Join us to learn from Christina Monneron, one of Australia’s finest Cuban Dance artists! Christina Monneron and Global Dance Collective are hosting an incredible weekend of Workshops and a fantastic party in conjunction with Tropicana NQ!
This will be the warm up event for the Afrekete Afro-Cuban Festival!!!
FRIDAY THE 19TH OF APRIL
TROPICANA NQ PARTY! AT OTHERWISE! 9pm – 3am
With special guests Christina Monneron, DJ Asado (Sydney), DJ Mumo and hosted by DJ Dread Juan! There will be two dance floors on the night. One playing all the Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and more! Just for the dancers. The other playing all the Urban hits. There will be something for everyone.
$15 entry on the door. At Otherwise next to Molly Malones.
SATURDAY THE 20th OF APRIL
3.30PM – 5PM: LADIES STYLING WORKSHOP – OPEN LEVEL
5 – 6PM: BEGINNER SALSA WORKSHOP – BEGINNER LEVEL
7pm: Join us for Dinner! Just send Cara a text if you want to come.
SUNDAY THE 21ST OF APRIL
1PM – 2.30PM: RUEDA WORKSHOP – INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
2.45 – 4.15PM: CUBAN CASINO/SALSA WORKSHOP – INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Cost:
BEGINNER WORKSHOP ONLY: $25
1 WORKSHOP $40
2 WORKSHOPS $70
3 WORKSHOPS $90
Workshop Location: Bfitt – 6/2 Woodman Court, West End.
Party Location: OTHERWISE: 87 – 95 Flinders Street, Townsville City.
For more information contact Cara on 0409700037 or email info@globaldancecollective.com.au
About our Instructor!
Christina Monneron
Mauritian-born Christina studied with a principal artist of Cuba’s National Folkloric Dance Group in Sweden in 1996, beginning a journey that included participation in an intensive Afro-Cuban workshop held in Denmark and joining a dance troupe and dancing Afro-Cuban and Popular Cuban rhythms (salsa, cha cha cha, mambo, conga) all over Scandinavia.
She joined a cultural exchange program in Havana in 1998 where she studied AfroCuban dance, Yoruba spirituality and Santeria religion which led to her full initiation as a priestess of Santeria.
Christina introduced the energy and passion of Afro-Cuban rhythms to Australia in 1999 under the banner Cuban Dance Academy in Melbourne, which included hosting Cubamemucho, Australia’s first International Cuban Dance Congress in September 2009 and organising annual Culture, Dance & Music Tours to Cuba.
In 2010, Christina followed a call to community development work in arts & culture, especially fostering cross-cultural relations, first on the mid north coast of NSW, where she was named Coffs Harbour’s inaugural International Woman of the Year for her work with women and young girls in 2015. She is now based on the Gold Coast, QLD developing her unique business RhythMMM, and continue her ongoing commitment to enhance wellbeing & happiness, through the culture and rhythms of Cuba to people of all ages and abilities throughout Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the world.