𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐖 - 🆁🅴🅼🅸🅽🅳🅴🆁! . . . Weekend (SUNDAY) Classes are being RESCHEDULED as we explore possible weekend sessions for POS (more on that later!🤗):
𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 (CLX – COE) continue with Special Focus on Advance Styling & Technique in the Latin-Fusion Dance Styles . . . Join Us to learn some tricks that can help your dance mojo explode!🤩
If you are a student of our 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒔 & 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏-𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 (MRTLFE) then here's another opportunity to quickly explore and learn some Bachata Styling Steps with lots more available online for those who can't get enough☺️:
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THURSDAYS (7:00 - 9:00 pm) @ CLX Gym. - COE . . . Don't miss it!
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It's "𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍" Week (𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘯 𝘜𝘴!) as we begin our Special End of Year Crash-Course for the Festive Season . . . 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭! 🤩
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ＨＡＰＰＹ ＤＩＷＡＬＩ ＴＯ ＡＬＬ！. . . as we head into "𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍" Week (𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘯 𝘜𝘴!) to begin our Special End of Year Crash-Course for the Festive Season . . . 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭! 🤩
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In response to the many inquiries . . . 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 & 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 . . . 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬?
𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕪 𝕡𝕦𝕥 . . . 𝕃𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕖𝕤 (𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳) 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟝 𝕗𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝 𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕟𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴) 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕪 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 / 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕤.
𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙣 (𝐿𝑒𝒶𝒹𝓈) 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 . . . 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 & 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚.
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We believe that learning proper dance technique which provides the core / essentials for learning to dance quickly and having more fun . . . is the key to becoming proficient enough to take your dancing to the next level . . . maybe performing &/or competing.
Note that learning dance steps, styling sequences & patterns do not teach you and in most cases do not help you to quickly learn or dance with confidence, efficiency or at your highest potential.
At ABDA we focus on firstly - understanding fundamentals of Musicality (Rhythm & Timing), followed by Essential Dance Technique & then Dance Styling . . . as the essential method of learning not just one, but all the Latin Dance Styles.
𝚆𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢 . . . 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 . . . 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝, 𝚒𝚏 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝙻𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 (𝟷𝟺+ 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚘𝚒𝚛𝚎) 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢.
That being said, once a dancer learns the fundamentals of Dance Technique, there are never-ending lists of fun sequences and patterns that can be found online and YouTube that you can add even more flavor and styling to your liking . . . 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚.
Our view is that 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 . . . so attempting to learn - 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚜 & 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚜 - leads you down a never-ending path of non-stop dance classes that leaves the learner confused and feeling unaccomplished . . .
. . . particularly where it forces them to memorize steps without being able to just enjoy the music and dance from their hearts as they could / should . . . or limits their ability to dance to any of the many various Latin Dance Styles at higher levels of proficiency!
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We add the final ingredients and "𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝" this week to make all our covered 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻-𝗙𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 so far "𝙥𝙤𝙥" and "𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠" into perfectly (𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺☺) executing those adv. dance moves!
This 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝟑-𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 & 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐀 / 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐎 Advance dance styling and a packed combinations session;
𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 – Adv. Combinations in your 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐀 and the final ingredient to mastering your 𝗞𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔 / 𝗭𝗢𝗨𝗞 Rhythms and Musicality!
𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 . . . we begin our transition to some new fusion dance styles and more advance stuff as we head into a mini-crash course for the festive season ... 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭!!! 🤩
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Whhaaaazzzuuuppp SalsAddicts NewsLetter!REGISTER NOW for our 2019 Dance Programme!
. . . and start FEELING, LOOKING & DANCING like a STAR!!!
Discover the Passion of the Argentine TANGO, Caribbean Smooth Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Zouk / Kizomba, Cha Cha, Rumba & Latin 3-Step and more . . . Dance Styles, Technique & Musicality . . . see "Programmes & Schedules" TABs for more!
1. REGISTER NOW for Certification Coaching Programmes (IDTA, ISTD, DIVIDA (Dvida), DanceSport, etc.) & Special International Certifications in Dance Studies for Dance Tutors, Schools, Achievers & more - (All Optional).
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BALLROOM & LATIN (B&L) Dance Programme Start FEELING, LOOKING & DANCING like a STAR! NEXT SCHEDULED CLASS & VENUE:Each Regular Class Day include 1 BALLROOM-Latin & 1 CLUB-Latin Class Session (1-1¼ hr Each Session) FEES: Drop-In Class Fee = tt$40 per session or tt$60 for both; Monthly Class Packages: Any 1 Class-Day Session Weekly - tt$150 /mth. (4-5 Sess./mth.); Both Class-Day Sessions Weekly - tt$250 /mth. (8-10 Sess./mth.); . 4+ Sessions Weekly (Any Venue) - tt$350 /mth. (16-20+ Sess./mth.). * Ask about our Special Package Benefits available via MEMBERS CLUB. REGISTER NOW for Certification & Coaching Programmes & GOLD or PLATINUM Memberships available now and loaded with goodies . . . GIFT a MOM, DAD or FRIEND a lifestyle boost and escape - contact us to get yours! FTP / TDP & OH Dance Workshops - PLATINUM CLUB & GOLD Members Benefit Packages - Tutor Development TDP & FTP Performance Training - Casino Salsa (Salsa Rueda) & the Argentine TANGO |
- Rumba (Int'l & Amer.), Waltz, Swing / Jive; - Merengue, Bachata, Zouk / Kizomba; * DANCE PROGRAMME SYLLABUS & WORKSHOPS:
* OPEN-HOUSE (OH) WORKSHOPS:
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BALLROOM-Latin Dances - Medal Tests & Class Examinations:
- ABDA generally follows the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) syllabi with special focus on the Ballroom-Latin Dances and a few of our Ballroom Favorites:
- Rumba (Int'l & Amer.), Waltz, Swing / Jive;
- Samba, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha (Int'l.);
- Argentine TANGO, Latin Line-Dances.
