Dance Cuban

Cuban Music comes to the UK

Just take a look at the Uk’s line up of top Cuban Bands for 2009. The best of the best and all on our door step.

7th March Los Van Van at the  Round House London

27-29 MARCH 2009
MANOLITO SIMONET, SU TRABUCO & HIS 20 PIECE CUBAN ORQUESTRA
LIVE AT THE OPERA HOUSE, BOURNEMOUTH-UK

5-8th June Calle Real +   La Cuba Ritmo + Osvaldo Chacon  at Cubanafest

Los Van Van, this is the standard that all Salsa/Timba groups are measured by.

Manolito, all those tracks that instantly fill the dance floor.

Calle Real, how can they better their first CD, totally brilliant.

La Cuba Ritmo, a live band to whom you can dance and will want to dance to every track.

Osvaldo Chacon, becoming a household name in the UK.

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Dance Cuban Christmas Party

What a great night, thank you all for coming. Looks as if we must do it again, maybe a Cuban Salsa Summer Fest ? With over 70 of you the venue was just about the right size. I hope you all found the meal worth it, we wanted to keep the cost low as a thank you to all of you who have been coming to our classes for the last 6 months. 

The new Reggaeton routine “I like to Move it”.

 

The Conga track lead by Jackie was

Añoranza Por La Conga by Ricardo Leyva Y Sur Caribe

Steve, Helen, Jane, Jackie, Sharon and Richard (me). Jo was busy taking the picture

 

Just in case you want to check out the quiz questions.

Sorry about the last question but there was a big prize for anyone who got it right !

The Quiz was won by Sue’s table, with Sue, her parents, Kev, Max, David, Steff and Wayne with a score of 19.

1) Name one of the  Hotels in dirty dancing      Kellermans  Shelldrake

 

2) Who is the female star in the 2004 film “ Shall we dance”   Jennifer lopes

 

3) What are the colours of Shango                             Red White

 

4)What was the main dance Salsa originate from                Son

 

5) What film did the song “singing in the rain” come from     Singin in the rain

 

6) What ballet was featured in the film Billy Elliot          Swan Lake

 

7) What film did “you are no longer my fellow DJ” come from Kevin and Perry go large

 

What dance has the same name as a make of car            Morris

 

9) What dance did a blind Al Pacino dance                 Tango

 

10) Who is the Orisha of the sweet waters                   Oshun

 

11) Who was the first person to leave strictly this series  Phil Daniels

 

12) What is a Bata                                         Drum

 

13) What year was Saturday night fever  released            1977

 

14) How many basic position are there in Ballet             5

 

15) What year did Glen Miller die.                          1944

 

16) What was Irene Cara’s name in the film Fame             Coco

 

17) What nationality is Shakira                             Colombian

 

18) What England footballer was on strictly                 John Barns

 

19) Cuba born Alicia Alonso obtained the ultimate position in what prima ballerina assolute

 

20) “You’re in the mood for a dance” comes from what song  Dancing Queen

 

21) Which of Santa’s reindeer would be happiest hear tonight   Dancer    

 

22) What year was Cuba’s revolution                           1959

 

23) Bachata came from which country                    Dominican Republic

 

24) What dance is unique to the Hawaiian Islands             Hula

 

25) How many gifts would you get in the song twelve days of Xmas   364

 

26) What was Top of the Pops No1 Christmas 1984  Band Aid, Do they Know its Christmas

 

27) Who won the FA Cup in 1934                     Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth

 

Sharon from Dance Cuban. Mojito in hand.

Happy Christmas and a very merry New Year. 

Ralph and Jo

Salsa Classes at the Staithe Hotel, Sutton near Norwich

 

Hi

What a great night, and as for the Reggaeton I am totally blown away to see the whole floor doing the routine and jumping a quarter of a turn and all on the same beat. Lets see what a few Mojito’s can do to that at the Party next week. Sharon didn’t stop talking about it when we got home.  

The progress and the improvement in Cuban Salsa is getting very noticeable on the dance floor. I just love watching you all dance its gives me such a buzz that I’m bringing a little of what I love about Cuban Salsa to you.

 

A few more pages on the web site. They are listed on the home page.

 

To all of you that have tickets see you next week for the Party, Cuban Style.

 

Needless to say No more Classes until  8^th Jan 2009.

 

Remember, la Cuban Ritmo are at the Talk in Norwich on Feb 7^th 2009.

Very, Very, VERY recommended.

 

Richard and Sharon  

 

Check it out   www.dancecuban.net it there for you. Any thing you would like to see on it or changes you think would improve it just let me know.

Cuban Salsa Night at Sutton Staithe Hotel, Norwich.

 

The  Christmas party is getting close so remember no classes on the 18^th Dec just Party, Party, Party, but you do need a ticket. Beginners and non dancers come along as you really mustn’t miss out as this will be a very good night.

 

11th Dec  Salsa Classes  8pm-11pm

18th Dec  Party night 7.30-midnight, get your ticket

8th Jan     restart classes at Sutton Staithe

 

I have just looked back to last week and have realized that during the night we danced a staggering six dances styles — Meringue, Rueda, Reggaeton, Bachata, Son and Cuban Salsa !  Wow that is neat. Shame we didn’t do some Orishas. We really must add the Conga to the list and don’t worry this is not the UK version (good job there are not high cliffs to jump off near here).

 

 

As for the Rueda class last week I am so impressed with the progress. To be able to say lets have a Rueda during the evening and to have every one and I mean everyone join in makes it all worth while. Then at the end of the night to dance a rueda to Los Van Van’s Tin Pop and keep it neat and fun WOW WOW this is what it is all about.

 

Roll on this week, we are going to go through some do’s and don’t and get a little more Cuba blood flowing through those veins.

 

The Beginners will be getting there normal individual attention as well.

Didn’t the room look nice ???

 

Look out for la Cuba Ritmo at the Talk, Oak Street, Norwich on the 7th Feb.

This is a 110% Cuban Band that you will want and need to dance to.

 

Richard n Sharon   Besotes

End of an era.

 

Jackie has been teaching Rueda in Gorleston near Gt Yarmouth for years now. In a very pretty and charismatic loft over looking the harbour and the North Sea.

On my and my wife’s first visit to the loft we found a circle of all the good dancers of the area doing the move Classico. Very impressive for us as we had only been dancing Salsa a few months and here we were in amongst the elite of Norfolk’s Salsa World. All we knew about Rueda was that it seemed fun and a move called fly.

  

In the first class we got a shock 11 moves to remember and the next week I had to call them all. I spent the next 4+ years driving around at work going through Rueda moves in my head so I had them sorted before the next Wednesdays Rueda.

Jackie has a natural rhythm and a very easy way of teaching.

So any weekender organizers out there should snap her up for teaching beginners Rueda.

All this has finally come to an end with Jackie wanting to spend time on other things such as her Samba and Afro-Cuban drumming.

So for all the Guy’s and Girl’s that have passed up the stairs to the loft “ Thanks Jackie”.

She was the one that taught us that if you dance Cuban you must soak up the ethos of Cuba to do it properly.