Dance Classes and Events

Anna Tolppa’s Reggaeton Workshop for Beginners at Flama on Tuesday, the 15th of December 2020 at 17:00–18:30 (90min)

This workshop is especially meant for those who do not have any previous experience in reggaeton.

The course is held at Dance Studio Flama (Linnankatu 84, Turku).

Price: 20 €

If you want to pay for the workshop with a sport or cultural benefit (Smartum, Tyky, Edenred, ePass, Eazybreak), please sign up by sending an email to info@flama.fi.

Attention! We do not refund the money if you cannot come to the workshop. In case of illness, you can get a gift card to our studio with the amount of the workshop when providing a valid medical certificate.

Reggaeton is the hot dance of Latin nightclubs and streets, and it has been influenced by different dance styles, such as hip hop, dancehall reggae, and the Caribbean and South American traditional dances, for example Afro dances. Reggaeton is characterized by strong dynamic fluctuations, polyrhythms, and playing with chest and hip isolation in particular. Both strong accents and soft sensual movements are present and they alternate.

The workshop is instructed by the founder of Dance Studio Flama, Anna Tolppa. Anna has danced reggaeton for ten years.

Beginners’ Introductory Couple Bachata Class
Instructed by Pinja Simola

Would you like to learn to dance couple bachata? This introductory class starts from the very basics, so you do not need any prior knowledge about bachata dancing. Start a new great hobby and come and have fun with us!

During the class, you will get familiar with the basic steps of couple bachata, and we will practice rhythmics, some simple figures as well as techniques of both leading and following.

Time: Wednesday, the 16th of December 2020, from 7.15 pm to 8.10 pm (55 min)
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84
Price: 12 €
Teacher: Pinja Simola

You are supposed to register for this class with a dance partner. If you would like to join the class and you do not have your own partner, send us an email to info@flama.fi and we will try to find you a partner to dance with. During this class, like in all our other couple dance classes, we highly recommend to use face masks.

Register for the class by sending an email to info@flama.fi.

And yes, you do not need to have had any previous dance experiences prior to this class.

Welcome to have fun and to learn some basics of couple bachata!

Salsa Solo, Bachata Solo and Reggaeton Workshops for Beginners

Schedule for Wednesday, January 6
16:00–17:15 Reggaeton, beginners
17:30–18:45 Bachata Solo, beginners
19:00–20:15 Salsa Solo (Cuban style), beginners

Teacher: Anna Tolppa
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku
Price of one workshop is 16 euros.

Register for the workshops by purchasing those at our web shop:
Reggaeton
Bachata Solo
Salsa Solo

ATTENTION! We do not refund you if you cancel and do not come to the workshop. In case of illness, we will give you our studio’s gift card for 16 euros instead.

REGGAETON
Reggaeton was born in the beginning of 1990s and it is nowadays a popular dance and music style around the world. Reggaeton has been influenced by different dance styles, such as Caribbean and South American Afro dances, dancehall and hip hop. Reggaeton is characterized by strong dynamic fluctuations, polyrhythms and playing with chest and hip isolation in particular. Both strong accents and soft sensual movements are present and they alternate.

BACHATA SOLO
Bachata is a sensual Latin dance that originates from the Dominican Republique. During this class, we will especially practice the footwork technique and body movements of bachata. Bachata music is full of emotions and that is why it encourages to have rich body and step styling.

SALSA SOLO
This is a Cuban salsa solo class that 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.

ANNA TOLPPA
The workshops are held by the founder of Dance Studio Flama, Anna Tolppa who has been dancing and learning Caribbean dances for over ten years. Anna fell in love with dancing early. She started with classical ballet at the age of five and continued her dance studies also with jazz and show dance. Since 2010, she has concentrated on Latin dance. She trained to become a salsa instructor under the direction of a Cuban dance teacher, Ramón Silverio.

More information: info@flama.fi

Bachata Ladies Style workshop,
advanced beginners / intermediate level

Teacher: Anna Tolppa

Time: Sat 9.1.2021 at 13.00-14.30
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84
Price: 17 €

Register for the workshop by purchasing it from our webshop

More information: info@flama.fi

Pauliina Latva’s Heels Intensive Course for Beginners!

Time: On Saturdays 16.1.–6.2.2021
at 15:00–16:30, 4 x 90 min class
Place: Dance Studio Flama, Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku
Price: 65 €

We go through heels technique right from the very basics. You do not need to have any previous experience in Heels classes. During the course, we will also learn an choreography that encourages us to put our souls into dancing. After this course, you will be able to walk and dance more confidently with heels and identify the basic elements of Heels technique.

Register for the course by purchasing it at our webshop.

If you want to pay with sport or cultural benefits (for example Smartum, E-Pass, Edenred, Eazybreak), sign up by sending an email to info@flama.fi.

Attention! If you are not able to attend the workshop, we will not refund you. In case of illness and a valid medical certificate of it, you can get a gift card to Flama with the value of money you paid for the course. You can use it for another workshop or weekly classes.

PAULIINA LATVA
Pauliina is a dancer and a dance teacher who will soon also graduate as a physiotherapist (The University of Applied Sciences). Pauliina has practised various dance styles, such as contemporary dance, show dance, hip hop, breakdance, acrobatics as well as salsa. Her strength is that she utilizes the techniques of different dance styles, regardless of the dance style in question. She spent her autumn 2016 in New York studying dance independently, in addition to which she has developed herself as a dancer through various courses and workshops both in Finland and abroad, for example in London, New York, and Los Angeles. Pauliina is also a Personal Trainer (TYA/South Africa).

As a teacher, Pauliina is inspiring and encouraging. Her dance classes are filled with versatile dance know-how and good feeling, and typically different dance styles are open-mindedly combined. Her classes teach you how to listen to the music and interpret it with your own body movements. “During my dance classes, I want to create an open and safe space where one can learn through experimentation and shared insights! My main job as a dance teacher is to motivate others to become interested in the versatility of their own bodies and the opportunities they create.”

More information about the workshops: info@flama.fi.

Japs BG will visit Turku on Saturday, the 6th of February 2021! Authentic, energetic, quality dancehall teaching that you don’t want to miss!

Time: Saturday, the 6th of February 2021 at 13:00–15:00 (90 min)
Price: 26 €
Sign up for the workshop by purchasing it at our webshop.

You can also pay for the workshop at the studio by card, cash or for example with sport and cultural benefits, such as Smartum, Eazybreak, ePass or Edenred. In that case, sign up for the workshop in advance by sending an email to info@flama.fi.

Attention! If you have to cancel the workshop, we will not refund you. In case of illness and by showing a valid medical certificate, we can offer you a gift card with the same amount of money you had paid for.

Japs is a talented and unique dancer who started dancing at an early age. He is known for his incredible creativity and style. He thinks that the most important thing in dancing is having fun and being your authentic self. While many dancehall dancers are remixing each other steps, Japs always brings his own twist to dancehall. He creates steps very easily, no matter if it’s practicing at his home or walking on the street. His body naturally flows with the rhythm of the music.

Japs has been performing and teaching dancehall for years. He is one of the dancehall teachers in Dance Jamaica dance school and also teaches private classes. He has been performing in many schools, parties and local shows, such as Magnum Kings and
Queens of Dancehall and Jamaica’s biggest award show The YVAs. He was a semifinalist in KFC on the Verge competition alongside his crew members Koolaz and Damion.

More information about the workshop: info@flama.fi