Salsa Fundamentals_January 7 & 21, 2026
Schedule
Wed Jan 07 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Gould Business Incubator | Florence, SC
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Try our 3 hour #Salsa FUNdamentals I class! At the close of the class, students can continue to the Salsa FUNdamentals II class.
! No partner or prior dance experience necessary!
3 Hour Class:
$75 Singles, $120 Couples
--> Minimum of 6 students required.
Fundamentals I Dance Class Program
--> Class 1: Salsa Basics, Right and Left Turns
--> Class 2: Crossbody Lead, Put It All Together
~ After Completion of Fundamentals ~
Fundamentals II Program: Focus On Turns
--> Class 1: Salsa Review + Turns + Crossbody Lead
--> Class 2: Salsa Review + Turns & Crossbody Lead=Putting it all together together
WHO IS ADALIA
https://www.arohaafrolatindance.com/
The founder of Aroha Afro Latin Dance, Adalia Ellis-Aroha, is from South Carolina and has been dancing since she was a child. Naturally drawn to dance, as a teenager she participated in grassroots performing arts groups that focused on using dance to address issues of social importance such as racism, the equality of women and men, and substance abuse. With nearly 20 years of dance experience, in countries around the world and at home, Adalia has seen the power of dance as a tool to create communities rooted in friendship, mutual respect, and a deeper connection with one's self.
As a teenager, she found an additional outlet for her creativity as a writer of poetry and performing Spoken word pieces in coffee shops. While attending Coastal Carolina University she was first introduced to Latin Dance in the living room of her best friend and wrote and performed her first choreopoem, “My Dear Mother Africa”.
As a young adult, she traveled the world and it was during her travels that she honed her skills as a Latin Dancer and became a certified instructor under the tutelage of Son, Na-Ri of SalsaIn Academy in Seoul, South Korea. While in Seoul, she also partnered with MIZY, a UNESCO foundation, and facilitated and directed a program called “HipHopucation”. This program followed the roots of modern day Hip-Hop from Africa to present day. The collective artistic work of her students culminated in a performance for the public.
Recently, while working as a professor of public speaking at Francis Marion University, she created and taught courses on the History of Afro Latin Dance and Music and Hip-Hop: An American Story. The semester-long courses concluded with a performance for the public which served as the final.
She continues to be dedicated to the skill and craft of dance instruction which is reflected in her own education and professional development.
DEGREES: Coastal Carolina University
* History BA with a Theater Minor
* Masters in Teaching
SALSA:
* Latin Dance Instructor Certification with Son, Na-Ri of SalsaIn Academy, Seoul South Korea
*60 training hours receiving certification in Black Belt Salsa with Edie “The Salsa Freak” and is a Black Belt System franchise owner.
BACHATA:
* Certification in Beginner Instruction for Dominican Bachata with Alex and Desiree.
* Bachata Training with Jose Parades of JP Dance.
KIZOMBA:
* Beginner Kizomba Training with Kimberly Nicole of Kizomba RDU
* Instructor training with Lucia Nogueira
* Kizomba Phoenix's, Kizomba Training Academy with Tonino Cidade .
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Gould Business Incubator, 1999 Pisgah Rd, Florence, SC 29501, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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