Valentine's Salsa Party & Special Workshops

UPDATE 2/6: Workshops will be a bit different than originally advertised — the Rhythm & Listening class will be at 6:15pm and there will not be a Rueda class at 6:15pm, 7:30pm class is as before but with special guest instructor Eric Johnson, see below for details. RCR hosts a Cuban Dance Party every 1st Saturday of the month at Lake Merritt Dance in Oakland. In February we’ll be celebrating love and Valentine’s Day — wear red and/or pink! We are offering TWO workshops this month. At 6:15pm Ryan will offer a Rhythm & Listening class focusing on the clave in both 4/4 and 6/8 — son vs. rumba, 2:3 vs. 3:2, and how these rhythms are present in both Timba and Afro-Cuban folkloric music. Then at 7:30pm we offer a 1-on-1 social dancing Salsa-Casino class — intermediate/advanced taught this month by Eric Johnson and the beginning taught by Thanh Nguyen (two separate levels taught in different rooms simultaneously). Here’s the full schedule for the night: 6:15pm Rhythm & Listening Workshop with Ryan (open to all levels of dancers and music lovers) 7:30pm 1-on-1 Cuban Salsa (Casino) Dance Workshops (two levels Int/Adv and Beg) 8:30pm Social Dancing with DJ Ritmo