Oozing with a sensuous style, Salsa has it all – passion, energy, and joy. As a dance form, Salsa has its origins in the Cuban Son and the Afro-Cuban dance, Rumba.
Oozing with a sensuous style, Salsa has it all – passion, energy, and joy. As a dance form, Salsa has its origins in the Cuban Son and the Afro-Cuban dance, Rumba.
As it relates to the popular music style, Salsa is continuously evolving, and new modern dance styles are associated and named according to the geographical areas that they are developed in.
Some of the popular Salsa styles are Cuban, Columbian, Los Angeles, New York (or Eddie Torres Style), Palladium, Puerto Rican, Rueda, and On Clave.
In the early 1970s in New York City, several franchised and independent dance studios, sensing the popularity of the burgeoning dance form capitalized on the Salsa craze by developing a standardized curriculum in which to teach the dance to an eager public.
Salsa taught in Fred Astaire Dance Studios is based on Mambo patterns, but danced on the “one.” Take the first step towards realizing your ballroom dance goals, at your local Fred Astaire Dance Studio! Contact us today, at Fred Astaire Dance Studios – and ask about our Introductory Offer just for new students! We’ll look forward to seeing you on the dance floor.
Ballroom dance can be enjoyed socially and in dance competitions, and is sometimes referred to as “partnership dancing”, because it is a type of dance that requires a dance partner.
Ballroom dancing originated in the 16th century from dances held in the royal courts. There’s also evidence of influence from folk dances of the era – for example, the Waltz began as an 18th century Austrian folk dance.
Salsa- There are many different styles of Salsa Dancing but in this class we focus on the Salsa on1 or LA Style or "in line".
Imagine you see someone you’ve never met before, you take them (or get taken) out on to the floor, and rock their world! Everybody should be able to do that
Hans teaches a progressive style salsa class which helps every dancer learn as the class progresses. We always start from the most basic steps for our new dancers at the beginning of class and then progress into different patterns and ideas as the skills improve.
Salsa for Kids (Ages 6 & Up) classes are offered by Nieves Latin Dance Studio. All Children are required to wear their uniforms to class.
There is an introductory Salsa/Bachata class around 9:15pm. We feature several floors: Salsa, Tango, Ballroom. Feel free to try them all!! We will notify you if we need to change the dates of the dances.
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