Son is first and foremost a distinct music style that originated from east Cuba during the 19th century. During the 20th Century, it gradually gained popularity and turned from music and dance for the peasants, to a big hit in Havana’s ballrooms. Above all, you can summarize it in one word – Elegance. It is the music style that preceded and gave birth to Salsa (or better said casino) nowadays. Since then the popularity of Salsa grew and grew, while unfortunately, the popularity of Son declined. A Cuban Salsa dancer will learn and massively improve his/her leading/following skills if he/she chooses to dabble in Son. It’s an amazing learning experience that teaches one to appreciate many things we often neglect in Salsa: closed position, precision, simplicity courtesy and more…And the beautiful thing is that anything you learn in Son translates into Salsa almost directly. So if you want to to take your dancing further – Don’t hesitate and learn Son.
Level Guide�
Open: Suitable for those with basic skills through to more advanced students. We recommend at least one year of dance experience for these courses.
About your teacher: Cara Griffin!
With over 20 years experience dancing up a Salsa storm, Cara absolutely adores Cuban Dance. A multi award winning dancer and choreographer her expertise includes multiple dance styles. Her experience and teachings cross a broad spectrum of the Cuban Dance experience. Wearing her hat as director and choreographer of the Global Dance Collective team she was recently named the winner of the Australian Rueda de Casino Amateur Championships. She is also on the committee of both the Afrekete Afro Cuban Dance Festival and the FNQ Festival Cubano. But her favourite is introducing this art form to complete beginners and watching the life changing benefits unfold.
Term One Duration:
Wednesday 8.30pm – Open Level Cuban Son�Technique with Cara�Wednesday 25th of January – Wednesday 29th of March
�Cost:�ALL COURSES RUN FOR A TEN WEEK DURATION��One Course – $150 per person (Equivalent of $15 per class)
*multiple course discounts available*
TO BOOK!�CONTACT CARA ON 0409700037 OR EMAIL info@globaldancecollective.com.au