Spice up your Santa Fe event with Salsa dance lessons! Hire a band, from 3 to 10 musicians! Join us every Wednesday at La Fonda Hotel for live music and free dance lessons! Bring Salsa into the classroom or casual gathering – a great way for people to meet! Try Rueda, filled with laughter and shouts!
Salsa and Rueda can be danced at all ages, and promotes health – mental, social, physical.
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spice up your event with salsa!
For any event, large or small, get folks up, meeting, and dancing with Salsa or Rueda lessons! There are a variety of options, depending upon who is coming and what you envision for them to enjoy.
And live music? You’re covered! From a 3 member band, up to a 10 member band – from Salsa to a blend of Latin sounds, Rock, and Jazz – contact for recommendations of excellent dance and casual listening bands!
weekly live music & salsa lessons
Marie offers lessons every Wednesday at the live music event with Son Y Soul, at the fabulous La Fonda Hotel on the Plaza!
It is a casual atmosphere with a small dance floor, and excellent music – a blend of sounds from Cuba to Spain to Los Angeles.
It’s great time to ask Marie questions, practice your new moves, and groove with locals and visitors. Free.
youtube lessons: salsa basics
Check out the films of Salsa Basics with Marie!
The films are very short and simplistic – with only Marie – going over details that helped her students throughout the years.
There are four weeks of daily lessons. Each week starts with a warm-up and ends with a combo.
private lessons & choreography
Private lessons allow for a range of options, ideal for school groups, business meetings, a gathering of friends, preparation for a special event, individualized training, etc.
There are many options for Salsa and Rueda private lessons…
- for couples up to groups of any size
- for beginners through advanced dancers
- for ages 8 years old on up
- for a range from a goofy fun time, to a focused performance training
- from one lesson to a series of lessons
- choreography for a couple up to any number of dancers, using Salsa, Rueda, and group routines
Consider your goal, the event, the venue, the number of lessons, the age group, etc, then contact to set up a meeting to see where we can go with your ideas!
salsa instructor training
The Salsa Instructor Training program is designed to be specific in Salsa and Rueda foundations, yet encouraging creativity within the application of what can be used with the material learned, such as:
- a brain break in the school classroom
- a fun ice breaker for gatherings of people
- training for students who will go on to learn other Salsa styles or social partner dancing
- encouraging social skills and respect of others
- developing self-confidence
The Training program is for couples up to large groups, and can be for a one-time workshop or a series of lessons. There is flexibility within the structure, depending upon the goals of the participants.
latin percussion lessons
If you want to improve your understanding of Salsa music – a key to social salsa dancing – it is recommended to explore Latin Percussion. As the dancer learns the different instruments, they begin to hear the music in a different way, and their dancing becomes as part of the band – almost as another instrument of the band -opening them up to increased creativity and self-expression.
Here are the instruments – any of them will help to learn the foundations of Salsa music:
- conga – hand drums
- clave – two thick sticks clapped together
- maraca – two small gourd shakers
- guiro – large gourd with ridges to scrape
- bell – cowbell and stick
- palitos – two sticks on a wooden block
The lessons can be an overview of the different instruments, or more in-depth training. If you have a group of friends that want to learn, form a drum group! There are many rhythms that have 3 congas, a bell, and palitos – and of course, clave is the foundation of all!
performance dance group
Have you ever wanted to perform, or share your love of salsa?
Join the Salsa Santa Fe dance group!
For events, we perform choreographies or show examples of social dancing, and then teach Salsa and Rueda. There are different levels – it is only the joy of sharing the dance that is important – if you love Salsa, this could be for you!
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