tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73882013744467291202010-03-01T10:28:05.817-08:00Toronto Dance Salsa BlogEvan Carmichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935328637830227598noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388201374446729120.post-36360215780480564682010-02-25T10:22:00.000-08:002010-02-25T10:25:29.167-08:00

Dear TDS Friends!The time has come to battle it out on the dance floor for the champion title at our Fourth Annual Toronto Dance Salsa Amateur Competition. Last year we had some amazing couples compete for some serious loot and the results were fantastic!Both rounds are confirmed to take place at Six Degrees Nightclub at Yonge & Eglinton on the following dates:Preliminary Round - Sunday April

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I received a comment on an old post that I wrote called "Salsa Tips to Keep In Mind". Here was the question that Mark asked:"I just have a quick question. The other day I went to a salsa class and the instructor said we shouldn't use our thumbs when holding onto the woman's hands. For me I find it easier to create and control the tension if I use my thumbs especially when it comes to dancing

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We are excited to celebrate Valentine's with you all TDS style!On Saturday February 13th we will be having a special outing to Acrobat Lounge. As usual we will be holding a beginner and intermediate lesson from 9pm - 10pm. Social dancing will commence at 10pm with DJ Evan. By the way, Evan always accepts song requests so make sure you let him know what you want to hear!We will also be having

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Well it is 2010 and we just began the semester yesterday with our first set of classes and our weekly Sunday Salsa Social.It was great to get back into the swing of things. I taught 3 sold out classes (level 1, 2 and 3). Everyone was super excited to salsa after a long hiatus and, as usual, we were a little rusty. So I wanted to remind everyone not to worry or stress too much about your first

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Ring in 2010 in salsa style at our first annual New Year's Eve Black & White Ball at Acrobat Lounge on Thursday, December 31st, 2009.Tickets:Tickets can be purchased in advance for $45 each or at the door for $50. Helpers receive a special $35 rate. Tickets are available by calling Acrobat Lounge at 416-489-1105 or by visiting Acrobat Lounge on Friday evenings or during our outing on Sat Dec

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What a fun afternoon it was when the gang from eTalk, Canada's most popular entertainment show on CTV, visited TDS at Empress Walk to shoot a segment with Leah Miller. For those of you who don't know Leah Miller is the host of So You Think You Can Dance Canada and she had some new year's resolutions to stick to including getting fit with Zumba.Tracie, our Zumba Guru, showed Leah some fun

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Last Saturday the TDS Helper Group got together for our quarterly helper recognition outing. I always try to find new and interesting activities for us to try and this time was no exception.We started the day early at 10am at Leaside Curling Club. We had the entire arena to ourselves and curling instructors to show us the ropes. It was fun to see the helpers try something so new and unusual

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Upcoming OutingsFriday, December 4th - OUTING TO PLAZA FLAMINGO - (423 College St) - OPEN TO EVERYONE! Beginner and intermediate lesson available from 9:30 - 10:30pm. Cover is $10 and includes lessons. 200 people expected.Saturday, December 19th - OUTING TO ACROBAT LOUNGE- (2464 Yonge St just North of Eglinton) - OPEN TO EVERYONE! Beginner and intermediate lesson available from 9:00 to 10:00pm.

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We are excited to welcome Gen and Young from Korikoa who will be teaching an Introduction to "On 2" Workshop at Empress Studio on Monday Dec 14th from 7:30 - 9:30pm in addition to our 3 other workshops on Sundays in December.Each workshop is $35 per person or attend two workshops for $65 or three or four for $30 each.NEW Introduction to "On 2" Workshop!Become bilingual! Learn how to transfer your

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Today the TDS team was invited to CTSTV's Burlington Television Studio to tape a 3 piece segment on Toronto Dance Salsa and salsa dancing. This will be our 5th feature on the show and we were welcomed back so warmly thanks to the awesome team at Real Life.A huge thanks to Evan, Sara, Tracie and Mark who joined me at the studio for a fun morning of jokes, laughter, stories (it was a long car ride

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Put on Your Dancing Shoes Ontario! -- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Season 3 Auditions take over Toronto Ontario on Saturday November, 14 – Jazz, tap, ballet, whatever - Just come on out! Could Ontario be the home of Canada’s next Favourite Dancer? Auditions for CTV’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Season 3 will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the John Bassett Theatre on

