AUGUST is a great month for dancing around Alaska!
Juli�n Mej�a of Salsatlanta will be teaching in Anchorage August 21 and 22 and Sidney Weaverling, Ryan Mead and Felix Bambury Webbe are teaming up to present a rhythm and dance weekend at the Denali Foundation August 22-24. Try a road trip to Anchorage and stop in Denali for more dancing on the way back.
And top it all off with a weekend of sheer dancing bliss over Labor Day for the very special JUNEAU DANCE FEST and Saturday night concert by Maraca. Alaska Airlines has a mileage sale going on right now and round trip tickets to Juneau are only 15,000 miles. Read more about the Festival below.
For SWING LOVERS the JUNEAU DANCE FEST is also a must with live swing music by Seattle Swing band, Blue 4 Trio on Friday night.
READ ALL ABOUT THESE EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS BELOW!
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 Casino Rueda Workshops in Anchorage with Juli�n Mej�a of SALSAtlanta
August 21st and 22nd, 2008 (Thursday and Friday!)
Location: Dance Spectrum School, 1300 E. 68th, Anchorage AK 99518
Cost: $10 per class
6 pm - 7 pm Beginners Rueda de Casino
7:05 -8:05 pm Intermediate
8:10- 9:10 pm Intermediate/Advanced
Juli�n Mej�a studied Casino-style Salsa in Miami, where Casino Salsa
is king. He began teaching Casino-style Salsa when he moved to
Atlanta in July of 1999; SALSAtlanta grew out of these classes.
Juli�n now conducts classes in all levels: from a basic beginners
class for individuals who may never have danced before, to a fast-
paced advanced class. Over 1500 people have attended his classes and
workshops within the past year.
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Maraca in Juneau! Simply Amazing!
The third annual Juneau DanceFest will take place August 29 to September 1, 2008 (Labor Day weekend). There will be a wide variety of dance classes offered during the day, followed by incredible live music in the evenings. The headliner band, playing the Saturday night dance, is the world-famous Cuban salsa band Maraca. The Seattle swing band Blue 4 Trio will open the festival on Friday night, back for their second DanceFest gig. Our awesome line-up of instructors includes:
- Colette Hebert and Richard Council of Miami (teaching Argentine Tango);
- Felix Bambury Webbe of Cuba and Fairbanks (teaching Afro-Cuban Folklore and Cuban salsa) and
-Rachel Lidskog of Portland (teaching hustle and swing).
Juneau's talented roster of local instructors will offer additional classes in cha cha, rueda, waltz, hula, belly dance, country two-step, hip-hop, and more. The evening dances will be highlighted with choreographed dance performances.
Please visit our website www.juneaudancefest.org for additional details. Contact Tim Adair (907) 789-4690 or tim_dawg@yahoo.com with questions. If you are interested in performing, please contact Heather Haugland at rumbalaska@gmail.com.
Don't forget to forward this information to your fellow dance fans! We already have a dozen Anchorage dancers signed up to come and perform rueda -- we need Fairbanks to represent too!
For HOTELS in Juneau Click Here.
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AFRO CUBAN FOLKLORIC WORKSHOP 2
Day 1 - Wed. Aug. 27 - 7:00-8:30 pm
Day 2 - Wed. Sept. 3 - 7:00- 8:30 pm
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Cost of workshops: $20 per class or $30 for two days- Please CALL 479-2323 to confirm attendance.
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Coming in September FREE CLASS DAY and registration for
a six week class session including Afro Cuban folkloric dance, salsa, chachacha and more.
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