Cuban Style Dance with Nilda Guerra

Service Description

Cuban Dance with Nilda Guerra 📅 Wednesdays, September 17 – October 29 🕡 6:30–8:30pm 💲 $20 per class, or $140 for all 7 Join internationally acclaimed Cuban choreographer Nilda Guerra for a vibrant 7-week exploration of Cuban dance right here at The June Bug Center. Whether you’re a lifelong lover of Latin dance, a beginner looking to try something new, or simply someone who loves to move, this series will immerse you in the rhythms and culture of Cuba. Throughout the classes, Nilda will guide participants through a variety of Cuban dance and music styles—from the soulful Son and romantic Bolero, to the lively Mambo, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and of course, Salsa. More than just steps, you’ll gain an appreciation for the rich cultural traditions that shaped these dances. ✨ Come ready for good fun, great music, and the joy of dance with one of Cuba’s most talented and dynamic instructors. About Nilda Guerra: Nilda Guerra has lived and breathed in that artistic and cultural milieu her entire life, studying at the prestigious Escuela Vocational de Arte and performing in various dance companies in Cuba and on tour abroad, before taking up her true passion, choreography. She fulfilled her dream of creating her own independent dance company in 2001 with the formation of Ballet Rakatan, a multi genre company that features in its productions the complex fusion of all manner of Cuban dance and music. In its 24 years of existence Ballet Rakatan has toured the world, performing to highest acclaim to packed houses in the most prestigious of theaters from City Center on Broadway, to Saddler’s Wells in the West End London, to La Scala in Milan and The Sydney Opera House among many many others. She takes immense pride in being a defender of her cultural heritage through the productions she creates and through the teaching of the complex skills involved in Cuban dance to talented young dancers who desire to follow in her footsteps at a school of dance in Havana sponsored by the company.