Cuban Pete and Barbara Craddock are available for lectures and workshops.

Lectures:
The Mambo/Salsa Connection - The "Salsa" explosion has been a phenomenon. The word is of Spanish origin; here it symbolizes "spicy music." Its root is Mambo, as are the steps and styling currently being danced. In this lecture, we establish the influences of the dances and music from Africa and Europe, which merged in Cuba around 1803. We track this marvel through two centuries, culminating with today's modern Latin dance and music culture. Vintage films and music clips are used to augment and demonstate that everything "OLD" is "NEW" again.

Clave: The Metronome of Latin Music and Dance discusses the history of clave in Latin music and dance, tracing its roots from West Africa to Cuban Son to today's modern Salsa. Recorded musical segments augment the lecture. (May be combined with a workshop.)

Live To Dance, Dance To Live explores the natural progression of life, with its hormonal and physical conversions, which affect muscle mass, body fat, weight, mood, libido, etc., explaining how dance can effectively circumvent and delay this normal course of events.

Mambo Mania - The Palladium Days: Set in a mixed discourse and interview format, they discuss the Palladium Era as a cultural phenomenon, focusing on the 1950s worldwide Mambo explosion, the Palladium Ballroom in New York City, and Cuban Pete, "Mr. Mambo," who was its shining star. Rare photographs and recorded music of the era enhances this experience.

Women: Making It In A Macho World navigates women through the predominately masculine business world, plus public and private arenas (The Boardroom, The Ballroom, and The Bedroom), showing how to use femininity, integrity, honesty and intelligence to circumvent situations successfully while gaining respect and admiration from male counterparts.

Salsa’s Women – Making It in a Macho World delves into an environment long directed by men, and gives an inside look at what is really being said and done, on and off the dance floor.

Teen & Pre-Teen Workshop - Learn to hear and identify clave, in today's music, and apply it in mambo/salsa patterns.
Over 45 Workshop - For the "older" generation, who appreciates classic Mambo/Salsa music, learn to hear and identify clave, and apply it in basic and distinctive mambo/salsa patterns.

Ear Training/Timing - "Your ear is your third leg," according to Cuban Pete. "Without timing, you have no dance." This class devotes itself to listening to music, learning to hear clave, the timekeeper in Latin music and dance, and its various instrumentation. Learn how to keep time without counting!

Workshops:

"En Clave" Workshops: Clave is the metronome (or timekeeper) of Latin music and dance.

All-Level Mambo/Salsa En Clave@ Latin Dance Workshop:
This session will enable participants to hear and identify clave, the metronome (or timekeeper) of Latin music and dance, and apply it in styling, shines, patterns, spins, and turns, without counting.

Beginners/Advanced Beginner Level I - Introduction to Clave:
Learn to hear and identify clave and apply it in basic mambo/salsa patterns.

Intermediate/Advanced Intermediate Mambo/Salsa Workshop "En Clave" Level II:
Clave timing in mid-level styling, shines, patterns, spins and turns.

Advanced Mambo/Salsa Workshop "En Clave" Level III:
Progressive timing, syncopation, styling techniques, shines, patterns, spins and turns.

Professional/Master Mambo/Salsa Workshop "En Clave" Level IV:
Interpretation of clave through personalization by incorporating distinctive body and hand movements, individual styling, shines, and creativity.

Men and Ladies Styling Classes

"Remember," says Pete, "your ear is your third leg."

Private classes available upon request. Available for weddings, quinces, anniversaries, special occasions, or "just for dancing."
Contact: 305-931-3336.

Group Lessons - Every Wednesday, 8 - 9 p.m., Dancer's Dream, 7909 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024. Contact Tammy Shea at 954-966-3838.

 

 

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