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Salsa | Kids | International Influences | Mambo | Alternative Dance Styles | Alternative Fitness | Martial Arts |
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| What Class to Take and When ... |
| Our classes are listed as 1, 2, 3 or 4 which means there are different sections that run back to back. Different moves are taught in each one, so best to take them with no breaks in between! They automatically rotate so that you can develop your dancing in a smoother, easier and stronger way! Start at any number and continue until the series is complete. Instructors continually add moves and new routines into their series, so you will just get MORE moves by repeating any series. |
| Note! Code 1, 2, 3 or 4 = Series |
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Anyone can register for this class! Perfect if you are just starting!
3 Basic steps, how to connect them, lead/follow, 3 basic turn
combinations, one sixteen turn combination. We also help with your
timing so you understand the rhythm!
1 Section
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| Latin music & timing class. Class conducted by a professional musician with Latin instruments so you can learn the beats, timing and learn to play a tune yourself. Excellent to “hear” the music better and dance more on time.
2 Sections
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Open to all levels. Excellent to get you aware of body movement
and expression through the roots of Latin music. All moves can
be applied to your Salsa Repertoire! Dress comfortable and flat
dancing shoes highly recommended.
3 Sections:
1- Afro Cuban Movements
2- Rumba/Guaguanco
3- Musicality (dance to the keyboard, drums, horns, etc…)
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| Class set with Latin music. It helps you with posture, form, flexibility
and strength. Also works on balance, grace and spotting. Core basics
are from ballet concepts to help you with your salsa! For men and
women. Wear comfortable clothing! Bring a pair of socks!
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| Complete at least 1 Taste of Salsa Class Session to enter. More turns & combinations added with brand new footwork, Closed-position and tap step introduced. It takes 2 sessions to learn all the moves and turn patterns. Each section is different.
2 Sections
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Team Dancing danced in a circular pattern. Roots are from casino
dancing in Cuba and then to Miami! Each Session, you will learn moves that span levels 1 through 3. There are 100’s of calls recognized all over the world you can learn. You can take the class 4 months in the row and still be learning new moves. After 4 months, if you have forgotten the material from the 1st month you can start all over again.
Must have completed at least 1 Cross Body Leads Section.
4 Sections
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| Must complete both Sections of Hot Chips N’ Salsa to sweat here!
This class covers fundamental Cross Body Leads & In & Outs, very
important movements in salsa dancing. Can also be taken at the same
time as your 1st Kick It. Each instructor may offer different styling and options.
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| Complete 1 Cross Body Leads section to enter. This is our1st official
counting and shines class. More advanced classes will use the
“counting method” and you need to be READY! J Experience the
fun of good footwork and “shines” on the dance floor! A way to
connect your personality with the music you hear. Express
yourself with advanced timing skills. The focus is advance footwork
patterns and free-styling. At lease 1 Section must be completed
before entering Adv CBL. Take as often as you like.
2 Sections
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| Continuation of Fancy Footwork 1 and 2, more technique and higher expectations. Time to shine! Sections constantly adding new moves
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Complete 2 Chips or higher to slither in here! Styling class for Follows only! J Develop your style early! 100% Salsa! Let loose! “Who’s Sexy?” Fundamental styling, balance, coordination and ladies footwork class with lots of attitude! Themes change monthly and the class can be taken for extended time frames and feel like you are continuously learning new things! Themes rotate!
Lisa: Arms & Footwork, Body rolls & Footwork, Choreography/Musicality
Nora: Shoulders & Head Rolls, Hands & Hips, Footwork & Partnerwork.
Stephanie: Isolations, Hips & Footwork, and Manly Man Stance
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Complete both Sections of Hot Chips N’ Salsa & 1 Cross Body Leads to
warm up here! To get in earlier, sign up for Cross Body Leads and your
1st Kick It class session at the same time. Intermediate footwork class
runs in a series of 2 different themes…
Spins and Multiple Turns & Stationary and Traveling, to learn all the moves. Highly recommended to take them consecutively and not to miss one, as to not Kick yourself out of sequence!
2 Sections
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| Complete Kick It – Spins Section to enter. Opens up a whole new dimension of understanding timing, body movement, posture, frame, center of balance, spotting, what’s your core? and learning to be lighter on your FEET! Overall great class to help you dance better!
Has to be taken at least one time before entering the Let’s Start Turning Heads Series.
2 Sections
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Must complete 1 Cross Body Leads & 2 Kick-It Klass sessions to enter.
