Second course series autumn 2025

This course is suitable for those who have laid a good foundation in salsa, ie. has good control of the salsa rhythm and timing, and can dance basic salsa figures from 'Salsa beginner' in a good way. We recommend that you as a minimum have good control of these characters when starting at this level: dile que no, dile que si, guapea, enchufla, enchufla doble. We continue with these modules in this course.

You dance at 'Intermediate level 1' for several rounds until you have learned all the figures that belong to this level and are ready to move on to 'Intermediate level 2'.

Rueda de Casino is the Cuban ring dance variant of salsa. Some of the figures will be already known from regular salsa, and which are also used in rueda. Other figures are most commonly used in rueda and are taught in this course. You must have taken at least a basic course in salsa to start with rueda.To ensure good learning of Cuban characters and work on developing as a good leader/follower, it may be a good idea to attend a salsa course in parallel to also practice the dance in pairs.

This course builds on Salsa practiced 1. The instructor does not repeat the repertoire from the previous course, but assumes that you as a participant are confident in the trips from 'practiced 1', and can use these on the social dance floor. In 'improver 2' you continue with figures from the modules that have not been covered in 'improver 1', and which require a slightly higher level. You dance at an advanced level for several rounds until you have learned all the figures that belong to this level and are ready to move on to the next level, which is intermediate.

Fun and useful solo class (not couple dancing) for anyone who wants to learn and develop in Dominican Bachata. First of all, you will learn all the basic steps and become confident in the bachata rhythm. Dominican bachata has the main focus on hips and footwork as it is danced in the Dominican Republic. Furthermore, the course will contain many fun and useful step combinations that you can use both when dancing alone and for improvisation in the couple dance. A great class to take in combination with one of the salsa or rueda de casino classes for nice variety. It is an open level, but basic knowledge in bachata is an advantage. We look at the level of the participants and adjust how fast we progress.

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Welcome to 7 weeks of rueda switch, where we constantly switch dynamically between having the role of leading and following.

What is important for this type of rueda is that you must be able to both lead and follow in advance in order to participate in the course. You don't need to know Rueda switch from before, but you must be able to dance at least a very simple rueda in both roles, with guapea and simple characters such as dile que no, dame una, enchufla and dame una arriba.There are several different ways to change partners in the switch concept, in addition to 'switch', which has different names such as corto, guapo and cierra. We will learn and dance these ways of switching as well during this course.Otherwise, you are expected to be an experienced casino and rueda dancer to participate in this course, with a large repertoire of rueda figures, and have some experience with quick transitions between figures, without falling out of the flow in the ring.You must be prepared to work on this also at a high pace. It is an advantage if you are able to learn new things relatively quickly, and can work a little on your own to refresh and remember what we learn, so that we get good progression in the group.In order to have a good progression through the course, it is important that you as a participant are with the entire course. Absence due to illness is of course okay (notified in the closed Facebook group SalsaNor Oslo - course participants (closed)), but if you miss two or more course evenings, it will be difficult to be able to follow the rest of the course.NB! The first evening at a new level is always a trial class for newcomers, where you assess whether you have the foundation necessary to follow the course and with mastery and the joy of dancing. Those who are recommended to follow the rueda course at an advanced level, will be notified of this either immediately after the trial class, or by e-mail by the end of the following day.

This is a complete basic course in Cuban salsa. In the course, experienced and patient instructors go through all the necessary steps and figures at a basic level. The course is also suitable for those who may already dance a little salsa or have taken a basic course in salsa before.

During the course, we become confident in the salsa rhythm, in the different basic steps and learn the most central salsa variations in pairs. In addition to learning new characters, we are constantly concerned that everyone should feel that they have mastered the dance, and focus on how we in the dance should lead the partner clearly, and how the partner should be led.After this course, you can move on to the advanced level if the content of this course feels easy and you have mastered it well enough to use it on the social dance floor. We often recommend taking the basic course several times, and not moving on to the next level until you feel confident with all the syllabus from the basic course. The very best dancers are those who lay a solid foundation at the start!After the basic course, you are also ready to start Rueda de Casino; Cuban salsa as a ring dance.

This is registration for Salsa Advanced level, which builds on Salsa Intermediate 2, or is for you who are an experienced dancer in Cuban salsa. To start this course, you must be confident in the content at the intermediate level (intermediate 1 and intermediate 2). It is not planned that the instructor has to repeat the figures from the advanced level.

Open room for practice

  

Welcome to a brand new themed course with new content every week (varying levels and instructors). Drop in for single classes, or sign up for the whole series (NB! only 6 weeks).

TIME: TUESDAYS 60 min 20:15-21:15

Drop-in without registration is also possible for non-members/others who do not attend parallel courses - costs NOK 250.

Here are the topics you can look forward to this round:

24.2 AFRO-CUBAN FUSION w/Yordano Bulgar, Open Level A wonderful class where we use Afro-Cuban movements together with salsa and other Cuban steps, which we can often use in improvisation in salsa. A top class for your self-development in dance.3.3 NB! No themed course; The hall is busy 10.3 RUMBA w/Mario Acea, Open Level Whether you already have a foundation in rumba, or want to explore it for the first time, this lesson with Mario Acea will be very useful. Rumba steps and movements are widely used in improvisation in salsa and in rueda; And it takes time and practice to get the right movements.17.3 SON w/Mario Acea, from intermediate level The beautiful couple dance son is called the 'mother of salsa', and is a 'must' for anyone who already dances salsa. It is danced from the 2nd beat of the bar (contratiempo), and this class for everyone who already masters contratiempo.24.3 BACHATA FOOTWORK w/Susanne, open level An hour of beautiful Dominican bachata. Learn basic steps and footwork that you can use in the couple dance and in solo dancing.14.4 RUEDA LAB w/Bernt, from advanced/advanced level Join us to try out some new fun ideas, characters and variants in rueda de casino. At a Rueda LAB, you explore new rueda ideas, or try to find solutions to some rueda challenges.21.4 SON - CHA CHA CHA w/Yordano, from advanced level Son and Cha cha cha are two of the most beautiful, older rhythms and dances from Cuba, and which also form part of the basis for the development of salsa. Enjoy a wonderful hour with Yordano and these wonderful rhythms, and at the same time get practice in dancing on the 2 in the music (contratiempo), as these rhythms are danced.