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Advanced Salsa | International Influences | More |
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| What Class to Take and When ... |
| Our classes are listed as 1, 2, or 3 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 smoother, easier and stronger! Start at any number and continue until the series is complete so you get all the moves so you can move on to the next level! |
| Note! Code 1, 2 or 3 = Series theme, NOT level! |
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Anyone can register for this class! Perfect if you are just starting! Three 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!
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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.
2 Sections
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| Must complete both Sections of Hot Chips N' Salsa to sweat here! This class covers all types of Cross Body Leads, which make up a great part in salsa dancing. Can also be taken at the same time as your 1st Kick It.
1 Section
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| Complete 2 Chips or higher to slither in here!
Styling class for Follows only! 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!
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| Open to all levels. Great class to start considering if you haven't done so already! 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
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| Complete both Sections of Hot Chips N' Salsa & 1 Across the Floor to warm up here!
To get in earlier, sign up for Across the floor 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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Must complete 1 Across the Floor & 2 Kick-It Klass sessions to prior that will be covered to enter. Themes change each session and are posted. 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
2 Sections
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Complete 1 Across the Floor, 2 Kick-It Klass sessions and 2 Precision to enter. Can also be taken at the same time as your 2nd Precision!
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 by playing with musicality and feel good about your advanced timing skills in each dance. The focus is advance footwork patterns and free styling. So the next time you want to freestyle dance with your partner, you'll feel lots more confident! Enjoy!
2 Sections
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Complete 2 Precision sections for this class.
Understand how to use your body to actually "spin"! 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 before Adv CBL series, or taken at the same time.
2 Sections
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Complete 1 Across the Floor, 2 Kick-It Klass sessions, 2 Precisions, 2spinzz and 2 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!
1 Section
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Complete 1 Across the floor, 2 Kick-It Klass sessions, 2 Precisions, 2 Fancy Footworks, 2 Adv CBLeads, & 2 Spinzz to drill 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, 2 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!
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- La Rueda Part 1 = 2 Hot Chips
- La Rueda Part 2 = Complete 1 sessions of La Rueda 1
- La Rueda Part 3 = Complete 2 sessions of La Rueda 2
- La Rueda Student Performance Team = You are eligible at this time to join! Don't hesitate!
- La Rueda Part 4 = Complete 3 sessions of La Rueda 3
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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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Complete 1 Dip into Salsa class to enter.
You are already out at the parties and clubs. A great class to learn more moves and add more technique to pull it all together!
Bring your dancing up another notch!
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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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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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| No dance experience needed for all LEVEL (A) classes! |
Mad Merengue: (A)
Merengue Mix : (A)
Mas Merengue: (B)
Merengue 2009: (C )
Bachata Sexy: (A)
Bachata Super Sexy: (B) Complete Bachata Sexy to enter
Bachatazo 2009: (C ) Complete Bachata Super Sexy to enter.
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Chase Me Cha Cha Cha: (A)
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Catch Me Cha Cha Cha (B)
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Complete Chase Me Cha Cha Cha to enter |
| Chili Cha Cha Cha: (C) |
Complete Catch Me Cha Cha Cha to enter |
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Kids and Adults (4-6 yrs) (7-9 yrs old) (10-12yrs)
Hip Hop (A)
Hip Hop (B) Complete 1 session of A to pop it here.
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Reggaeton PG-13 (A)
Reggaeton Rocks (B) Complete 1 session of A to groove here.
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| Cumbia para Todos (A) |
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| Super Cumbia (B) |
Complete 1 session of A to swing here. |
| Advanced Cumbia (C) |
Complete 1 session of B to turn here |
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Belly Dancing (A)
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| Belly Dancing (B): |
Ask your instructor when you should move to this level! |
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Get down with some Salsa, Merengue, Bachata & Cha Cha Cha club style! Learn the basic steps to 4 Latin dance styles while getting a high energy pumped up workout. No partner necessary … non-stop dance class!
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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. |
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| Our classes are listed as 1, 2, or 3 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 smoother, easier and stronger! Start at any number and continue until the series is complete so you get all the moves so you can move on to the next level! |
| Note! Code 1, 2 or 3 = Series theme, NOT level! |
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Must complete precision 2 to be able to take this class, or take precision 2 at the same time.
Beginning Mambo 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 "On2".
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Must complete first Mambo class to take this class.
Continuation of first Mambo class. More intricate footwork, partnerwork, and styling.
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Complete at least 1 Mambo 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 to drill here! Can also be taken together with the 2nd Adv. CBL Mambo.
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, 2 Spinzz and 3 Adv CBLeads Mambo 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!
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Get Pricing and Registration Information! |
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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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Class in progress |
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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