Precision themes and Kick It themes do not overlap the same
moves in the same session! Master the steps you have learned
until now. Move faster, Lead better, Follow phenomenally around
the floor! Classes rotate in series of 2 sessions.
Themes are: Cross Body Leads & Spins // Cross Body Leads, Stationary & Traveling
Repeating the classes only gives you more moves and/or repeating
with different instructors. Very artistic class.
2 Sections
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Complete 2 sessions of Precision Salsa to enter. Timing class to
understand the differences between Salsa & Mambo. Fine tune
your ears! Understand the differences between “On 1” and “On 2”!
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| Complete 1 Cross Body Leads, 2 Kick-It Klass sessions, 2 Precisions,
1 Spinzz and Fancy Footwork to get with the program! Cross body
leads make up 60% of Salsa dancing in this town. Are you ready to
improve your dancing with Chicago-Style moves? Different style and
techniques shown by each instructor but same moves covered.
You can CBL all you want at this level!
3 Sections
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| Cha Cha Cheros would need 1 Fancy Footwork (or taking it at the same time of this class) and 2 Precisions under your belt to play here. Ready to use your Salsa skills to master a brand new dance? Try our fast-paced Cha Cha class! You already know how to lead/follow, so now it’s time to take what you know and incorporate it into the rhythm of Cha Cha Cha! Class is fast-paced with an emphasis on timing and footwork rather than lead/follow technique. Both Cha Cha “on 1” and “on 2” will be covered! Get ready to “play”
a lot more on that dance floor! Must feel comfortable with Cha Cha Cha footwork and turn patterns to enter. Moves may vary month to month
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| Complete 1 Cross Body Leads, 2 Kick-It Klass sessions, 2 Precisions, 1 Fancy Footwork, 2 Adv CBLeads, & 1 Spinzz to dance here! Intermediate turning combinations and patterns. Runs in series of 3 and can be taken for as long as you wish! Class preps you for Advanced Turn classes.
3 Sections
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Complete 3 sessions of Let’s Start Turning Heads, 1 Spinzz and 3 Adv CBLeads to show off here! Can be taken with 3rd Lets Start Turning Heads. You are now dancing at this time and are looking for more complicated turning combinations and can take on a much faster pace of learning and dancing! Enjoy the sweat!
Need more challenges?! Try Mambo classes!
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| Same level as Advanced Turns! By now, you are dancing and know the fundamental ins and outs of dancing and understand fun and safety!
Now it’s time to end that dance with a great DIP or any time you want
during a song and not worry about going down with your partner!
See you in class! Learn half and full dips.
1 Section
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Latin, Ballet, Hip Hop & Salsa
Classes for ages 1 on up. Classes for after school & high school ages. Recitals and annual show included. (Full Handouts in lobby for Youth Classes) |
Kids ages 1-3
Musical games, beat recognition & coordination. Parent or guardian need be present during class. Find out when this class is being offered! |
Creative Movement, Games, Balance & Stretching, & Imagination.
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pre-teens ages 4-7
"Gatitos" curriculum plus Musicality, Merengue, & other rhythms.
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Pre-Teens / Teens
"Perritos" curriculum plus SALSAFind out when these classes are being offered! |
Kids ages 1-3
This class is an introduction of ballet vocabulary and the basic positions of ballet dance. This class will encourage the development of social skills, body language, and awareness of space. Also, a fun way for parents to get involved in learning about their child's unique and special form of expression and social communication. Attire: girls should wear pink tights, soft ballet shoes, pink or black leotard with hair in a neat bun. Boys – black slacks, white or black t-shirt and black ballet shoes. LSD T-Shirts expected in class, when available. (Parents should feel free to dress comfortably! Please read handout about class expectations.)
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| No dance experience needed for all LEVEL (A) classes! |
Mad Merengue: (A)
Merengue Mix: (A)
Mas Merengue: (B)
Merengazo: (C) Practice great turn patterns through Merengue.
Bachata Sexy: (A)
Bachata Isolations: (B) Complete Bachata Sexy to enter.
Isolations include: Body Rolls, Footwork & Core. Hips, Dips & Core.
Arms Shoulders & Core.
Bachata Super Sexy: (B) Complete Bachata Sexy to enter
Section 1 - Cheats & Shadows
Section 2 - Footwork, Spins y Mas!
Bachatazo: (C) Complete 2 Bachata Super Sexy to enter.
Bachatazo 4 Couples: (C) Couples only. Register with a partner.
Get really close and sexy! Partners don’t switch.
