BAILAtlanta: Full Schedule

A weekend dancing Casino in Atlanta

6:00pm EDT

BYOB Happy Pool Hour

After a long drive or fligh, you are finally in Atlanta and ready for the weekend, but what about to head out to La Casa del Son you get to start the process of making new friends at the pool of the Holiday Inn.
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Friday June 16, 2017 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Holiday Inn 800 Sidney Marcus Boulevard Atlanta, GA 30324

9:30pm EDT

Opening Party - La Casa del Son

The weekend starts with a party at La Casa del Son, great Greek food, and electrifying ambiance.
2 DJs all night spinning the best Cuban music, Timba, Son, Rumba.
Live Rumba with Michelito, Aramis, Lesmay and Juan "Chan" Campos Cardenas from Cuba.

Instructors

Juan Campos Cárdenas "Chan"

Founder, Yoruba Andabo

Juan "Chan" Campos Cárdenas was born on February 19, 1938 in Havana, Cuba, in the tenement "El África" of the "Cayo Hueso" neighborhood. His mother gave him the nickname "Chan" because of his love for a popular radio program of the time called "Chan Li Po" (a kind of Chinese-Cuban... Read More →

Michelito Herrera

Michael "Michelito" Herrera is the former Musical Director of the world-acclaimed Cuban folkloric dance group Yoruba Andabo. Alongside General Director Yosvany del Pino, Miguel led Yoruba Andabo for four years, in which he managed the musical arrangements, vocal and musical instrument... Read More →

DJ Mane

DJ, SALSAtlanta

Friday June 16, 2017 9:30pm - Saturday June 17, 2017 2:15am EDT
Taverna Plaka 2196 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Party

11:00am EDT

soUlºsa Rueda

Limited Capacity seats available

Rueda from the mindset of Energetic Soul - focusing on movement and flow

Instructors

Duane Wrenn

Director, Energetic Soul

Duane Wrenn is a Fitness Consultant and Instructor of Dancing to Cuban Rhythms.Duane founded the company Energetic Soul in 2000 and since then has developed three programs that focus on the art of dancing as a conversation. He has also co-developed two other unique programs, AFRO-tImBa... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Bayamo 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Casino, Rueda | Intermediate, Casino, Rueda

11:00am EDT

Casino partner-work and Styling

Limited Capacity filling up

We will review the choreographic structure of Cuban Casino Dance, while learning new moves with strong emphasis on technique in order to find the most optimal way of dancing Casino, while learning more details about Cuban culture and this popular dance - We will be building and creating applications from basic Cuban Casino moves such as: Saloneo, Rodeo, Caida Larga, Spin, Ola, Enchufla por la derecha, Vacila con Spin, Cedazo, and then combinations such as 70 a lo cubano, botella doble, and others

Instructors

Adrian Valdivia

Acting Director, DC Casineros

Co-founder and co-director of DC Casineros, Adrian has been dancing and performing Son, Casino, and other popular Cuban dances for 10 years. He has also been teaching classes infused with Afro-Cuban dance for the past four years. He won first place in the couple’s competition in... Read More →

adrian Valdivia

Director, DC Casineros

Founding Artistic Director of DC Casineros dance company, Amanda has been choreographing, teaching and performing Casino dance along with Afro-Cuban dance and Modern dance, for the past eight years. Her experiences of sensuality, vitality and community health in Rueda de Casino... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Regla 800 Miami Circle

Intermediate, Casino

12:15pm EDT

DC Casineros Signature Rueda de Casino Moves

Limited Capacity filling up

We will review the choreographic structure of the rueda while learning new moves with strong emphasis on technique in order to find the most optimal way of displacement in the rueda and learning more details about how to create moves and formations
Goals of the class:

Learning Group Moves Unique to the different provinces in Cuba such as Casate, triple Complicado, Bota pa' atras, la Rosa, Pal' Piso, Arriba de la Bola and others.
Building your appreciation of Cuban Music, such as: Son, Timba, Changui, Chacha and Rumba.

Instructors

Adrian Valdivia

Acting Director, DC Casineros

adrian Valdivia

Director, DC Casineros

Saturday June 17, 2017 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Bayamo 800 Miami Circle

Advanced, Casino, Rueda | Intermediate, Casino, Rueda

12:15pm EDT

Cuban styling for Ladies with Kati

Limited Capacity filling up

Instructors

Kati Hernandez

Director, Kumbambula Productions

Kati Hernandez brings to the United States her humble, yet explosive and uplifting energy. Kati's knowledge of dance and choreography reveals her intricate and versatile style, making her a highly sought-after performer, nationally and internationally.A native of Cuba, Kati grew up... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Regla 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Styling

12:15pm EDT

Beginners Bootcamp Session 1

Limited Capacity seats available

Instructors

Jeff Link

Director, Bembe

Bembe' Cincinnati is a team out of Cincinnati, Ohio that was created 3 years ago and only focuses on Cuban Dances.

