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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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!
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