Bachata Workshops

Bachata is a beautiful romantic partner dance from the Dominican Republic. Come and learn this smooth & sensual dance which is a cool relative of Merengue. It’s very passionate, fun and easy to learn. You will often hear this music played at many Salsa events.

Bachata – danced everywhere in Sydney and fast becoming popular in the Latin Dance Scene in Brisbane.

4 Week Course

Starting: Saturday 4^th August

Saturday’s 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Investment: $60.00

Redland Latin Dance Group Dance Parties

Saturday August 4, 2007

7:00 pm - 12:00 am

Salsa Zouk Gafieira Samba Merengue Cha Cha Cha Bachata Latin Dance party on the first Saturday of each month. Great music, licensed bar and heaps of parking. $10 entry fee.

Latin Dancers from all over Brisbane attend this event regularly.

Capalaba Soccer Club, John Frederick Park, Old Cleveland Rd, Capablaba

Contact 32074875 or 0413371625 for inquiries.

This event repeats every month on the first Saturday.

Salsa on Broadway

Date:Sunday July 22, 2007
Time:12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Repeats:This event repeats every other week.
Location:Broadway Hotel 93 Logan Rd Woolloongabba cnr Balaclava St
City State Zip:Brisbane
Notes:Come enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the Broadway Hotel, Latin Dj , Special Lunch meals
Salsa. Merengue, Bachata

Salsa and Soccer

The Dancing Happy Beanz Studio will be holding their monthly social
dance at Capalaba Soccer Club, Old Cleveland Road, Capalaba (opposite
Capalaba Central Shopping Centre) on Saturday 4th August 2007. Doors
open 7pm followed by an introductory lesson from 7.30pm to 8pm then
plenty of dancing till midnight. Great mix of music (Salsa, Zouk, Cha
Cha, Rumba, Samba, Merengue, Bachata, Swing and more), door prizes,
licenced bar, plenty of free parking and complimentary coffee and Tea.
Entry $10.
Inquiries to Amos 0413371625 or visit
www.dancinghappybeanz.com.au. All welcome.

Signs of Latin Dance Addiction

* You pay for you Latin dance lesson before your rent or mortgage.

* You won’t leave your car until the end of that captivating song, no matter if it makes you late for work or an appointment.

* You use your steering wheel as either congas, timbales, bongos or clave sticks.

* You only leave the dance floor to go to the bar or bathroom on the merengue breaks.

* You wear your old worn-out dance shoes as slippers, instead of trashing them.

* You get busted shadow dancing, in places like church, work, on the train or bus, on line at the supermarket etc.

* You wake up and go to sleep listening to your favorite Latin CDs.

* You search the web for Latin clubs near the area, before you go on vacation.

Smooth Latin Groove presents

Smooth Latin Groove presents another night of Latin Dance in Brisbane.

Join us for Smooth Salsa, Funky Samba and Floating Zouk; add a dash of Cha Cha Cha with a slap, beautiful Bachata's and the occasional fun Merengue; it will be hard to stop dancing!!

Saturday 21st July

Doors Open 7:45pm

Cha Cha Cha Introduction Class 8:00pm to 8:30pm

Dancing from 8:30pm till late

$5 for SLG Students and $10 for guests

Everyone is welcome.

1st Floor 474 Ipswich Road Annerley (opposite the Muddy Farmer Hotel)

Carnaval Samba Introduction Workshop

The Workshop for this session is Carnaval Samba

Each session includes a fun 45min workshop along with two hours of social practice time. Each night a new dance style will be focused on during the workshop. While the workshops will vary from session to session each includes a social practice time of Salsa, Zouk and Gafieira Samba with a dash of Merengue , Bachata and Cha Cha Cha.

Everyone is welcome.

Only $5 for SLG Students or $10 for guests

In the 2 hour tutorial session your teachers are there to help. Get along and ask assistance from your teachers or just get dancing!

SLG’s latest Practice Session Photos
you don’t have to be born in Brazil to perform floor-burning Salsa, Samba and Zouk grooves.

Friday 13th July

7:45pm to 10.30pm+

“Air-conditioned”

This event is held fortnightly

Salsa on Broadway

Sunday July 8, 2007

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Broadway Hotel
93 Logan Rd
Woolloongabba
Brisbane

Come enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the Broadway Hotel, Latin Dj , Special Lunch meals

This event repeats every other week.

Salsa Rueda it's Fun and Addictive!

Rueda simply means” wheel”. Salsa Rueda or ‘Rueda de Casino’ is a group dance originating in Cuba. The Rueda can be as small as two couples, or as large as a space can hold. The couples dance in a circle executing moves called out by a leader. You will learn many easy, playful calls, such as "adios", "enchufla", or "dame". The leaders, usually the men, initiate the execution of the moves. The followers, usually the ladies, perform the moves as guided by the leaders. Salsa Rueda is like a game during which the couples continuously change partners, moving along the circle and dancing with everyone in the group. Rueda is danced to lively, up-beat salsa music, with dancers constantly moving along the circle to their next partner, it is a seriously fun spectacle and experience!

To get into Salsa Rueda all you will need is an understanding of basic salsa timing and a little partner dance experience will help also.

Rueda taught well is not a difficult nor stressful experience it is simply lots of fun. So don't put it off any longer, get started now with regular Salsa Rueda classes held every second Saturday from 14th July at Smooth Latin Groove Studios Annerley

Please click here for more timetable details

THE SOS (SALSA ON SATURDAY)

If Salsa is your thing then for some Salsisfaction the place to be this weekend in Brisbane is most definitely the SOS Party

Saturday July 7th from 7:30pm till 1:30am

DJ's play a cool and very dance able mix of old school salsa along with a great tracks from the 80's, 90's and now.

at East Brisbane State School Hall, Cnr of Wellington Road and Vulture Street

Free 45 minute Class in Hip Hop with Yui

$7 at the door or pre book on 0411 246 558 and pay only $5

Learn to dance quickly and easily

If you would like to learn to dance quickly and easily, here is a big tip.

Keep it simple and concentrate on learning no more than two dance styles. Allow yourself to not only learn without confusion but to build your confidence. This will allow you to have much more fun sooner!!

The techniques used in partner dance are universal, elements such as: frame, connection, tension, and contra body movement apply to all partner style dances. By reducing the number of variables, that is the number of styles of dance, you will pick up these elements much more quickly. Once you are able to lead or follow, you will be able to take these skills to whatever dance style you then chosen to learn.

Attempting to learn the movements from many dance styles at once simply makes it confusing to pick up the essential elements of lead and follow. At best it will slow your progress dramatically, at worst, a new student will become confused and may never actually get it.

Thankfully there are not many schools in Brisbane that offer classes that include many dance styles at once. These types of classes benefit only the owner of the dance school not the dance student, as the student has to learn at a much slower pace.

For good Latin Music and Dance

Amos from Dancing Happy Beanz Studio presents another great night of Latin Dance.

I have attended this event on the last two occasions and have enjoyed the relaxed venue and friendly vibe very much. Dancers are very approachable keen to mix and mingle. With a great mix of Salsa /Cha Cha Cha / Zouk /Samba / Merengue

7:00 pm - 12:00 am

Saturday 7th July

Repeats the first Saturday of each month

Capalaba Soccer Club,
John Frederick Park,
Old Cleveland Rd,
Capablaba

Brisbane

$10 entry fee.

Contact Amos 0413 371 625

Licensed bar and heaps of parking