Steps Dance Studio

Salsa Lifts & Tricks with Billy and Katie

mike — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:56:42 +0000

Latin Hustle with Billy and Katie

mike — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:55:33 +0000

Six Degrees Salsa Competition

mike — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:55:30 +0000

1st Annual Six Degrees Salsa Competition

The competition, which begins on February 16th, is being organized by Jennifer Aucoin, in association with Six Degrees Nightclub. Jennifer is the founder of Steps Dance Studio, the organizer of the annual Canada Salsa Congress and was the organizer of the original Berlin (now called Six Degrees) Salsa Competition from 1998-2003.

Jennifer brings her organizational expertise and her years of experience as a professional dancer, instructor, choreographer, adjudicator and event organizer to help make this one of the most prestigious salsa competitions in Canada.

The Six Degrees Salsa Competition features over $20,000 in prizes, including $6000 first place for the professional division - the largest prize ever given out in Canada - and trips to worldwide Salsa events for other contest winners in both the professional and the amateur division.

Preliminaries for both the amateur and professional divisions will take place Tuesday, February 16, 23 and March 2 & 9.

A last minute preliminary round for out-of-town couples will be held on the same night as the semi-finals for that division.

Amateur division Semi-Finals (and last minute qualifier for out of town Amateur competitors) will be on Tues. March 16.

The Semi-Finals for Professionals (and last minute qualifier for out of town Professional competitors) will take place on Tues. March 23rd.

Finals for both categories will be held on Tuesday, March 30.

Amateur
You are in the amateur category if:

· Neither competitor has performed for money

· Neither competitor has ever taught salsa

· Neither is or has been a member of a salsa dance company that paid them to perform

Professional
You are in the professional category if:

· One, or both of you, has performed for payment

· One, or both of you, has taught a class or assisted a salsa instructor and been paid.

· One, or both of you, is or has been a member of a salsa dance company that paid you to perform.

Please note that both the preliminaries and the semi-finals round will consist of dancing improvisationally (ie. freestyle) to a song the dj plays rather than doing a choreographed routine. This is to show the judges and the audience that the competitors are able to dance socially and improvise and dance musically. The finals will be a choreographed routine between 1:45 and 2:00 minutes to any Salsa song of your choice. This is more of an anything goes contest - meaning that tricks and lifts and dips are allowed (although not mandatory). We will be using a scoring system similar to that of the World Salsa Championships.

Full rules and contest details are posted at www.sixdegreesvenue.com.

If you are interested in entering the competition or have any questions, please contact Jennifer at 416-656-STEP (7837) or jennifer@stepsdancestudio.com

Urbanized Cha Cha

mike — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:59:32 +0000

Date: Sunday Feb. 7th Time: 4:00-6:00pm with Clifton Stennett

Cha cha music carries a very distinct beat and rhythm. If you listen carefully to most of today’s Pop, R & B, House, and Reggae hits you can find that same unmistakable beat pattern. This workshop will show you how to take your smooth Cha Cha steps, fuse them with some hard hitting Hip Hop moves and add some urban styling all while dancing to your favourite House, R & B or Cha Cha song. Urbanized Cha Cha is a way to expand your dancing repertoire, become more versatile, and enjoy many different aspect of music and dance all at the same time.

Price: $25 in advance/$30 at the door, includes 2 hour workshop plus free admission to Steps party from 6pm-9pm with DJ Alberth, door prizes and hors d’oeuvres.

Sidebar Post 1

mike — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:31:50 +0000

2010 Spring Schedule now available. Click here

Sidebar Post 2

mike — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:37:57 +0000

New Adult Salsa Beginner 1 courses start Fri. Feb. 5th, Mon. March 1st & Thurs. April 1st

Sidebar Post 3

mike — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:10:43 +0000

FREE Intro to Salsa Class on Fri. March 5th & Fri. April 9th

Sidebar Post 4

mike — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:01:26 +0000

New courses in March: Latin Hustle (level 1 & 2), Urbanized Cha Cha (level 1 & 2), 2 levels of Bachata, Samba, Casino, Bachata Performance Class + our full Salsa syllabus courses!

Sidebar Post 5

mike — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:05:29 +0000

NEW Become a Better Dancer Bootcamp begins Thurs. March 4 at 8pm with Jennifer.

Steps Studio Parties

flashpunk — Thu, 04 May 2006 14:38:30 +0000

End your weekend with a fun night out of dancing. Meet other students and dancers. Practice what you have learned in a relaxed and friendly environment. Not confident to use some moves on the dancefloor yet? Try them here first!
Everyone welcome – all ages, all levels; you do not need to be a Steps student to attend. A partner is not necessary – everyone dances with everyone else and most people rotate partners after every song. And women, we encourage you to ask the men to dance as well! Registration not required, just show up!

Most parties are held on Sundays with a workshop from 4:00-6:00pm, Dancing from 6:00-9:00pm

$25 in advance/$30 at the door includes the 2 hour workshop & free admission to party. Or just attend the party for $5 after 6pm.

Upcoming Party Dates:

Sunday, March 21 - Latin Hustle workshop from 4-6pm with Jen & Angelo

Sunday, April 11 - Casino Rueda workshop from 4-6pm with Efren & Amanda

Sunday, May 16 - Steps 9 Year Anniversary Party!!