Category: salsa

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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 […]

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salsa

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. […]

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Desueño Ladies Team Open Call
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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) […]

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salsa, social dance

Dancing on Michigan Ave

What to do after a lunch time dancing…. Mambo on the Concourse was a raving success. So Alvin, Nick and I decided to grab lunch to continue the party.  We took it to go and ate outside in Grant Park.  Under the branches the light fell filtered like a stain glass window.  It was so deliriously beautiful. Next spot was Nick’s choice, as he was visiting from Taiwan.  So we hit the Magnificent Mile, with […]

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