Grand Opening of Salsa Cubana Wednesdays at Ryles

May 09, 2006 10:40

Hey Everyone! It's official, sister is running a weekly dance night at Ryles in Inman SQ! If you've ever wanted to learn to Salsa dance, or if you know how to salsa, but want to learn Cuban style, or you want to try a less intimidating foray into the couples dancing world ("I don't care that it's salsa, I'm just trying to learn to dance!"), then ( Read more... )

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gilana May 9 2006, 15:15:40 UTC
Ooo, excellent! How is Cuban style different? I'd love to come some week, but I'm not sure when.

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melissaagray May 9 2006, 15:36:59 UTC
Ahhh, excellent question actually :) Simply stated, Salsa dancing started in Cuba before it spread through out the Latin world (where it picked up influences of all sorts of other dance forms and music), so Cuban style salsa is the most folkloric / original style of salsa ( ... )

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deadwinter May 9 2006, 17:06:40 UTC
Ohh....sounds like I would like it. Is it danced "on-one" or "on-two"?

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melissaagray May 9 2006, 20:25:02 UTC
It's on the "two". If you want a visual of what it looks like, click on the video links on this page

http://www.despelotedance.com/#Teachers

plus you get to see my sister dance :) I think the second dance is more fun, but either will give you the idea.

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herooftheage May 9 2006, 16:21:15 UTC
Arggh!!! Meredith and I have been looking for some couples dancing venue, and this looks ideal, t'were it not on fighting practice night.

Though if this rain keeps up ...

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