday, the 5th of October from 9 pm to 1 am, there will be an amazing dance party at Dance Studio Flama. DJ Omar will be in charge of the music that night, so there wil be salsa, bachata and kizomba music are played throughout the night.
The entrance fee is 8 / 7 € (the cheaper price by showing Flama’s valid punch card or Bailes Cubanos membership card). You can pay the fee either by card or cash.
Remember to take your dance shoes or other indoor shoes with you because the shoes used outdoors will be left in the lobby.
Dance Studio Flama is located next to Turku Castle at Linnankatu 84. Bus Line 1 (Market Square –Turku Harbor) will stop just in front of Flama and the bus trip from market square to the dance studio takes around 10 minutes. Check the bus schedule at http://www.foli.fi/ to choose the right time to come. If you decide to come by your own car, there are parking options nearby.
Welcome to have fun, enjoy dance, music and above all, people!
Jazz and Dance Acrobatics Workshops, October 12
Liisa Laihia’s Jazz dance workshops at Flama on Saturday, the 12th of October!
Schedule on Saturday, the 12th of October
11.00–12.15 Jazz Dance, technique, 75 min, open level
12.30–13.45 Lyrical Jazz, choreography, 75 min, open level
14.00–15.30 Dance Acrobatics, 90 min, open level
Prices and registration:
– Jazz dance, technique, 13 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/jazztekniikka/
– Lyrical Jazz, 13 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/lyrical-jazz-workshop/
– Dance acrobatics, 16 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/tanssiakrobatia-workshop/
More information: info@flama.fi
Matias Löyttyniemi’s Salsa con Rumba & Son Workshops, October 19
Matias Löyttyniemi’s Intensive Courses at Dance Studio Flama on Saturday, October 19!
Schedule on Saturday, the 19th of October
11:30–12:45 Solo Salsa con Rumba, intermediate 75 min
13:00–14:30 Couple Salsa con Rumba, intermediate 90 min
14:45–16:45 Couple Son, foundations (the class is suitable for those who have previous experience of couple salsa), 2 hours
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
Register for the workshops by purchasing those on our webshop:
– Solo Salsa con Rumba 15 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/loyttyniemen-soolosalsa-con-rumba/
– Couple Salsa con Rumba 18 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/matias-loyttyniemen-parisalsa-con-rumba/
– Couple Son 25 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/loyttyniemen-parison/
You can register for the classes with or without your own pair. ATTENTION! The places for the followers registering alone have already been taken, but leaders with or without a partner can still sign up. There will be continuous rotation of the partners in the class.
MATIAS LÖYTTYNIEMI
Matias is a popular dance teacher who emphasizes the joy of dance and musical interpretation. He has taught dancing over ten years in different dance studios around Finland. As a dance teacher, he wants to make sure that people get the idea and the right technique of dancing, because that is only when dancing can be enjoyed in full swing!
More information: info@flama.fi
Maritza Engström’s Commercial Dance Course, October 7 – November 4
Commercial Dance Course with Maritza Engström on Monday nights, the 7th, the 14th, the 21st and the 28th of October and the 4 of November at 20.15–21.15
Price for the 5 classes long course: 45 € or Flama’s Autumn Season Anytime card
Register for the course by purchasing it at our webshop: https://flama.fi/tuote/commercial-dance-workshop-la-maritza-engstrom/
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Commercial Dance is an urban fusion dance that combines techniques of different dance styles and looks for music video inspired bold attitude and show feeling. The class will focus on choreography.
Mariza Engström is a dance teacher, professional sports instructor and a personal trainer. She has performed in a dance group called Dived Show and also has several years of experience in teaching different dance classes.
More information: info@flama.fi
Cano Monroy’s Workshops, October 26
On Saturday, the 26th of October, we will have an amazing mexican dancer, dance teacher and choreographer, Cano Monroy, visiting Flama!
SCHEDULE SAT 26.10.2019
12.00-13.30 Reggaeton technique, open level, 90 min
13.45-15.15 Reggaeton choreography, intermediate level, 90 min
15.30-17.00 Reggaeton with heels, intermediate level, 90 min
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
1 x 90 min workshop: 24 €
3 x 90 min workshops package: 60 €
Register for the workshops by purchasing those from our webshop:
– Reggaeton technique: https://flama.fi/tuote/cano-tekniikka-26-10/
– Reggaeton choreography: https://flama.fi/tuote/cano-monroyn-reggaetonkoreo-26-10/
– Reggaeton with heels: https://flama.fi/tuote/cano-monroyn-reggaeton-heels-26-10/
– 3 x 90 min workshop package: https://flama.fi/tuote/cano-monroyn-reggaeton-3x90min-26-10/
CANO MONROY
Cano Monroy is teaching in Mexico City and Los Angeles and he has been performing for example in Daddy Yankees music videos and other big productions.
