DANZA CHARANGUERO
popular dances of Cuba
danzón - son - mambo - chachachá - casino

with the Charanga Orquesta ESTRELLAS CUBANAS

"Danza Charanguero" is a spirited celebration of Cuba's popular music and dance heritage focusing on the danzón, son, mambo, chachachá, and salsa-casino. It is these evocative music and dance genres that, in different eras, have erupted onto the world scene, making Cuba one of the few countries whose music and dance has become adopted and practiced internationally.
 

PI-MOZAMBI-SON
with Chaguito y Sus Timberos Cuban music jam session

Descarga in Spanish means to unload. The tradition of descarga in Cuba is about unloading creatively in music - a special form where musicians can improvise and interact with more freedom. To this end, descargas often have stripped down arrangements of a repeating melody line, strong bass, and percussion. With this rhythmic groove solid, individual musicians have permission to solo, invent, and stretch out.

Salsa Cubana Styling

The "Mueve La Cintura" (Move Your Hips) DVD focuses on Cuban salsa dance styling as well as other Cuban dance forms that have been the inspiration and foundation for all the different salsa styles danced throughout the World.

RUMBAMBEO
cajón-batá-rumba
with Chaguito y Sus Timberos - Afro-Cuban rumba and folklore

Rumbambeo is an Afro-Cuban music and dance performance of a unique gathering of some of the most outstanding musicians, singers, and dancers in Cuba today.

with Rumberos de Cuba
a rumba party performance

"Rumbon Tropical" features the Cuban music and dance group "Rumberos de Cuba" in an intimate party-performance. The setting is a lush outdoor patio garden near the river Almendares in Havana, Cuba.

(Hot Loose Salsa)
salsa Cubana danced in lines

SALSA SUELTA means "loose salsa" ...salsa danced without a partner. Have you seen those great step routines many salsa band members do on stage? The Cubans call it salsa suelta.

Similar to rueda de casino, salsa suelta is initiated when people want to party and dance together as a larger group. But instead of dancing in a circle as in rueda, salsa suelta is danced in lines.

Tremendo Vacilon - a panorama of Cuban music & dance

"Tremendo Vacilon" is an eclectic panorama of music and dance in Cuba today, celebrating the diversity, artistry, and passion of people enjoying and performing their music and dance traditions. Shot in Havana and Santiago, the film consists of 18 intimate performance events, some formal and others spontaneous, that display the range of Cuban genres.

Carnaval La Habana 2003

The chorus "U Laka Laka La" was on everyone's lips in Carnaval La Habana 2003, a call to dance, celebrate, and let it all hang out. Carnaval in Havana is a tropical deluge of color, gyrating hips, and vibrant drumming; the life blood of the Cuban people - a marvel to behold.

instruction in the traditional popular dances of Cubadanzón - son - chachachá

"Un Trio Inseparable" is a master class for all lovers of salsa, Latin dance, and Latin music, who want to learn and fully explore the three essential popular dance forms of Cuba from which all modern styles of salsa developed - the danzón, son, and chachachá.  

beginning - intermediate levels

Want to know more about Afrocuban Foklore and the Orishas gods?

This dvd offers a unique insight into the African root of Afro-Cuban music and dance - specifically the Afro-Cuban Orishas , or Yoruba spirits - through the music and dance of Vocal Baobab. It is fully accessible to both English and Spanish speaking audiences, and is of interest to aficionados and newcomers alike.