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the school
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Group, Private, Specialized Latin Dance Classes for all levels
Add spice to your life by having fun, meeting new people and keeping fit!
AfroLatino Dance Company offers you an inviting and supportive environment to learn dance and have fun.
We offer group and private classes for all levels, from total beginners to advanced students, in
Cuban salsa, Brazilian Samba, Afro-Cuban, Latin cardio, Latin dance styling, Casino Rueda, African dance,
Reggae, Reggaeton, Merengue, Bachata, and many more.
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the shows
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Latin Themed Shows for Corporate to Private Events
Create a memorable event by incorporating top class Latin entertainemnt. We specialize in providing
authentic Latin themed shows, from Tropicana style Cuban cabaret to Brazilian Carnival Samba shows,
for corporate events to private parties.
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cuban fest
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Cuban Dance Festival
AfroLatino Dance Company, in association with Okokan Productions is organizing Toronto's first Cuban
Dance Festival, on May 24 and 25, 2008. You can choose from many different workshops by renowed guest
teachers, and enjoy one of Cuba's best known bands, Pupy y Los que Son Son, playing live at the
Opera House.
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| Toronto Dance Lessons / Toronto Dance Classes |
 AfroLatino Dance Company offers you a variety of dance lessons in Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Afro-Cuban orishas dance,
Afro-Cuban Rumba, Latin cardio, stretch and strengthen, styling and body movement, Merengue, Bachata, and many more. Our classes
are taught in an easy to follow manner, and a friendly and highly supportive environment. With multiple locations and events
serving people across the Greater Toronto Area - from downtown Toronto, West/Central and East Toronto, North York, Markham,
Etobicoke, Mississauga, Scarborough, Richmond Hill, and Vaughan - we are sure to offer something for everybody: from absolute
beginners to expert dancers, people of all ages and backgrounds, with or without a partner.
Where's the proof, you ask? Try our dance lessons and find out.
 Whatever your starting point, whether you are joining with a partner or without, our Toronto Salsa lessons are for you.
Our Salsa instructors are enthusiastic, patient, caring and know exactly how to break down steps in a way that makes your
learning easier. Our lessons are all about teaching you how to dance Salsa in a fun, comfortable and caring environment.
We put careful thought into balancing the number of men and women so you get the most out of your class learning time.
In addition, we have a group of assistants and volunteers who take the time to help you take the most out of the classes.
For students who have prior salsa dance experience, we offer complimentary assessments to determine the appropriate level
and lesson plan for you. Please see our Salsa Classes Descriptions
to ensure you are comfortable with the steps and turn patterns covered in the prior levels. Remember that every dance
school and/or salsa instructor may cover different material so it may be a better option to begin with Beginner Level 1 lessons.
However we have many different class options for all types of seasoned salsa dancers so let us know if you need an assessment!
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| What's Salsa? |
 In short, it is the world’s most popular Latin street dance. With origins in Cuba and ties in Puerto Rico, it
has spread like wildfire around the world and is danced by "Salseros/Salseras" in cities as diverse as Paris, London,
Hong Kong, New York, Rio de Janeiro and, of course, in Toronto. In fact, any evening of the week you will find hundreds of
Torontonians attending Salsa lessons and/or at one of the many amazing Salsa clubs in Toronto. Go traveling and you’ll
likely find a similar picture in every major city in the world! When you start Salsa dancing, you join a huge family of
Salsa dance-loving folks spread throughout the world.
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| Featured Article: The benefits of Salsa dancing |
Your first trip to a Salsa club may be a surprise. Is that your doctor, your high school friend, or your neighbour on the
dance floor? All it takes is one trip to the local Salsa Nightclub to see that the place is packed with shining happy people,
be it a weekday or weekend, with men and women from all backgrounds, ages and sizes. With the abundant benefits to salsa dancing,
it is not surprising to find out that millions of people around the world have come to enjoy this exciting and passionate hobby.
Salsa dancing might be considered the world’s most understood and loved "universal language"!
