Casino Salsa Workshop with Julián Mejía

Allegro is proud to announce its first Casino Salsa workshop with Julián Mejía, Atlanta's top expert in this exciting form of Salsa. Here's a tidbit of information excerpted from Julian's website, SalsaCasino.com:

Description of the Workshop

Registration will start at 3:30 PM at the front desk of Allegro Dance Studio. I recommend to pre-register by calling 770.417.3588.

4:00 to 4:10 PM - Warm up and brief history of the dance

4:00 to 5:30 PM - Beginners - Intermediate
This class will show the basics of casino style. The students will learn basics moves of casino dancing one-on-one or on "rueda." There will be emphasis on basic characteristics on styling such as hands position, stepping, taps, and arm tension. We expect all the students to know the basics of salsa (forward and back, side to side, back rock step)

Pa'l medio - to the middle

Pa' bajo - Going down

Exhíbela - Show her off

Dile que no - Tell her NO

Dame - Give her to me

Enchufla - Plug in

Adios con la hermana - Good bye with the sister (see video clip)

Kentuky

Setenta - Seventy

Evelyn

5:30 - 7:00 PM - Intermediate - Advanced
To be able to do this class the student need to know the crossbody lead. This will be a continuation of the previous hour. We will review Setenta, Kentuky and Evelyn.

Sombrero doble- double hat

Beso - kiss

La Julie- rafter

Siete Setenta - Seven seventy

Tócale la T - Touch her the t

Abrázala - Hug her

Pierdete - Get Lost

PLEASE, no video cameras

7:00 - 9:00 PM - Practice and social

Two hours of only salsa. This is your chance to practice what you learned and ask for help on the material you just learned. Julián will be helping everybody to brush up those moves.

Please join us on August 30th for this incredible workshop! Call the studio at 770-417-3588 to reserve your place today!

Date:	Saturday, August 30, 2003
Location:	Allegro Dance Studio
Address:	6300 Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross
Information:	770.417.3588 404.915.6289
Schedule:	4:00 - 5:30 Beginning to Intermediate 5:30 - 7:00 Intermediate to Advanced 7:00 - 9:00 Salsa Social
Price:	$15 for each session $10 for salsa Social $30 for whole day seccion
Driving directions:	Allegro is on Jimmy Carter Boulevard just three minutes to the west of I-85 near Buford Highway. Turn into Regency Center Business Park where you'll see our glittering ballroom on the corner at 6300 Jimmy Carter. Turn right into the first driveway and prepare to dance the night away! Click here

Rueda de Casino Salsa "originated during the late 1940's and the 1950's in Havana Cuba and takes its name after the venues where people used to gather to dance. It is said that the style was originated in El Casino de La Playa, and El Casino Deportivo. Prior to the Revolution, Havana was the capital of the entertainment, nightlife, and great music. Dancers gathered in the casinos to dance to the rhythms of Benny Moré:, Arsenio Rodríguez, Cachao (creator of Mambo), Enrique Jorrín (creator of Cha-Cha-Chá), Orquesta Aragón, just to name few. Salsa music, as heard today, owes its roots to these legends.

This dance evolved in Cuba-- and later, Miami, with Cuban emigrants who brought their music and customs to the United States-- into breathtaking combinations of spins and footwork. One couple may dance the steps alone, but the dance is best viewed with several couples dancing in a circle. One person calls the name of a step, and all the couples execute the step at the same time, frequently changing partners around the circle. This is how the name "Rueda" [Roo ay dah] developed, which means 'wheel' in Spanish. The result is a fast paced, beautifully synchronized, exciting dance."