Saturday, Dec 8, 2018
Don’t miss this opportunity!
2pm Casino Partner & Styling
3:30pm Rueda de Casino
The organizers of the largest Cuban music & dance festival at the West Cost San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival are coming to Santa Cruz. Nick and Serena from Salsa Vale Todo in San Francisco will give two workshops. See bios below.
Each class is about 60 to 75 minutes. Cost $15 each. Age 16+, max 18 people. No partner required. Cost $15 each (cash only). There is no sign-up for this workshop, all is drop-in at the door.
This is not an intro/beginner class.
Entrance level for 2pm Casino Partner: all Salsa aficionados, need to know basics in Salsa
Entrance level for 3:30pm: all Rueda aficionados, need to know basics in Rueda
https://www.facebook.com/events/657549724639929/
Location:
Tiny Dancer Ballet Dance studio
1001 Center Street
downtown Santa Cruz
http://tinydancerballet.com/
Biography:
NICHOLAS VAN EYCK
For over 14 years, Nick was a martial arts and movement instructor. Partner dancing and salsa were a natural progression. For the past 14 years, Nick has been teaching Cuban style salsa, bringing to it his existing philosophies of connection, balance, and fluidity. He combines decades of Cuban tradition with modern movement concepts of space, timing, and flow.
Presently, he teaches club-style salsa, Rueda de Casino, cha cha cha, son, and several martial arts. Nick has trained and taught all over the U.S., including extended periods in Miami, New York, Texas and Hawaii. Most recently Nick returned from intensive study with Yanek Revilla in Santiago. He has taught at numerous salsa congresses, festivals and cruises and is the co-star of “The Quick And Dirty Guide To Salsa volume 4.” Nick is the co-director of Salsa Vale Todo and the co-producer of the San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival.
SERENA WONG
Serena has been dancing professionally since 2000. She has been trained in many styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz and samba.
While in college, Serena discovered Cuban salsa and fell in love with the dance and music. Her new found love of Cuban salsa led her to seek out Cuban dance masters as she trained and travelled to New York, Brazil, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco. Serena recently returned from intensive study with Yanek Revilla of Santiago, Cuba. Currently she performs in local samba and salsa dance companies and teaches dance at the YMCA. Serena is the co-director of Salsa Vale Todo and the co-producer of the San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival.
Serena is available for private lessons, workshops and special events.
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