The fantastic salsa professionals Satu and Roynet are back at Flamma! On Saturday 6 February, we’ll be dancing wonderful Cuban salsa in both solo and partner workshops.
11.15–12.30 Salsa Solo, improvers
12.45–14.00 Cuban Couple Salsa, intermediate
14.15–15.30 Cuban Couple Salsa, advanced
Place: Flama Linnankatu (Linnankatu 84)
Price: 23 € / 75 min workshop
The level for improvers is suitable for you if you already know the basics of salsa. This level is usually suitable for those who have been practicing actively and regularly for about half a year or a year.
The intermediate level is suitable for you if you have been practicing salsa regularly and actively for at least a couple of years. You have a good grasp of the basics of salsa.
The advanced level is suitable for you if you have danced salsa actively and regularly for over several years.
Please note! We do not offer refunds if you need to cancel your booking. In the case of illness, you may receive a gift card of equal value to use at our studio instead.
Price range: 23,00 € through 46,00 €
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.
Cuban couple salsa is an energetic and joyful social dance. In the classes, you will learn the rhythms, steps, body movements, and styling of salsa, as well as the typical patterns used in Cuban salsa. A defining feature of Cuban salsa is its circular movement (as opposed to linear salsa, where the movement takes place mainly straight forward and backward along a line).
Cuban salsa is a social dance, meaning that it is danced freely with different partners, without any pre-arranged choreography. In class, students learn the skills of leading and following—that is, how dancers communicate through movement: the leader guides the dance through subtle body movements and hand signals, while the follower responds to them naturally. This allows for improvisation, being present in the moment, and dancing with anyone—even if you have never practised together before.
The call-and-response structure, a dialogue of invitation and response rooted in African tradition, is present in Cuban salsa through the rhythms of the music, the singing, and the playful, reactive dialogue between the dancers. Call and response originates in African musical traditions, where one person sings or plays a phrase (the call) and others answer (the response). This can be found throughout Afro-Cuban music, for example in son and rumba.
Roynet comes from Cuba’s Havanna, the birth place of salsa. His passion for dance was ignited early on, and his career as a dancer began in 2003. Roynet became soon the champion of Cuban couple salsa, in Cuba as well as in other parts of the world. In his home country, he is still known as “Monarca del casino”. Roynet has won inter alia European Championship of Cuban Salsa in 2010.
Satu is a dancer and dance teacher from Tampere and she has been dancing all her life. She started dancing Hip Hop and later moved to Latin dances. Satu’s dearest love is Salsa, and she trains both abroad and in Finland. Satu has also spent a year in Italy by learning from the world-famous Cuban dancer Yeni Molinet and dancing in her show group. Over the years, Satu has acquired a strong dance technique, seasoned with an elegant dance style.
More information about the workshops: info@flama.fi
| Workshop | Salsa Solo (intermediate), Couple Salsa (intermediate) / Follower, Couple Salsa (intermediate) / Leader, Couple Salsa (intermediate) / Couple, Couple Salsa (advanced) / Follower, Couple Salsa (advanced) / Leader, Couple Salsa (advanced) / Couple |
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