Historic Boston! It’s hard to grasp its history, but being in a city like this one is exciting. But first… Salsa! The purpose of this trip was to attend the Boston Salsa Festival. Due to work conflicts, we got in on Saturday morning and hit the ground dancing. We took workshops first to loosen the […]
Chicago SummerDance – In The Parks
Denita Inez will be teaching Salsa lessons at Chicago SummerDance – In the Parks in August 2016. Each hour long lesson will begin at 6pm and be followed by music and dancing from 7pm – 9pm. These events are free and open to everyone. Thursday, August 4th Portage Park 4100 N. Long Ave., Chicago, IL […]
What does Desueño Mean?
Originally, I chose the name Desueño because it was an amalgamation of my name and the Spanish word for dream. It had always been my dream to have my own dance company. This was the beginning of a journey for me and the dancers who lent their energy and talent to the company. As […]
April Mambo On 2 Intensive
April 9th, 2016 Saturday Mambo Salsa On 2 Intensive 11:00am-3:00pm Let’s Dance! To register call the Willowbrook Ballroom at 708-839-1000. Bring lunch, we will take a 30 minute break. No partners necessary.
Desueño Open Call – Contemporary and Latin Teams
Desueño is a dance company using a mix of Latin, Jazz, and Contemporary Movement. This is your opportunity to join the Desueño Latin or Desueño Contemporary Dance Teams. Join us for a choreography session as you learn more about the teams. Both Open Calls will be held on Saturday, March 19th 2016 at Links Hall. […]
Desueño Latin performs at 2016 CISC
Summer Dance
One of the reasons I moved to Chicago was for Chicago summer dance. Dancing to a live band with a fantastic view of the skyline won me over. Hosted by the department of Cultural Affairs, it provides free dance lessons followed by social dancing. The styles vary each night, ranging from swing to salsa, ballroom […]
The Dancer Returns
8/16/2015 I’m back. I needed to take a break to work on a few projects. You have to prioritize to spend time on things that will fulfill you. Life is hard and can be a very heavy thing. I just want to encourage you to be kind and to keep moving forward. You don’t know […]
Farewell!
8/24/14 This will be the final post for my summer apprenticeship with Denita and Desueño this summer, and I am ending on an exciting note. Denita has decided that Mi Bongo, the piece we’ve been working on, will be a duet. It didn’t feel like a great time to push all this new choreography onto […]
The artist’s intent in Latin dance choreography
8/17/14 As we continue to work on the bachata choreography at Desueño practices, I love feeling the steps become more familiar. Unlike Llego, I was able to learn this choreography from the first day it was taught, which makes it much easier to commit to memory. Today Denita added arms to the choreography, so there’s […]