POP-UP SPRING SALSA PARTY IN THE PARK featuring RUMBA CUBANA workshop with maestro Vivio.
Schedule
Sun Nov 03 2024 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
The Stage, Tahaki Reserve (near car park on Mt Eden Road) | Auckland, AU
We have a very special POP-UP SPRING SALSA PARTY IN THE PARK coming up on Sunday 3 November, featuring a unique opportunity to learn RUMBA CUBANA with maestro Vivio, followed by plenty of social dancing in Salsa/Casino, Bachata, Rueda, and Son; plus, Follow Me in various Latin dance styles.Everyone is welcome! Come and enjoy dancing in the great outdoors on the magical Maungawhau / Mt Eden.
RUMBA WORKSHOP
Rumba has been gaining renewed interest from dancers around the world who want to learn authentic dance styles, and gain a deeper understanding of the different rhythms found in Salsa and Timba music.
“Rumba is a dance that catches your attention, your whole soul,” explains Vivio. “It’s a feeling — a vibration — that touches people.” (Radio NZ)
Rumba is the heart and soul of Cuban culture as a music and dance form that permeates Cuban life. Granted ‘UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status’ in 2016, this beautiful dance style has a centuries-long tradition that is still evolving today. It has historical links to African dances and Spanish Flamenco, while showcasing elements of contemporary Hip Hop and Breakdancing. Rumba can be seen incorporated into modern dance styles like Salsa/Casino and Rueda de Casino.
Scroll down further for more info about the Workshop and the history of Rumba.
SCHEDULE:
2-3PM — RUMBA CUBANA workshop.
3-5PM — SALSA SOCIAL WITH RUEDA, FOLLOW ME and other Latin dance styles.
LOCATION:
The Stage, Tahaki Reserve, Mt Eden.
DIRECTIONS: There is a free car park at the southern end of Tahaki Reserve. The car park entrance is about 50m down Mt Eden Rd from Puhi Huia Rd (the main road that goes up to the summit). The timber stage, where we are dancing, is just next door to the car park and you will hear the music and people!
WHAT TO BRING?
— Friends and family!
— $20 workshop and social dancing, 2-5pm
— $10 social dancing only, 3-5pm
— Drinks, water and food.
— Practical shoes.
HOW TO PAY?
You can bring cash on the day or prepay to the following bank acct, referencing your full name:
JL Harvey / Cuban Groove — 38-9012-0006566-00
TOILETS:
There are public toilets in the playground 5 mins walk away. If you need sustenance, there is a Subway and bottle shop 5 mins walk away on View Rd.
CONTACT:
Feel free to DM Justine for more details or email [email protected]....
MORE INFO ABOUT THE RUMBA CUBANA WORKSHOP
This workshop is designed for anyone with some dancing experience and a reasonable level of fitness. No partners are required.
You will learn fundamental steps and techniques for dancing RUMBA, memorise a repertoire of moves for dancing to traditional and contemporary music, and develop other skills listed below.
4 REASONS TO LEARN RUMBA
1. Rumba techniques will add style and flavour to your dancing by improving your body isolation, posture, agility and movement, along with improvisation, musicality and timing.
2. Learn to recognise the clave rhythms so you can dance with more confidence. Learn a little about Rumba’s history and how it relates to music on the modern dance floor.
3. As a lover of Latin dance, it’s important have some knowledge and understanding of Rumba, as it has elements within many dances, including Salsa/Casino and Rueda de Casino.
4. Rumba is relatable! It is filled with stories about life, where the dance imitates life and the real dramas that occur.
CHECK OUT AN INTERVIEW WITH VIVIO ABOUT RUMBA ON RNZ HERE:
HISTORY OF RUMBA CUBANA
Rumba’s rich history can be traced back hundreds of years to the time of slavery in the 16th century, when Africans from different parts of Africa, including Congo, Cameroon and Nigeria, were taken to Cuba by Spanish colonisers. With them, they brought their religion, dancing and drumming traditions, which were outlawed by the Spanish but clandestinely preserved through the generations.
Rumba evolved in the northern regions of Cuba, principally the poor neighbourhoods of Havana and Mantanzas, during the late-19th century from African Abakuá and Yuka traditions and the Spanish-based coros de clave. Rumba loosely means ‘party’ and was danced in the street, at parties and ceremonies by people of African descent, developing into various different styles, such as Yambu, Guaguanco, Columbia and so on. After the Cuban Revolution, it gained folkloric status and is now being widely played, taught and showcased around the world.
YOUR HOSTS:
The Cuban Groove offers dance classes, workshops, performances, parties, pop-ups, flashmobs, follow me dances and music gigs in Auckland and around New Zealand. Maestro Isbert Ramos Mediaceja, AKA Vivio, is professionally trained at Cuba's national performing arts school, ENA, and is a legend in the NZ Salsa scene, having taught many teachers and 1,000s of students around Aotearoa for the past 22 years. He has performed in and choreographed dance productions that toured the world, including the acclaimed Lady Salsa, and his own show that toured Aotearoa, Cuban Carousel. He is supported by his partner Justine and other senior dance students.
HONOURING OUR VENUE
We recognise the mana of tangata whenua embodied within the history of Maungawhau. We pay our respects with aroha, positive vibes and by sharing Afro-Cuban dances with the community who are welcome to come and watch and join in.
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