What we’re about
A group dedicated to dancing for social, emotional, and physical health. We are a dance studio, but also a community of people who love to use dance as a means to express ourselves and meet people that you would otherwise get a chance to meet. Whether it's taking a dance class together, or creating practice groups, going out dancing, building a flash mob, or watching a dance related movie together, we want to do that with you. The Viscount Dance Studio offers classes, dances, practice space, dance parties, and even a dance-film movie night (if you can call Xanadu a film!). We are all about the people and relationships that are formed here, and the transformations people see in their lives when they enter a dance community. Come join us!
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See all- Salsa Suelta RoutinesThe Viscount Dance Studio, Portland, OR
Salsa Suelta Routines
w/JennieSundays 12:00-1:30
$22 drop-in or $80 for 4-class passPlease register at www.danceviscount.com to attend this class. Or follow the class link below to sign up. Offered in-person and via Zoom!
Salsa Suelta is an Afro-Cuban Salsa class that is done without partners, and is a full body experience. The dance language of Suelta pulls from Reggaeton, Casino, Santeria, traditional Afro-Cuban dances, and heart. Get warmed up, wake up your heart, mind, hips, ribs, shoulders, feet and everything in between.
This class is suitable for beyond beginning and intermediate dancers. The focus changes weekly, and is centered around short choreographed routines.
Dress to sweat in clothes that promote movement. Sneakers are best for this class.
- Salsa 1 - IntroThe Viscount Dance Studio, Portland, OR
We've been teaching Portland to dance since 2000! Come join us anytime! New dancers and drop-ins welcome :)
SALSA 1 - intro/beg
Mondays 6:30-7:30p
Drop in - $16, 4 Class Pass - $55
Please register at www.danceviscount.com to attend this class. Follow the class link below to sign up. Offered in-person and via Zoom!Welcome to the exciting world of Salsa! Contrary to what many believe about Salsa dancing, it is a very forgiving, intuitive and easy to learn social dance. Salsa is not only fun, but socially relevant given Portland's growing diversity in Latino Culture. Aside from Salsa, students will dabble in Merengue and Bachata - two dance styles that are equally as popular in the Salsa clubs, and both just as easy (if not easier!) than Salsa. This class will cover the fundamental basic steps and concepts make Salsa what it is: frame, body movement, partnering, and how to navigate the local Salsa scene/dance floor. We will discuss Salsa specific dance technique and the core framework of leading and following as true with any Latin dance, as well as tips on how to cover up mistakes, non-intimidating stylistic flairs to spice up any move, and dance floor etiquette. Students will also learn 3 or more 'moves' to use on the dance floor and be introduced to the Cross Body Lead, Salsa's most common type of intermediate move. No partner or prior experience necessary
- Salsa 2 - beginnerThe Viscount Dance Studio, Portland, OR
SALSA 2 -beg w/Sarah
Mondays 7:30-8:30p
$16 drop-in/ $55 4-class pass
Please register at www.danceviscount.com to attend this class. Or follow the class link below to sign up. Offered in-person and via Zoom!Having established a foundation for Salsa in our Salsa 1 introduction class (or Salsa Quickstart workshop), students will now start to build more on their lead & follow skills while focusing on beginning variations of moves that spin, travel, and groove. Two fundamental moves that go beyond basics in Salsa are open-break variations and cross-body-lead variations. Warm-ups become more intricate and follows are given more styling details than in level 1, and students start to learn the differences between linear club-style Salsa and Cuban style (not to mention Columbian, LA, NY, and other nuances to the regional differences of the dance). Pre-requisite: Salsa 1 or comfort with basic steps and a simple turn. Salsa 2 should be repeated before moving on to Salsa 3.
- Salsa 3 - intermediateThe Viscount Dance Studio, Portland, OR
SALSA 3 - int w/Sarah
Mondays 8:30-9:30p
$16 drop-in/ $55 4-class pass
Please register at www.danceviscount.com to attend this class. Or follow the class link below to sign up. Offered in-person and via Zoom!At this level, students will learn to use, and embellish, the cross-body-lead as a transition between new, more dynamic moves! In Salsa 3 we start to break the rules learned in Salsa 1 and 2, encouraging students to be creative while understanding why moves work, rather than just learning a set pattern that an instructor is demonstrating. Students will also learn ways to incorporate more styling and musicality to their dancing at this level - giving it that Salseros edge! Pre-requisite: Mastery of Salsa 2 or equivalent level of experience. Salsa 3 is meant to be repeated at least three times as content changes month to month.
