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Salsa

The music is filled with rhythms, improvisation and energy. It is also a great source of freeing your mind and having fun. The word 'salsa' means sauce and the music and the dance is called so because of the spicy and tasty mixture of influences from many different rhythms and dances. Read more about the history of salsa - click here
You can both dance in couples and single. You dance in single with connection to how you dance in couples sometimes and also when you dance as a group together
You will also try other dances such as cha-cha-cha, Afro-Cuban dances, meringue and rumba

Read about levels and course length - click here

In the basic course the steps are carefully explained how to take them to the music. We then learn how to move the entire body while we dance and then how to lead and follow your partner in the dance. You will also learn about the feeling of the music and how to improvise with the things you have learned
In the advanced courses you will learn more about how to use advanced things like dips&tricks, styling, poses, interpretation of music, timing, expression and charisma. There are a lot to learn which we beleive to be inspiring. Just as inspiring when you have already gotten a head a bit in the beginners class and are capable to go out on salsa clubs and have fun and on other events. A tip is to enjoy the level you are in and to have fun with what one has learned. When one has finsihed our beginners class one has enough knowledge to have as much fun as one wants to have and even if you choose not to continue on an advanced class you can still go out dancing and have fun

On all levels we teach steps, patterns of turns and technique that are retrieved from the different salsa styles that exist. For example maybe at one occasion you will be taugt a pattern of turns from one style and the next time you will learn another pattern from another style. You wont learn a mixed style instead you will learn several other styles. In this way you will get a broad repertoire that will work just as well in Sweden as in lets say Latin-America or New York, or where ever you would want to dance :-)
A rough division into styles would be: crossbody = styles danced on a line with your partner on one or the other side of you and cuban/circle/latinamerican = styles where you dance around each other
The different styles have a clear and common base. The more you dance the more you get to learn about what it is that characterizes the different styles. You will also learn how to mix between the diverse styles

Latinmix

Latinmix 1 basic course: first course set (6 dances):
Bachata, Merengue, Zouk, Lambada, Kizomba, Boogaloo

Latinmix 2 basic course: second course set (6 dances):
Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo, Rumba (guaguancó), Conga, Cumbia

Read a little bit about the different dances - click here

Course plan:
At the two first lessons we learn the basis for the six dances and exercise to music. During occasion 3-6, we work with all six dances and learn more and more

Bachata

Bachata comes from the Dominican Republic. You dance in couples in both closed and open position. The music is often romantic and sometimes more energetic :-) You can dance close together with a lot of body contact and body movement, but also more open. In the more open position you learn both turnpatterns and footwork. To learn how to move your body is a challenge but the feeling in your body is wonderful when every part of your body moves in the dance!

Oriental dance / belly dancing: Bellylatina

Belly dancing with flavor of Latin America. We dance like Shakira and Beyonce and mix the mystical orient movements with the hot latin rhythms. You dance in single

<<< bellylatina at Mejeriet Lund

Reggaeton

Reggaeton is a type of music (maybe you´ve heard the song Gasolina by Daddy Yankee) that has developed a free dance style with many cool moves. You move the whole body with the rhythm. You dance in single Everybody can dance, we take it from basic. You will learn how to move all parts of your body and then how to shake and find the groove to the music with the entire body :-)

<<< reggaeton at Malmöfestivalen

African dance

There are 3 categories of traditional african dances
The first category reflects on the day to day experiences and historical events that the African people have experienced throughout the centuries. The day to day experiences are marked by those animals who are a part of their world, the different elements (wind, fire, water and earth) and the daily activities like picking berries and grinding flour. Historical events could be migration or the search for cultivable land
The second category is worshiping, that is to say the dances that have evolved to show reverence to the many different gods och to show gratitude towards life
The third category is the war dances of which purpose is to mark territory, show strength and pride and to be intimidating

On the course you learn different steps and movements within the categories mentioned above. You dance solo. You move a lot and work on jumps and movements with hips, chest and shoulders. The music is from CDs and we use everything from live recordings of drums to more popular african music. The music and movements are really compelling and they will give you a boost of energy :-)

Samba

Samba comes from Brazil and dances to captivating and groovy music! We dance a mix of Riosamba and Sambareggae. You dance in single and will learn different basic steps and how you will increase the speed of your feet. We shake the hips and learn how to move different parts of the body. You will also learn about the music and how to improvise

Danceyoga

Practice your flexibility, balance and body control through exercises, stretching and yoga positions adjusted to dancers. First we do a traditional warm-up where we go through the whole body. This is followed by flexibility- and isolation exercises and also some dance technique, ie, exercises designed to increase understanding of how various body parts can move independently or in different ways in relation to each other. Finally, we stretch out properly and train both balance and flexibility in selected yoga positions. Take the opportunity to get individual advice on how best to stretch out a particular muscle or increasing the flexibility of a particular move