Commercial Dance & Heels Workshops à la Paula Vuorela, October 27
Paula Vuorela’s Workshops will be held on Sunday, the 27th of October at Dance Studio Flama.
Schedule on Sunday, October 27
11.00–12.30 Heels, intermediate level
12.30–14.00 Commercial Dance, intermediate level
Age limit: 15 years
Prices and registration
Register for the workshops by purchasing them from our webshop:
– Heels 17 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/paula-vuorelan-heels/
– Commercial Dance 17 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/paula-vuorelan-commercial-dance/
– Both classes with package price 30 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/paula-vuorelan-workshopit/
Attention! The registration is binding. You can cancel your reservation for free of charge only 48 hours before the workshop takes place, after that only with a medical certificate. We do not pay the course fee back, but you can get a gift card to the studio. You can use it for example to pay for another workshop.
HEELS, intermediate 90 min
Heels intermediate is based on jazz technique: during the class, we will go through the most common jazz dance movements and learn how to do them with heels. The main focus is on finding the balance, musicality and the flow in all movements. You can come to the class with our without shoes. The only requirement is that they do not leave any marks on the floor and you feel comfortable with them.
COMMERCIAL, intermediate 90 min
Paula’s Commercial class combines jazz dance and hip hop. The class offers a secure and encouraging athmosphere to find your physical and mental limits. Commercial dance is characterized by strong presence and performance.
PAULA VUORELA
At the moment, Paula works permanently in Sweden but also actively in Finland. In addition to jazz and contemporary dance, she is specialized in different street dance styles, such as hip hop, house and voguing.
As a dancer, Paula has been involved in different TV programs, such as Idols Finland and Tähdet Tähdet! Furthermore, she has been part of Saara Aalto’s summer tour and worked as Robin’s background dancer.
For Paula, the best thing in dancing is to discover something new and to improve one’s self-expression. Positive attitude and open mind are the key factors.
More information about the workshops: info@flama.fi
Couple Salsa for Beginners Intensive Course, November 9
Couple Salsa for Beginners Intensive Course
Instructed by Anna Tolppa
Would you like to learn to dance couple salsa? This intensive course starts from the very basics, so you do not need any prior knowledge about salsa dancing. Anna is always instructing in English when there are people who don’t speak Finnish. Start a new great hobby and come and have fun with us!
During the course, you will get familiar with the basic steps of couple salsa and we will practice rhythmics, some simple figures as well as techniques of both leading and following.
Time. Saturday 9.11.2019, from 11 am to 1 pm (2 hours)
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84
Price: 25 / 20 € (students, seniors, unemployed)
Register for the course by purchasing it from our webshop:
– normal price 25 €
– students/seniors, discounted price 20 €
The principle of the class is to change the pair all the time, so that everyone gets to dance.
And yes, you don’t need to have had any previous dance experiences prior to this course.
Welcome to have fun and to learn some basics of couple salsa!
Jasmin Geselle’s Commercial Dance & Heels Workshops, November 9
Jasmin Geselle will be visiting Turku and Flama on Saturday, the 9th of November 2019!
Schedule 9.11.2019
13:00–14:30 Commercial Dance, intermediate/advanced level (90 min)
14:45–16:15 Heels, intermediate/advanced level (90 min)
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
Register for the workshops by purchasing them at our webshop:
– Commercial Dance, 24 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/jasmin-gesellen-commercial/
– Heels, 24 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/jasmin-geselle-heels/
More information: info@flama.fi
Couple Salsa Beginners’ Intensive Course, November 11–December 9
Couple Salsa Beginners’ Intensive Course – learn the basics of salsa dancing within a month!
Instructed by Anna Tolppa
Would you like to learn to dance couple salsa? This intensive course starts from the very basics, so you do not need any prior knowledge about salsa dancing. Anna is always instructing in English when there are people who don’t speak Finnish. Start a new great hobby and come and have fun with us!
During the course, you will get familiar with the basic steps of salsa and we will practice rhythmics, simple figures as well as techniques of both leading and following.
Time: Every Monday during 11.11.–9.12.2019 at 20.15–21.15,
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, Turku
Price: 45 €
Register for the course by purchasing it at our webshop:
– leaders: https://flama.fi/tuote/parisalsan-alkeisintensiivikurssi-marras-joulu-vieja/
– followers: https://flama.fi/tuote/parisalsan-alkeisintensiivikurssi-marras-joulu-seuraaja/
The principle of the class is to change the pair all the time, so that everyone gets to dance and this way we learn to be better dancers.
