Program
Workshop Timetable – Stay Tuned for Updates as Timetable may change
***All Workshops cater for ALL levels of experience with our esteemed Cuban Dance & Music Masters
***ALL Afro-Cuban dances are the roots of Salsa and help you embody the rhythm and give context to the movements. If you are a professional dancer this will benefit your movement style and give you more fluidity. If you are a novice dancer, you will be amazed how your body will move more gracefully than what you had imagined.
SATURDAY 5th AUGUST
(8am Beach Drumming Ceremony)
Workshops @ Seagulls Resort Marquee – 74 The Esplanade Belgian Gardens
9.30AM
Registrations Open
10AM – 10.30AM
Introduction to the weekend with artists and facilitators
10.30AM – 12PM
Son* – the father of Salsa includes live musicality, styling and footwork patterns
12.10AM – 1.10PM
Afro-Cuban Rumba – Styling for men & women
1.10-2.10PM
Lunchtime – Lunch-time sessions (TBA)
2.20PM – 3.20PM
Rumba Application – how to apply Afro-Cuban Rumba to Casino/ Cuban Salsa & Son
(Bata Drumming Masterclass 1 in Function Room)
3.30PM – 4.30PM
Cuban Salsaton – Learn some individual footwork and styling to express your individuality
(Bata Drumming Masterclass 2 in Function Room)
4.40PM – 5.40PM
Rueda de Casino* – Progressive Cuban Salsa ‘in the Wheel’ at its best with the latest moves from ALL the masters
(*different levels available)
5.40PM
CLOSE of WORKSHOPS
(Cuban Dinner 7pm*/ White Hot Havana Night 8.30pm – late)
*Pre-purchase only via ticket link here
SUNDAY 6th AUGUST
Workshops @ Seagulls Resort Marquee – 74 The Esplanade Belgian Gardens
9.30AM
Registrations Open
10AM – 11AM
Arara dance – Asojano/ Afrekete – the tribal dances honouring the earth & the ocean originating from Dahomey region
(Benin/ Nigeria)
11.10AM – 12.10PM
Bantu dance – Palo tribal dance from the Central & West Africa
12.20-1.20PM
Franco-Haitiano – the influence of the revolution in Haiti brought over to the east coast of Cuba
1.20PM – 2.20PM
Lunchtime – Lunch-time conference sessions (TBA)
2.25PM – 3.25PM
Yoruba chants – the ancient songs of the Yoruba tradition to live drumming
(South-west Nigeria, Togo, Benin)
3.30PM – 5PM
Yoruba dance – Orisha dance of the Yoruba tradition
5PM
CLOSE OF WORKSHOPS
5.30PM
Official Beach Closing Ceremony