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DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR SALSA/RUEDA CLASSES!!

They are "drop-in," lots of fun, and no partner is needed!

   

When?  Where?  How much?

1. Saturdays from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at Crown Dance Studio; 2820 Dorr Ave.; Fairfax, VA 22031.  Note that this is in the Merrifield area of VA, very close to the Dunn Loring metro, and also close to the Washington Beltway (495).  $10/class. 

2.  Sundays from 5 PM to 7:00 PM at the new Dickeysville Mill Studio; 4900 Wetheredsville Rd. Building #2; Baltimore MD 21207.  This relatively new venue is basically in an "artsy, rustic" setting in a section of Baltimore. $10/class.  (Note we have an hour of class and then 3 hours of an open dance party on July 26th.)

3.  La Palapa's (8307 Main St; Ellicott City, MD 21043), a popular restaurant/club, offers Cuban Salsa (Rueda) lessons on the fourth Thursday of each month.  Classes are 9 to 10 pm.  Barb teams up with Vanessa to teach the class.  All other Thursdays, Vanessa teaches a great one on one Salsa class for either beginners or intermediates. Cost is $5/person.
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Classes out of the DC/Balto. area, coming in near future:

On Sat. July 11th, there will be a FREE Cuban Salsa workshop from 7:30 to 9:00 pm at the Good Luck Community Center; 8601 Good Luck Rd; Lanham, MD 20706. Phone: (301) 552-1093. No need to pre-register and no partner is needed. All levels covered.

On the weekend of July 25, 09, catch Barb Bernstein's Cuban Salsa class at the Philadelphia Congress.  It will likely be on Sunday 7/26.

On Tuesday, July 28, Barb will teach from 8:15 to 9:00 pm at the Barking Dog in Bethesda.

On Friday, August 14th Barb will teach (and perform) at Cluadia and Rico's party at Towson Dance Studio (9486 Deereco Rd; Timonium MD 21093).

In College Park, there was a Cuban Salsa class (Rueda) on Thursdays from 5 to 7 pm spring semester 2009 at the U. of Maryland (open to the public).  It will be offered again in the fall semester 09.  You can register in the fall online at: www.union.umd.edu/artcenter or call the Arts & Learning Center at 301-314-2787.  Class was in the Stamp Student Union, next-door to Room B0107 which is the Arts & Learning Center Office.  Cost - $6/class for the public; $5 for students.

Classes cover Cuban-style moves that can be the basis of very beautiful one on one partnership Salsa, as well as being used in Rueda circles.   For those who already have a background in Salsa, learning Cuban-style moves takes your dancing to the next level---very quickly and easily

Scroll down for a coupon to attend your first class free and get directions!

For information on the classes in Spanish, click here!  There are always Spanish speakers in the class FYI.

Classes are lively, fun, and no partner is needed.  A Cuban Salsa class (also called Salsa Rueda or Rueda de Casino) feels like a team, and many class members have become good friends.  (In fact, in each of the Maryland, the Virginia, and the College Park classes, a couple that got to know each other has gotten married.  There is a photo from one of these couple's wedding on this website!) 

Classes start at the beginner level and move to intermediate and then advanced as appropriate so all levels of dance are covered.  All classes are drop-in. Your first studio class is free if you print-out the coupon at the bottom of this page. The studio classes normally cost $10/person. 

Contact Barb about a discount for groups--(and to get on the mailing list): BarbBtalks@aol.com.

About The Classes

In terms of dress, feel free to dress comfortably and informally.  You can dance in socks if you are not sure what kind of shoes to wear.  But generally, shoes with a leather bottom like loafers are easy to dance in because you can turn on them. They don't stick to the floor like gym shoes.  

If there is a wide array of levels in a class, we break into groups so everyone can get lessons at the appropriate level.  The class atmosphere is friendly and informal.  Newcomers to the classes are made to feel welcome.  A lot of material is covered in every class and we do plenty of review in all the classes. 

The Cuban Salsa lessons are patiently taught by instructor Barbara Bernstein in conjunction with a number of other skilled teachers.  All the teachers are experienced Rueda dancers who kindly share their talent as instructors with DanceInTime.com.  For details on Barb's background, click here.

Other "Custom" Classes

Additional classes have also been set up to teach other groups or individuals.  Barb has taught Cuban Salsa (Rueda) to groups out-of-town, as well as training local professional performing teams.   She taught high school students in Montgomery County, preparing them for an "International Night" performance!  She's also taught dance to young children at summer camps and in schools, and run workshops at high schools and colleges (e.g. Howard High School, Bowie State U., University of Maryland at Baltimore as well as the College Park campus, Prince Georges Community College, and American University),  In addition, Barb has taught lunch-time and after-work Salsa classes to government and private sector employees in their offices and fitness centers. 

