Salsa Dance Classes & Salsa dancing Events, Latin dance shows in Christchurch New Zealand

• New Zouk & Bachata Courses coming soon on Wednesdays, with Reuben & Marcela... info coming

• Reggaeton Demo this Thursday at the Hog Salsa Night! more details on the Hog and where to go here>

• New Salsa Teachers - Nikal has now finished teaching at Danza Latina just recently (we will miss you Nikal). We would like to welcome three new teachers which we have chosen carefully and have been training to a high level for Tuesdays. Marcela will be teaching the Beginner Level. Lise will be teaching the Improvers & Emily will be teaching the New Intermediate Level. We have placed some information on these new instructors on the teachers page here>

• House for rent with Dance Studio!: 3 bedroom ( 2 large, 1 small) split level (4) with new dance studio on bottom floor, spa pool, private decks, garage, 2 living areas, modern kitchen, heat pump, etc. Quiet location in lower cashmere,, beautiful neighborhood on Bowenvale Ave, close to river and nature reserve but 7 minutes drive from town.$400/week includes power and SkyTV/movies/sport. Enquiries please txt/ring Nikal on 0211543180 asap

• More News & daily updates on the News page here >

Note: Events & Parties are highlighted in light grey - See the Full monthly timetable here>

The Hog Salsa Nights - Thursdays

Every Thursday Night 9:30pm - Late (1am)

• Totally Fun filled and hot. Drink and dance the night away. Every Thursday night at the (Mac's) AKA Loaded Hog. Come down and have a look, a drink and have a dance! Anyone can come, this night is for everybody at all levels.

• Music & DJ - Top DJ (Reuben Danza Latina) playing the very best and newest Latin Music including - Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha, Zouk & Bachata.

• Performances & Demos Monthly, keep an eye on the news page for performance details...

• Drink Specials - 2 Coronas for $10 (more to come) Please support the salsa nights and buy drinks. Alcoholic or Non Alcoholic it all helps.

• Location: Cnr Cashel & Manchester St, Christchurch (1 block south from Danza Latina Studio) See a Map here >

• Sunday 7th June (part1) • Sunday 14th June (part2)		Vikki

Beginners - Improvers Ladies Styling Time: 2pm-3pm This 2 part styling routine focuses on jazzing up bsic salsa movement. This Salsa class will extend and develop your footwork, body movement, isolation, timing and arms. Learn how to look great on the dance floor and add your own unique flair to enhance the basics.

Intermediate - Upper Int Ladies Styling Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm With this 2 part shine routine you can extend your Salsa boundaries, push your body to new limits and advance you technical ability. Footwork and technicality are the predominant features of this fun and unique workshop. This is your chance to try something new and shine.

Workshop Price: $15 for 1, $25 for 2, or $50 for all 4 workshops (cash & cheque only)
Teacher: Vikki



Danza Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

• Start date: Monday 1st June 2009
• Time: 6:15 - 7:15 (every week for 8 weeks)
• Teachers: Vikki & Reuben

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) Learn Salsa dance basics and motion. No Dance partner required & no experience needed. This course is purely Salsa. You can join anywhere up to week2 if you have never danced Salsa! ...tell all your friends so they can join in!

• You will Learn;	- 10 footwork patterns (shines) - 18 Turn patterns, moves & variations - 5 Essential beginner salsa fundamentals**

	FREE 1st Class - Join in Now >

Danza Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

• Start date: Tuesday 30th June 2009
• Time: 6:15 - 7:15 (every week for 8 weeks)
• Teachers: Marcela & Reuben

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) Learn Salsa dance basics and motion. No Dance partner required & no experience needed. This course is purely Salsa. You can join anywhere up to week2 if you have never danced Salsa! ...tell all your friends so they can join in!

• You will Learn;	- 10 footwork patterns (shines) - 18 Turn patterns, moves & variations - 5 Essential beginner salsa fundamentals**

	FREE 1st Class - Join in Now >

Danza Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Next Start date: for all levels: Saturday 20th June	Marcela & Nicolas

• Beginners Tango - Course - Saturday 10:30am • Improvers Tango - Course - Saturday 11:30am • Intermediate Tango - Course - Saturday 12:30am

Beginners Tango: Ideal for people who have never danced Tango
Improvers & Intermediate Tango: Once you have completed the Beginners levels you can continue at this level. After this you will progress to Intermediate.

