Get ready Denver! Bachata instructors Ace & Ciara are visiting from DC to join Colorado instructor Adam Taub in teaching a Bachata Workshop!
About this Event
Get ready Denver! Bachata instructors Ace & Ciara will be visiting from DC to join Colorado instructor Adam Taub in teaching this fun and educational 4 hour Bachata dance workshop! This is Ace & Ciara's first time teaching in Colorado and we are lucky to be exploring Bachata dance, music and cultural with them. They have taught around the world and are known for their great energy and style. Adam Taub has been teaching, researching, and filming Bachata in the Dominican Republic and around the World for over a decade. This is a weekend open to All Levels of dancers! No partner needed as we will rotate through the class. *Sign language interpreter available upon request at the workshop (Please send me a message.)
Sign up and get your ticket EARLY here and SAVE! Tickets will be $65 at the door and this may sell out.
I expect this to be a full workshop so PLEASE come early so we can start on time. Bring a snack and beverage and comfortable shoes and clothes and get ready for a fun day!
WORKSHOP Schedule
1:00-2:00- Bachata Falling in Love with the Basics : Footwork - Ace & Ciara
2:00-3:00- Bachata Footwork in Social Dancing: Sensational Syncopations - Adam
3:00-4:00- Bachata Falling in Love with the Basics : Partner work - Ace & Ciara
4:00-5:00- Bachata the Art of Rotations in partners - Adam
Ciara
Ciara has been a dancer throughout her life and has always aspired to connect with others through her love for dance. As far as she can remember, dance and music have always had a crucial part in bringing her and her family together, and it is still such a profound source of joy, love and escape. Throughout childhood and into her teenage years, she has performed regularly in school hosted events, attended dance classes and while in high school she and a friend founded a dance team that focused on creating a safe and welcoming space for fellow Students of Color. She began formal dance training in 2012 when she moved to Chicago to attend Columbia College Chicago’s American Sign Language Interpreting Program. While living in Chicago she took classes and trained in Ballet, Modern, African, House, Hip-hop and Bachata. Ciara continues to share her passion for dance, whether it is in a social setting or in a studio. She loves teaching and of course being a student, Ciara firmly believes that we are always a student and there is always room for growth as a dancer. She believes that dance is not only a physical experience but also an emotional and a spiritual one and she wants to continue to share the ways dance has had an impact on her life in the most positive and therapeutic ways. When she is not dancing, she is working as a freelance American Sign Language Interpreter. Although Ciara has grown up as a dancer, both interpreting and dancing share the same space in her heart.
Ace
Andrea Arenas, nicknamed “Ace Fusion” was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and in the year 1995 moved to Brooklyn, N.Y, where they were raised. Throughout their youth Ace was known as the “Dancing Queen”. They attended Hip-hop, Salsa, Bachata classes and shared their love for dance whenever the moment presented itself. Ace has made it their goal to touch the hearts of others with love and connection through music and dance. In the year 2009, after completing high school Ace joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC). All-the-while still continuing to pursue their love for dance as both a social dancer and a student. Andrea believes that social dancing is a way of life. Ace’s goal as a social dancer is to allow the person they are dancing with to feel connected to the music in a powerful and fulfilling manner. In Ace’s eyes, everyone is an amazing dancer and every dance is what you make of it. To Ace, one of the most important things about dancing is learning the origin of the style you are dancing to, and understanding the key elements of what that music is composed of. Traveling and dancing, have created so many wonderful opportunities for Ace. While serving their country in the USMC and now in their career as a Bachata instructor, Ace has had the chance to teach and dance in places like Japan, Africa, Barcelona, Copenhagen, France, and various states throughout the U.S. Ace is dedicated to sharing all the knowledge that has been shared with them with future dance generations to come.
Adam Taub
is a documentary filmmaker, bachata researcher and dance teacher. Adam has, for over a decade, had broad experience in the world of Bachata. He has lived in the Dominican Republic and conducted extensive research, in-depth video projects, and recorded interviews with bachata legends. Adam is widely recognized for his innovative presentations and the unique pedagogy he has developed for teaching bachata dance and musicology. Adam has been invited to teach and present his work at dozens of national and international salsa and bachata festivals, libraries, cultural centers, and universities. He resides in Colorado.
La Rumba 99 W 9th Ave. Denver, CO 80204