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 10.1.–22.5.2024 at 16:15–17:10
Place: Flama Linnankatu (Linnankatu 84, 20100 Turku)
Level: beginners (no previous experience needed)
Teacher: Salla Siniranta
The course fee includes 19 x 55 min classes. There is no class on the 1st of May 2024.
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 spring 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.
229,00 €
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 classes, 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 has taught Twerk and Commercial Dance at Flama since 2020. She has over 25 years of dance exprerience, from hip hop to contemporary dance. Salla has been actively involved in Turku’s dance group activities and has also led several own groups over the years. Nowadays, she is dancing in Flama’s Bouncy Crew twerk group and leading Flama’s twerk and commercial dance group The Honeys.
In Salla’s classes, the most important thing is to feel good, to forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life, to enjoy the movement and maybe even exceed yourself! In twerk classes, learning the right and safe technique is important, and a lot of effort is put into it in Salla’s classes, especially in the beginners’ classes.
Salla strives to create a safe environment for her classes, so that everyone feels welcome. Without forgetting the humor! Welcome to Salla’s classes, just as you are!
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
