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

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Great reasons to dance during Winter: Keep warm, it's warm and even hot when you dance and in the studio and night clubs, keep fit & healthy during winter, slightly lower levels in class means you learn faster, save on electricity, dancing keeps you happy, lowers stress, keeps you motivated and it fun & social!

Free Merengue Classes Next Wednesday For Everyone! Starting next Wednesday at Danza Latina 7:30pm, Merengue Combo & Salsa Salsa basics, great for everyeone including absolute beginners & the more advanced to join in 'casino style fun & easy class' come along any Wednesday...Enrol Now....more info below.

Week#8 Next Tuesday! For Beginner & Improvers taking classes on this day. This means it is your last week at your current level, you will progress to the next level the week after on the 30th of June. Next week is an important week that is essential as a transition to the next level and will encapsulate the whole 8 weeks, further details will be given on the night, so don't miss out!.. see the timetable to see week numbers.

New Zouk & Bachata 4 week Courses Open Level (all levels.) Coming soon on Wednesdays at 8:30pm with Marcela & Reuben, Free Intro class of Zouk & Bachata to start then 4 weeks of Bachata and 4 weeks of Zouk. stay tuned for more info.

Alpine Salsa Party in Hanmer 4th July 2009. The famous Hot Springs Salsa yearly winter party, with workshops in the afternoon..Full information is now available, prices, maps, times are more below. Contact us if you need help with your accommodation, we can help pair and group people to save.

Hip Hop & Lindy Hop Classes finish Next Week, Hip Hop at 7:15pm Next week is canceled and Lindy Hop at 8:30pm is also canceled, see timetable below..

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Dates: Wednesdays from 24th June		Reuben & Marcela
Time: 7:30pm - 8:20pm

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 to compliment learning.

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>

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.

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

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) Salsa Fundamentals. This is the most important level you will ever learn, its the foundation to linear salsa. It's worth repeating this level no matter what level you are, Improver, Intermediate or Advanced you can still improve your foundation. It's highly recommended you have completed 8 weeks of beginners class before joining this level. Remember if you find our intermediate a struggle, do this level as well as intermediate to help. You will pick up more details second or third time round, no matter what level you are.

You will Learn;	8 footwork patterns (shines) Body Isolations & movement Spinning, singles & doubles 12 Turn patterns, moves & variations 8 Essential improver salsa fundamentals**

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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: 8:30 - 9:30 (every week for 4 weeks of A,B,C,D)
Teachers: Emily & Reuben

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) You will learn - More Fundamentals and beyond. Also learn variations, combos, turn patterns, dips, techniques & styling. Duration: 16 week Salsa course in total, join any time after improvers (level 2) and then complete a total of 16 weeks. Each of the 4 Sections (A,B,C,D) contains 4 weeks at a time. You can join on week#1 on any of these sections as you finish Improver levels. Once you have completed each of the 4 sections (16 weeks) in any order you may be able to progress to the Upper Intermediate level on Monday at 8:30pm

You will Learn;	6 footwork patterns (shines) Body Isolations & movement Dips & Spinning 16 Turn patterns, combos, moves & variations 6 Essential intermediate salsa fundamentals**

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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.

The Hog Salsa Nights

Every Thursday

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 >

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, kids are welcome at the party, infact school kids are free entry.

Workshops Saturday afternoon 11:00am - Samba & Axé - Marcela 12:30pm - Imp/Int Bachata - Riki & Emily 2pm - Imp/Int Salsa (Flow Move) - Reuben & Vikki 3:30pm - Rueda - Petera & Partner Workshop Prices: $15 for 1 workshop $25 for 2 workshops $35 for 3 workshops $40 for 4 workshops - Pay on the day, Cash & Cheque only

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

Location for Party & Workshops: Memorial Hall in Hanmer New Zealand (see map below)

When should I go to Hamner? Most people will travel up and spend 2 nights in Hamner, leaving Friday after work and staying the Friday & Saturday Night. Accommodation between a group is often very cheap, the average house to hire can work out as little as $20 per person per night. However some will travel up on the Saturday morning to make the workshops, while others will just travel to make the party and leave the same night without staying. We prefer to stay 2 nights so we can relax in the hot pools... you choose!
Hot pools visit http://www.hanmersprings.co.nz
Holiday houses http://www.holidayhomes.co.nz Theres still heaps of homes left , book now!
Photo Gallery From 2008 Alpine Salsa Party Here>
Facebook Link for this event here>

Map available on the Danza Latina website here>

Date: Saturday 18th July 2009
Time: 8pm - 1am

Peruvian National day Grand Fiesta with Live Band, Matecito!

Once again we would love to share with you National day celebration, with the best of latin music from South America: Salsa , Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Cha cha & Reggaeton. With Matecito Latin band with Gerardo Torres playing for the “Peruvian Independence Party 2009” Everybody welcome. With a Presentation of 2 Peruvian National Dances.

Tickets: Presold $15, Door sales $20 Tickets on sale at: Danza Latina Studio, 160 Manchester St, Monday & Tuesdays 6-10pm & Wednesdays 7:30-8:3
Location: Shirley Club, 260 Hills Road, Shirley, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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>

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