Joomla! site syndication http://www.salsafun.org 2009-01-06T19:19:42+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-04-09T09:55:56+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/index.php/Latest/ABOUT-SALSA-FUN.html New Year 2009 - Sailing Club, Harbour, Carrickfergus, Tuesdays, start date TBA. Rugby Club Ballyclare, Wednesdays from 28 January. Randalph's, 671 Shore Road, Whiteabbey, Thursdays from 15 January. See classes events for further details. Nicky teaches crossbody lead style salsa on 'one'. She teaches cha cha cha, merengue and bachata along with salsa. Overall, a variety of dances to enjoy a variety of music on the dance floor. Nicky loves many styles of dance and over the years she has been a student of Irish dancing, disco dancing, ballroom dancing, Latin dancing, ceroc, Argentine tango and even bellydancing! Her philosophy is to get out there and have fun! Nicky has been teaching dance classes throughout Northern Ireland for several years. A former All Ireland Disco Dance Champion, she now enjoys dancing to the rythm of Latin - Salsa being her favourite. Salsa Fun have classes throughout County Antrim for beginner and improver level dancers. Whether you're in Belfast or in any of the East Antrim towns of Carrickfergus, Larne, Ballyclare or Antrim - you're sure to find a class near you. Come along and have some Salsa Fun with us! Check out the Classes Events tab for times, skill levels and locations of classes. HAVING A PARTY? Salsa Fun can get the party started at special events such as weddings, celebrations or corporate events. Bring an element of fun and latin spice to your wedding reception or 'do' with a dance lesson for all your guests. Swapping partners allows the guests to 'break the ice' and get to know each other. text/html 2004-07-07T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/index.php/Latest/About-Salsa-Fun.html The character of the dance bachata is achieved through sensual hip and body movements. You can also add turns to spice it up a little or dance closer together or far apart depending on how comfortable you are with your dance partner, ideally it should be danced rib-cage to rib-cage. text/html 2004-04-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/index.php/Latest/CHA-CHA.html Cha Cha Cha is a very popular off-shoot of the Latin dance 'Mambo'. The slow Mambo tempo has a distinct sound in the music that people began dancing to originally calling the step the Triple Mambo and eventually it evolved into a separate dance which is today known as the Cha Cha Cha. The dance consists of three quick steps (triple step or Cha Cha Cha) followed by two slower steps on the one beat and two beat. Cha Cha Cha is in 4/4 time with the rhythm being counted as 2 3 4 1, the '4 1' are recognized as being the familiar Cha Cha Cha triple. text/html 2004-07-07T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/index.php/Latest/MERENGUE.html Merengue is very popular throughout the Caribbean and South America, and is one of the standard Latin American/Caribbean dances. Merengue is essentially a fun dance that is easy to learn and is ideally suited to the small, crowded dance floor Like most modern music, Merengue is written in 4/4 time (4 beats to a bar of music, and therefore four dance steps to a bar of music). In Merengue you move on every beat. text/html 2008-04-08T09:45:05+01:00 http://www.salsafun.org http://www.salsafun.org/index.php/Latest/SALSA.html Salsa has had a great number of influences over the years, as well as Cuban and Puerto Rican Styles, there are now variations which have originated in L.A., New York and Casino Rueda, to name just a few. In recent years Salsa, as well as lots of other dance forms have swept the UK - do you want to know why? It's because it's so much fun to dance! Beginners can pick up the basic moves in just a few classes - Improvers (next level) add new moves and combinations of moves to their repetoire, and advanced dancers are amazing audiences whereever they decide to show off their skills! Whether you want to Salsa in Belfast or further afield - let Salsa Fun help you improve you moves ....