Body Movement & Cuban Contemporary
Kurs
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100,00 € – 115,00 €
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This course will also be streamed online via Zoom.
Salsa Musicality refers to the conscious understanding and interpretation of music when salsa dancing. It’s about more than just stepping to the beat; it’s about making the various musical elements like rhythm, melody, pauses, and accents visible and tangible in your dance.
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Understanding Beat and Rhythm: Salsa music is usually based on an 8-count beat, where dancers learn to step precisely at the right moment (e.g., on the “1” or “5”).
Accents and Breaks: Salsa music has many accents (emphasized beats) and breaks (short pauses or changes in musical direction). Musicality means accompanying these highlights with appropriate movements or stops in your dance.
Instrumental Focus: The music consists of various instruments (congas, bongos, trumpets, piano, bass). Dancers can specifically align movements or figures with certain instrumental parts, for example, a body roll during a piano riff or quick footwork during a percussive phase.
Melodic Interpretation: Not only the rhythm, but also the melody or vocal lines can be incorporated into the dance, for example, through softer, flowing movements or dramatic gestures.
Improvisation: Salsa Musicality encourages improvisation – dancers react live to the music, interpreting it individually and making the dance lively and exciting.
Why is Salsa Musicality important?
It makes the dance musically authentic and dynamic.
It helps dancers deepen their connection to the music.
It makes every performance unique and emotionally captivating.
It fosters a sense of timing and rhythm.
How can you improve Salsa Musicality?
Consciously listen to and analyze music.
Pay attention to the instruments and rhythms.
Get to know different salsa styles and songs.
Practice with music, choosing figures and movements that fit the music.
Attend our Salsa Musicality classes
“Afro-Cuban Bodymovement” describes a powerful and rhythmic way of moving the body that is deeply rooted in Afro-Cuban dances and spiritual traditions—especially in the dances of the Orishas (deities from the Yoruba religion) and in styles such as Rumba, Guaguancó, Columbia, or Yoruba dances. These movements are a central part of many Cuban dance forms like Salsa, Timba, and Afro-Cuban Jazz.
The body is broken down into its individual parts and you suddenly become aware of everything you can move in isolation and highlight. You learn better body coordination and isolation.
Back to the roots of dance!
Feel the power of the mother continent in every movement! Learn Afro-Cuban dance technique and rediscover your body. A new world of dance will open up to you, which will also help you achieve more variation when dancing salsa!