Yes certainly you can. Be sure you are coming along during a term
though as we stop all classes in school holidays
Please be aware too though that beginners are not particularly comfortable
with people watching, so do try to be discreet. You may want to
think about doing a trial lesson instead - you will get a far more
accurate picture of what the classes are like and what you could
manage.
This is always a complicated question which is quite challenging
to answer when we're not actually on the dance floor with you, but
here is a guide.
If you've done Salsa before
it is unlikely that you will have done New York style which is the
newest most up to date style of salsa, so there will be a period
of adjustment. If you come with a partner, simply start at level
2 but don't rotate partners for a couple weeks until you get used
to it. If you are coming on your own, you might like to think about
doing 1 private lesson first to help you transfer your information
from what you already know to what we do. If you're unable to do
so, simply come on in an see how you go - we can work out the next
step from there.
If you've never danced salsa before,
start at level 1
If you've danced before but not salsa
- the fundamentals of any dance are crucial to the style. You will
need that information in order to progress, but you may not want
to learn it as slowly as we teach it in level 1, so consider a private
lesson or 2 to catch you up to where the level 2's would be at that
point.
Latin Fitness classes are open level; you would be dancing on your
own so you can quite easily work at your own pace. If you are a
beginner you should still be fine. Simply start at the feet and
work with that and your rhythm. Try to ignore the arms and upper
body options until you feel ready to try them. If you have danced
before you can simply put in more energy and try more of the options
given by the instructor during class.
This class is similar to Latin Fitness but is aimed at those who
have danced before or who have completed a couple terms of Latin
Fitness. It is similar in structure to a jazz or contemporary class,
so again, it is up to you how much energy you put in. If you are
a beginner and this is the only scheduled class you can attend,
it will be a little challenging to start out but a little persistence
will pay off.
If you're doing Salsa, it is
of course a partner dance, so it is always far better to bring someone
along with you, but you are welcome to come on your own. We will
try to partner you up in class, however we are unable to guarantee
you a partner as we cannot know in advance how many other partnerless
people will register for the course.
Whereas it is impossible to wind up at exactly 50/50 ratio every
week due to absences and no shows, for the most part it is fairly
even, and the partner rotattion helps.
We generally have more women than men in our salsa classes but occassionally
the reverse occurs too! There's really no telling until you get
there.
We rotate partners so that everyone can have a go, but do not force
those who wish to stay together to rotate
We don't recommend the girls learn to lead at an early stage, as
it will then make it awkward for them to follow when trying to dance
socially; it is really too challenging for a beginner to learn both
lead and follow simultaneously.
You don't have to be fit to get started.
At first it's no more energetic than a walk, but as you progress
and you learn more, gradually you will become more active and gently
increase your capacity. The good thing about it is that you will
have so many things to think about you won't have time to notice
your activity output increasing until the end of a class when you
find yourself a little flushed and smiling!
Age is not something we ask our
clients on registration, so we can't be accurate there. Also each
term brings new people and they're always different, so the best
we can do is hazard a guesimate. Our students tend to range quite
widely between late teens to approximately 50 something, with the
vast majority falling between 20's to 40's
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