Have you wanted to learn popular twerk? In Salla’s Twerk Course for Beginners, we practice different techniques and get your butt moving! This course suits everyone, so you do not need any previous dance experience to join. Time: on Wednesdays 29.5–19.6.2024 at 17:15–18:10 Place: Flama Linnankatu (Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku) Level: beginners Teacher: Salla Siniranta The course fee includes 4 x 55 min sessions. If you want to pay for the course partly with some sport or cultural benefits (Smartum, Edenred, ePassi), please sign up by sending an email to info@flama.fi. Attention! In summer 2024, you can join this course with Flama’s Season Anytime without an additional course fee. In that case, sign up for the course by sending an email to info@flama.fi.
49,00 €
You can dance with dancing shoes or socks. Normal comfortable workout clothes are fine for the class, but if you want, you can also wear something suitable for twerking, such as fishnet tights. Remember a water bottle too.
The course also includes floor work, so it is a good idea to bring knee pads or leg warmers to protect your knees. You can buy knee pads from our online shop, or at our studio (30 €/pair).
The twerk, which has gained great popularity in the world, focuses on the movements of the pelvic area. Twerk has its roots in various African American and African dances, including mapouka, baikoko, niko and chakacha. As a result of slavery, dances related to the cultural traditions of African countries, cultures and tribes have been mixed. That is why the roots of twerk cannot be associated with the dances of just one region or cultural tradition.
The concept of Twerk was introduced in the late 80’s, e.g. in the context of the bounce hip hop trend in New Orleans. Twerk moves can be easily taken to the dance floor and probably that is why it is commonly seen at parties. During twerk classes, you will get diversely familiar with various techniques, such as shaking, jiggle, thrusting and throwing the hip and bounce as well as some floorwork. At the beginning of the class, there is a warm-up, after which we go through some basic movements. Twerk improves physical fitness comprehensively, especially back, thigh, buttock and abdominal muscles.
Salla on opettanut Flamassa twerkiä ja commercial dancea vuodesta 2020. Tanssikokemusta hänelle on kertynyt yli 25 vuoden ajalta hiphopista nykytanssiin. Salla on ollut aktiivisesti Turun tanssiryhmätoiminnassa mukana ja vetänyt myös useampaa omaa ryhmää vuosien ajan. Nykyään hän tanssii Flaman Bouncy Crew -twerkryhmässä ja luotsaa Flaman twerk- ja commercial dance -tanssiryhmää The Honeysia.
Sallan tunneilla tärkeintä on hyvä fiilis, arjen kiireiden unohtaminen, liikkeestä nauttiminen ja ehkä myös itsensä ylittäminen! Twerk-tunneilla oikean ja turvallisen tekniikan opettelu on tärkeää, ja siihen panostetaankin Sallan tunneilla paljon, varsinkin alkeistunneilla.
Salla pyrkii luomaan tunneilleen turvallisen ympäristön, jossa jokainen kokee itsensä tervetulleeksi. Huumoria unohtamatta! Tervetuloa Sallan tunneille matalalla kynnyksellä juuri sellaisena kuin olet.
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
