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Merengue, Salsa, and Cumbia with Orquesta Latin Heat

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Merengue, Salsa, and Cumbia
with Orquesta Latin Heat

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Join us on our beautiful Garden Terrace for a summer evening of live music and dancing! 

 

Dust off your dancing skills at 6:30pm in one of our two dance classes, where you’ll learn and review basic footwork and fundamentals of Merengue along with either Salsa or Cumbia. After the class, put your experience to practice as the San Jose-based band Orquesta Latin Heat takes us into the night with their swinging horn section, vocals, and authentic Latin percussion. 

 

Come to listen or to learn—or both! It’s sure to be an exceptional night of music and dance at Montalvo.

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Date

Thursday, Jun 13, 2019 6:30PM

Name

Merengue & Cumbia Lesson + Concert

Description

Merengue: A style of Dominican dance that follows a simple side-to-side step and hip motion, making it easy for partners to stay in sync with each other. Even during fast songs, turns are kept slow and gracefully deliberate in order to complete a full four count. While the basic step is simple, advanced students can add circling, separate turns, twists and various hand holds to enhance complexity.

 

Cumbia: A dynamic Colombian dance style with deep origins in 17th century courtship dances. It is sometimes referred to as the “mother” of Latin music in that it predates Salsa and Samba. Cumbia as music comes from a mix of West African drum rhythms, Indigenous flute music, and European melody variations. Cumbia as a dance is characterized by a "wind-up" motion and it is often danced in a circular pattern where each pair moves to the center in turns. 

 

ABOUT KEITH COWANS (Merengue & Cumbia Instructor):

Keith makes learning Merengue and Cumbia intriguing, and can help students polish up their moves from the beginning level to advanced dancers. He currently performs with the renowned dance troupe Tandy Beale and Company in the Santa Cruz County area. He also teaches Latin Dance in afterschool programs in Watsonville throughout the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.


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