AfroLatino Dance Company brings you an exciting set of dance lessons / classes in some of the
disciplines that constitute its repertoire. We offer quality instruction in a relaxed and fun
environment that will get you moving and dancing in no time!
Most of the classes are taught in a 8-week, while some have more of a drop-in
structure, or a workshop format. Check the links on the left for more information.
You can
register for a whole session of 8 lessons in Cuban Salsa, Afro-Cuban Movement, Brazilian Samba,
Ladies Styling, Footwork and Musicality, Ragga Funk or Latin Cardio.
8-Week Registration: $110(only $13.75 / lesson)
Performance Group: $299(for 20 hrs)
When you register for a course (session of classes), the cost of the course will not be prorated in
case you miss some of the classes. If you know your schedule will not allow you to attend all the
classes, consider instead one of our flexible packages below.
REFUND POLICY: No refunds will be issued. Exchanges are possible for
registration in another course of the same or the following session.
These cards of pre-paid lessons are perfect for those who want to try different types of classes or
know that are going to miss a few:
Card of 5: $75 (valid for 6 weeks, $10 savings)
Card of 10: $140 (valid for 12 weeks, $30 savings)
Card of 20: $260 (valid for 24 weeks, $80 savings)
(Beginner I)
Learn the basics of Cuban Salsa ("on 1" or rumba timing), with its richness of body movement derived
from their afro-cuban traditions. You will learn Guapea,
Para Arriba, Para Abajo, rock back step, basic transitions, Dile que no,
Enchunfla, Enchunfla Doble, Ronde for men, and Paseala.
These classes are taught in a progressive
fashion, over a period of 8 weeks. This course gets filled up quickly so reserve a spot by
completing your registration early (including payment).
(Beginner II)
Build on your basics of Cuban Salsa ("on 1" or rumba timing), with its richness of body movement derived
from their afro-cuban traditions, by learning such moves as Exhibela, Vacilala,
Sombrero, Setenta, etc. Taught by Albena de Assis.
These classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a period of 8 weeks.
Current course:
Tuesdays, 7pm - 8pm
@ 585 Production Studio
May 20 - Jul 17, 2008
No class on July 1st
(Intermediate II)
Learn more turn patterns such as Setenta Complicado, Arcoiris,
Setenta Moderno, Noventa, and others.
Class taught by Albena de Assis and Isaac Herrera.
These classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a period of 8 weeks.
The next course starts on
Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Current course:
Tuesdays, 8pm - 9pm
@ 585 Production Studio
May 20 - Jul 15, 2008
No class on July 1.
(Advanced)
Learn more turn patterns, both free combinations and named (for Rueda), such
as Setenta al Revés, Sierra Maestra, and others. Dancing a tiempo
("on 3") and on contratiempo ("on 2") will be introduced. There will be more emphasis
on styling as well. Taught by Albena de Assis and Isaac Herrera.
These classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a period of 8 weeks.
The next course starts on
July 26, 2008.
(All Levels)
Your opportunity to practice your salsa in a relaxed environment specially geared towards students.
Take advantage of these sessions of non-stop music, where you can practice your moves with
other students, friends, and the instructors.
While it is not a class in the sense that no new moves will be
taught, you can still receive some amount of feedback from the instructors should you wish so.
585 Studio: Saturdays, 7pm - 9pm, $5 per person
(All levels)
Burn fat and stay fit with this non-stop class of Latin dance!
And at the same time learn steps and moves for salsa,
merengue, reggaeton, and samba that you can use... without a partner!
Tuesdays, 6pm - 7pm
@ 585 Production Studio
May 20 - Jul 15, 2008
No class on July 1.
Next courses:
These courses will resume in September after a short Summer break
Casino Rueda is the group form of salsa dancing. It is done in a circle formation
with two couples or more. The couples execute a series of synchronized moves and
often exchange partners. These classes will be taught by Albena de Assis and Roberto
Luna, and will be geared to the students with the equivalent of our Beginner II level
completed.
The course is part of our Summer Special Series, consisting of 4 lessons spanning
over 2 weeks in July.
Tuesday, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
July 11, 13, 18 & 20 2006
$50 for the 4-lesson course
Already purchased flexible cards can be used for this class
$17 per drop-in
(Intermediate)
This course will focus on traditional cuban dances such as Son, Cha Cha Cha, and Rumba. Taught by
Roberto Luna and Albena, it will focus on the timming and most used steps for Son (3 lessons), Cha Cha Cha (2 lessons),
Mambo (1 lesson), and Salsa Suelta (2 lessons). Minimum Intermediate I level in Salsa required.
Demo video of couples dancing Danzón, Son, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo and Casino (Salsa).
Next course:
Saturdays, 5pm - 6pm
July 28 - Sept 15, 2007
If you have ever felt that regular group classes are either too fast or too slow for
your needs, or that you would like to focus on specific areas or styles of dance, then
private classes might be what you are looking for.
We offer instruction in Cuban Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Cuban Cabaret (Styling), Brazilian Samba,
Jazz dance, Hip-Hop, and many more.
