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Summer Salsa Classes at Big Red Barn

WEDNESDAYS - starts May 27th
Dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 (6/24 marks new session)
Big Red Barn
6:30-7:30pm Beginner Salsa 1
7:30-8:30pm Beginner Salsa 1 & Beginner Salsa 2 (taught by two separate instructors)
8:30-9:30pm Intermediate Salsa
9:30-10:30pm Advanced Salsa Casino Style

Instructors
Head Instructors: Michael Luis Ristorucci, Nikolay Karkov
Assistant Instructors: Alyssa deVilliers, Hannah Guthrie and members of Palante Salsa en Rueda Dance Troupe.

Class Description
¡Pa’lante! dance instruction is inspired in classical Afro-Latin "street style" Salsa and emphasizes rhythm, timing, music flow and lead-follow connection. We teach Salsa in Casino style, a dynamic dance form of Salsa which brings out the true collective and expressive essence of Latin music and dance. Casino style refers to a Cuban aesthetic produced by a circular interplay between partners combined with the expressions and nuance of Afro-Cuban dances such as Rumba. Beginner and Intermediate classes begin with a warm-up of Salsa Suelta (Salsaerobics), where we go over basic step patterns and their variations ("shines"). We then move into partner work, teaching turns and combinations with rotating partners. After a few months of partnered Salsa class, students are ready for Rueda de Casino. In Rueda, dancers change partners and perform known combination moves to the arrangement of a caller. Rueda is one of the best ways to learn Salsa as it allows students to dance with various partners in fluid motion and in a relaxed setting. Rueda moves are easily incorporated into Salsa single partner dancing, and vice versa. Learning Salsa partner dancing and Rueda simultaneously is an excellent way to enhance your repertoire, style and confidence on the dance floor. Many students from our dance classes join our dance troupe and many more become integrated into the vibrant Latin music and dance scene of Ithaca.

Directions and Parking:
Big Red Barn: The Big Red Barn sits on a small hill at the corner of Tower Road and East Avenue on the Cornell Campus. Parking can be found after 5pm at the front entrance to the Barn on East Avenue, via the back entrance to the Barn off of Garden Avenue, in other nearby parking lots, and on-street along Garden Avenue and Tower Road.
To find precise driving or walking routes, use online searchable campus map. When parking, be sure to check the parking lot rules posted at the entrance. After 5pm, parking opens up, but look out for other restrictions - don't get ticketed!