{"id":99975,"date":"2026-09-02T13:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/?post_type=workshopit&p=99975"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:53:49","slug":"la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday","status":"publish","type":"workshopit","link":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now, in Turku, there is a unique opportunity to learn Cuban dances from an internationally acclaimed expert. Alain is an experienced dancer, teacher and solo artist, known for his powerful stage presence, technical precision and deep knowledge of the Cuban dance tradition. <\/p>\n\n

He has performed and taught across Europe, collaborated with numerous internationally acclaimed artists, and danced with Alberto Vald\u00e9s\u2019 Clave Negra group. He has also appeared in the film StreetDance 2. <\/p>\n\n

<\/div>\n\n

Schedule for Saturday 28.11.2026<\/h3>\n\n

11.00\u201313.00 Afro: Shango, open levelPause klo 13.00-13.3013.30\u201314.30 Salsa Musicality (solo), intermediate14.30\u201315.30 Son (solo), intermediate15.45\u201316.45 Couple salsa con rumba, intermediate<\/p>\n\n

Place:<\/strong> Flama Linnankatu, Linnankatu 84, TurkuPrices:<\/strong>25 \u20ac \/ Workshop (60 min)45 \u20ac Shango Workshop, (120 min)109 \u20ac All classes package price<\/p>\n\n

<\/div>\n\n
\n
Sign up!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/div>\n\n

The intermediate level is suitable for you if you have been practicing the sport regularly and actively for at least a couple of years. You have a good grasp of the basics of the sport. <\/p>\n\n

Open level <\/g>classes are more challenging than beginner classes. You can participate in an open level class if you are familiar with the basic techniques of the dance style in question. If you have a strong background in dance, you can participate in open level classes even if you have no experience in the specific style. <\/p>\n\n

Afro (Shango)<\/h3>\n\n

Shango is one of the best-known and most powerful Orishas in the Afro-Cuban Yoruba tradition. He rules over fire, thunder, drumming and dance, and represents powerful sexual energy, moral courage and justice. Shango\u2019s dance is energetic, dynamic and proud, combining strong postures, quick changes of direction and grounded movement with the deep connection to drum rhythms that is characteristic of all Orisha dances. <\/p>\n\n

In this class, we will explore Shango\u2019s characteristic movement vocabulary, rhythm and expression. We will work on body movement, coordination, footwork, and the powerful and symbolic use of the arms and upper body. The dance emphasizes confidence, presence and energetic expression. <\/p>\n\n

Salsa Musicality (solo)<\/h3>\n\n

In the Solo Salsa class, we will use choreography to explore movement variations and body movement in Cuban Salsa, with a special focus on musicality and interpreting the music. The class is suitable for dancers who have a solid command of the basics of Solo Salsa. <\/p>\n\n

Solo Son<\/h3>\n\n

Cuban Son, or Son Cubano, is one of Cuba\u2019s most important and influential music and dance styles. It is an elegant Cuban style often referred to as the \u201cmother\u201d of Salsa, as Cuban Son forms the foundation of Cuban Salsa. The timing of the steps and movements in Son is contratiempo, meaning it differs from Salsa. The steps are taken on counts 8-2-3 and 4-6-7, rather than the 1-2-3 and 5-6-7 timing used in Cuban Salsa. <\/p>\n\n

Couple Salsa Con Rumba<\/h3>\n\n

In the Couple Salsa with Rumba class, we will combine Cuban Rumba with Couple Salsa, learning how to incorporate Rumba movement and expression into dancing with a partner. Guaguanc\u00f3 is the most popular and widely known style of Cuban Rumba. It is a playful and flirtatious couple dance that includes a symbolic \u201cattempt at seduction\u201d known as the vacunao (\u201cvaccination\u201d). The class is suitable for intermediate-level dancers with at least two years of experience in Cuban partner Salsa. <\/p>\n\n

Alain Morales<\/h3>\n\n

Alain graduated as a contemporary dancer in Cuba in 1998 from the Narciso Medina Company. In the same year, he won several Grand Prix awards as well as the prestigious Alicia Alonso Choreography Award. Early in his career, he deepened his knowledge of Cuban culture and folkloric dance under the guidance of master teacher Jonnes \u201cJJ\u201d Garzia and performed at the legendary Tropicana cabaret. <\/p>\n\n

In 2000, Alain moved to Italy and joined the Ir\u00e8 Bat\u00e0 dance company, where Maykel Fonts also made his debut. Alain has worked with several internationally renowned artists. In 2005, he joined the Latin Black group, led by Seo Fern\u00e1ndez, where he danced with artists including Yunaisy Farray. <\/p>\n\n

Alain also appeared in the film StreetDance 2 and has worked extensively as a dancer and performer at festivals and theatres across Europe. From 2007 to 2012, he lived in Norway, teaching Cuban culture and contemporary dance to both adults and children. <\/p>\n\n

In 2013, he joined the internationally renowned Clave Negra dance company, led by master dancer Alberto Vald\u00e9s. Today, Alain works as an independent artist and is a regular name at some of Europe\u2019s most prominent salsa festivals. <\/p>\n\n

Alain is known for his strong stage charisma, technical precision, and deep understanding of Cuban dance traditions.<\/p>\n\n

More information: info@flama.fi<\/p>\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2855,"featured_media":99868,"menu_order":149,"template":"","tags":[4621,4605,1866,4624,731,602,4622,4623,716,583,579],"lajit":[4625,4628,4627,4626],"class_list":["post-99975","workshopit","type-workshopit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-afro-shango","tag-alain-morales-2","tag-avoin-taso-en","tag-couple-salsa-con-rumba","tag-keskitaso-en","tag-salsa-en","tag-salsa-musicality","tag-solo-son","tag-tanssistudio-flama-en","tag-turku-en","tag-workshop-en","lajit-afro-shango","lajit-couple-salsa-con-rumba","lajit-salsa-musicality","lajit-solo-son"],"yoast_head":"\nSat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tanssistudio Flama\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-02T13:53:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-02T10:09:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-02T13:53:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg\",\"width\":667,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Etusivu\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Workshops\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/workshops\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tanssistudio Flama\",\"description\":\"Turkulainen Tanssistudio\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Tanssistudio Flama\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/Flama-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/Flama-logo.png\",\"width\":1240,\"height\":620,\"caption\":\"Tanssistudio Flama\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/flama.fi\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama","description":"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama","og_description":"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!","og_url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/","og_site_name":"Tanssistudio Flama","article_modified_time":"2026-09-02T13:53:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":667,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/","url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/","name":"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday - Tanssistudio Flama","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-02T10:09:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-02T13:53:49+00:00","description":"Join us and deepen your knowledge and skills in Cuban dance under the guidance of internationally acclaimed instructor Alain!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alain_Morales_vaaka.jpg","width":667,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/la-28-11-alain-morales-cuban-saturday\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Etusivu","item":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Workshops","item":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/workshops\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sat 28.11. Alain Morales: Cuban Saturday"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/","name":"Tanssistudio Flama","description":"Turkulainen Tanssistudio","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#organization","name":"Tanssistudio Flama","url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flama-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Flama-logo.png","width":1240,"height":620,"caption":"Tanssistudio Flama"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshopit\/99975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshopit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/workshopit"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshopit\/99975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100132,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshopit\/99975\/revisions\/100132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99975"},{"taxonomy":"lajit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flama.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lajit?post=99975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}