UPCOMING
LATIN FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOPS
JULY 4, 11, 18 & 25
The Latin Foundations Workshop Series is a four-part training experience designed to strengthen the core elements of your Latin dance practice. Each workshop focuses on a key area: conditioning, body movement, footwork, and application, offering practical tools to help dancers improve technique, performance quality, and overall movement awareness.
Led by Averi Sofia, each session can be taken independently and is suitable for dancers of all levels who want to refine their fundamentals, build confidence in their movement, and develop a stronger, more sustainable approach to Latin dance.
Week 1: Conditioning for Latin Dancers
The missing piece of your dance training.
This comprehensive 1.5 hour workshop will address fitness and athletic training for dancers tailored to meet the unique demands of Latin rhythms, though the concepts are applicable across styles. With a holistic perspective, the workshop will include aspects of mobility, strength, flexibility, and balance among others.
Suitable for all levels of dancers, and all fitness levels, you will come away with a deeper understanding of how to prevent injury, improve your technique and performance, and keep enjoying dance in a sustainable way.
Week 2: Latin Body Movement
The basics and beyond.
The aim of this workshop is to equip dancers with a solid understanding of not only essential body control and isolations, but how to incorporate texture and dynamics to become a more versatile and expressive dancer. The concepts can be applied to any style, but we will be focusing on applying them to movements common across Salsa & Bachata.
Suitable for dancers of any experience level, to build your foundation or refine your execution.
Week 3: Salsa Footwork Technique
Building precision from the ground up.
This workshop is designed to give dancers the tools to walk into any shines class with confidence. We will work on fundamental skills like turnout and weight transfer, as well as drills to improve speed, accuracy, turns and more.
This is not a choreography class, it will be focused on skill building, however it is recommended to have some familiarity with Mambo/Salsa On2.
Week 4: On2 Shines (Int.)
Putting it all together.
In this final workshop we will be incorporating all the concepts we have learned over the last few weeks. Those who haven’t taken the previous workshops are still welcome to attend!
This will be an intermediate level On2/Mambo shines class, with a choreo focused on exploring dynamic body movement and footwork.
SINGLE WORKSHOPS
FULL SERIES (ALL 4)
Latin Foundations Workshops
100
MEMBER PRICING:
- Single workshop: $25
- Full series (all 4 workshops): $80
Member rates are available in person only at the front desk for ongoing and annual membership holders.
Not included with the New Student Deal, Memberships, or Class Passes.