Bachata Advanced Partnerwork & Styling: (D) Complete 2 Bachata level C to enter.
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Chase Me Cha Cha Cha: (A) Basic Fundamentals
Catch Me Cha Cha Cha: (B) Complete Chase Me Cha Cha Cha to enter.
2 sections:
CBL and Footwork/Shines
CBL and Basic Turn Patterns
Chili Cha Cha Cha: (C) Complete B sessions / pass evaluation to enter
3 sections:
Intro to Spins & Intermediate Turn Patterns
Reverse CBL & Intermediate Footwork/Shines
Advanced CBL & Intermediate Turn Patterns
Cha Cha Cha Suelta: (D) Complete 3 C Sessions / pass eval to enter.
Advanced Partnerwork & Footwork/Shines
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Hip Hop: (A)
Hip Hop: (B) Complete 1 session of A to pop it here.
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Reggaeton: (A)
Merengado-Reggaeton: (A) Mix of Merengue & Reggaeton movements.
Reggaeton Rocks: (B) Complete 1 session of A to groove here.
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Cumbia Para Todos: (A)
Super Cumbia: (B) Complete 1 session of A to swing here.
Advanced Cumbia: (C) Complete 1 session of B to turn here Find out when this class is being offered! |
Belly Dancing: (A)
Belly Dancing: (B) ask your instructor if you can shake here!
Belly Dancing: (C) ask your instructor if you can shake here!
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Samba: (A)
Samba: (B)
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Argentine Tango: (A)
Argentine Tango: (B) Ganchos y Ochos
Argentine Tango: (C) Musicality & Styling; Classy Combos
Argentine Tango: (D) More Tango
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Enhances student strength and flexibility while teaching the dance’s
basic movements. Enjoy various drum patterns used in traditional
West African music with Live Drumming! This class will enhance the
repertoire of any Latin Dance student! Bare feet recommended and
loose or stretchy attire for working out. West African moves will
rotate monthly.
Idy Ciss, Principal Dancer Muntu Dance Theatre, The Joseph Holmes Award for Best Choreography in a Music/Dance Program for Choreography of Dekkal Thissa
90 min class! West African Dance Class w/Live Drumming! Traditionally danced bare foot.
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| Our classes are listed as 1, 2, 3 or 4 which means there are different sections that run back to back. Different moves are taught in each one, so best to take them with no breaks in between! They automatically rotate so that you can develop your dancing in a smoother, easier and stronger way! Start at any number and continue until the series is complete. Instructors continually add moves and new routines into their series, so you will just get MORE moves by repeating any series. |
| Note! Code 1, 2, 3 or 4 = Series |
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| Beginning Mambo/Salsa “On 2” Class in which all the basic Mambo moves are learned. Explanation of the difference between Salsa and Mambo. Know what to listen for to be able to dance “On 2”. Must complete 2 Precisions to be able to take this class, or take 2nd Precision at the same time.
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Continuation of first Mambo class. More intricate footwork, partner
work, and styling. Must complete first Mambo class to take this class.
(Formerly “Mambo B”).
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| Continuation of Salsa “On 2” / Mambo (B) class. Take your Mambo/Salsa “On 2” to new levels! Add the Showtime dips to the moves you have already learned dancing “On 2”.
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| Complete at least 1 Mambo/Salsa “On 2” (B). Cross body leads make up 60% of Salsa dancing in this town. Are you ready to improve your
dancing with Chicago-Style moves? Different style and techniques
shown by each instructor but same moves covered. You can CBL all
you want at this level!
3 Sections
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| Complete at least 2 Adv. CBL Mambo/Salsa “On 2” to drill here! Can also be taken together with the 2nd Adv. CBL Mambo/Salsa “On 2”. Intermediate turning combinations and patterns. Runs in series of 3 and can be taken for as long as you wish! Class preps you for Advanced Turn classes.
3 Sections
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| Complete 3 sessions of Let’s Start Turning Heads Mambo/Salsa On2,
2 Spinzz and 3 Adv CBLeads Mambo/Salsa “On 2” to show off here!
Can be taken with 3rd Lets Start Turning Heads. You are now dancing
at this time and are looking for more complicated turning combination
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A Taste of Ballroom
1- Foxtrot & Samba
2- Waltz & International Rumba
3- West Coast Swing & American Rumba
4- Hustle & International Cha Cha Find out when this class is being offered! |
| An introduction to ballet principles, technique and vocabulary with an emphasis on toning the body and basic movement. Participants should have their hair pulled back and up off of the neck and ballet slippers. Form-fitting clothing: leotards & tights or leotards & biker shorts.