CLUB-Latin Dances - Medal Tests & Class Examinations:
- We add our special blend of Caribbean Flavor, Rhythm & Styling to the various CLUB-Latin Dances, that transcend the basic to advance levels set by the various certification and assessment bodies, to help students and tutors alike to excel to high-performance, professional and an accelerated achievement pathway to their desired goals:
- Merengue, Bachata, Zouk / Kizomba;
- Latin 3-Step, SALSA (On 1 & 2), Pachanga;
- NYC, LA & Cuban Styling SALSA & Rueda;
- Latin Hustle, Cha Cha (Amer./Club-style)
- The Missing Ingredients (Rhythm, Timing & Musicality);
- Free-Style Technique (Lead & Follow, Speed, Balance & Control);
- Silver-Bullet (SB) Dance Programme – Essential Ballroom & Latin Rhythms;
- Caribbean Smooth Salsa (On 1 & 2), Bachata & Latin 3-Step;
Open House (OH) Workshops:
- Secrets of Salsa (SOS) & Latin Dance Crash-Course (CC);
- Zouk & Kizomba Fusion; Cha Cha Cha (Int’l vs Club) Styling ;
- BachaTango and Argentine Tango Technique & Styling for Kizomba;
- Introduction to NeoTango (Narcotango, Improvisation & Free-Styling);
- SOS Hardcore Salsa – Cumbia, Pachanga & Salsa Rueda (Casino Salsa);
- FTP Performance, TDP and Certification Training Programmes.
- Performers, Tutors, Trainers & Students can register for programme credits towards Assessment & Certification Programmes (Optional) as well as Dance Studies (Practicum) International Certification (CID) with CALDATT.
Fast-Track Performance (FTP) / Tutor Development Programme (TDP)
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. . . Performance & Choreography Training & Rehearsals . . . for interested dance enthusiasts, performers, groups, tutors and advanced dancers . . . so get on board now and be a part of live stage performances!
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So we have been learning from our students just as much as they have been learning from our B&L Dance Crash-Course and Dance Classes in general, . . . more importantly, we have been made aware that our "FREE-STYLE Dance Programmes" seem to now be categorized as it's own “Teaching Style”.
Although this is a new concept to get our heads around (since all tutoring should at least follow some standardized technical or structural process), as we learn more from these shared class experiences, we are further amazed by the Eureka expressions when a previously learned dance sequence (or dance move) suddenly comes together, particularly for the more active dancers (i.e., those that have been dancing and attending other classes for some time).
Getting to the point . . . after learning so much from our students and their feedback, we can now concede that we do have an apparent “Teaching Style”, so I thought I would at least try to highlight some key elements to our approach and philosophy to our Dance Tutoring & Classes:
1. Learning fundamental technique is more important than learning a sequence of steps or moves;
2. Fundamental technique begins with understanding Music, Rhythm & Timing . . . “what are you hearing and dancing to?”;
3. Ensure that you and your dance partner enjoy dancing even more than you enjoy the music . . . (no easy feat when you believe that you have to think about the myriad of sequences, steps and moves! . . . an approach that is diametrically opposed to our now conceded “Teaching Style”);
4. Learning to Dance (our) “FREE-STYLE” FORMAT (‘Teaching-Style’) is about understanding 5 tenets - Rhythm, Timing, Execution, Lead & Follow.
We believe, wrapped-up in these four (4) elements & five (5) tenets, are the key to learning all the various dance styles, moves and sequences to allow a fun experience and enjoyment for both you and your dance partner.
Injecting the missing ingredients . . . we appreciate that the thought of “starting over” is a bit nerve-wracking, and although we can literally lay 100’s of “new moves” and "dance sequences" on our students, we are less likely to take this approach until the above elements & tenets can be appreciated and explored by new (& old) dance enthusiasts, beginners or experienced dancers.
That being said, our class philosophy and focus is on ensuring that students have fun learning to dance and even more fun dancing in the first instance . . . and then can confidently enjoy dancing and executing all the new stuff they learned . . . so come join the fun . . . Cheers! - ABDA Admin.
Thank You All for making it Memorable!
To you our patrons and attendees whose feedback and enjoyment have been overwhelmingly positive and gracious! . . . and to the hard working crew who balance work and play . . . With LUV from ABDA!
