AFRO-LATINO DANCE FUSION AND IMPROVISATION

IN THIS 4-HOUR DANCE CLASS YOU WILL DIVE INTO DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS INSPIRED BY LATIN-AMERICAN, AFRICAN, AND AFRICAN DIASPORIC TRADITIONAL AND URBAN DANCES.

About the Workshop

The objective of this dance class is to introduce you to a variety of dance steps and techniques inspired by Latin-American, African, and African diasporic rhythms and movements - mainly by traditional and urban dances from Cuba, Guinea, Brazil, and Bolivia. These dance styles are very polyrhythmic and deeply connected to the music.

In this class, similarities and differences that exist between the various styles will be identified. You are encouraged to interpret the movements in a way that feels natural and healthy to your body.

This experience will provide you with tools that will allow you to:

• Expand your knowledge
• Increase your movement repertoire
• Connect with your essence
• Improve coordination, listening, and improvisation skills
• and, of course, sweat, work-out and have fun!

CLASS AGENDA

• Start with a warm-up (related to the dance steps you will learn)
• Introduce techniques that allow individualization of the different body parts
• Learn dance moves and combine them into a choreography
• Improvisation and rhythm exercises
• General review of the choreography with everything we have learned

This workshop is for teenagers and adults at a beginner or intermediate level.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Comfortable clothes that do not restrict your movement. A medium size towel for the stretching exercises on the floor. We will dance barefoot, but if you need to use shoes, please bring indoor shoes.