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 So you want to learn to dance salsa? We run a variety of courses for Beginners that cover everything you need to know to get you dancing salsa from basic footwork to foundation moves. The course covers the basic steps, salsa shines, partnerwork and core moves such as cross-body lead, half and full crucifix, changing places and turns - and each of those has a few variations - before you know it you'll be ready to get on the dancefloor and immerse yourself in the world of salsa! We also run Technique to Improver courses. These build on the moves that are introduced on the Beginners course and include variations to the core moves which prepare the way for Improver level dancing. For the more experienced dancers we offer drop-in Improver level classes - no need to book for these - just turn up on the night (check below for venues and times) - and alongside these we also run occasional Improver level courses Here's our drop-in class programme for the rest of 2008... Friday 21 November - no classes! There will be classes on the following Fridays: 28 Nov, 5, 12 19 Dec We don't have enough people for the 'Cool Moves for Christmas' course so here's the alternative programme for all these Fridays... 7.30 - 8.15 - Absolute Beginners Salsa - £3 8.15 - 9.00 - Beginners intro session (one of these each week: Bachata, Merengue, Cha Cha) - £3 9.00 - 10.00 - Improvers Salsa - £4 £1 discount if you do two classes On the 19 Dec the programme will be slightly different... 7.30 - 8.15 - Absolute Beginners Salsa - £3 8.15 - 8.30 - Practice time 8.30 - 10.00 - Absolute Beginners Salsa Rueda £5 PLANNED COURSES Cool moves for Christmas! 4wk course in Bovey Tracey Starts Friday 28th November 2008 at 7.30-8.45pm Cost £20/£15 We've only had a few bookings for this course so we've altered our Friday drop-in class programme up to the end of the year to incorporate some elements of it - see above! Beginners (to basic Technique level) 4wk course in Bovey Tracey Starts Friday 16th January 2009 at 7.30-8.45pm Cost £20/£15 WE STILL HAVE SPACES ON THIS COURSE To book your place online click here This is our next Absolute Beginners course - we'll cover basic footwork and partner work, turns, cross-body leads, half crucific and the changing places - more than enough to get you into salsa! Technique to Improver 7wk course in Bovey Tracey Starts Friday 6th March 2009 at 7.30-8.45pm Cost £35/£30 WE STILL HAVE SPACES ON THIS COURSE To book your place online click here Take your Beginner/Technique experience to the next level with this multi-skills course! PLUS! Our Improver drop-in classes (Bovey Tracey) (9.00pm Fridays) - £4.00 On the Fridays from 31 Oct to 14 Nov we will be running drop-in classes exclusively at all levels - the evening format will be 7.30 - 8.00 Absolute Beginners, 8-8.45 Techinique/Improver Intro, 9-10 Improvers and 10.00-10.30 Practice Time. Please note - here are the dates when we are at the Hall on Fridays up to the New Year: Friday Oct 31st Saturday Nov 1st - Dancenight Friday Nov 7 Friday Nov 14th (No classes on Nov 21st) Friday Nov 28th Friday Dec 5th Friday Dec 12th Friday Dec 19th (No classes until Friday January 9th!) and Dancenights - Saturday 1st November and Saturday 10th January 2009! BOOK YOUR COURSE PLACE NOW! The costs noted above are for single/couple bookings per person. Use our online form to submit your booking or call Ian on 07801 889463 - payment can now be made on the night but please submit your booking form or call to book! |
Already attending our classes? Click here to login to view the class videos! So what else do you need to know about the Beginners courses? Here's an FAQ for you! Our venue The Town Hall in Bovey Tracey. The classes last for one and a quarter hours with 15 minutes of practice time afterwards (before the next class starts) Are there age limits? You have to be at least 16 to join the course - there's no upper age limit! Salsa is quite energetic when it is danced outside of class - but during the class you just need enough stamina to stay on your feet for about an hour or so. Reasonable arm and leg mobility is required, for comfort as much as anything else. Do I need to do the course with a partner? The courses are open to single people and people with partners. It's our intention to keep the gender mixed fairly balanced with each course so we will monitor the bookings to make sure we are going to achieve a balance - we will let you know well in advance if there is likely to be a problem. The most common problem is encouraging enough guys to join but we can cope comfortably with about 10% more girls. Do we dance all the time with the same partner? No. Partners are rotated during the lesson. This means you don't develop an habits of familiarity that will make it difficult to dance with more than one person - unlike other forms of partner dance, salsa is not choreographed - we are able to dance complex patterns with people we've never danced with before - and ability to do this starts in the classes. What should I wear? It's not like the dancing on the telly! No sparkly jumpsuits or big flash frocks! That's competition wear - we tend to go in for t-shirts and jeans in a class - comfortable clothes - nothing that's going to make you feel too hot or too restricted in your movements. Even on dancenights the guys dress down, if anything. The girls will dress a little more interestingly (on a dancenight) but class-wear is whatever you feel comfortable in. It is worth saying though, that it's best to avoid shoes with grippy soles - so trainers aren't really best. Any who with a leather or suede sole will be ok - you need to be able to pivot around on the ball of your foot on a wooden floor without your foot gripping in place. You can have dance shoes made to order for around £100 or you can buy them off the shelf more cheaply but you will probably have something suitable already. You can get away with trainers for the first couple of classes if you want want to try out different types of footwear. Please note that for the classes we can't allow pointy high heels as they will damage the floors - but for dancenights heels are popular and look good! Moreso on the girls though... Should I consider doing the course more than once? Whilst the course covers all you need to know to go dancing and to attend our Improver classes repitition is always valuable. It is the norm for people to keep attending classes where core technique is taught for many months, if not years, whilst also attending classes at a higher level. You will find there is always something to be gained by attending classes where core technique is taught. For this reason it is worth considering attending more than one Beginners course so you can really get the moves nailed. If you have previously attended a beginners course we will discount your attendance on future courses. And whilst you are attending any Beginners course the cost of attending an Improver class on the same evening is reduced from £4 to £2 (we recommend that you complete at least one Beginners course before attending an Improver class). Any other questions? If you have a question that is not answered here please use the form below (don't forget to provide either your email address or a contact phone number so we can respond to you!) or call Ian on 07801 889463. |
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