Salsa & Zouk Dance Workshops

Here's your chance to learn from two amazing and award winning Bay Area dancers! Imaan Taghavi and Erika Lachenmeier will visit Arcata for one fabulous weekend of workshops. Workshop schedule: Friday 6:00-8:00 Salsa Technique Saturday 1:00-3:00 Intermediate Salsa Saturday 4:00-6:00 Zouk -Beyond Basics and Body movement Social dance 8:00-midnight Prices: One 2-hour workshop $35 Any Two 2-hour workshops $60 Social dance $10 All 6 hours of fun +social $85 To save your spot email: [email protected] or text/call 707-816-2809 Imaan Taghavi is an international social dance instructor and pioneer based in San Francisco, CA. He has trained, performed, and competed in salsa, bachata, and zouk. He has trained with the CoboBrothers Dance Company, Evelyn Magyiari, Joe Ferreira, Paulo and Luisa, and many more. Imaan is the executive director of the Omni Movement, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to growing social dance as an accessible form of healthy expression and connection in the East Bay of California. Erika started ballet as a toddler and has been dancing ever since. She grew up performing and teaching in a wide variety of genres, most notably ballet, jazz, contemporary, and musical theater. When Erika ventured into a salsa club for the first time in 2010, she completely fell in love with the music and the dance. She has been training, performing and competing with the renowned Salsamania Dance Company for the last 8 years. Erika won 6 medals at the Bay Area Salsa and Bachata Championships, was a finalist at the World Latin Dance Cup in the professional couples category, and won a world title in Ladies Salsa Same Gender division. Her newest love is the beautiful Brazilian Zouk, which allows her to blend in all of her previous training from ballet to salsa. Erika loves teaching and sharing her passion for dance with students.