And yes, you don’t need to have had any previous dance experiences prior to this course.
Welcome to have fun and to learn some basics of couple salsa!
Matias Löyttyniemi’s Cuban Rumba & Salsa Styling, November 16
Matias Löyttyniemi’s Intensive Courses at Dance Studio Flama on Saturday, November 16!
Schedule on Saturday, the 16th of November
11:30–12:45 Cuban Rumba (guaguancó), foundations, solo class 75 min
13:00–14:15 Salsa Solo Styling, intermediate 75 min
14:30–16:30 Couple Salsa Styling, intermediate 2 h
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
Register for the workshops by purchasing those on our webshop:
– Cuban Rumba, foundations 15 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/kuubaisen-rumban-perusteet/
– Salsa Solo Styling 18 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/soolosalsa-styling/
– Couple Salsa Styling 25 €: https://flama.fi/tuote/parisalsa-styling/
You can register for the couple salsa class with or without your own pair. There will be continuous rotation of the partners in the class.
Salsa Styling Classes
During these classes, we will jump into the world of salsa styling to make our dance even more cheerful and stylish! During the solo class, we will concentrate on our own solo dancing and technique, while during the second class our new knowledge will be applied to couple salsa dancing. We warmly recommend both leaders and followers to participate in both of the classes! If you know the basics of salsa, you are more than welcome to join.
MATIAS LÖYTTYNIEMI
Matias is a popular dance teacher who emphasizes the joy of dance and musical interpretation. He has taught dancing over ten years in different dance studios around Finland. As a dance teacher, he wants to make sure that people get the idea and the right technique of dancing, because that is only when dancing can be enjoyed in full swing!
More information: info@flama.fi
Prince Black Eagle’s Dancehall Workshop, November 23
A Jamaican Dancehall dancer and choreographer, Prince Black Eagle will visit Turku on Saturday, the 23rd of November! Now you have an exceptional opportunity to join his dancehall class in Finland, in Turku!
Dancehall Workshop with Prince Black Eagle
Time: the 23rd of November 2019 at 15.00–16.30 (90 min)
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku
Price: 25 €
Sign up by sending an email to info@flama.fi.
Attention! The registration is binding. You cancel your registration for free of charge 48 hours before the workshop takes place. After that it is only possible by showing a valid medical certificate.
Prince Black Eagle is a member and creative choreographer of multiple award winning dancehall crew Black Eagles. Originally from Jamaica, Prince has toured in Japan in 2018 and in Europe in 2017.
Prince has an unique smooth style and is an supportive teacher that pushes his students to improve themselves even further. His classes have always big energy and positive vibes.
Black Eagles have created some of the most popular dancehall moves such as “fly ova dem”, “call in”, “seet yah”, “new level” and “ale step” to name a few. All the members of the group tour internationally world wide. Come join the dancehall next level vibes!
More information: info@flama.fi
Salsa & Bachata Weekend with Johanna & Omar, November 23–24
Johanna Sallinen and Omar Bakr will come to Flama in November 2019 with their Cuban Salsa and Sensual Bachata Workshops. These workshops take place both on Saturday, the 23rd of November and on Sunday, the 24th of November, and the schedule looks like the following:
Saturday, November 23
11:00–12:15 Cuban Salsa, advanced beginners (couple class), 75 min
12:30–13:45 Cuban Salsa, intermediate (couple class), 75 min
13:45–14:45 Salsa Ladies Style, open level (solo class), 60 min
20.00–21.00 Sensual Bachata Pre-Party workshop, beginners, 60 min
21–01 Saturday Social afro-latin party at Flama with DJ Omar
Sunday, November 24
12:00–14:00 Sensual Bachata, keskitaso (2 h)
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
– 75 min workshops (Cuban Salsa advanced beginners or intermediate): 20 € / 75 min
– Salsa Ladies Style, solo class, 60 min: 15 €
– Pre-party workshop (the price includes the entrance fee to the party): 22 €
– Sensual Bachata, intermediate (2 h): 30 €
Sign up for the classes by email: info@flama.fi. You can sign up for the workshops alone or with your partner, we will take care of the balance between leaders and followers.
ATTENTION! The registration is binding! You can cancel your registration for free, if you do it at least 48 hours before the class will take place. After that the cancellation is only possible in case of illness by showing a medical certificate.
