Dance Sampler Event - Five Dances (Salsa, Zumba, Club, Samba, Striptease)

Get ready to burn those holiday pounds and spice up your fitness routine with our Dance Sampler Workshop. You'll get the chance to "taste-test" five different styles of dance from five professional dance instructors...all in one day. You will be introduced to Zumba, Brazilian Samba, Club Dance, Salsa and Striptease.

Both men and women are welcome to participate, however the Striptease segment of the workshop is for women only. Sorry guys. Absolutely NO DANCE EXPERIENCE is required.

When: Sun, Jan 22nd
Where: Pearl Studios 500 8th Ave, 12th floor (room 1212)
Time: 12:30pm - 3:40pm
Max People: 20
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Cost: $25 (must prepay online - )
What to wear: Comfortable clothes to move in, gym shoes or other comfortable footwear
What to bring: Water, snacks
What's included?

• 5 Professional dance instructors
• Learning the basics for 5 different dance styles
• A hell of a workout
• Meeting some new and interesting people

How will it work?
Each dance is about 30 minutes with a 5-10 min break between segments.
About the instructors?

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www.facebook.com/ZumbaPriya

Priya Sodha has been a certified Zumba fitness instructor for two years. Coming out of California, she has danced ballet, jazz, hip hop, African and Latin dance for over 10 years. She has also performed and taught all over southern California and is part of the zumba instructors network. Her goal is that everyone have fun while working out and enjoys getting their groove on in Zumba!

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Kimberly
www.stripxpertease.com

Kimberly is an instructor, but also the creator and founder of StripXpertease. Originally from Austin, Texas, she has lived in NYC for 7 years. Although she is no longer dancing, she racked up over 10 years of experience as an exotic dancer in Texas, New York, and New Jersey. She also spent years acting in Texas and New York and co-owned a NYC based film company. She uses those experiences with acting and striptease to bring laughter, fun, and education into all of her classes. She has choreographed gentlemen's club scenes and exotic dancer's routines for film and theater in New York. She has taught for StripXpertease Austin, Empire Dance Studios, You Should Be Dancing, Kiki de Montparnasse, and Metro Event Planners in New York.

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Cookie
www.facebook.com/sugarpushrumbera

Started dancing Salsa in 1999. I first trained in LA under West Coast salsa pioneer Laura Canellias, and later performed with Los Rumberos, the world renowned dance company run by Francisco Vazquez. I went on to study salsa and Afro-Cuban dance from Cuban sensations Alien Ramirez and Muneco. In 2009 I competed in the Latin Dance Championships and The Mayan World Salsa Championship with a partner from Panama, and in 2010 I began performing ON2 in Los Angeles before moving to NY to perform with Descarga Latina.

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www.stepintosalsa.com

Sheena began dancing at the age of seven, however, her passion for Latin dancing wasn’t realized until her final year of high school when she hit the club for the very first time. Never having seen dancing like this in the small town she grew up in, she was hooked. She went on to perform, compete, teach and co-direct her University Latin Ballroom Dance Company. She has competed and performed in the International Latin Division throughout the Western United States and Canada, and has ranked 1st place in numerous competitions, including BYU National Amateur Ballroom Dance Championships. Then she began performing and teaching with the Utah-based professional Salsa dance company “Drugaya Forma.”

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6604761139_a63a948602_m.jpgMonika
www.MonikaMatys.com

Monika Matys’ love of dance and movement began at the age of seven. Since that time, she acquired over twenty years of dance training experience through her studies in a variety of dance styles including Ballroom International Standard: Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango; International Latin: Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Jive, Paso Doble as well as Salsa, Bachata, Hustle, Belly Dance, Dancehall, Hip-Hop (Illusion styles, Popping, Locking, Boogaloo, Breaking), Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Street Jazz/Jazz Funk.