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Dear Helpers!We have just posted a new Helper Only Performance Choreography class! This is your chance to take your dancing to another level by learning a professional choreography and performing it as a team in full costume at the completion of the course.The course is 10 weeks long at 1.5 hrs per class. In addition to the class will be 5 hours of rehearsals before performance night. It begins

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Hi Everyone!We have a level 2 student named Prakash who recently wrote an article about how people can improve neuro skills and he listed dancing as his top 5 item. He recommends salsa dancing and TDS to learn. Check out the article on the website examiner.comTop 5 tips to exercise your brainMental stimulation improves brain function and actually protects against cognitive decline, as does

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So who is going to take home the gold? There are 4 finalists in the 2nd season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada awaiting results. Vincent, the first ballroom male dancer to ever make top 4 in any SYTYCD show worldwide. Jayme Rae, contemporary dancer. Everett, Tap Dancer and Tara-Jean, also a contemporary dancer.It is always hard to judge who will win because it is about the most popular

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New Zumba 7 Week ClassWhat is Zumba Fitness?Founded by celebrity fitness trainer, "Beto" Perez, Zumba Fitness Classes Toronto fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic workout system that will blow you away. It's an exhilarating workout of caloric-burning, heart-racing, muscle-pumping, and body-energizing movements meant to engage and captivate for life! The

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Salsa Open ShinesFor intermediate level dancers (those who have completed level 2 or with permission), this new open shines course teaches students to salsa dance without a partner. Each week students are taught a short shines (footwork) sequence that can be used on the dancefloor when separated from your partner. This class will challenge your coordination, speed and weight transfer. Body

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As per tradition, every semester ends with a Helper Recognition event. This summer was no exception. Last Saturday the TDS summer helpers got together for some food and fame!We met at 6pm at Peridot Resto Lounge. It was great to finally taste some of the great food that Peridot has to offer as we always hold outings there. We enjoyed a three course meal and many of the helpers got to know one

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Have you been noticing that there are dancers performing in the TTC subway stations lately! Well that is all thanks to a new program called `City on the Move` A Festival of Young Artists in Transit.Here is some more info on the program as can be found on Toronto.ca`s website. Click on the City of Toronto`s website to get more info:`The City of Toronto transfers and connects underground cultures

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I am guilty this season of not watching all SYTYCD Canada episodes religiously. Even though I do prefer the US version by leaps and bounds I am still an avid fan of the Canadian version. So if you have missed some shows lately here is a recap of the top 10 dancers who were announced last night on CTV. This list with photos can be found on CTV`s website:`Meet your Top 10!The Top 10 have now

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Mark it in your calendars! Here are the upcoming TDS outings and socials for September and October. See you all there!Friday, September 25th - OUTING TO PERIDOT LOUNGE - (81 Bloor Street East) - OPEN TO EVERYONE! Beginner and intermediate lesson available from 10:00 - 10:30pm. Cover is $10 and includes lessons. 250 people expected.Saturday, October 17th - OUTING TO ACROBAT LOUNGE- (2464 Yonge

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Well after 6 months of maternity hiatus this week I was back in action and loving it. Thank you to all my new and returning students for making my first week back at teaching so easy, smooth and fun.For those students who were asking to see our new son, here is Hayden. He salsa danced for 9 months in my tummy before arriving June 24th. Now he is learning to kick and move his arms and soon he

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I just received an email reminder about the premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. It is tonight and tomorrow (Tues Aug 11th and Wed Aug 12) for 2 hours. Here is the info..."Don’t miss the exciting second season premiere of the jaw-dropping, hip shaking SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA! Tune in to CTV as SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA kicks off its second season Tuesday, August 11 at

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Here is a great article about Toronto Dance Salsa that was published last week in Metro News:http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/learn/article/273564--local-schools-make-it-easy-to-put-on-your-dancing-shoesLocal schools make it easy to put on your dancing shoesLEYLA EMORYFOR METRO CANADAAugust 05, 2009 2:13 a.m.Thanks to the onslaught of reality TV dance shows, the answer to So You Think You Can

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Hi Everyone!Here is an updated list of our summer outings:Saturday, June 27th - OUTING TO PERIDOT LOUNGE- (81 Bloor Street East at Yonge) - OPEN TO EVERYONE! Beginner and intermediate lesson available from 10:00 to 10:30pm. Cover is $10 and includes lessons. 250ppl expected.Saturday, July 11th - OUTING TO ACROBAT LOUNGE- (2464 Yonge St just North of Eglinton) - OPEN TO EVERYONE! Beginner and

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