Salsa Rhythms

ABOUT THE COURSE
- We go through, play and listen to the instruments below
- We will jam with the different instruments to different songs
- We learn to play and sing Guantanamera with all instruments

INSTRUMENTS
Clave (son, rumba, 2/3, 3/2), Campana (bongobell, mambobell), Cascara, Guiro, Maracas, Conga, Bongo, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, Solo song, Choir

Rueda De Casino

Is lots of fun! Take the opportunity to learn the basics in Rueda de casino so that you can join and dance rueda on the dancefloor! Read more about Rueda De Casino
Rueda De Casino with Oli in Lund - click here

Competition

We regularly go to competitions with our students and sometimes organize competetions ourselves. In addition to the courses we offer coaching and private lessons as extra preparation for competitions

Workshops

We offer workshops for schools, companies, private groups and salsa congresses
We are located in the Lund/Malmö-region (South Sweden)
You are welcome to contact us for booking and questions, see Contact in the left menu :-)

Private lessons

We offer private lessons. If you are interested see Contact in the left menu

Show groups

The main purpose is to create and perfome great shows!
Preknowledge on the sabrosa video
Join at the start of each semester
Except the course fee there will be costs for show clothes, rent for the dance studio and the cost for travling to the shows

The content is a mix of choreography, show technique och dance technique. Within Salsa Sabrosa the focus is salsa, son, rumba, some latin streetdance and jazz. In Samba Sabrosa the focus is on samba, some latin streetdance and jazz.
We will work with the music, steps&turns, dance technique, lead&follow, single dance, character&styling, dip, lift&tricks and more

When it comes to show there are many different parts that will connect. Choreography, clothes, administration, practices and more. Everybody helps out

Teacher education

The main purpose is to go through the course material, learn some teaching skills and some administration
The content is a mix of turns, technique and how to teach
We will work with the different sides of leadership and how you will act in front of a group to inspire, spread joy and create a feeling of companionship

Good to know

We are grateful if the shoes that you will be dancing in are clean indoor shoes and that they won't leave any marks on the floor
The volume of the music on the courses is relatively low. The instructors have to be able to make themselves heard without raising their voice and shout to much. If you feel that the volume is to loud please let us know. Even if the volume at salsa clubs is relatively low compared to regulare clubs we recommend that you use earplugs when you go out dancing. We who work with dance can not risk our hearing and you will get use to earplugs
Some things to think about to show consideration to the one you dance with:
* Clothes - if possible use newly washed clothes
* Chewing gum - gives a better sence of breath. Mouth spray or similar gives the same result
* Nails - nails that are trimmed and short produce a lesser chance to scrath the one you dance with. Given that it is the man who leads, there is a greater risk that it is the man who scratches the woman than vice versa
We are connected to Kamratkortet

Gift certificate

We sell gift certificates that can be used for all that we offer, read more in the left menu under Shop

About us

At Salsa Sabrosa Dance School (started the year 2000) you will find pedagogical and inspiring teaching of different dances in the Lund/Malmö region (Sweden)
We offer the dances salsa, oriental dance, belly dance, reggaeton, african dance, samba, afrocuban dance, merengue, bachata, chachacha etc
Our work consist of courses, competitions, workshops, shows, samba carnivals, bachelorett & bachelor parties, kick offs and party entertainment
Through the dance we want to give joy, companionship, exercise and body knowledge to children, teenagers and adults

We love to teach dance because of it´s great potential. Through the dance people of all ages and cultures get together. We go out dancing, go to parties and have great fun. The music is full of inspiration and energy. Dancing is very good exercise in a fun way and you practice body control, co-ordination, flexibility and balance. All of these things leads to that one can really relax and just be swept away by the dance. Read more about the positive effects of dancing etc:
Article in Metro: Salsadans bra som friskvård
Article in Cosmo: Sakerna som gör dig lycklig - egentligen
Article in Sydsvenskan: Därför dans
Article in Malmömagasinet: Salsafrälsta samlades i Malmö
Article in Sydsvenskan: Rena rama Rio de Janeiro på Malmös gator

Our goal is to bring as many people as possible together and to make you a part of our big salsa family. Through pedagogical teaching, pre-parties and parties in the middle and at the end of term we try to reach our goal. Everybody are welcome :-)

We are many teachers who work in the school and we all have our own sources of inspiration and different backgrounds. We all have a great passion for the dance even though it can be shown in different ways. You can read more about every one of us under Teachers to the left hand menu