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	Every Thursday Night Salsa at BASE - Opening night last week was a fantastic packed night of fun, see the video's now available online & on Facebook, see links below.. "The Base" located in the heart of Sol Square. Amazing lighting & sounds systems with 3 dance floors. 2 DJ's & 2 dance zones: Salsa, Bachata, Cha, Merengue, Zouk, Reggaeton & Samba/Axé. Free dance class each week plus a Latin theme cocktail menu & drink specials
	FREE Zouk Class for Beginner/Open level this Thursday at the Base with Sonia & Nick... more below

	Salsa Teachers; Reuben & Lise are away in Europe from the 19th July over 3 weeks. During this time Paul & Marcela will be taking most of the Salsa classes, so no changes will occur to class times.

	NEW Beginners Bachata on Monday 2nd Aug, x4 week course, Free 1st class, starting soon, more below

	NEW Beginners#1 Salsa 8 week Course - Starts Tuesday 3rd Aug 6:15pm, mention to all your friends and family to come join in the fun, Free First class for beginners.. more below

	NEW Tango Courses for beginners & beyond - Starting Sat 31st July....see details below

	Peruvian Latin Dance Party This Saturday - Latin dance party with Live Band & performances, Live Latin & Salsa Band "Matecito" Door entry fee $25 (flyers at Salsa Latina studio) St Albans Club, Shirley, more>

	Salsa Extravaganza, Sat 21st & 22nd August 2010, Salsa & Brazilian Workshops & Party.. more below

	Salsa Night Fever - Next Salsa Party at Salsa Latina with Performances on Sat 28th August.. more below

	New security 24 hour video surveillance system with over 10 cameras throughout the building; foyers, stair cases & main entrance etc, are now in place for a safer environment.

	Daily updates on the News page here >

Note: Events & Parties are highlighted in light gray, new classes yellow - See the Full monthly timetable here>

Every Thursday 8pm-12:30am

Social Dance Night Join us for a Hot Salsa Night at 'The Base Bar & Nightclub' - located in the heart of Sol Square in Christchurch. Come down and have a look, try some Latin style drinks and dance the night away! Anyone can come, this night is for everybody at all levels, dancers and non-dancers we have a free dance class to get you started.
Video - See a short movie from our opening night, with over 100 dancers here >

Free Latin Dance Class - 8:30pm-9pm (30min) Free Latin Dance class for all levels. Good for all levels including absolute beginners. You could learn one of the following; Salsa, Bachata, Zouk, Tango, Zumba, Merengue, Salsa Shines, Cuban Salsa. Everyone welcome, No need to enrol, just turn up and join in.
FREE dance class THIS week: Zouk with Sonia & Nick
FREE dance class NEXT week: Bachata with Sonia & Paul

FREE Entry all night Everyone Welcome at any time.

x2 DJ's X2 Dance Zones • Zone 1 - DJ Reuben (Salsa Latina) playing the very best & newest Latin Music for all dance levels - including; Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Merengaeton, Cha, Zouk, Bachata, Bachataton, . (& DJ Jeremy while Reuben is away) • Zone 2 - DJ Ezra (The Brazilian Room) playing Zouk, Reggaeton & Brazilian Samba & Axé

Drink Specials NEW Latin style drink menu, including Brazilian, Mexican & Latin theme Style cocktails & drinks: Margarita's, Caipirinha's, Mojitos, Sol & much more.
Support the night: Even though its a free night remember to buy drinks so this event can continue.

Location: The Base, Sol Square, 92 Struthers Lane, Christchurch CBD, New Zealand. View map here >

Beginners Tango NEW Courses Starting Soon: • Saturday 31st July 11:00am - FREE 1st Class

Learn to dance Argentine Tango, Tango Classes Argentine Tango is a beautiful Latin dance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a lead and follow dance and is often described as 'walking with a partner and the music'.
Beginners Tango Level: In our Beginners course you will learn the basics steps of Argentine Tango. Also you will begin to work on some fundamental techniques such as footwork, balance and rhythm. The Beginners Tango courses are designed to be fun & friendly, so don't worry if you have had no dance experience before. These offer a great opportunity to meet new people and act as a stepping stone to our Next levels in Tango.

Intermediate Tango - Starting Soon: • Saturday 31st July 12:00pm. More about this level Here >

Prices: • Casual rate $15. (pay as you go) • Tango Concession cards $70 for 6 classes


Instructor: Marcela -Dance Company: Dance With Me "DWM"
Location: Salsa Latina Studio#1, Corner of Manchester & Hereford St. Level 1, 160 Manchester Street, Christchurch New Zealand, see the map here >

Bachata Start Dates: Beginners - Mon 2nd Aug 7:30pm (FREE 1st class)

Bachata (Traditional) Beginners Class: For Beginners in Bachata, starting from the beginning, this is a fun class & your first one is FREE. If you have done this course before there will be some new combos. Once you have completed the bachata open level course, or have done beginners Bachata, you could progress the next level in Bachata when they appear.
Bachata Styles? • Traditional Style Bachata is the most simple, great to start with. It also has the most Dominican style influences. • Bachata Moderna style is "Tango" influenced Bachata with more complex fundamentals • Bachata Tango is a new style that has even more tango influence with new fundamentals & is popular in Italy & Spain.

Prices: Casuals Class $15 or Salsa Latina Concession Cards, more about prices here >
Teachers: Marcela, & Reuben & Paul

Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Start date: Tuesdays 3rd August
Time: 6:15 - 7:15 (every week for 8 weeks)
Teachers: Marcela & Reuben

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) Learn Salsa dance basics and motion. No Dance partner required & no experience needed. This course is purely Salsa. You can join anywhere up to week2 if you have never danced Salsa! ...tell all your friends so they can join in!