Prices: Tango Concession cards $60 6 classes or Casual rate $15.
Teachers: Marcela & Nicolas from Argentina
Contact Marcela : Ph/Txt 021 0233 3101 - Dance Company: Dance with me



Danza Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Dates: Wednesdays from 24th June		Reuben & Marcela
Time: 7:30pm - 8:15pm (45mins)

Learn all the basics of Merengue and new combo each week along with the salsa basic step.

Anyone from absolute beginner to more advanced can join in. Register online & come any week you want, it a drop-in class and you can do as many as you like.
This is based on the concept of the latin dance classes we taught a the Christchurch Casino recently, which may start back sometime in the near future.
This Merengue & Salsa intro class is a great thing to do before joining a Salsa 8 week Course or as well as a Salsa course.

Beginners Salsa: You Can also enrol in a Beginners Salsa 8 week Course, this would be the next step after this free class, or you can do both at the same time. You also get a 1st Free class in our beginners courses too. check the dates on the timetable or enrolment page, click to enrol below

Level: Open Level (anyone can join)
Teachers: Reuben & Marcela
Price: Free, when you enrol

	Register for a FREE classes here>

• Date: Saturday 4th July 2009 (3rd-5th July)

The famous Hot Springs Salsa yearly winter party, with latin dance workshops in the afternoon. "Road Trip to Hanmer Springs - Its hot both inside the pool and hotter the Salsa hall"

Salseros from all around the south Island from Christchurch, Dunedin, Westcoast, Blenheim and Nelson and even a few from the North Island 'World Salsa Tours' will combine this year and spend an awesome weekend in Hanmer to move to the rythms of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha cha cha at the Hanmer Memorial Hall. So bring the kids and enjoy the treasures that Hanmer has to offer. This is a beautiful alpine village ...enjoy the hotpools.. It's also the first weekend of the school holidays.

Workshops Saturday afternoon - Salsa - Reuben & Vikki - Bachata - Riki & Emily - Samba & Axé - Marcela times, prices and more to come...

Hanmer Salsa Party on Saturday Social Salsa Dancing all night, come and dance the night away to Bachata, Cha, Salsa and more...
• Time: 8pm till 1am
• MC: Annie (Salsa Groove - Blenheim)
• DJ: DJ SLS 'Reuben' (Danza Latina - Christchurch)
• Price: $5 entry for adults, free for school kids, BYO

• Location Workshops & Party: Memorial Hall in Hanmer New Zealand
• Hot pools visit http://www.hanmersprings.co.nz
• Holiday houses theres still heaps left - http://www.holidayhomes.co.nz

New Timing Salsa CD or Mp3 Set (2009) contains essential timing, rhythms & music for salsa dancers. it's for beginners to advanced levels. It contains counts so you can get used to stepping in time with salsa and give you not only music to practice to, but knowledge of how salsa music is constructed, so you can become a better dancer. Danza Latina uses tracks in its classes, it will train your brain to stay in time. There is a total of 13 tracks and tempos ranging from slow to med paced songs and now includes a bonus cha cha percussion track.	© Danza Latina Ltd, sampled, composed and produced by Reuben 2007 - 2009

Bonus Info - This is also a learning system, you will also be given a hidden link to this website that will give you information on how to use these tracks, this is to aid your learning on how the music is constructed and how to learn to dance in time and find that (on1) count.

• Tracks 1-8 Salsa Rhythms Include variations of the following: 3-2 Clave, 2-3 Clave, Conga, Congas, cowbell, On1 counts, Bongos, Drums, shakers, & bass. • Tracks 9-12 Instrumental Salsa On1 counts and composed Instrumentals • Track 13 Cha cha - Cha Cha percussion timing • Bonus 3 Tracks - for Mp3 set purchased online only

Purchase CD: Purchase at our Studio only.. Prices and further information here>
Purchase Mp3 Set: Purchase online only... Prices and further information here>

Join facebook - leave messages, find dance partners, find friends in your salsa class, find out who is going to which salsa dance events and more... This link below goes directly to the Danza Latina Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5699922561

~ There is no Challenge more challenging than the challenge to improve yourself ~ Michael F. Staley

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