Originally, I chose the name Desueño because it was an amalgamation of my name and the Spanish word for dream. It had always been my dream to have my own dance company. This was the beginning of a journey for me and the dancers who lent their energy and talent to the company. As Desueño continued, I realized it was so much more than the name of a company. It represented a movement. Our […]
April Mambo On 2 Intensive
April 9th, 2016 Saturday Mambo Salsa On 2 Intensive 11:00am-3:00pm Let’s Dance! To register call the Willowbrook Ballroom at 708-839-1000. Bring lunch, we will take a 30 minute break. No partners necessary.
Summer Dance
One of the reasons I moved to Chicago was for Chicago summer dance. Dancing to a live band with a fantastic view of the skyline won me over. Hosted by the department of Cultural Affairs, it provides free dance lessons followed by social dancing. The styles vary each night, ranging from swing to salsa, ballroom to Bollywood and beyond. One of my favorite summer dance moments was from a few years ago. It had been […]
Shadowing Denita in Madison
8/10/14 This was a pretty exciting week! On Thursday I met with Denita at MMA with four more 8-counts to add to the Mi Bongo choreography. First we rehearsed what we had put together last week, and we had both forgotten certain aspects, so I was glad I had taken a video. When we danced the first ten 8-counts to the music, we had to alter some things because of how fast the music was. […]
Desueño Ladies Team Open Call
Join this fantastic ladies performance team and learn new Latin choreography by Denita Inez. Desueño’s style is a fusion of Salsa On2, classical dance, and other latin styles. Denita will be teaching a new piece of choreography. It will be salsa On2 footwork to an exciting song. Come prepared with heels and a bottle of water because we will be dancing! January 12 1:30pm – 2:30pm (Come early to sign in and warm up) […]