National Day of Spain

The National Day of Spain falls on October the 12th every year – so why not include a dance workshop around that time to celebrate the day which commemorates Spanish legacy throughout the world.

The day is marked as a national holiday in Spain and is traditionally known as Día de la Hispanidad. They celebrate it in Madrid with a Military parade, an aerial flyover and many different kids of celebrations happen throughout the country. 

Workshop content

Spanish dance is often performed in partners. These partner dances are great for getting students use to working together in pairs and promote teamwork. 

• We teach the basic Salsa steps adding in some more technical turns for older students
• Introduce a little Flamenco clapping and postures
• Try some Samba rhythms with fancy footwork
• Paso Doble adds character and lots of fun into our Spanish fusion dance workshops

Spanish and Latin dance styles

• Salsa – There are many styles of the partner dance called Salsa. The most well-known styles are Cali-style (from Colombia), Cuban-style, LA-style, New York-style, Puerto Rican-style.
• Flamenco – clapping and stamping rhythms with drama
• Samba – fast carnival footwork
• Paso Doble – based on a Bull and  Matador with lots of capes flying dramatically

Spanish fusion dance workshops are popular in schools for KS1 and Ks2 students. Great for getting children used to physical contact and working together from a young age.

The strong upright body stance and facial gestures are fun for the children as they can develop a character and really get into the mood of the dance.

We tailor the Spanish Fusion class to the age of the children and for their level of co-ordination and ability. It is a great good style to help increase co-ordination, and as they work together, it is great for promoting team work.

Performance

Take a look at these wonderful year 5’s. They learn this Spanish Fusion dance in just an hour’s workshop with us!

A mix of Salsa steps with a little Flamenco at the start. They worked so well together as you can see from this video.