Intermediate Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Intensive (December 2-16)

This is the last Salsa, Bachata and Merengue dance class series of the year! Explore the possibilities of your body and how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! Partners are not necessary!

Intermediate Class Series (3 Weeks)
Mondays at 8:15pm-9:30pm, December 2-16

This is a 3-week intensive designed for students that already know their basic rhythm and steps, to go beyond the basic rhythms and steps.
Please DO NOT sign up for this class if you have not take the beginners series yet, or do not have a grasp of your basic steps.

Classes are taught by Venezuelan dance instructor Juliana Mendonca. Juliana’s teaching style is not a traditional ballroom style latin dance class. She first teaches her students to connect to their body and to connect to the rhythms before getting to the steps and turns. This foundation will help you loosen up your hips, knees, shoulders and arms to allow each student to get their own authentic feel for each genre and its unique rhythm.

INTENSIVE SCHEDULE (3 weeks) 12/2/19-12/16/19
Intermediate Class @ 8:15pm-9:30pm in community room

Monday, December 2, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019

ENROLLMENT DETAILS
Series Tuition: $80 for entire intensive (3 classes)
NO DROP INS AVAILABLE

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Juliana Mendonca is a dance performer, choreographer and teacher. She graduated with a degree in dance from University Institute of Caracas, Venezuela in 2005, she also served as an instructor at the Performing Arts Department of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela (2012-2015). Juliana co-founded Raíz de Agua, a music and dance company. Juliana currently lives in Oakland, California with her husband and daughter, working as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.

QUESTIONS? Contact the instructor: juliana.mendonca.espinoza@gmail.com

* PLEASE NOTE: EACH CLASS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 8 STUDENTS ENROLLED.

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705

www.lapena.org WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT LA PEÑA SOON!