Karen and Michael

Salsa and Salsa Rueda Dancing with Karen and Michael

Monday Nights at Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland

8:00-8:30pm: Begining Rueda; No partner required. No Previous Salsa Rueda dance experience required.; $5 drop-in.; Lounge. Lake Merrit Dance Center

8:30-9:30pm

Beginning-Intermediate Salsa Rueda

No partner required. Previous Salsa Rueda dance experience required.

$10 drop-in. $5 if you only take 1st half of class.

Hall One. Top Floor. Lake Merrit Dance Center

Lake Merrit Dance Center

Lake Merrit Dance Center Near Harrison Street: 200 Grand Avenue (cross street: Harrison St.); Oakland, CA 94610
Info: 925-360-3527 or info@karenandmichael.info

Salsa and Salsa Rueda on Thursdays at Ashkenaz in Berkeley

The Back Studio, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley.

Thursdays Ongoing Classes: 7pm Salsa Casino Style- Beginning
Free classes sponsored by Building Bridges
No previous dance experience required.: No partner required. Couples welcome.; 8pm Salsa Rueda Beginning Classes
No Salsa Rueda dance experience required.
$10 per class. $5 if you attend the 7pm Salsa class before this one.: Back Studio is in the back of the ground floor at Ashkenaz, behind the main room. If the side door is locked, enter in the main entrance and tell the staff you are here for the salsa class in the back studio.

Back Studio is in the back of the ground floor at Ashkenaz, behind the main room. If the side door is locked, enter in the main entrance and tell the staff you are here for the salsa class in the back studio.

Map and Directions to Ashkenaz.

About Salsa Rueda

Come join us for a fun evening with friends. Salsa Rueda is a particular type of round dancing of Salsa. It was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Pairs of dancers form a circle, with dance moves called out by one person, a caller. Many of the moves involve the swapping of partners.

Below is a video example of what Salsa Rueda looks like, as performed by Groupo America in VanCouver, Canada

National Dance Week with Parties and Classes Was Great in 2012!

Every year, Karen and Michael join with National Dance Week and Building Bridges to celebrate dance by offering classes and parties and collaborating with other Salsa and Bachata Dance Teachers and Organizers to promote dance. In 2012, over 300 people attended the classes and parties below:

Friday April 20, 2012 Salsa Classes and Party at Lake Merrit Dance Center

Salsa Rueda Dance Classes Salsa Dance Party

Thursday April 26th, 2012 Classes and Salsa Dance Party at Ashkenaz

Karen and Michael were organizers of this event, collaborating with Salsa with Juan, Salsa with Tomaj and others to bring together the dance community for classes and a party at Ashkenaz. See: Salsa at Ashkenaz

Salsa Rueda Dance Patterns

Beginning Level Figures

These are figures we teach, dance and review in the beginning portion of the class. You do not need to know these figures to join our beginning class

Abajo (Para Abajo)

Adios

Adi—s con la Hermana (Prima Con La Hermana)

Candado

Combuya

Dame

Dame Abajo

Dame de Mentira

Dame Dos

Dame Dos con Dos

Dame Otra

Dame Uno con Uno

Derecha

Dile Que No

El Cero

El Ocho

El Foto

El Uno

Enchufla

Enchufla Arriba

Enchufla con Giro

Enchufla con Vuelta

Enchufla Doble

Enchufla PÕal Medio Con Dos

Enchufla Par Arriba

Enchufla y Dame

Exhibela Doble

Exibela

Exit with Dile Que No

Festival Adios

Festival Enchufla

Guapeando/Guapea

Izquierda

Kentucky

PaÕarriba (Candado)/dd>

Pase con los Manos (Dame Con Manos)/dd>

Se Fue (El Uno)

Silencio

Suena (Suenalo)

Vuelta

Intermediate Level Figures:

These are figures we teach, dance and review in the intermediate portion of the class. You do not need to know these figures to join our intermediate class

Abanico

Babosa

Balsero

Coca Cola

Dame dos con Giro

El Dedo

Dedo Con Alarde

Dip

El Atrevido

Enchufla con Bikini

Engancha

Fin

Guarapo Largo

Hasta La Tia

Hurac‡n

Juana La Cubana

Medio Sombrero

Monta–a

Pasea

Pasea Abajo y Arriba

Pasea Complicate

Ponle Sabor

Sambuca

Setenta Complicado

Siete Moderno

Siete Setneta

Sieto Loco

Sombrero

Sombrero con Laso

Sombrero Doble

Vacila

Vacila Entrada

Vacilense Los Dos

Advanced Figures

We also include advanced figures in the second half of our class. These are some of the figures we teach, reveiw and dance

Enrosca

Bebe

3 Way Stop

Sombrero Complicado

Setenta Complicado

El Sueter

Abrazala

Cadena