Classes
Dance classes at LDN!
Dancing will prove rewarding to you in ways you can barely imagine right now. Latin Dance Nation brings to you an unsurpassed excellence in Latin dance tuition and culture. Specialising in Salsa, Bachata, Zouk, Ballroom, Contemporary and Zumba, we are a company dedicated to the continual development of Latin dance styles in Adelaide and around the world.
Salsa
Salsa is arguably the most popular dance style around today. Salsa music varies from place to place and from one song to the next. The diversity and complexity of the music is what keeps its listeners enticed, as well as delightfully surprised and its dancers on their toes. Crossing international borders, salsa has spawned a new era of dance.
Salsa has become the biggest international dance craze since the advent of rock'n'roll in the 1950s. Oozing with sensuous style, the passion and energy flowing about the dance floor as salsa dancers take to the scene is so contagious that you may certainly long to feel the liveliness they emit. Derived from the Spanish word for "sauce," the salsa is aptly named for the flavour or "spicy" technique it centres upon. With room for both partners to strut their stuff, salsa is becoming increasingly popular throughout dance institutions and afternoon school programs across the world. In a world where leg and arm work, mesmerising movement, isolated body positions, shoulder shimmies and rolls serve as romantic, passionate displays of emotion, salsa dancing works with music designed with two bars consisting of four beats. Generally, the patterns of salsa dance highlight the use of three steps during the four beats with the skipping of one beat. Often, the skipped beat represents the natural shifting of weight from one foot to the next.
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Bachata
Modern Bachata, fuses Zouk, Kizomba, Tango, Hip Hop, R&B and many other dance styles with Bachata. It’s fresh and funky but still maintains the feeling and emotional elements that makes Bachata unique. Its sensuous and intimate style combined with countless turn variations have lead to a continual gain in its popularity and notoriety globally; a favourite style for salsa goers everywhere! Many people may not realise that there are actually 4 major styles of Bachata in the world today. They include the ‘Dominican style’, the ‘Traditional’ style and of course the new modern styles (Moderna) and 'CrunkChata'.
Dominican Style Bachata is originally from the Dominican Republic, a small country sharing the Island of Hispaniola with Haiti, in the Caribbean. Bachata is commonly danced throughout the Dominican Republic by young and old, along with merengue. While the basic bachata step stays fundamentally the same across all bachata styles, the basic step for men can be performed with a ‘bounce’ instead of the hip movement, and this is common within the Dominican style. Characteristically, the Dominican style emphasises freestyle footwork in either a close or open hold and turn patters are usually short. Traditional Style Despite its misleading name, the Traditional style came after the Dominican style. It was developed in the US and Europe and is based on the Dominican style. It is the most commonly danced style of Bachata in the world today and Adelaide is no exception. The traditional style uses a close hold that emphasises sensual body movement, thus making it a very romantic style of dance. However, an open hold can also be used to do side to side turn patterns.
The modern style of bachata is the newest (and still evolving) style of Bachata. Moderna incorporates the fundamentals from various other styles of dance such as tango, ballroom and even zouk. This fresh new approach aims to break away from the side to side, left to right motion that defines traditional bachata styles, bringing a new sense of elegance and artistic freedom to the dance. The main feature of Bachata Moderna is the concept of crosses. With the ‘cross’, a dancer can cross with one foot either in front or behind the other. Crosses can be done on 1, on 2 and even on 3. This opens up many possibilities for shines (like in salsa) and can even be used to spice up your open-hold partnerwork. While it may sound straightforward, there are many intricacies to using the crosses, especially in partnerwork. And of course, there is more to Moderna than just the crosses. To find out more about Bachata Moderna come along to Latin Dance Nation’s all new Bachata courses and join in on the craze that’s sweeping through the world.
CrunkChata is mostly footwork variations that can be danced naturally to hip-hop, R&B, bacata and reggaeton. With a focus on style and soul, CrunkChata has a broad appeal to young an dold as it is a wonderful way to express oneself to the music dominating today's music charts, while staying connected in spirit to the Caribbean music and dances.
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Zouk
It’s hot, it’s sexy and it leaves its spectators mesmerised. Considered to be the most sensuous dance style in the world this modern version of the Lambada evokes the body and mind into a trance like state for the dancer.
Latin Dance Nation is proud to have introduced Zouk to Adelaide!!! Zouk is a dance form that has spread like wildfire around the world. It's French Caribbean and Brazilian roots give the music and dance a sexy and powerful style. Latin Dance Nation classes delve into wonderful new Zouk movement and turn patterns, giving you great ways to incorporate them into your Salsa and Bachata. A lot of emphasis is put on fluid movment, sensual and meditative circular turn patterns, upper body decorations & dips. Brought to you with the team that brought Zouk to Adelaide!
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Latin & Ballroom Social Mix
Ever walked into a bar, heard a great song and wished you knew how to dance to it? Latin Dance Nation's "Social Mix" is a fun way to get started and covers a vast range on dance styles including Jive, Cha Cha, Hustle, Tango, Waltz, Cuban Rumba and more! These classes are ideal for beginners to intermediate dancers and no partner is required as it is open to both Singles and Couples! Enjoy these fun and easy to learn social dance styles with FREE studio socials!!
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Zumba
No explanantion necessary! Zumba Fitness is without doubt physical fitness in disguise. It is just one large dance party and you're simply immediately sucked in to the groove of hot Latin tracks in one of the BEST dance venues in Australia! All classes 181 Young Street, Unley! Come and see what all the fuss is about! Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music that creates a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system. Now at Latin Dance Nation with MORE classes coming soon!
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Body Balance and Tone
Body Tone and Balance classes will help improve fitness, reduce stress levels and improve flexibility.
Great for dancers and those wanting to increase dynamic strength and flexibility.
AFROTONIC Fitness & African Dance
We invite you to enter our world where your wild spirit can soar and your body can feel the joy and high energy that comes from moving freely to the powerful beat of African music. This is a world that connects and brings us together despite our differences and where having fun can even make you fit!
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Dancing With The Staff™
Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing, physically, emotionally and mentally of employees within orgainisations by offering daytime corporate dance/fitness courses. Our passionate trained staff aim to enhance awareness of health vitality within your organisation whilst getting fit and having fun!!
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SALSA BABiES™
Dance back into shape with the best little partner of all – your baby! With little ones snuggled into baby carriers, new mums and dads learn popular Latin dances while babies shake maraca rattles and bounce along to the Salsa beat! SALSA BABiES™ offers a great workout, a chance to socialise with other mums and dads, and an opportunity to introduce children to music and movement. Not to mention, it’s perfect for people who have always wanted to learn to dance, but could never convince their partner to take lessons! Classes are appropriate for babies approximately 6-8 weeks of age and up, as long as you are comfortable supporting your baby in a carrier for the duration of the class. All levels of fitness and dance experience are welcome. span>
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