Main benefits of private classes:
Go at your own pace
Focus on what you need more
More individualized attention
For 1 person:
$70 per 1-hour lesson
$300 for 5 lessons ($50 savings)
$575 for 10 lessons ($125 savings)
For 2 persons:
$80 per 1-hour lesson
$350 for 5 lessons ($50 savings)
For 3 or more:
Contact us to get a quote
Call 416-671-7140 or e-mail us
to book a suitable time.
IMPORTANT: Please give us 24 hrs notice for cancellations,
otherwise a $40 fee will be charged.
(Beginner/Intermediate)
The national dance of Brazil is perhaps one of the most energetic and exhilarating
latin dances! Albena de Assis will be teaching this course, focusing on samba no pé
from Rio de Janeiro.
For 8 weeks you will learn the basic samba footwork, body movement more common in samba,
as well as basic footwork combinations in every class.
(Intermediate/Advanced)
The national dance of Brazil is perhaps one of the most energetic and exhilarating
latin dances! Albena de Assis will be teaching this course, focusing on samba no pé
from Rio de Janeiro.
This course is a continuation of the highly popular Beginner/Intermediate one on Fridays.
For 8 weeks you will learn fancier footwork, body movement, and combinations.
Location:
Downtown, 585 Yonge Street
Next course:
Thursdays, 6pm - 7pm
Mar 27 - May 15, 2008
(All levels)
Learn the principles of body movement in Cuban dancing with Albena de Assis. This class
will focus on body isolations such as shoulder shimmies, despelote (cuban body roll),
and hip movement, as well as techniques and elements of Orishas dances, the Yoruba branch of
Afro-Cuban traditions. Please note that Cuban Rumba (yambú and guaguancó)
will be covered at the Rumba course on Saturdays (6-7pm).
Both Orishas dances as well as Rumba will add flavour, style, and authenticity to your latin dance,
specially salsa.
These
classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a period of 8 weeks.
The next course starts on July 25, 2008.
(Beginners)
Burn fat and stay fit with this pure Caribbean joy dance class! You will learn funky
steps for calypso, reggae, and reggaeton.
Teisha Smith will teach you a cool combination of moves in each class of the course.
These classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a period of 8 weeks.
The next course will start in September, after a Summer break.
Next course:
Tuesdays, 6pm - 7pm
Sept 18 - Nov 06, 2007
(Beginners)
Ever wanted to learn hip-hop but felt intimidated by the fast pace of a hip-hop class?
This is your opportunity to learn it, in a fun and non-intimidating class with lots of individual attention.
Teisha Smith will teach you a cool combination of moves for the duration of the course.
These classes are taught in a progressive fashion, over a
period of 6 weeks. The next course will start on Friday, February 16th, 2007.
Friday, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Current Course: Jan 5 - Feb 9, 2006
Next Course: Feb 16 - Mar 23, 2007
$70 for the 6-lesson course
$15 per drop-in
(Ladies - Intermediate/Advanced)
Take your styling to a whole new level by incorporating cuban cabaret body movement into your dancing.
Cuban Cabaret is a style that mixes base technique from ballet and modern dance with afro-cuban and
other cuban folkloric dances. Its very sexy yet natural movements are a true feast for the eyes.
Taught by Albena de Assis, this 8 week course will challenge your coordination, spatial awareness, and
physical condition. Come prepared to sweat! Clothing that shows body movement is preferred.
Current course:
Saturdays, 4pm - 5pm
Nov 17, 2007 - Jan 19, 2008
(except Dec 29, Jan 5)
(All levels)
Take your salsa dancing to a higher level by learning how to add authentic flavour and styling
through Rumba body movements and technique.
Taught by Juan Carlos Bulnes and
Albena de Assis, this 8-week course will focus on Cuban Rumba (yambú and guaguancó).
Juan Carlos Bulnes is a cuban professional dancer and a well known master casinero
in the Toronto scene. He is particulary reveared for his high sense of musicality.
(2nd Student Performance Group)
The perfect program to take your samba dancing to a whole new level by adding the flare and pizzaz that
only performing can bring. You will learn a group choreography to be performed at one of our parties,
that will focus on samba no pé, with a dash of afro!
For 20 weeks you will learn a choreography that will challenge you with its intricate footwork, flary
and sexy arm movements, lots of hips and torso too! Presentation (stage presence) and energy will be very
emphasized as well.
Pre-requisites:
Having completed our Brazilian Samba Beginner course
Price & Spots:
$299 including GST
(not incl. costume)
LIMITED SPOTS (ONLY 12 MAX.)
Audition:
January 26, 2008, 4-5pm (585 Yonge St.)
Bring comfortable clothes and shoes (heels or sneakers);
you will be asked to demonstrate your basic samba
Rehearsals:
Saturdays, 4pm - 5pm (585 Yonge St.)
Feb 2 - Jun 21, 2008
(no classes on Feb 16, March 22)
Show:
AfroLatino's 3rd Anniversary Party
Sunday, June 22, 2008
(Student Performance Group)
The perfect program to take your salsa dancing to a whole new level by adding the flare and pizzaz that
only performing can bring. You will learn a group choreography to be performed at one of our parties,
that will focus on cuban salsa partner work, styling, rueda, with a dash of afro-cuban!