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| It is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles. All of them are connected via common roots, namely tap, ballet, jazz music and African-American rhythms and dance. This class is for the beginner jazz dancer. This high energy class will focus on jazz dance technique that will improve basic jazz dance skills such as turns, jumps, flexibility,and strength. Come prepared to work and leave feeling energized! Attire: Athletic wear, jazz shoes
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Independent urban street dance popular for its high energy movements and great dance workout! Many of Hip Hop’s movements are used in everyday popular dance videos. Open to all levels. This heart pumping class will keep you "moving and grooving." This aerobic style hip-hop class is intended to keep your heart rate up, build stamina and teach basic hip-hop isolations and combinations while keeping you sweating! A class may that focus on core and upper strength. This class will introduce the dancer to hip-hop dance choreography, isolations, freezes, and developing personal style.
Attire: Dancers should wear comfortable clothing that allows for large movement (jazz pants, sweat pants, tank tops, leotards). Clean tennis shoes or jazz sneakers may be worn. No dangling jewelry.
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| Class will focus on full body elasticity, from neck to toes, stretching all muscles, including isolation to improve body control and posture for dancers. Students will have a better understanding how to "open" their body when they dance. Better understanding of tension, tightness, strength and flexibility.
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| Stretch to Salsa, Move your hips to Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Hip Hop & MUCH, MUCH MORE (Reggaeton, Samba, Souka’s)! Enjoy an upbeat combo of dancing & aerobics to the RITMO of Latin music. Find out when these classes are being offered! |
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| Please use dance sneakers w/plastic bottoms not gym shoes. Wear attire for athletic classes. Bring mattes. |
Student musician in the Tuley H.S Steel Band & now performs w/his band "The Business" / Congas y Claves Class / Latin Music & Timing Class
Congas & Claves Overview & Fundamentals (A) &
Congas & Claves Continuation Class / (B) |
Asst. Artistic Director, Chicago Latin Street Dance Company, Dance Scholarship, Recipient at Joel Hall, under Directorship of Kirby Reed, 2003-2006
Stretching & Elasticity, and Jazz |
BA in Dance Performance from IL State Univ., Founding member, dancer & choreographer of Chicago Dance Crash
Hip Hop (Work It! Work It!!) |
Pres of Univ of Chicago Ballroom & Latin Dance Assoc. 2002-2005
Argentine Tango (A) Basic Footwork, Lead & Follow Connection
Argentine Tango (B) Rotation of Styling & Musicality, Ochos & Ganchos, Classy Combinations
Kids Ballet, 1-3 Years, FREE! Adult must be present.
Youth Dance Instructor See Schedule |
| Yoga Alliance Certified & CorePowerYoga Certified, Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Power Yoga - Core Strength
After-Work Restorative Yoga - De-Stress
Family Time Yoga - 1 adult registers, kids stretch FREE! |
Pilates Method Alliance Certified, B.S. in Occupational Therapy from Univ of IL, Chicago
Pilates Basics Enhance flexibility & strength. Great for dancing!
Power Pilates Taken 10 hours or more? Want more? |
Specializes in Egyptian & Cabaret Styles of Belly Dance
Belly Dancing Basics (A)
Intermediate Belly Dancing (B) |
National Strength & Conditioning Certified Personal Trainer
Over 23 years of dance training in Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap and Hip Hop. Over 9 years of teaching experience! |
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| Please use dance sneakers w/plastic bottoms not gym shoes. Wear attire for athletic classes. Bring mattes. |
Martial Arts Class that is low impact. Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise that can prevent the ills of aging. Meditation in motion.
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It's Salsa Time!
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We encourage our students to practice what they've learned after every lesson by hitting the dancefloor at any of our recommended dance venues! Just ask what clubs we're promoting to take advantage of V.I.S. ( Very Important Salsero ) Card member benefits being offered.
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| Four weeks of lessons! |
| Classes are one hour each (four hours total for
each Class Title) |
| Fill-In Program, Make-Up Program, V.I.S. Card
(See below) |
| Take $15 OFF your total registration
amount for one four-week session by registering EARLY for the
NEXT session. Next session registration begins the Monday of your
third week of class and runs through the Wednesday of the fourth week of class. Register by that Wednesday and receive your discount! |
| First come, first serve! If you mail in your
registration, tardy postal service and post-dating does not
count. Latin Street Dancing ( LSD ) cannot register you when you request a session
without completing the prerequisites first or if there is
insufficient enrollment. Gracias! |
| If you missed your first class in week one of your four-week session, don’t
worry! We can set you up with a Make-Up! |
Illinois and Franklin, two blocks West of
LaSalle, on Illinois St, look for VALET Parking Sign (the red
one). Our coupons are good only during studio class hours.
