Top Shelf Dance Studio

Friday, February 19th
8 - 9:30 pm

$30 | individual

(@ Art Is Motion Dance Studio)

Get ready for Salsa at the Sanctuary!

This workshop will cover the essential basics as well as several sophistocated and stylish variations.

Salsa originated in Cuba.  A fun, lively dance incorporating arm and shoulder movements as well as hip and rib cage shifts.  Merengue and Bachata originated in the Dominican Republic.  Bachata is a four-step beat achieved with a walking Cuban hip motion, and a unique “hip lift".  In Merengue partners may circle each other, in small steps, or switch to an open position and do a variety of turns and patterns.

Sunday, February 21st
2 - 4 pm

$38 | individual

(@ Art Is Motion Dance Studio)

Bolero originated in Cuba. It is danced to slow tempo popular music as well as latin music. This dance is unique in that it utilizes cuban motion as well as rise and fall like the Waltz and contra body movement. 

Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance which originated in Brazil.  The dance movements borrow from Afro-Brazilian traditional dances. Today's ballroom samba is danced to music in 2/4 or 4/4 time, where the movements are counted either 1-2 or 1-a-2.  It is danced with a slight downward dropping action or pulse created through the bending and straightening of the knees, with bending occurring on the beats of 1 and 2, and the straightening occurring on the "a".

Sunday, February 28th

2 - 4 pm

$38 | individual

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West Coast Swing was designed to accomodate music with slower tempos and can be a more sultry that East Coast Swing.  It has a distinctive elastic look that results from its basic extension-compression technique of partner connection, and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor.

Sunday, January 3rd
2 - 4 pm

$38 | individual

Quickstep is a dynamic dance with a lot of movement around the dance floor, with many advanced patterns including hops, runs, quick steps with a lot of momentum, syncopated steps, and rotation. The tempo of Quickstep dance is rather brisk as it was developed to ragtime era jazz music which was fast-paced.  It developed in the 1920s from a combination of Foxtrot, Charleston, and other dances.

Sunday, September 20th
2 - 3 pm

$20 | individual

(@ Art Is Motion Dance Studio)

Rosendo Fumero is a former Undefeated United States Champion from 1988 - 1990 in the American Style Open Division. He is also Undefeated Ohio Star Ball Champion, Triple Crown Champion, Nine-Dance American Style Champion as well as many other titles.

Mr. Fumero also holds his fellowship in American Smooth, Rhythm, International Standard and Latin as well as Theatre Arts. He travels extensively throughout the United States Lecturing, Coaching and Adjudicating.

Sunday, October 4th
2 - 4 pm

$38 | individual

(@ Art Is Motion Dance Studio)

Waltz is also considered the forerunner of today’s popular dances. Beginning in 17th century Germany, it grew and was popularized all over the world with the music of Johann Strauss in the 20th century. It is a much disciplined dance, and is not easy to master quickly. Waltz comes from the German word "waltzen," which means "to turn." The turn is the essence of the waltz step. The waltz is done in 3/4 time with an accent on the first beat of every measure. It is comprised of walking steps and side steps with the added characteristics of rise and fall, sway, rotation, and pendulum action. This styling makes the Waltz beautiful and elegant.

Rudolph Valentino forever immortalized the passionate Tango on film in Hollywood. Years later Al Pacino and then Arnold Schwarzenegger would continue the legacy. This fun two hour Tango intensive for beginners and intermediate dancers will teach you the necessary skills to navigate any dance floor and impress!

TBD 

4 - 6 pm

$38 | Individual

Designed to introduce and reinforce the unique characteristics of each dance, footwork, poise and posture, as well as focus on connection and lead/follow. Additional focus on musicality, timing/rhythm, interpretation and expression.

FIGURES:  Learning the construction of each pattern.

APPEARANCE:

Poise & Posture - developing an upright line of the body and maintaining the line over the appropriate part of the foot.

Footwork - understanding and developing consistancy in which part of the foot strikes the floor and the way the foot works on the floor.

Styling - developing the characteristic style inherenct to each dance.

PARTNERSHIP:

Lead/Follow - developing non-verbal communication between two partners.

Timing/Rhythm - applying movement to music.

Control/Balance - developing muscle memory to regulate movement.

Blending - continuity of patterns, positions and rythms.

Dance Positions - utilizing 13 dance positions to maximize variety of movement and smoothly transitioning between them.

Music Identification - learning to indentify music to dance.

EXPRESSION & PERSONAL STYLE:

Animation - develop personal flair and bring each dance to life.

Music Interpretation - artistic presentation.

Feeling - developing the ability to express your feelings to the music while maintaining your comfort and confidence.

VARIETY: Variety of dances, patterns and partners.

Friday, ?

7:30 - 9:30 pm

$30 Individual

Cha-Cha, originally from Cuba, is a sensual and energetic dance with a syncopation of the 4th beat. It is danced to authentic Latin music, Pop or Rock.  

Rumba derives its movements and music from the Cuban Bolero-son. It involves a hip-sway over the standing leg, steps are kept compact and the dance is danced with the use of free arms in various figures.  

East Coast Swing, developed for instructional purposes in dance studios, is a standardized form of dance based in six-count patterns that are simplified forms of Lindy Hop. East Coast Swing has alternatively been called Jitterbug, American Swing, Lindy and Triple Swing.

Sunday, ?
4 - 6 pm

Rudolph Valentino forever immortalized the passionate Tango on film in Hollywood. Years later Al Pacino and then Arnold Schwarzenegger would continue the legacy. This fun two hour Tango intensive for beginners and intermediate dancers will teach you the necessary skills to navigate any dance floor and impress!