Come discover the roots of Afro-Cuban movement and rhythm. This course focuses on the Guaguancó style of Cuban Rumba, which combines flirtatious tension, rhythmic intelligence, and Afro-Cuban identity.
The classes focus on the body movements and rhythms characteristic of rumba, as well as playful, interactive expression. The course also provides plenty of tools for social dancing: you’ll learn rhythm, movement dynamics, and improvisation skills that make salsa more lively and enjoyable on the dance floor. These are solo classes.
The course is suitable for those who dance regularly for example, those who participate in salsa classes. No prior experience with Cuban Rumba is necessary.
Time: Wednesdays 3.6.–1.7. at 19.15–20.10
Place: Flama Rauhankatu (Rauhankatu 15, 20100 Turku)
Level: open level
Teacher: Emma Hirvonen
The course fee includes 5 x 55 min sessions.
Reserve your spot early and take advantage of the pre-registration price. By buying the course by 24.5.2026, you can get it at a discounted rate.
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 If you already have an Anytime pass, register for the courses by email: info@flama.fi
Original price was: 67,50 €.65,00 €Current price is: 65,00 €.
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 rumba is a traditional music and dance style and cultural form that originated in Cuba in the 19th century among the descendants of African slaves and the lower white social class. Rumba Guaguancó is one of the three main styles of Cuban Rumba (Yambu, Guaguancó, and Columbia). It combines sexual tension, rhythmic intelligence, and Afro-Cuban identity. It is a flirtatious and playful dance that also includes a symbolic “approach” between partners, known as vacunao (vaccination).
In Rumba Guaguancó classes, you’ll explore the roots of Afro-Cuban movement and rhythm. The classes focus on the body mechanics and rhythmic patterns characteristic of Rumba, as well as playful, interactive expression through solo dance.
You can bring a light scarf or skirt to class. If you’d like, you can also borrow a skirt from the studio.
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!!
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