We want to thank everyone who came to our Spring Showcase Sunday, April 15th! It was a huge success thanks to our students and their families and friends. Take a peek at our Facebook page for photos and videos! And don’t forget to send us your photos and videos if you were in attendance! We are so very proud of our students who did an amazing job putting on a fantastic show. So thank you to JENNIFER, JAY AND BRENDA, PRISCILLA, MEGAN, EVAN AND GRACE, MARK AND GRACIE, RANDY, DENISE, RICK, BRIAN, AND SHARON! You guys rocked it out!

I’d also like to give a shout-out to our new staff members GRANT and REBEKAH who have both been amazing additions to our studio and helped make our showcase even better than last year’s! Thank you!

Last, but not least, we were remiss at the Showcase to not give a gigantic thank you to DARREN. This fabulous night wouldn’t have been possible without him and we appreciate is vision, drive and creativity!

2012 marks the first year we will be doing 2 showcases in a year! Please join us for our Fall Showcase coming in September! Talk to your instructor about your next routine, and if you’ve never danced or done a Showcase, now is the time to check it off your Bucket List! See you soon!

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Stepping up to participate in a showcase can be a scary thing. We get it. We also know there is no better feeling than setting a goal, working towards it, and seeing a dream through to a reality with your peers alongside cheering you on! So what motivates us to get over our fears and get out there and dance a routine? Although simply cutting loose on a dance floor is fun in its own right, performing a showcase piece allows us to tell a story with our dance. We get to pick a song that moves us, we add our personal flavor and expression, and we design a piece that is special because it has meaning to us. We have the opportunity to create a fun and lasting memory. With the practice and repetition it takes to learn a routine, comes fluidity, confidence, comfort, mastery and poise that all dancers covet. And, perhaps of a bit more benefit to ladies than men, is the bonus benefit of having the perfect excuse to buy that cute new pair of dance shoes we’ve been eying…and, of course, the matching dress and earring!

We’re just beyond excited for our Showcase on Sunday and we can’t wait to watch our students shine! We’re so proud of all of them! And p.s., it’s not too late to get your ticket, so call the studio to reserve your spot for what’s sure to be an amazing night! We’ll see you Sunday!

Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are forms such as a line dance form “Salsa suelta”, where the dancers dance individually and a round dance form “Rueda de Casino” where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle. Salsa can be improvised or performed with a set routine.

Salsa is a popular social dance throughout Latin America as well as in North America, Europe, Australia, and some countries in Asia and the Middle East.

The passion of the salsa dancer is unparalleled; rich, overflowing, mad — and quickly becoming one of the most organized & professional street dances in the world. This is the kind of dance that is both internalized and externalized. Salsa is nothing without a least a little wow factor, but salsa is also nothing if you can’t just lose yourself in the music and dance like nobody’s watching.

The Salsa Congresses and professional dance companies continue to raise the bar in terms of technical skill, creativity and that wow factor. At the same time, salsa began and continues to simmer its own subtle variations in style and personalities in the night-clubs. The average salsero or salsera can go to any major city in the world and find a salsa club or community adding to this dance’s international appeal.