If you know of a group interested in lessons (whether large or small) --- or if you want to discuss private instruction, contact Barb

Also, don't miss the team-building programs that are available through DanceInTime, designed for government or private industry offices as well as schools.  Each program is tailored to the needs of the hiring organization. There is more detail on these innovative, fun programs on this site: TeamBuildingThroughLatinDance.com.

For more detailed information on the Salsa classes, please click here.

Click here for Barb's biography.

For an article on how to study dance, click here.

**The MNCPPC sponsored class at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is produced in cooperation with Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission and our thanks goes to them for their contribution to the funding for this class!
*The Glen Echo classes are produced in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Parnership for Arts and Culture Inc, the National Park Service, and Montgomery County, MD.
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DIRECTIONS TO THE CLASSES
Note that these are places where classes have been sponsored but classes are not offered at all locations at any given time.

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Crown Dance Studio
; 2820 Dorr Ave; Merrifield, VA 22031
From Route 495 (Washington Beltway), take the exit for 50 West & get onto Gallows Rd. (VA-650 N) towards Merrifield. Trun left onto Lee Highway (US 29). Then turn right onto Hilltop Rd, then right onto Dorr Ave. There's a big (free) parking lot. OR, use the Dunn Loring Metro station; then go west on Prosperity, turn left onto Merrilee Dr. & then right onto Merrifield Ave. From there it's a left onto Dorr.
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Dickeysville Mill Studio (Building #2)----(Venue for Sunday classes)

From I-695:
Take exit 16 to merge onto I-70 E (same from north or south, head towards the park & ride)
Take exit 94 to merge onto MD-122/Security Blvd (exit right, before park & ride)
Turn right at N Forest Park Ave (first traffic light, exit lane from I-70 becomes turning lane onto N Forest Park)
Slight right at Wetheredsville Rd (2nd street after the light at Windsor Mill Rd.)
4900 Wetheredsville Rd will be on the left (drive across the metal bridge, first building on the left, beside the bridge. It's building #2)

From Catonsville:
You can take Ingleside Ave (or get on I-695 and follow directions above)
At Security Blvd, Ingleside Ave. becomes N Forest Park Ave
Continue on N Forest Park Ave|
Slight right at Wetheredsville Rd (2nd street after the light at Windsor Mill Rd.)4900 Wetheredsville Rd will be on the left (drive across the metal bridge, first building on the left, beside the bridge. It's building #2)

From inside Baltimore City, there are too many possibilities to list, depending on your point of origin. So please use mapquest.

Stamp Student Union Building; U. of Maryland Campus; College Park, MD (At the intersection of Campus Drive & Union Lane)
Take either Route 295 (Baltimore Washington Parkway) or Route I-95 to get onto Route I-495 (also called the Washington Beltway). Take the U.S. Route 1 exit, heading toward College Park. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Continue straight around the circle "M" & travel up the hill. Stamp Student Union is on your right. There is a parking lot next to the building. The class is offered by the Arts & Learning Center, in the basement in Room B0107.
OR, you can use Metro's College Park/U of MD station and then take the University Shuttle, which is free for everyone, to the Student Union. For more detailed instructions see the directions page of this website.

Johns Hopkins Intersession Class:
Check out the visitor information website below.  It has a campus map and parking information.
   http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/visitor_information
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FREE COUPON FOR YOUR FIRST STUDIO CLASS

Print this coupon out and bring it to class to get your first Cuban Salsa lesson free at the studio classes.       Compliments of DanceInTime!

 



Class photo.


Above: people often ask how to dress for Rueda class. As you can see, we are informal and "anything goes."


Above: Teaching at a government office at lunchtime.


Above: Barb teaches Rueda with Tania Nunez and others from Dance In Time at the annual Meetup picnic. 7/07


Above: Teaching Salsa at P.G.C.C's Caribbean Fest, 2007


Above: Barb Bernstein at the Philadelphia Salsa Congress. 7/08


Above: Barb teaches Salsa at the main D.C. post office in L'Enfant plaza at a health fair.


Above: Barb teaches Swing at a Swing dance, 4/05


Above: Barb teaches at First Night Annapolis. 12/31/05


Above: Barb and Doug teach at Green Hedges Elementary School in Virginia.  Fall 2005


Above: Barb teaches Rueda at Club One in Baltimore



Above: DanceInTime teaches at Kasbah. 3/08



Above: Catonsville class. 2/08