Saturday June 17, 2017 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Vedado 800 Miami Circle

Beginners Track, Casino, Rueda

1:15pm EDT

Lunch Break - Food Provided by South 2 South

Sponsors

South 2 South Fusion Arepas

Saturday June 17, 2017 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Main Ballroomm Academy Ballroom 800 Miami Circle.

Lunch Break

2:00pm EDT

AFRO-timBA

Limited Capacity filling up

Instructors

Kati Hernandez

Director, Kumbambula Productions

Duane Wrenn

Director, Energetic Soul

Saturday June 17, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Regla 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Casino, Styling

2:00pm EDT

Beginners Bootcamp Session 2

Limited Capacity seats available

In this lesson, you will learn how to listen to the music to help us to find and maintain a steady beat when you are dancing casino. You will also about learn the basic structure of the music (i.e. how a song is structured) and learn about how knowledge of music can significantly improve your dancing experience.

Instructors

Daybert Linares

Daybert Linares is a Ph.D. student of contemporary Latin American literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was born and raised in Cuba, so he grew surrounded by son music, loud noises, casino dance, and ruedas. For years now, he has been intensively studying the... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Vedado 800 Miami Circle

Beginners Track, Casino, Rueda

2:00pm EDT

Son Cubano

Limited Capacity filling up

Son is the iconic Cuban musical genre and dance: it combines musical traditions from Europe and Africa, and is the mother of Timba and Salsa. This class will focus on dancing Son in a social setting, emphasizing musicality and fundamental body movement technique. We will sample the full Son dance repertoire, from basic closed position moves to the Tornillos.

Instructors

Michael y Leilani

Michael Huang and Leilani Chirino are performers and instructors based in Philadelphia. They have been working together since 2014, and have performed extensively in Philadelphia, as well as San Francisco, Atlanta, and Baltimore. They teach Son, Casino, Rueda de Casino, and Técnica... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bayamo 800 Miami Circle

Intermediate, Son Cubano, Technique

3:15pm EDT

soUlºsa Casino

Limited Capacity filling up

Circular Style dancing with a focus on flow with some redirection and traveling variations

Instructors

Duane Wrenn

Director, Energetic Soul

Saturday June 17, 2017 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Bayamo 800 Miami Circle

Advanced, Casino, Technique | Intermediate, Casino, Technique

3:15pm EDT

Abakua - Afro-Cuban

Limited Capacity filling up

Abakua is a secret society in Cuba and as a secret society, many of the secrets are kept among few.

The creolized Cuban term Abakuá is thought to refer to the Abakpa area in southeast Nigeria, where the society was active. The first such societies were established by Africans in the town of Regla, Havana, in 1836. This remains the main area of Abakuá implantation, especially the district of Guanabacoa in eastern Havana, and in Matanzas where Afro-Cuban culture is vibrant. While Abakuá eventually came to include members of European descent, this was not accomplished without conflict.

DIRECT FROM CUBA!!! Legendary Elder Icon of Afro-Cuban music & culture, JUAN CAMPOS CARDENAS aka "CHAN", founding member of the world famous rumba group - YORUBA ANDABO

Moderators

Kati Hernandez

Director, Kumbambula Productions

Instructors

Juan Campos Cárdenas "Chan"

Founder, Yoruba Andabo

Michelito Herrera

Saturday June 17, 2017 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Regla 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Afro-Cuban, Folklore

3:15pm EDT

Beginners Bootcamp Session 3

Limited Capacity seats available

Instructors

Adrian Valdivia

Acting Director, DC Casineros

adrian Valdivia

Director, DC Casineros

Saturday June 17, 2017 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Vedado 800 Miami Circle

Beginners Track, Casino, Rueda

4:30pm EDT

Casino and Musicality

Limited Capacity filling up

An exploration of the montuno of the song and the different sections that it can have, such as mambo, despelote, guaguancó, coda, solo. We will follow this with tips on how to adjust our dancing to these different sections, when they happen, so that we might better connect to the music when we are dancing.

Instructors

Daybert Linares

Saturday June 17, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Bayamo 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Casino, Music Appreciation, Technique

4:30pm EDT

Beginners Bootcamp Session 4

Limited Capacity seats available

Focusing on basic footwork steps, drills, and pattern to improve timing and dance skills.

Instructors

Renate Reed

Lead Instructor/Co-Performance Director, SALSAtlanta

Native of Lawton, OK, Renate has been a Lead Instructor of SALSAtlanta since 2009 and co-directs the SALSAtlanta Performance Group with her husband, Steve. Both met while located in Columbia, SC, serving as Group Fitness instructors at the Ft. Jackson fitness facility...and at the... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Vedado 800 Miami Circle

Beginners Track, Rueda

4:30pm EDT

Rumba

Limited Capacity filling up

Moderators

Michelito Herrera

Instructors

Kati Hernandez

Director, Kumbambula Productions

Saturday June 17, 2017 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Regla 800 Miami Circle

