Learning to Dance ‘on two’ will allow you to dance other styles quite easily (the opposite is not true …) The basic step is the ‘tipico’ from New York. This choice offers a number of advantages – musical, technical, cultural and it's particularly consistent with the roots of the musical salsa tradition (cuban ‘Son’ – Cha-Cha-Cha – Mambo). If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate: please ask us!
Born in the Dominican Republic, bachata—merengue's little sister—has conquered the world in recent years. Its simple and steady rhythm, slower than that of salsa, makes it more accessible to beginner dancers. It allows them to gently discover contact, posture, technique, and musicality. Its accessibility has made it a very popular product, and many variations have emerged, sometimes far removed from the original spirit. We talk about "sensual bachata," as if authentic bachata wasn't already... In contrast to choreographed music video-style dances, we offer you a festive, simple, and warm style, true to its roots—to be danced without pressure (or a broken wrist).
Cha-cha-cha is a musical genre born in Cuba in the 1950s, likely invented by violinist Enrique Jorrín, then a member of the Orquesta América. Its name comes from the sound produced by the dancers' feet rubbing the floor—'cha-cha-cha'... Since popularized throughout the world, cha-cha-cha was long confined to ballroom dance schools, losing its roots in favor of an overly formal aesthetic dissociated from a 'natural' body. We're back to the essentials: a popular, festive dance, rooted in Cuban culture.
