RUEDA DE CASINO
ALEX
IOANNA
SEP 2024 - JAN 2025
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What is Rueda de Casino?
In Rueda de Casino, we dance Cuban salsa with multiple couples in a circle, where one of the leaders calls out the moves to start different combinations. During these combinations, we switch partners. This dance style has an extremely high "fun" factor.
To participate, you must have completed at least 2 seasons of classes with Wim/ Lennert/ Alex. Joining this group later (in future seasons, for example) is not possible because we build together towards specific calls and formations. Once started, we hope to continue dancing together for many years to come. -
Level 2/3
THURSDAY
20:00 - 21:00
Studio Art Deco 1 (1st floor)
€180/ €159 for students (-25j)
15 sessions
Language: EN/NL
* Only current students can join the Rueda de Casino batches.
ALEX
Alex, from Bucharest in Romania; started dancing ballroom & other latin dances in 1993 and over the years has achieved numerous awards, both national and international in his career as a competition dancer and as a teacher. As a dancer he was part of the Romanian National Team in ballroom and latin, and a finalist and semi-finalist at the Romanian National Championships and Cups. As a dancer his biggest achievement is wining the European and World Champion title in Rueda de Casino in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 he became the Vice World Champion in Salsa in the competitions organised by the International Dance Organisation (IDO).
His teaching career both for social and competition dancing started in 2005. The couples who trained under Alex, became World and European Champions in Salsa, Bachata and Latino Show. For 3 years Alex lived in Turkey, and his students represented Turkey in the World Championships organised by the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) and became national champions.
Alex has a dance experience of over 30 years and a teaching experience of over 10 years. Even though he teaches Bachata, his favorite dance is still the Tango.
Alex loves the expression of passion and other feelings that you can express through dance and his favorite quote about dance has to be: “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels”.
IOANNA
Ioanna is qualified in international latin and ballroom dances by authorised professional dance academies in Greece. Besides, she has attended ballet and contemporary dance classes for 9 years. During her dance training years, she participated in national and international performances and competitions. She has experience as a dance instructor of latin and ballroom classes both in Greece and in Belgium