New Bachata Open level Course THIS Wednesday 7:30pm, 4 week course, starting 9th Sept Salsa Latina concession cards welcome. Full info here>
New Bachata Intermediate Class NEXT Wednesdays8:30pm, starting 16th Sept Salsa Latina concession cards welcome. Full info here>
Salsa Fiesta, Salsa Party & Performances THIS Saturday 12th Sept @ Salsa Latina studio, fundraiser event for our Salsa Team - Salsa Sabrosa. Night full of social dancing and peroformance, check out the details here>
Teachers Change - Vikki is moving to Perth, and yes, we will miss her very much. Hopefully she will be back in a year. Marcela will be taking the Monday Beginners & Improvers Salsa Classes. New teacher changes for the upper intermediate and intermediate salsa classes, they will be listed online soon.
Free Merengue Class on Wednesday have finished at Salsa Latina studio... join a Salsa or Bachata Class.
Next Door Salsa Night Canceled for just one night THIS Thursday. Next Door have a function booked in with African Drumming, this is a one night only event, the Salsa Nights continue as normal from 17th Sept, see the timetable below to see dates.
Hip Hop Classes on Wednesday Changes - There will be some changes to the times for Hip Hop at the end of September. The last class for Wednesdays will be 23rd of Sept, but then continues at a new time and day - Thursdays 8:30pm from the 1st October... more>
Samba Classes on Thursdays Time Changes - There will be a time change on the 1st October to 6:15pm, its start time will be 45 mins earlier.... more>
Fundraiser Salsa Night from 9pm with performances during the night. Social Salsa dancing all night. DJ SLS (Reuben - Salsa Latina) will be pumping out the very best & latest of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue Zouk, Cha music all night long for your dancing pleasure. ~ BYO ~
Salsa Latina is raising funds for their Pro-team Salsa Sabrosa. Salsa Sabrosa was recently chosen at the New Zealand Salsa Congress to Represent New Zealand
at the International Salsa Congress in Sydney 2010. See Video from NZ Congress>
Come earlier (7:30pm) and experience an Argentinean Tango earlier in the night. Great for practising what you have learn, meet new people and have fun.
Performance Show starts between 10pm to 10:30pm Salsa Latina Couple - Sonia & Paul Bachaotearoa (Nirico and Emily)
Price: $5 at the door
Location: Salsa Latina Studio, Corner of Manchester & Hereford St. Level 1, 160 Manchester Street, Christchurch New Zealand, see the map here >
Start Dates: Bachata 4 week open level course Wed 9th Sept 7:30pm Bachata Intermediate Class Wed - from 16th Sept 8:30pm Zouk 4 week open level course coming soon
Bachata 4 Week open level Course Information:
If you haven't tried Bachata before, join this open
level 4 week course, its for everyone including absolute beginners. Learn Bachata basics, style and
technique. What is Bachata? It's another fun Latin Dance that originates from the Dominican Republic, just like Merengue, find out more here>
Bachata Intemediate Class: Continuous class to join anytime
Intermediate (all levels - Imp Int & Advanced). Once you have completed the bachata open level course, or have done beginners Bachata. You may join this open level Intermediate Bachata Class. You can join at any point as there is no start date, these are new bachata combos each week.
Prices: Casuals Class $15 or Danza/Salsa Latina Salsa Salsa Concession Cards are welcome,
full price info here >
Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester
St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See
the map for
further details.
Salsa
Nights @ Next Door - Canceled This Thursday only
Next Door Salsa Night Canceled for just one night THIS Thursday. Next Door have a function booked in with African Drumming, this is a one night only event, the Salsa Nights continue as normal from 17th Sept.
Every Thursday Night 9:30pm - Late.. (start time about to change soon)
Totally Fun filled and hot. Drink and dance the night
away. Every Thursday night at the (Next Door) previously known as the 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, dancers and non-dancers.
Music & DJ - Top DJ (Reuben Salsa Latina) playing the very best and newest Latin Music including - Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha, Zouk & Bachata.
Drinks - Please support these salsa nights and buy drinks, without them we don't have a venue to dance in.
Location: Cnr
Cashel & Manchester
St, Christchurch
(1 block south from Salsa Latina Studio) See a Map here >
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!
Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester
St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See
the map for
further details.
Argentine
Tango Dance Courses - Sat 26th Sept
Next Start date for all levels: Saturday 26th of September (First Class Free)
Dance Company: Dance with me, Director: Marcela ph: on 021 0233 3101
Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester
St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See
the map for
further details.
South Island Street Salsa
Competition 2009
Saturday,
26th September 2009
Come and support your dance school and fellow dancers at this event with its competitors, there is plenty of entertainment from the performances at this competition. It's also great to bring your family & friends who don't dance along, plus there will be social dancing afterwards in the ballroom.
Venue: Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Canterbury University.
Aftershow salsa party at the Student Ballroom. Canterbury University.
Entry prices: $20 presold & $25 door sales
-
Tickets presold at Salsa Latina during class times
Times: Doors open at 7pm for the Youth Section & Adult section starts 8pm approx
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.
Salsa 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.
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
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