Salsaville Dance Studios

MAY SALSA DANCE CLASSES IN BOULDER AND DENVER

Salsaville Dance Studios will be offering eight salsa dance courses starting May 5th.

  • Level I - Intro to Salsa Dancing — * Boulder and Denver *
    The famous "Intro to Salsa" class is for everyone who wants a solid intro to the world of dancing salsa. After just a few weeks, you'll know how to dance salsa, and be ready to start going out and having fun in the salsa clubs of Boulder and Denver.

  • Level II - Advanced-Beginner Salsa Dancing — * Boulder only *
    The next step in becoming a proficient salsa dancer. After this class, you'll have mastered all the basics, and will be ready to start some intermediate level moves.

  • Level III - Intro to Intermediate Level Salsa Dancing — * Boulder and Denver *
    In this class, you will learn all of the fundamental and critical elements that will enable you to dance at the intermediate level. We will learn how to do the cross body lead with left and right turns and several sweetheart variations.

  • Level IV - Intermediate Level Salsa Dancing — * Boulder only *
    An upper end class. In this class we will learn more of the most often used moves in the clubs, technique for leading and following, and several new and fancy combinations.

  • Cuban IV - Cuban Casino Fundamentals — * Boulder only *
    Cuban salsa!: This is a great time to explore the "other half" of the salsa dancing world. It's still the same beat, the same 1,2,3, pause, but it has a very different feel, and a different set of turn patterns than the regular style salsa -- a great way to add what you can do on the dance floor!

    You've all seen it before -- Cubans having tons of fun, flowing seamlessly, while dancing to a different sound of salsa ("Timba") -- but wondering how they are executing these very different moves. Now you can benefit from Eric "El Cubanito's" experience and knowledge gained from over 17 months studying dance in Cuba. In addition, Eric produced the world-renowned "¡Salsa a la Cubana!" DVD video series, making him uniquely qualified to teach non-Cubans how to dance Cuban style.

    This class will include learning some Rueda de Casino (dancing with multiple partners in a big circle while passing partners), but we will mostly focus on Cuban-style partner dancing ("Casino").
    Prerequisites: Completed Salsa 1, 2, and 3 (or equivalent)

  • Salsa Intensive — * Boulder only *
    Brand-new "Intensive Salsa" class for those of you who want to completely focus on getting the most important skills down for becoming a true salsero/salsera. Instead of focusing exclusively on all new routines and moves, we learn all the skills in order to execute these moves much more smoothly, elegantly, and effortlessly. In this intensive class we will delve deeply into mastering several skills: timing, Latin body motion, spinning, leading and following technique, and much more.

    This class meets for one and a half hours each evening, and will involve more personal feedback from the instructor. I promise you that instead of walking out of this class knowing a few more cool moves (we will learn some moves), you will leave this class a better dancer. You will have better timing, balance, style, leading and following skills, and generally feel a lot more confident walking out onto the dance floor and being able to enjoy yourself and your partner! In addition, you will find yourself being able to more quickly pick up and master material in other classes!
    Prerequisites: Completed Salsa 1, 2, and 3 (or equivalent)

REGISTRATION

  • The classes will progress from week to week.
  • You can pay in person at the first class (on a space available basis).
  • Any class is subject to cancellation if less than 12 people register. However, this has occurred only six times in the last 12 years.
For a description of the class, please click on the link in the first column.
Please click on the "Buy Now" button below to sign up, pay for, and reserve a spot in the class:

Class
Day and Time
Location
Dates in
May
One Person
One Couple
Salsa, Level I
Intro to Salsa

with Marcela
Tuesdays
7:30-8:30pm
Kakes Studios
Studio B
Boulder
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
$50
Sold out for single men.
$90
Salsa, Level II
Advanced-Beginner Salsa

with Eric & Andrea
Tuesdays
6:30-7:30pm
Kakes Studios
Boulder
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
$50
$90
Salsa, Level III
Intro to Intermediate Salsa

with Marcela & Mark
Tuesdays
6:30-7:30pm
Kakes Studios
Studio B
Boulder
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
$50
$90
Salsa, Level IV
Intermediate Salsa

with Eric & Nancy
Tuesdays
7:30-8:30pm
Kakes Studios
Boulder
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
$50
$90
Cuban Salsa IV
Cuban Casino Fundamentals

with Eric & Elena
Wednesdays
6:30-7:30pm
Avalon Sodal Hall
Boulder
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
$50
$90
Salsa Intensive
Salsa Intensive Course

with Eric & Nancy
Wednesdays
7:45-9:15pm
Avalon Sodal Hall
Boulder
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

Soud out for women. One spot open for men.
$60
$110
SOLD OUT
Salsa, Level I
Intro to Salsa

with Eric & Yanira
Mondays
7:30-8:30pm
Cherry Creek Dance
Denver
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
$50
$90
Salsa, Level III
Intro to Intermediate Salsa

with Eric & Yanira
Mondays
8:30-9:30pm
Cherry Creek Dance
Denver
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
$50
$90

STUDIO LOCATIONS

Kakes Studios: 2115 Pearl St. in Boulder (behind "Boulder Mountain Futons" store)

Sodal Hall at the Avalon: 6185 Arapahoe in Boulder -- head east away from Boulder on Arapahoe. About 1.5 miles past Foothills. Building is on the left.

Cherry Creek Dance: 2625 E. 3rd Ave. in Denver

Studio Thrive: 2490 Blake St. in Denver

What do all of these different "Levels" mean, and what level is appropriate for me?

Basic level salsa classes
Salsa, Level I – Introduction to Salsa
Salsa, Level II – Advanced-Beginner
Salsa, Level III – Intro to Intermediate Level

     – each class normally taken once before advancing to the next level

Higher level salsa classes
Salsa, Level IV – Intermediate

Salsa, Level V – Advanced-Intermediate

Salsa, Level VI – Advanced

     – each class to be taken multiple times before advancing to next level
     – material is always unique in successive repetitions of these classes

For Cuban Salsa classes
Cuban Salsa, Level IV: Cuban Casino Fundamentals (to be taken after completing at least Salsa, Level I & II, and preferably Level III.)
Cuban Salsa, Level V: Cuban Casino, Advanced-Intermediate
Cuban Salsa, Level VI: Cuban Casino, Advanced


For a further explanation of the levels and to help you determine which class is best for you, please click here.


What if I can't make all four sessions due to scheduling problems?

If you can make at least three of the four sessions, I recommend signing up, as you will still be able to learn pretty much everything taught in the class. If you can make only one or two of the sessions, please contact me first to see if it makes sense for you to join the class. ($15 to drop in on a class.)

Another, but more expensive option, is to take a make-up private lesson. Often a half hour private lesson can catch you up with whatever you missed. A full hour will catch you up as well, plus get you some much-needed individual attention to help eliminate any bad habits, improve your technique, and generally help make it much easier to keep up with the class. Rates for private lessons are here.

What if I don't have a dance partner?

No problem! You can sign up as a couple or as an individual. In fact, most people sign up as individuals.
During the class we constantly rotate partners, so you will be dancing with everybody.

What if I am a not quite up to the level of the class or I'm not sure if I am at the level of the class?

In this case, please contact me, and we can try to determine what class is best for you.
Also, you could take a "catch-up private lesson" to quickly bring you up to the level of the class that you would like to take.

What should I wear to class?

Comfortable clothing and slick bottom soled shoes. A shoe with a slick bottom is a shoe that doesn't stick hard on a wooden floor -- avoid new sneakers or hiking boots! Any leather soled shoe will work just fine.


Eric "El Cubanito" Freeman is an internationally known salsa instructor and video producer.
His renowned instructional videos have sold over 20,000 copies in 75 countries.
Eric has taught salsa throughout Europe, Latin America and at the Puerto Rico Salsa Congress.
For more information, please visit his website at: http://salsaville.com