All Levels, Afro-Cuban

9:30pm EDT

Saturday Main Party

Doors open at 9:30 PM.
Dance Performances will start at 10:30 PM.
Please be on time.
There will be food available provided by South 2 South Fusion Arepas.
Performers:
. The Ville Casineras -Louisville, KY
. Ritmos Latinos -Bloomington, IN
. Dile que NOLA -New Orleans, LA
. Casino Revo -Tampa, FL
. Salsaires -Cincinnati, OH
. Bembe -Cincinnati, OH
. Nuestra Cosa -Philadelphia, PA
. DC Casineros -Washington, DC
. SALSAtlanta Performance Team -Atlanta, GA

Moderators

SalsAires

Founder - Artistic Director, SalsaAires

The SalsAires Dance Company of Cincinnati, Ohio was founded in 2010 by professional dancer and choreographer,Lili Marsuzzi. Inspired by her studies in Cuba and encouraged by her long-term teacher and mentor, Marta Bercy of Danza Cubana in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lili created SalsAires... Read More →

SALSAtlanta

Directed by Steve and Renate Reed, the SALSAtlanta performance group was formed in 1999 by Julián Mejía and specializes in Cuban popular dance and Afro-Cuban dancing. As the foremost Casino school in the area, SALSAtlanta embodies the spirit of unity and gaiety that this dance incites... Read More →

South 2 South Fusion Arepas

RACHEL CARLINO

President, Dile Que NOLA

Created in 2015, our group's name is a play-on-words between "Dile Que No," one of the signature and basic moves in traditional Cuban Rueda de Casino, and "NOLA," a common abbreviation for New Orleans, Louisiana. Our group's mission is to disseminate our passion for Cuban Casino wherever... Read More →

Ville Casineras

The Ville Casineras

The Ville Casineras is an all female group from Luisville KY founded and directed by Andrea Valerezo in 2015.

DC Casineros

Co-Founder, DC Casineros

DC Casineros is a world-renowned dance company that performs Cuban Popular and Social Dance styles, including Rueda de Casino, Rumba, Cha Cha Chá, Mambo, Danzón, and Comparsa dance. DC Casineros have performed and taught at several venues locally, nationwide, and abroad, including... Read More →

Maria Van Hoff

Ritmos Latinos

Ritmos Latinos Indiana is a Bloomington, Indiana group that dances, teaches, and performs rueda de casino. Founded in 2007 and affiliated with Indiana University, it is open to students and community members and focuses on building an inclusive and supportive community through Cuban... Read More →

Michael y Leilani

Jeff Link

Director, Bembe

Bembe' Cincinnati is a team out of Cincinnati, Ohio that was created 3 years ago and only focuses on Cuban Dances.

Jarryd Randolph

Director/ Co-Owner, Casino Revo Dance

Rueda team based in Tampa, Florida promoting Cuban popular dance.

Renate Reed

Lead Instructor/Co-Performance Director, SALSAtlanta

Jae Evans

DJ - Instructor, SALSAtlanta

Jae (DJ No Request) has always been a lover of music. It all started with a basic lesson at a Latin club on a Wednesday night. The very next day I googled “salsa lessons Inn atlanta”, Julian and SALSAtlanta was the first choice. That was in 2004 and the rest is history. My talents... Read More →

DJ Mane

DJ, SALSAtlanta

DJ Timba Titan

DJ, Rueda de Casino Baltimore

He is the beacon of light for Afro Cuban Dance and Music in Baltimore!!!!Known by his alter egos, the dancer: "American Niche" (given to him by Mayito Rivera) and the DJ: "The TIMBA TITAN." He is just as deadly with his feet and body movement as he is in the DJ booth "truly the double... Read More →

Saturday June 17, 2017 9:30pm - Sunday June 18, 2017 2:30am EDT
Main Ballroomm Academy Ballroom 800 Miami Circle.

Party

10:00am EDT

Sunday Brunch

Limited Capacity seats available

Einstein's in Midtown: Eatery offering creative takes on Southern comfort classics, with a patio & popular weekend brunch.
Let's get together and have brunch to celebrate the weekend and get ready for an afternoon of dancing and of Cuban music.
Space is limited.
http://einsteinsatlanta.com/

Moderators

Karmiah Hodges

Performer, SALSAtlanta

Sunday June 18, 2017 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Einstein's 1077 Juniper St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Brunch

2:00pm EDT

Sunday Matinée at Piedmont Park

To close the weekend on a high note, we will be dancing at one of the most iconic parks in Atlanta.
2 Djs, cool breeze and new and old friends dancing Casino.
Piedmont Park, Atlanta’s “Common Ground” since 1904, is located approximately 4 miles from Academy Ballroom. The park runs along 10th Street (a block west of 10th & Monroe Avenue to a block east of 10th & Piedmont Avenue) and Piedmont Avenue (12th & Piedmont to just before 15th & Piedmont) in midtown Atlanta.

DJ Timba Titan

DJ, Rueda de Casino Baltimore

Sunday June 18, 2017 2:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
Double Decker Pavillion Piedmont Park. Atlanta

Party