The Atrium Dance Studio celebrated their 8th Anniversary this Saturday, February 21, 2009 at their weekend Latin Party.  Droves of people came out to go salsa dancing and watch the student performances. The studio, while normally spaceous, found itself packed with salseros!

Each year, since 2004, Barbara Capaldi’s students perform a showcase to show everyone what they have been learning all year round. Students can learn Tap, Ballroom dances, Flamenco, Belly Dance and more at the Atrium Dance Studio. Yoga instruction is also provided for FREE as a service to her dancers on Wednesdays and can also be taken by non-dancers for a very small fee.

Saturday, students and instructors performed Belly Dance, Hip Hop, Argentine Tango, and of course, Salsa.

Watch some of the student performances below.  If you are unable to view them, you may need to download Quicktime first. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Belly Dancing Performance

Performed by Barbara Capaldi, ??, Yareli Urbina, and Lauren Lopez

 

Intermediate Salsa Student Performance Group

Performed by Martha and Juno, Myra and Ben, Alexandra and Jack

Advanced Salsa Student Performance Group

Performed by Ben and “Shimmy”, Rob and Michelle

For more performance videos, visit our Salsa Performance Groups webpage at Salsa Dancing Addict.

2009 Exclusive - Gabellini Salsa Dance Shoes ! Special low price only through this link

Atrium Dance Studio will have their 8th Annual Anniversary Ball this February 21, 2009  9:00 pm to 2:30 am.

Cover is  $12 BYOB.

Don’t miss the student performances!

It was another good night salsa dancing at the Atrium Dance Studio in Pennsauken, NJ.  The dance floor was filled with plenty of salsa babies.  It presented the “regulars” an opportunity to dance with and meet new people. 

I went early to meet up with my friend Diana. She did say that she was going to come early this time, but of course, she showed up fashionably late.  At no fault of her own though.   This time she brought a friend with her named Ana. Diana did her a great service and had all her amigos salseros dance with Ana.    

It was nice of her to do that, because when you are a beginner you tend to be a little shy to get on the dance floor. You don’t know what to really expect, especially if its your first salsa dance.

I had a great time dancing with everyone and had a few dances with Diana.

Girls are most happy when their hair is horizontal and  I managed to capture this moment.  See the big smile on her face?  Just remember to close your mouth and your eyes when you see hair coming at you!

One of the great things about salsa dancing other than the dance is the social aspect. You get to meet lots of people young and old from all walks of life.  You really should make it a point to dance with at least 1 or 2 people you haven’t danced with before.  You never know who you are going to meet – you may even make a new friend.

Amoung the people I met tonight was, Jena, a grad student from UPenn who has been dancing salsa for two years.  She has traveled the world and may be able to give us a unique view and insight into salsa dancing. So, watch for her salsa article in the near future.

Atrium Dance Studio recently had their Latin Christmas party on December 20th.   Aside from the dancing, I usually go to watch the studio performances.  

Each year, students from the intermediate and advanced salsa class come together for 6 weeks to work on a performance for the salsa christmas party.   Its a culmination of salsa moves and routines that they’ve learned during the year.  You can sort of call it a recital.   

The crowd was awesome last night, they were very loud and supportive and brought a ton of energy and added that bit of extra excitement to the performances. 

Amoung the salsa performances were the intermediate salsa group, the advanced salsa group, the R&B line dance team doing a little bit of salsa rueda, and then there was the Prince of Salsa (Eli Torres), who performed a salsa routine with his dance partner Yen Dorado.

You can see the Atrium Dance Studio performances be clicking on this link.

The Atrium Dance Studio will have their annual Salsa Christmas Latin Party  on Saturday December 20th.  There will be special student performances that night.  Hope to see you all there !