If you are still undecided as to whether or not Salsa dancing is for you, here are some of the key reasons why you should
make Salsa dancing a part of your life:
 Salsa dancing helps you stay fit
Salsa is a wonderful form of cardiovascular exercise. It has been estimated that a half hour of salsa dancing will burn as
much as 200-400 calories, an equivalent amount to such exercises as cycling, swimming or power walking. Salsa will increase
your heart rate, help you burn more calories, tone your muscles, and may even help you lose weight. Because of the unique
movements of salsa, you will be strengthening your body and toning areas such as abs, hips, buttocks, thighs, calves, and
arms. Salsa classes and social dancing will make you sweat and you will enjoy every minute of it. Salsa also promotes other
healthy habits. Salsa dancers tend to drink and smoke less. Salsa dancers eat healthier food and keep their weight at a
healthy level.
Salsa dancing helps you feel happier
Salsa dancing is an amazing way to relieve stress. When you begin your salsa lessons, the world and all the issues you face
daily will fade away and allow for complete fun and relaxation. Once you have invested some time in learning to dance through
salsa lessons and practice sessions, your self confidence will increase on and off the dance floor. Dancers have a great sense
of self awareness and confidence and are in tune with their own bodies. They are more comfortable interacting with others in
social situations. Also, students taking salsa lessons get to rotate and meet many new people and learn to feel good about
themselves in a learning environment, which can be difficult to accomplish. A sense of camaraderie and a feeling of belonging
to a team are created in salsa classes and this can also assist with inner confidence and self-awareness.
Salsa dancing expands your social circle
 Whether it is creating a new friendship,
a new social group or building a new relationship, salsa lessons and salsa dancing will create an arena for social networking.
Salsa classes will introduce you to up to 40 new faces every semester. Add that to the hundreds of students that are found
practicing their moves at bi-weekly outings and the thousands of Toronto salsa addicts that can be found dancing the night
away at local Toronto salsa clubs, and a new social world is created. Salsa gives people an excuse to interact. From the
beginning of a conversation a common ground has been established so conversation is easier. Once you dance with someone a
bond has already begun to form. You can laugh at your mistakes, enjoy the feel of the music and rhythm together and very
soon communication is easy and free-flowing. You do not need a partner to attend salsa lessons, take salsa club classes or
social dance at an outing or club. It is very common for people to go to salsa classes or clubs on their own because it forces
them to be social and meet new people.
In addition to wonderful and lasting friendships, salsa is an amazing and natural avenue for single people to meet other
single people and potentially create a romance. Salsa dancing is very romantic and sensual so it is a great venue to find
a compatible romantic partner. Students that attend salsa lessons tend to get together in small groups and go salsa dancing
so not only are you meeting the students from your class but also their network of friends, family and acquaintances.
Forget the uncomfortable internet dating scene, speed dating or singles events: try a salsa class! Every salsa lesson will
have rotations so everyone who wants to rotate will get a chance to change partners every few minutes and get to know a
variety of salsa students.
Salsa dancing makes you more creative and fun
Salsa dancing is an extremely personal, creative and inspiring passion. For anyone looking for an expressive, creative outlet,
salsa will satisfy your need for self expression. Turn patterns, body movement, styling and the way one interprets the rhythm
of the music is reflective of one's self and is always a unique experience. Most importantly, salsa is fun. Not the
nice-dinner-and-movie type fun. Salsa can be the head-rush, heart-can't-slow-down, euphoric excitement type of fun.
With the fast paced, high energy, hot Latin rhythms it is no wonder there are so many salsa addicts worldwide!
So to sum it all up:
- Salsa lessons are a great form of cardiovascular exercise
- Salsa lessons increase heart rate, burn calories and promote weight loss
- Salsa lessons tone muscles, improve flexibility, coordination, endurance and overall strength
- Salsa lessons promote good posture, grace and style
- Salsa lessons are great stress relievers
- Salsa lessons sharpen reflexes and mental agility
- Salsa lessons keep you young and youthful looking
- Salsa lessons increase self confidence, self awareness and sense of sensuality
- Salsa classes are a great way to meet new friends
- Salsa classes are a great way spark a romance
- Salsa classes are a great way for creative self expression
- Salsa classes are a great way to increase a sense of belonging
- Salsa classes are high energy, exciting and fun
Anyone who has fallen in love with salsa dancing will tell you it has changed their life. It changes the way you view the world,
the people around you, and even yourself. So put aside your schedule concerns and your personal reservations and try something
that will give you more back than you ever expected!
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