For 20 weeks you will learn a choreography that will challenge you with its rueda group patterns,
lots of styling, and afro-cuban elements! Presentation (stage presence) and energy will be very
emphasized as well.
Pre-requisites:
Completed Cuban Salsa Intermediate 1 or higher;
Afro-Cuban highly recommended
Price & Spots:
$299 including GST
(not incl. costume)
LIMITED SPOTS (ONLY 16 MAX. - 8 Men and 8 Women)
Audition:
January 22, 2008, 9-10pm (585 Yonge St.)
Bring comfortable clothes and shoes;
you will be asked to demonstrate partner & solo dancing
Rehearsals:
Tuesdays, 9pm - 10pm (585 Yonge St.)
Jan 29 - Jun 17, 2008
(no classes on Feb 12)
Show:
AfroLatino's 3rd Anniversary Party
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The perfect Spring 2-day program with some of the classes that we do get inquired about plus a great workshop with
master teacher Felix Pupy Insua, who is going to be in town for the
Cuban Dance Festival. These classes are held at our downtown location (585 Yonge
Street).
Thursday, May 22
7-8pm:
Stretch Bootcamp (All levels)
One of the three pilars of good health, stretching is often neglected. This class will
teach you a comprehensive routine that, when followed regularly, will increase your
flexibility dramatically.
8-9pm:
Merengue (All levels)
For those of you who want to build up on the basic steps and some great partner work for this
dance from Dominican Republic.
Price:
$17 for drop-in; Flexible cards also valid
for any of these classes.
Friday, May 23
6:30-8pm:
Afro-Cuban Master Workshop (Advanced)
Felix Pupy Insua is teaching this workshop, designed for those who have afro-cuban dance experience and
will focus mainly on Orishas dances and movement.
Spice up your life with Salsa Dance Lessons.
AfroLatino Dance Company offers authentic Salsa Dancing Lessons in Toronto for groups and private lessons in
downtown Toronto and Toronto's west end. Get fit and have a blast while learning salsa dancing! Our classes
are fun, with levels from total beginner to advanced available.
Toronto Salsa Lessons, North York
Our Salsa Dance Lessons are now here to jazz up your life. Toronto's AfroLatino Dance Company offers 'true' Cuban
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The History of Salsa
Dancing – a brief look at the history of salsa, from who invented salsa
to the evolution of salsa dancing to the present day.
So who did invent
Salsa dancing - The Cubans, Puerto Ricans? Salsa is a not only a
distillation of several Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances, but also a
compilation of many dance forms.
Although salsa is similar to Mambo in many respects and have the pattern
of 6 steps danced over 8 counts of music. Both Mambo dancing and Salsa
dancing share many of the same moves, in salsa for example, turns are
important features. Salsa dancing tends to have more of a side to side
feel to the dance movements.
Salsa dancing is not limited to Cuba, but Cuba must receive some credit
– hence Cuban Salsa Dance, is often the name given to salsa dancing.
Several other countries had their influence on Cuban salsa dancing such
as the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Puerto Rico. Salsa became a
nickname to refer to a variety of different music, from several
countries of Latino influence: Rumba, Són Montuno, Guaracha, Mambo, Cha
cha cha, Danzón, Són, Guguanco, Cubop, Guajira, Charanga, Cumbia, Plena,
Bomba, Festejo, Merengue. Some of these forms of dance were mixed
thereby creating "Salsa".
Salsa dance varies from city to city. In New York, new
instrumentalization and extra percussion were added to some Colombian
songs so that New Yorkers - that dance mambo "on the two" - can feel
comfortable dancing to the rhythm and beat of the song. Even dance
schools providing dancing lessons, provide a wide range of salsa
dancing. In Toronto or the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), salsa dancing
lessons often depends on the origin of the salsa dance instructor.
Toronto is such a multicultural city, that people from various Latin
American countries set up their dance studios, based on the ‘Salsa’ they
have brought from their mother countries. In Toronto, there are vibrant
Spanish, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Brazilian communities that
lend their unique ethnicity to Salsa Dancing.
merengue, reggaeton, and samba that you can use... without a partner!
If you have ever felt that regular group classes are either too fast or too slow for
your needs, or that you would like to focus on specific areas or styles of dance, then
private classes might be what you are looking for.
steps for calypso, reggae, and reggaeton.
Teisha Smith will teach you a cool combination of moves in each class of the course.
This is your opportunity to learn it, in a fun and non-intimidating class with lots of individual attention.
Teisha Smith will teach you a cool combination of moves for the duration of the course.
Taught by Juan Carlos Bulnes and
Albena de Assis, this 8-week course will focus on Cuban Rumba (yambú and guaguancó).
The perfect program to take your samba dancing to a whole new level by adding the flare and pizzaz that
only performing can bring. You will learn a group choreography to be performed at one of our parties,
that will focus on samba no pé, with a dash of afro!
The perfect program to take your salsa dancing to a whole new level by adding the flare and pizzaz that
only performing can bring. You will learn a group choreography to be performed at one of our parties,
that will focus on cuban salsa partner work, styling, rueda, with a dash of afro-cuban!