One for $5 and four for $19. Also meters, bus and train lines very close
by. |
| Please pick up your receipt with your V.I.S.
Card and any other perks we have for you at the front counter
right when you check in for your 1st class of the session! |
| Thank you for filing out an Adult or Minor
Release of Liability form when you register! |
| We accept Visa, MC, Discover, Amex, check,
cash, money order! |
| Come as a couple or come alone! We rotate our
classes so everyone can dance with each other (unless you prefer not to)! We will keep the class ratios balanced for
you! |
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Already dancing? Not sure where to start? Consider an Eval! |
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We are happy to schedule an Evaluation anytime, Mon-Fri at 7pm with one of our instructors to see how high we can place you in our program.
Evals are only done for our Salsa Curriculum!
Evals are $15. By registering for a private lesson or a group class on the same day as your eval, we will apply $5 back towards your private lesson or group class!
Evals need to be scheduled in advance by calling the studio direct. Our instructors have a small break from 7p - 7:10p so they can start their next class at 7:15p. It is very important to be ready to go at this time. Please check in at the front desk by 6:45pm so you are not rushed. |
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Fill-In Program |
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This is a GREAT PERK for our registered students! Fill-Ins are FREE classes ($16.25 Value each!) at your current level already completed by you, that you can use as practice, exercise, socializing, etc. and where we could use some extra dancers to keep our classes as gender-balanced as possible.
Call or check in at our front desk to see what is available this week. The list is constantly changing and there are some limitations! Enjoy! |
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Make-Up Program |
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When you know you cannot make one of your regularly scheduled classes and you give us 24 hours notice or more, we will gladly schedule you for a Make-Up class another time, in that same session. Yet another GREAT PLUS for our registered students! All Make-Ups are arranged for you at the front desk or by calling the studio.
Any Make-Ups must be taken within the same session of registration and do not “roll over” to another session. If for some reason you can’t make a class and call the day of, do not show, or call after the class is over, we are sorry but we cannot offer you a Make-Up. You can still check to see what is available for Fill-Ins! |
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V.I.S. ( Very Important Salsero ) Card Benefits! |
| Our Very Important Salsero Card offers Special Savings to our peeps and is re-issued each session! |
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Market Your Next Event through Latin Street Dancing |
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Ask about sponsorship opportunities, advertising through us (emails, website, etc), cross promotions at our events, any raffle prizes we can use throughout the year -- ie. Dance contests! Contact us to discuss! |
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Need a Place to Practice? |
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| One of our spacious dance studios |
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Room Rentals for only $15 an hour for students and $20 an hour for non-students.
Just call in advance to reserve a room.
Rooms also available for other uses like outside workshops or business use. Please call to inquire about those options. |
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| We encourage that your clothing covers your underarm area as significant sweating can happen in your class -- always good courtesy for your partners! Other than that, wear whatever you want! Come from work, workout clothes or regular street wear! |
| Only leather, suede, plastic, or foam shoe bottoms permitted on our Canadian oak wood dance floors! Rubber will destroy your knees over time and will leave a difficult film hard to clean on our Fun! Fun! Floors! Feel free to see any of our shoes on display. Sorry, but strapless shoes are a no no because they can slip off, hurt your toes or become flying objects! Bare feet are never safe and cannot be honored, sorry! Certain classes will honor an exception like hip hop, belly dancing, or specialty classes. You can always ask! |
| Have a shoe emergency? We have special salsa socks for you to slip and slide in for $2.00! They are yours to keep and can be purchased at the front desk! |
| Salsa is more fun with no RINGING! Please put your phone on Off or Vibrate as to not interrupt the class fun! Thank you so very much! |
| As much as we would love to have your guests watch your class, we sadly can’t.We hope you understand that it just makes your fellow salseros nervous! Ask about how they can register to dance for only 1 hour with you. |
| Video Cameras or Tape Recorders are not permitted in class! |
| Sorry, but they cannot attend your class. If you have little ones with you, please make sure you bring a friend to stay with them in the lobby and not left unattended. Our staff is easily distracted and cannot keep an eye on them for you. But remember, we do offer classes for the little ones! |
| We love our smoke-free floor and building! No smoking, please! Thank you for keeping our lungs smoke free! |
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