Our Cuban Tradition classes are intended to introduce dancers to new, rarely seen forms of Afro-Cuban & other Cuban rhythms to provide them with a new avenue for self-expression. This classes consists of a warm-up with a concentration on fundamental movements and sweat-inducing exercises, along with movement vocabulary for various dance forms. Are you ready to sweat?

Come to learn your new Cuban Traditional moves at Latin Street with Edson De Cuba every Wednesday!

3 Cuban rhythm classes every Wednesday!

6:50p: Son Cubano
7:40p: Rumba
8:30p: Timba Libre Footwork

3 Cuban Style & Rueda De Casino every Friday!

6:00p: Fundamentals of Casino & Rueda for Beginners
6:50p: Cuban Style Casino Partnerwork Intermediate
7:40p: Rueda De Casino

Register thru our WEBSITE or by calling us at 312.427.2572.

Pricing:

1 Cuban title = $ 69.00
2 Cuban titles = $ 130.00
3 Cuban titles = $ 185.00
3 Cuban titles plus 1 or more Casino titles on Fridays = $ 250.00 (Same value as Unlimited Dance Pass, you may take more titles during the week)

All 6 Cuban classes per session = $10.41 per class!

Class descriptions & history:

• Son Cubano: Son is the predominant musical force in Cuba and the symbol of the island. It has been most popular dance before the Cuban Revolution (1959).
• Rumba: One of Cuba’s most celebrated forms of music and dance. The genre is energetic and soulful, using conga drums, claves, maracas, scrapers, and bells. When you listen to rumba, you can’t help but start to dance! *Cuban rumba is not the same as American ballroom rumba (or rhumba) but inspired the popular ballroom dance category.
• Timba Libre: Freestyle footwork steps to Timba music of several Cuban rhythms, including Timba, Salsa Cubana, Casino, Afro Cuban & much more. Get ready to sweat! We highly recommend you already know your Salsa timing on 1 to participate. Not recommended for absolute beginners.
• Congo/Arara: Its traditions come from the Bantú people of Central Africa (particularly from Congo). The Bantú represent the majority of African slaves coming into Cuba during the 17th and early 18th centuries; Drums and hand rattles are used in this music, which is based upon communication with ancestral spirits, the dead, as opposed to the Orishas. Arará music is characterized by particular percussive styles, including drumming, hand-clapping, and body percussion.
• Yoruba: Most movement in the Afro-Cuban dance tradition comes out of the African religion known as Yoruba. In this, touching while dancing is rare except in special circumstances.

Instructor Highlight: Edson was born in Cuba and graduated from the highly regarded Escuela Nacional de Arte in Dance in 2005 and got trained at the National School of Art in Havana.