2 Hr Suave Bachata Intensive

FUSION WEEK IS ON with Frankie Suave of Suave Dance Company. This is a real treat to have this calabre dancer in town with us for a full week! He will be teaching the Summer Salsa Empowerment Camp! Ages 6-18 during the day...and working with adults in the evenings. He will give you a 2 hour breakdown of bachata footwork, turn patterns, musicality, connection, and styling for Fusion Week. Don't miss this opportunity to train with an internationally renowned world class instructor right here in Grand Junction, CO! ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR Frankie Suave, a traveling young professional from the small town of Yuma Arizona, started his life in dance at the age of 6, training intensely in ballet, Contemporary and Pas De Deux (partnering) with Ballet Yuma/Yuma Ballet Academy, which is considered to be one of the best pre-professional ballet companies in the country. In the 15 plus years Frankie spent in ballet, he has managed to teach and choreograph Pas de Deux classes, professionally guest starred with lead roles in major productions like the Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty, and was continuously hired by Ballet Yuma and Arizona Classical Ballet. In October 2010, Frankie took his first salsa class with Son Latino, a Casino Rueda Salsa School in Mexicali, Mexico. As a dedicated student, he was given the opportunity to attend many free private and group lessons across the Southwest and Westcoast. He was fortunate enough to learn from world class professionals such as Diana Sanchez, Christian Oviedo and Alma Latina. With the passion Frankie carries for dance and the experience and training he was gaining, Frankie went on to create a unique suave style of teaching and dance and eventually opened Yuma, Arizona’s first official Latin dance company, Bien Suave Dance Company (Currently known as Suave Dance Company). BSDC was specifically designed for underprivileged kids and full time students. Through his talents, he later than was offered the amazing opportunity to work and train with one of the greatest Latin dance companies, Alma Latina. After a couple years, he managed to open and direct the Bachata edition of Alma Phoenix in Arizona, successfully train a co-director and was later moved by the owners of the company to the base company of Alma Latina in Tijuana Mexico. Frankie trained with Alma Latina Tijuana semi pro teams, directed 3 teams and 6 classes in Alma Latina San Diego, co-directed 2 in Ensenada Mexico and trained Sade Montoya as his Professional/Amateur Partner. Knowing that it was time to move on, Frankie re-opened his company and renamed it, Suave Dance Company. Due to the demand of many people that wanted to train and learn from him, he was able to have 5 full teams in a matter of weeks: Suave Elites, Amateur Bachata/Salsa, Suave Ladies, Suave Men and will be adding 3 more in the new year one which includes a competitive international ballroom team. Over the course of 20 plus years in music and dance, Frankie has been professionally trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Salsa, Mambo, Cumbia, Cha-cha, Merengue, Zouk, Kizomba, and various types of musical instruments.