Louisville Mega Rueda Weekend Workshops

LOUISVILLE MEGA RUEDA WEEKEND!!! The Ville Casineras are bringing an awesome Cuban weekend to you! After the Pre-party Friday night we will start off Saturday morning with some Amazing workshops! The Weekend Schedule is as follows: Saturday Morning: 10:00-11:00am #1 Casino w/ Paul Cassens of the DC Casineros **INTERMEDIATE/AVD 11:05am-12:05pm #2 Rueda de Casino w/ The Ville Casineras **INTERMEDIATE/AVD 12:10-1:10pm #3 AfroCuban w/ Selen Wilson Guerra of SY Academy** ALL LEVELS Sunday Morning: 10:00-11:00am #1 Casino w/ Paul Cassens of the DC Casineros **INTERMEDIATE/ADV 11:05am-12:05 pm #2 Rueda de Casino w/ The Ville Casineras **INTERMEDIATE/ADV 12:10-1:10pm #3 AfroCuban w/ Selen Wilson Guerra of SY Academy** ALL LEVELS 1:15-2:15pm #4 Rumba w/ Selen Wilson Guerra of SY Academy** ALL LEVELS *****Immediately after the workshops on SUNDAY we will have a FAREWELL LUNCH together for those that would like to attend. PLEASE SEND A PM TO @NicoleElyce if you plan on attending by September 1st so that we can make accommodations at a local restaurant. Make sure you take advantage of our Early Bird Packages—they are an absolute steal! We want this weekend to be affordable for all those that attend! We will be announcing lodging options asap! PACKAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS: EARLY BIRD FULL PKG $65 (EXP. September 1) LATE BIRD FULL PKG $85 (EXP. October 18) SATURDAY ONLY EARLY BIRD $35 (EXP. September. 1) SUNDAY ONLY EARLY BIRD $45 (EXP. September 1) SATURDAY ONLY LATE BIRD $40 (EXP. October 18) SUNDAY ONLY LATE BIRD $50 (EXP. October 18) Individual workshops can be purchased at the door for $15 per workshop. Also the day of full package will be available for $100. Please see descriptions of the Instructors and workshops below! CASINO with Paul Cassens of the DC Casineros. Paul performs, choreographs, and teaches throughout the Washington D.C. region, and at national and international events with the D.C. Casineros. He also instructs at Azucar, the GMU Salsa Club. In 2018 he was named head of the D.C. Casineros Instructor Committee and in 2019 was the first non-European appointed member of "That's what she said-an international group of Rueda de Casino dancers. This is NOT a beginners workshop. RUEDA DE CASINO with The Ville Casineras. These ladies Recently celebrated their 4th anniversary of dancing and collaborating together to create unique, fun, and high energy choreographies. Collectively the team has years of dance experience in many different forms. Having just traveled to Santiago de Cuba to train with the AllStars, they will be bringing you SUPER fun intermediate/adv moves that you can take back to your city to add to your circles in the Rueda de Casino! This is NOT a beginners workshop. AFROCUBAN and RUMBA with Selen Wilson Guerra. Selen relocated to Louisville, KY from Havana, Cuba in 2016. She has experience performing and teaching all around the world. Her most recent International tour experience includes the Bahamas, Russia, Greece, Spain, and Mexico. Selen has an Economic Degree from the University of Havana and is also a graduate of Folklore Dance from the Cuban National Institute. Her classical and cultural training makes her an amazing asset to have here in Kentucky! TAKE ADVANTAGE! AFRO-CUBAN (ALL LEVELS) Afro-Cuban ritual dances form a huge group of Cuban dances and reflect the four main groups of Africans that were transported to Cuba: the Kongo-Angola of west-central Africa, Arará (as they are known in Cuba, descendants of Fon and other ethnic groups from what are now Benin and Togo), Yoruba (largely from Nigeria), and Carabalí (as they are known in Cuba, from the Calabar River regions of Cameroon and Nigeria). Transformation through dancing in pursuit of spiritual communication is the basis of the folkloric movement you will learn in these classes. How to move and isolate your body in ways that the Afro Cubans know best! RUMBA (ALL LEVELS) Rumba is a traditional dance that was performed by workers of African descent in the streets and courtyards of Cuba in the late 19th century. It remains one of Cuba’s most characteristic forms of music and dance. There are three traditional forms of Rumba; Yambu, Columbia, and Guaguanco. Culturally, Rumba is danced as an interplay between male and females feeling the music “sabor” as its main ingredients. Much of the movement of the Rumba style dancing is based on the on interplay, teasing, feeling the clave, and everyday experiences. Polyrhythmic beats from Conga drums are also a key component for all the rumba styles also referred to as “The Heartbeat of Cuban Music”. More Info below.