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Salsa Workshops at Troy Dance Studio - Saturday!
Posted May 7th, 2008 by Jamin|
Brought to you by the Troy Dance Studio 
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Tiempo Libre Mother's Day Concert with the DSO
Posted May 6th, 2008 by Geo-
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will host a Mother's Day concert with Miami latin jazz stars Tiempo Libre. Tiempo Libre will join the DSO in performing a piece by Venezuelan composer Ricardo Lorenz & Tiempo Libre pianist Jorge Gómez. Rumba Sinfónica celebrates Cuba’s musical heritage and features Tiempo Libre's danceable Timba roots.
This is a great oppportunity to celebrate Mom and have a great musical experience.
This is a great oppportunity to celebrate Mom and have a great musical experience.
- Sunday May 11th, 2008
- 3:00 PM
- Tickets $33.50 - $43.50 & 2 tickets for the price of one for salsa dancers
- Proper Attire
- All Ages
Chicago Salsa Festival 2008
Posted May 5th, 2008 by Geo-
The 2008 Chicago Salsa Festival is gearing up to take over downtown Chicago with four days and nights of dancing indoor and out. The festival is centered at the historic Palmer House hotel in the financial district downtown. The Palmer house is known for its huge elegant ballrooms and is a perfect location to access everything downtown including shopping, restaurants and of course the beach.
Organizers Lisa "La Boriqua" & Latin Street Dancing have lined up 30 workshops, lots of performances and live concerts each night at nearby clubs and during the Taste of Chicago festival in Grant Park.
- When: June 26th-29th 2008
- Where: Festival Map
- Cost: $200 untl May 31st 2008
For reservations & passes click here...
Dance In Your Space
Posted April 28th, 2008 by Geo- in
Part 3 of Awareness
What is “your space”? For want of a better definition, your space is the area that is more or less reasonable for you and your partner to use on the dance floor. Generally speaking in club dancing, that space is a rectangle with a line running down the center where you and your partner stick. In formal terms, this is called “slot-dancing” and it is generally the best way to make a predictable and comfortable dance space. The key for dancing in the slot is drawing these imaginary lines -- North, South, East & West -- and following them without fail.
Moving on the line
What is “your space”? For want of a better definition, your space is the area that is more or less reasonable for you and your partner to use on the dance floor. Generally speaking in club dancing, that space is a rectangle with a line running down the center where you and your partner stick. In formal terms, this is called “slot-dancing” and it is generally the best way to make a predictable and comfortable dance space. The key for dancing in the slot is drawing these imaginary lines -- North, South, East & West -- and following them without fail.
Moving on the line
The Slot
Probably everyone has heard of "the slot", but not many of us dance with a real awareness of it. Most styles of salsa dictate that you move in straight lines. Every cross body lead, enchufla, and turn must start and finish on the lines. For leaders, that means getting out of your partner's way (being exactly perpendicular) and establishing a clear path that can only be followed one way. For followers it means following that line and staying within the boundaries your partner is trying to set. Dancing with this awareness and control will not only make you safer, it will improve your turns and make everything you do even better.
