RedHatSalsa 1 review
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RedHatSalsa
35-39 London Street,Reading, RG1 4PS,
United Kingdom
Description
We have over ten years experience of teaching and dancing Salsa in Reading & Bracknell. For us the emphasis is ever on creating a positive and enjoyable environment in which to learn how to dance Salsa. We want our teaching to be relaxed, light-hearted and humorous (laid-back even!)
We put a great deal of care and attention into ensuring that...
We have over ten years experience of teaching and dancing Salsa in Reading & Bracknell. For us the emphasis is ever on creating a positive and enjoyable environment in which to learn how to dance Salsa. We want our teaching to be relaxed, light-hearted and humorous (laid-back even!)
We put a great deal of care and attention into ensuring that the overall experience for newcomers to our Salsa dancing classes in Reading and around are as positive as possible - we want you to enjoy yourself whilst learning how to dance Salsa. To this end we invite and act upon the feedback from our students to enable us to constantly improve the atmosphere both during the classes & in the Salsa dancing after the class - we encourage our students to both dance with and talk to us about dancing Salsa.
For us teaching Salsa dancing is a vocation - not a job which stops at the end of the Salsa class. We feel it is very important for our students to be able to approach us not only in the Salsa classes - but also outside them. Please, always feel free to contact us with ANY comments ANYtime about your Salsa dancing!
With full Public Liability Insurance, Membership of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the UK Dance Alliance (UKA) (Salsa) as well as formal teaching qualifications you can also be assured of our professionalism and commitment to Salsa dancing in Berkshire.
Latest Review
I visited a class on Tuesday with a friend of mine, in the dance rooms above the funky European café RISC. From their website I can see they also hold a variety of classes and dance evenings most nights of the week in bars, clubs and restaurants across Berkshire.
We made our way through several rooms to a room at the back, clearly labelled ‘Absolute Beginners’. The room quickly filled up with 28 other students, all in their 1st or 2nd lesson. The group was a equal mix of men and women, and there was a wide range of ages attending. Our dance teacher, Ed, got us to line up in two rows, and taught us the basic steps, which in all honesty felt a bit like a line dancing class! Apparently this is because line dancing did originate from Salsa dancing.
Once we had got the hang of the basic steps, we were asked to find a partner, with all the men ( and the poor lady who had to pretend to be a man due to a slight imbalance in men and woman in the class) lined up around the outside of the room. Ed then led us through the dance moves in our pairs, asking the ladies to move on to a new partner each time we learnt a new move. This gives every dancer an opportunity to dance with each partner twice.
The dance moves were easy to learn, and Ed’s clear instructions and patience were great. The atmosphere was really positive, with everyone being encouraging. Whilst it may not have been the hardest cardio workout, it was fun and it’s definitely a great way to get moving. After the lesson was finished, Ed let us know that we could stay for the beginner class next door, wait an hour for the dance floor to open up for all levels, or attend the Salsa party at a local restaurant at the weekend.