THE NEW SERIES BEGINS ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. SEE SYLLABUS BELOW TO DETERMINE YOUR LEVEL AND YOU CAN JOIN ANY WEEK. DROP-INS ARE WELCOME ANY TIME. NO PARTNER REQUIRED! Dress comfortable, sneakers are not recommended. Wear shoes that slide on wood floor, small heel is preferred for ladies.

HOW TO REGISTER: You may pay for this class at the studio on the day you choose to attend the class. No online preregistration is available for this class. To pay over the phone, please call (202) 362-7244 and ask to purchase a salsa class or a package with Silvia. Save money by purchasing a package. Get a free instructional DVD with Silvia if you buy 6 or more classes.

COST OPTIONS
Single class: $17
6 classes package: $90
12 classes package: $180
10 classes family card: $150

CLASS DETAILS: This class begins on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 8:30pm to 9:30pm at DC Dance Collective located at: 4908 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC.

CLASS DESCRIPTION: This class runs for 12 weeks and meets for an hour every Monday. No partner is required. Drop-ins are welcome! See the syllabus below and choose what week to come to class.

The first 6 weeks are for those who are brand new to salsa and want to learn and master the very basics. The material covered during that first half of the class is the core of salsa dancing. If you know these moves  and partnering techniques well, you are ready to go to the next level, which is the second half of the class (weeks 7-12).

SYLLABUS:

WEEK 1 – Learn how to find the first beat at any given moment in the music. Learn the basic step. Learn proper holding positions. Learn to maintain the rhythm of the music while executing the basic step with and without a partner. Learn the basic concept of resistance.

WEEK 2 – Review week 1. Learn how to maintain the rhythm of the music while leading/ following your partner in a complete circle (360). Learn the basic right turn. Learn to lead/follow the right hand turn. Combine leading/ following your partner into 360 and leading/ following a right hand turn.

WEEK 3 – Review week 2. Learn the cross body lead (CBL): regular and outside CBL. Learn to execute the cross body lead in open and closed positions. Combine Leading/ following your partner into 360, right hand turn and cross body lead in various sequences.

WEEK 4 – Review week 3. Learn the basic left turn. Combine leading/ following your partner into 360, left turn and cross body lead in various sequences.

WEEK 5 – Review week 4. Learn to lead your partner into both left and right hand turns from a cross body lead. New simple turns patterns that can be combined.

WEEK 6 – Review week 5. Learn new simple turns patterns that can be combined.

WEEK 7 – Review week 6. We begin learning intermediate moves starting with the Copa: One hand and double hand copa combined with a double hand right turn

WEEK 8 – Review week 7. Drop Catch. Learn this new move and combine it with the moves you learned so far in fun patterns

WEEK 9 – Review week 8. Shoulder Check; single and double hand lead. This is a very popular and often used move on the dance floor. It’s a MUST KNOW!

WEEK 10 – Review week 9. Crucifix. It’s as interesting and cool looking as it sounds. By now you have a significant salsa vocabulary built and we’ll be having fun with fun partnering patterns

WEEK 11 – Review week 10. It’s time to practice. We’ll use this class to practice all moves we know in different intermediate combos. We’ll also be adding men and ladies styling to spice up your salsa

WEEK 12 – Spinning and Styling. Finish this class with the icing of your salsa dancing. Make it look really good by learning some cool styling tips and double spins techniques.

We’ll also learn some merengue, bachata, and cha cha. In the end you’ll be ready for the dance floor!
Field trips to salsa clubs are a must during this class so you’ll be going out dancing with Silvia.

See you at the studio!