seattle dance academy

salsa
level 1 (On2)
w/ vassili + rotating instructors
MONDAYS at 8:15pm -9:45pm
Experience required: This team is open to students with zero experience
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
This is our foundational Salsa Level 1 team membership program, with ongoing open enrollment, whether you're a beginner or have been dancing for a while and what to polish and improve your fundamentals, this is a wonderful place to start. This will be a fun year of learning how to make Salsa feel easy and will help you become a proficient social dancer - integrating body movement, musicality, timing, and fun on the dance floor. This team has a great community atmosphere giving you a positive and exciting place to improve your dancing.
There will be a heavy focus on:
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Social dancing and technique
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Getting out of your head and into your body
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Spinning and timing drills
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Progressing as a dancer throughout the year
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Unlocking inspiration and creativity
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Getting comfortable dancing On2
Don't anticipate Social dancing much, but still want to learn in a team environment? These team may be right for you. As part of your membership, you can receive all the traditional benefits as listed on the Member Programs page OR you can choose a membership that swaps out free Friday Social and drop-in classes for Free Monthly Series classes.
We are piloting this benefit with the Monday Beginner Salsa Team ONLY at this time. To learn more about email cara@salsacontodo.com
salsa
level 1 (On2)
w/ vassili + kate
THURSDAYS at 8:15pm-9:45pm
Experience required: Completion of two beginner Salsa series(Path, Flow, Rhythm) or instructor approval.
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
This is our foundational Salsa Level 1 team membership program, with ongoing open enrollment, whether you're a beginner or have been dancing for a while and what to polish and improve your fundamentals, this is a wonderful place to start. This will be a fun year of learning how to make Salsa feel easy and will help you become a proficient social dancer - integrating body movement, musicality, timing, and fun on the dance floor. This team has a great community atmosphere giving you a positive and exciting place to improve your dancing.
There will be a heavy focus on:
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Social dancing and technique
-
Getting out of your head and into your body
-
Spinning and timing drills
-
Progressing as a dancer throughout the year
-
Unlocking inspiration and creativity
-
Getting comfortable dancing On2
salsa
level 2 (On2)
w/ haley + angela
WEDNESDAYS at 8:15pm-9:45pm
Experience Required: Completion of Level 1 or equivalent, instructor approval
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes, with instructor approval
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
The Salsa Level 2 team membership program is designed for upper-level salsa dancers who are preparing for our performance or continuing to master advanced techniques on the social dance floor. The continuation of musicality and introducing advanced footwork and partner-work without sacrificing your natural movement and timing. Students must be confident with their On2 timing with salsa level 1 training or higher.
There will be a heavy focus on:
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In-depth focus on footwork and timing.
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Complex and advanced patterns including multiple spins, redirections, & advanced CBL theory.
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Advanced social dancing skills
salsa
level 1 (On2)
w/ kate + scott
SUNDAYS at 3:00pm-4:30pm
Experience required: Completion of two beginner Salsa series (Path, Flow, Rhythm) or instructor approval.
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
This is our foundational Salsa Level 1 team membership program, whether you're a beginner or have been dancing for a while and what to polish and improve your fundamentals, this is a wonderful place to start. This will be a fun year of learning how to make salsa feel easy and will help you become a proficient social dancer - integrating body movement, musicality, timing, and fun on the dance floor. This team has a great community atmosphere giving you a positive and exciting place to improve your dancing.
There will be a heavy focus on:
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Social dancing and technique
-
Getting out of your head and into your body
-
Spinning and timing drills
-
Progressing as a dancer throughout the year
-
Unlocking inspiration and creativity
-
Getting comfortable dancing On2
salsa
level 3 (On2)
w/ angela + sophal
THURSDAYS at 6:30PM-8:00pm
Experience: Completion of Level 2 or equivalent experience, with instructor approval
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
The Salsa Level 3 team membership program will challenge you with advanced footwork, body movement, arm styling, spinning and partner work combinations. Each class begins with a challenging progressive footwork warmup that is designed for you to pick up and retain information quickly. Warmups will be followed by intensive spin drills to fine-tune lead/follow technique.
Each class is also accompanied with an advance partner work combination where we go into details about body position and timing, suitable for both performance and social dances.
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salsa
level 4 (On2)
w/ huong + sophal
TUESDAYS at 8:15pm-9:45pm
Experience: Instructor Approval
Curriculum Length: 6 months
Rolling Enrollment: Yes
Start Date: January 2024, July 2024
Performance: No
This is an advanced level team that offers training in social dancing of salsa on2 New York style. Joining this team, you will learn techniques for smooth leading and following, fast spinning, fluid body movements, and elegant styling. Those techniques are taught through drills, various footworks and turn patterns in each class. Performance is optional.