Past - La Candela - Salsa & Cuban Dances School in Berlin

Guest Teacher Collab: Iliana & Ido

The class will be a mix of complex and challenging combo and styling. We will work on our leading/following skills as well as on some body movement.

Rumba Yambu – Foundation

Rumba Guaguanco is an Afrocuban folkloric dance and music style that capture the heart and soul of the Cuban street. It also has great importance within the Cuban repertoire and has highly influenced both salsa music and Cuban salsa dance. It is so important that it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage dance.

Pachanga

Pachanga is a style of music and dance that emerged around 1959 in Cuba. The music can be described as “happy go lucky” and so are the steps of the iconic dance.

Rueda de Casino

In this workshop, we will add flavor and movements with masculine nature to your Cuban salsa moves.

Rumba Guaguanco ++

Afro-Cuban Contemporary

Afro-Cuban contemporary, often called Danca Cubana is a mix of Afro-Cuban heritage dances with Western Moden & Classical Ballet as well as Contemporary dance.

Salsa – Master Class

The class will be a mix of complex and challenging combo and styling. We will work on our leading/following skills as well as on some body movement.

Conga – The Dance of the Carnaval

The Conga is the most prominent dance of the Cuban Carnaval. It’s a super vibrant dance, easy to pick up, and have fun with friends while they march on the streets of Cuba.

Cabaret / Tropicana Style

In the golden age of Cuba, Cuba was a bustling place full of entertainment. Cabarets were common, and the most famous of them all is the “Tropicana” Club that is open in Havana today.

Cuban Lounge – Salsa Open Air & Bar

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Timba Partnerwork

Nowadays many dancers prefer to dance with a simple structure and more focus on styling, connection, and a deeper understanding of the music. Originally Timba was denoting the Cuban Salsa music, but today many say “I dance Timba”

Saturday Cuban Intensive

In this Saturday we will have intensive four classes for real Cuban dance lovers.

Salsa Suelta – Cuban Movement

Salsa Suelta or “Free Salsa” are a short sequence of free Solo steps that can be danced on Salsa. In this class, we will learn some elements, practice them well, and create short choreographies that can be used in your dance.

Salsa – Advanced 1

In this level we deal with the Salsa as it should be danced, free, rich of movement, flow, full of style and sabor. We will increase our comfortablity with complex figures, and add some twists to make the dance more flavorsome. As always, we keep our eyes on the details and work on perfecting our leading and following technique.

Body Movement and Isolation Course

True dancing comes through expression, and expression is fully possible only when the body becomes your instrument to play with. This course will deal exactly with that – with our body as our instrument for dancing. What parts can be moved? In which ways can we move these parts? How can we make the movement clean and expressive?

Cuban Body Movement Mix Workshops

Training the different body parts individually becomes part of your salsa journey if you want to add styling, Suelta, rumba, and afro moves to the songs you are dancing to.

Salsa Fusion Musicality Workshop (Solo)

This workshop will be a Salsa Fusion Choreo for the individual dance. We will dance to a fun (non-Salsa) song, and mix elements from Salsa & other dances.

Salsa – Technique Foundation Course (October)

In this course, we will deepen our understanding of the dance and create a solid foundation for your dance – great for anyone that looks to have a smooth and beautiful dance

Salsa – Advanced 3

Salsa – Intermediate 1

In this level we give dancers a deeper practice into Salsa Cubana. We revisit core elements to enhance them, and building more complex figures based on them, keeping close eye on correct leading and following technique. We also address different concepts for experienced dancers.