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Rumba Columbia Workshop

Rumba Columbia is an Afro-Cuban dance where men (and women nowadays) get into the fray and show off their best moves. It’s a dance that exudes masculinity and has very close relations to the music and the drums.

Musicality & Rhytmics Workshop

et’s get dancing to the music, not the moves. We will touch the most popular rhythm patterns to adjust to the Timba songs parts. We will use our bodies to play the music and understand “la manera” of timba and salsa dancing.

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.

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.

Salsa – Advanced 3

Son Cubano Workshop (Intermediate)

In this workshop, we will teach you a cool Son Cubano combo you could apply on the dancefloor to spice up your Son dance.

Son Cubano – The Father of Salsa

A beautiful elegant traditional couple dance that focuses on connection with the music and the partner.

Salsa – Advanced 2

Rumba Guaguanco

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 the salsa music and the Cuban salsa dance.

Online Music Theory for Dancers

Having music theory knowledge can often enhance your dancing experience and how can you relate your dance to the music. Music is not a mystical entity, it can be understood, it can be predictable and[…]

Son Moderno

Son Cubano is traditional couple dance that evolved in Cuba during the 50’s. It was the main form of dance that Salsa has evolved from, yet Son tends to keep focus on Elegence in its[…]

Salsa – Advanced Techniques

“Dancers look great not because of how many complicated figures they perform, but because they perform the basics so well.” Ido Flaishon In this course we will focus mostly on Advanced techniques for Partnerwork. We[…]

Cubaila – 100% Cuban Party

Join us for a night full of 100% Cuban Music – Salsa, Rumba, Son, Afro Cuban & Reggaeton! You love Cuban Salsa – this one is for you! This party is for real Cuban salsa[…]

Salsa Fusion

Salsa was called by its name because like the sauce it is a mix of many music styles and dances. One of the Beautiful things about Salsa is how easy it to fuse elements from[…]

Orishas

The Dance The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture. Orishas are the gods of[…]

Salsa – Intermediate 2

Salsa – Improver Level

La Candela is excited to present the Improvers level course. The objective of the course is to deepen your understanding of the dance: The focus of the course is on Salsa Cubana’s core elements. The[…]

Salsa Musicality

Musicality is the conversation a dancer has with the music when he dances. A good musical dancer is much more attuned to the music and thus able to express himself in better ways both from[…]

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.

Salsa Men Style Workshop

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