SALSA BODY MOVEMENT & STYLING WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 @ 2-4 PM ($40) 

FOR ALL LEVELS * IMPROVE YOUR MOVEMENT * IMPROVE YOUR DANCE!

- Body Isolations
- Fundamentals of Cuban Motion
- Contra-Body Movement in Latin Social Dance
- Arm & Finger Isolations & Movement
- Afro-Cuban Influenced Styling for Mambo Shines & Latin Social Dances
- Mambo/Salsa/Latin Dance Shine Variations
- Choreographic Combinations & Variations (Solo & Partnering)
- Shine Choreography Integrating Body Movement & Arm Styling
- Cool Down

Instructor, Duplessey Monic Walker
Duplessey began her early training in Westchester County with the Suny Purchase Youth Ballet. She studied abroad in Budapest, Hungary receiving training from the Kirov Ballet and later attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh on scholarship for her Bachelors of Arts in Dance. She returned to New York training in Ballroom and Latin dance with the Arthur Murray dance studio. Duplessey worked as a teaching artist for over 20 years and adjunct professor at Bronx Community College. She received her Master’s Degree from the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education program at Hunter College and has a second Masters in Psychology from Pace University. Duplessey performed for over two decades in her uncle Eddie Torres' dance company, New York’s first Mambo Latin based performance troupe. Performances include Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, Manhattan Center, Kennedy Space Center, Alvin Ailey, Apollo Theater, Joyce Theater, Harvard University and Lehman College. Duplessey continues to teach workshops and private lessons in all forms of dance for all ages.