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- Cross Body Lead WorkshopThe Viscount Dance Studio, Portland, OR
Beginning/Intermediate
Instructor: Sarah
4/28 SUN 2:00-3:30p
$30 per student
Please sign up on our website to attend!
In Salsa, like any other dance, you start with basic steps. But, as any new Salsa dancer has noticed, those basic become few and far between once you learn the Cross-Body Lead. For intermediate dancers, the CBL *is* your basic step! What''s so great about this move is that there are endless variations on the fundamental CBL, and that's what this class is all about. How to use a basic CBL as a transition move, and how to play with multiple variations. Leads benefit from learning how to lead the different styles, and how to plan ahead! Follows get to practice turn technique (see turn workshop for details) during CBLs, and tips on how to add styling, as well as how not to back lead them ;)
No partner required. Knowledge of basic cross body lead is highly recommended for leads.
SIGN UP! - 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.