JOHANNA & OMAR
Johanna and Omar are versatile and experienced dancers and teachers and they teach i.a. bachata, cha cha, kizomba and salsa together. Through their I Dance Helsinki -organization, Omar and Johanna have long been building the Afro-Latin scene in Helsinki by teaching, bringing foreign artists to Finland and arranging festivals and parties in a weekly basis.
Johanna has danced several different dance styles. Johanna won Salsa European Championship in 2010, so she has a lot of knowledge about dance technique and that knowledge she wants to share with her students. As a teacher, she is known for her demanding but encouraging and clear teaching.
Omar’s dancing career has begun with ballroom dance, but it changed later to Afro-Latin dances. Omar’s strengths are musicality as well as his smooth and clear lead. He encourages and provides tools for each individual student’s progress and improvement.
For Omar and Johanna, it is important that everything learnt during the classes can be applied in a social dance setting. They emphasize the importance of leading and following as well as the learning of the basics, not forgetting musicality. Above all, dancing should be fun and feel good.
Flama’s Saturday Social Party, November 23
SATURDAY SOCIAL PARTY
On Saturday, the 23rd of November from 9 pm to 1 am, there will be an amazing dance party at Dance Studio Flama. DJ Omar will be in charge of the music that night, so there will be salsa, bachata and kizomba music played throughout the night.
The entrance fee is 8 / 7 € (the cheaper price by showing Flama’s valid punch card or Bailes Cubanos membership card). You can pay the fee either by card or cash.
Remember to take your dance shoes or other indoor shoes with you because the shoes used outdoors will be left in the lobby.
Dance Studio Flama is located next to Turku Castle at Linnankatu 84. Bus Line 1 (Market Square –Turku Harbor) will stop just in front of Flama and the bus trip from market square to the dance studio takes around 10 minutes. Check the bus schedule at http://www.foli.fi/ to choose the right time to come. If you decide to come by your own car, there are parking options nearby.
Welcome to have fun, enjoy dance, music and above all, people!
Kimberly Idigpio’s Workshops: Heels & Commercial Dance, December 15
Amazing Kimberly Idigpio will visit Flama on Sunday 15th of December!
Kimberly Idigpio’s Workshops on Sunday, December 15
11.00–12.30 Heels, intermediate
12.30–14.00 Commercial Dance, intermediate
The classes are suitable for those who have previous dance experience. The classes will be held in English.
PRICES AND REGISTRATION
Register for the workshops by purchasing those from Flama’s webshop:
– Heels, 24 €
– Commercial Dance, 24 €
KIMBERLY IDIGPIO
Kimberly Idigpio is originally from Sacramento, California. She graduated in 2016 from AMK in Kuopio with her bachelors degree in dance pedagogy! She has since then been choreographing, dancing, and coaching dancers around Finland. She is well known for her choreography for Prime Academy competition teams in Tampere.
She is currently a dancer for Jokerit Dance Team and has also danced for Scandinavian Dancers, Eurobasket, Tähdet Tähdet, and Jari Saarelainen’s Team F.
Kimberly has been dancing for over 20 years now training in many versatile styles. Her classes are full of energy and she will push you to be your best self in and out of the dance room!
Futher information: info@flama.fi
Tiia Kerttula’s Workshops: Cha-cha, Rumba and Jazz Dance, December 16
On Monday, the 16th of December, we will dance with lovely Tiia Kerttula at Flama!
Schedule for Monday, the 16th of December 2019
17.00–18.00 Cha-cha, open level, solo class
18.00–19.00 Slow Rumba, open level, solo class
19.00–20.00 Jazz Dance, open level
Prices and registration:
10 € per class or marking of Flama card
Reserve your place to these classes through our reservation system: https://flama.fi/en/reservations/
CHA-CHA
During the class, we will learn basics of cha cha, such as the right use and language of the body. You will get familiar with the basic steps and variation of cha cha. During the class, we will also rehearse a choreography that includes elements of cha cha and show dance.
TIIA KERTTULA
Tiia started to dance at the age of ten, when she got into show dancing. That is the dance style she has been dancing ever since, but other dance styles have come along on the way. Soon after show dance, competitive ballroom dancing, Finnish lavatanssit as well as rock and swing dances came to the picture. Dance hobby has taken Tiia far, as she has already been studying dance teaching with show dance as her major in Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
Tiia has been teaching for several years and she has taught both adults and children. As a teacher, Tiia is happy, qualified and inquisitive. Her classes are versatile and challenging, but the atmosphere is still positive and encouraging. Active attitude and the joy of dance are the most important things in Tiia’s classes.
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