You will Learn;	10 footwork patterns (shines) 18 Turn patterns, moves & variations 5 Essential beginner salsa fundamentals**

	FREE 1st Class - Join in Now >

Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Start date: Tuesday 3rd August
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 (every week for 8 weeks)
Teachers: Lise & Reuben
Prices: Casuals Class $15 or Salsa Latina Concession Cards, more about prices here >

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) Salsa Fundamentals. This is the most important level you will ever learn, its the foundation to linear salsa. It's worth repeating this level no matter what level you are, Improver, Intermediate or Advanced you can still improve your foundation. It's highly recommended you have completed 8 weeks of beginners class before joining this level. Remember if you find our intermediate a struggle, do this level as well as intermediate to help. You will pick up more details second or third time round, no matter what level you are.

You will Learn;	8 footwork patterns (shines) Body Isolations & movement Spinning, singles & doubles 12 Turn patterns, moves & variations 8 Essential improver salsa fundamentals**

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Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Start date: Tuesday 3rd August
Time: 8:30 - 9:30 (every week for 4 weeks of each section A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L)
Teachers: - Rotates every 4 weeks with different teachers.
Prices: Casuals Class $15 or Salsa Latina Concession Cards, more about prices here >

Salsa Class (Linear salsa On1) You will learn - More Fundamentals and beyond. Also learn variations, combos, turn patterns, dips, techniques & styling. Duration: Join any time after the Improvers course and then complete a total of 1 year in Intermediate. Each of the Sections (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L) all 4 week courses. You can join on week#1 on any of these sections as you finish Improver levels. Once you have completed all of the sections in' any' order you may be able to progress to the Upper Intermediate level on Monday at 8:30pm

You will Learn; (1 year)	12+ footwork patterns (shines) Body Isolations & movement New Dips & Spinning Techniques 70+ Turn patterns, combos, moves & variations Essential intermediate salsa fundamentals**

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Salsa Latina Studio Location: 160 Manchester St, (Cnr Manchester & Hereford St Upstairs- Level1) Christchurch, New Zealand. See the map for further details.

Dates: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd August 2010

Salsa, Samba, Gafiera, Zouk & Capoeira

Instructors & Performers: • Liciana (NZ/Brazil) teaching Brazilian Samba • Perere (Aust/Brazil) Teaching Capoeira
Plus more Instructors i.e. Rio Rythmics, Brisbane Australia will also be instructing. More ... more to come.

Registration: info coming

Workshops Salsa, Capoeira, Samba, Gafiera - more info coming

Saturday Salsa & Brazilian Party • Group of samba percussionists. • Plus more Instructors i.e. Rio Rythmics, Brisbane Australia will also be performing. Salsa Extravaganza Party Line up: info coming

Full Pass Price: Full Pass Prepaid- NZ$140 (info coming) Full Pass paid on the day- NZ$180 Individual Prices: ( info coming )

Venue: St Albans Shirley Club, 269 Hills Road, Shirley, Christchurch

Oragniser - World Salsa Tours (Papa P) Phone: 027 658 4663

Date: Saturday 28th August
Times: • Salsa Party - 9:00pm - Midnight ($5 entry only) • Tango Social - 7:00pm - 9pm (to be confirmed)

Monthly Salsa Night with performances during the night. Social Salsa dancing all night. DJ Reuben, will be pumping out the very best & latest of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue Zouk, Cha music all night long for your dancing pleasure in Studio 1. Studio 3 will also have DJ Ezra playing Zouk after the performances.
Drinks ~ BYO ~

Performance Show starts between 10pm to 10:30pm Salsa Sabrosa (TBC) Belly Dancers with Swords (TBC) Tango (TBC) More to come & details & performances will updated until this event.

Price: $5 at the door (everyone must pay from 9pm, except helpers & performers)

Location: Salsa Latina Studio, Corner of Manchester & Hereford St. Level 1, 160 Manchester Street, Christchurch New Zealand, see the map here >

CD's Now back in stock, MP3 sets are always available, see below	© Salsa Latina Ltd, sampled, composed and produced by Reuben 2007 - 2009
New Timing Salsa CD (2010) or Mp3 Set (2009) contains essential timing, rhythms & music for salsa dancers. it's for beginners to advanced levels. It contains counts so you can get used to stepping in time with salsa and give you not only music to practice to, but knowledge of how salsa music is constructed, so you can become a better dancer. Salsa Latina uses tracks in its classes, it will train your brain to stay in time. There is a total of 13 tracks and tempos ranging from slow to med paced songs and now includes a bonus cha cha percussion track.

Bonus Info - This is also a learning system, you will also be given a hidden link to this website that will give you information on how to use these tracks, this is to aid your learning on how the music is constructed and how to learn to dance in time and find that (on1) count.

Tracks 1-8 Salsa Rhythms Include variations of the following: 3-2 Clave, 2-3 Clave, Conga, Congas, cowbell, On1 counts, Bongos, Drums, shakers, & bass. Tracks 9-12 Instrumental Salsa On1 counts and composed Instrumentals Track 13 Cha cha - Cha Cha percussion timing Bonus 2 Tracks - for CD set purchased at the studio (previously not included pre 2010) Bonus 3 Tracks - for Mp3 set purchased online only

Purchase CD: Purchase at our Studio only.. Prices and further information here>
Purchase Mp3 Set: Purchase online only... Prices and further information here>

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