Guarachita Dance

Beyond the Beat

Same song. Different timing, different feel.

If you always dance the same way to every song and feel like you’ve hit a plateau in your dance journey, this is for you.

In this workshop, we’ll explore how different timings exist across genres – and how you can take them from one dance and apply them to another.

For dancers ready to challenge their ear and break the habit.

Transform how you connect music, movement, and culture – and how you dance✨️

Sunday Classes at Pure Havana (190 Maclaren, Ottawa)

Here are some classes I’m really excited to teach this spring 🌿

Bachata, Bolero (ancestor of bachata) , and musicality – all in one series.
Each week focuses on something different:
partnerwork, footwork, or musicality.

Check the dates and levels for each class – come for one, or build across all.

Sundays 2:30 PM

$25 solo | $40 duo (lead & follow)
To register: e-transfer + email
📩 [email protected]

Sunday Dance Classes in Ottawa – March Series : Bachata • Bolero • Musicality

Stand-alone Sunday sessions with a rotating focus on partnerwork and listening. Check the schedule, pick what aligns.

📍 Pure Havana Dance Studio (190 Maclaren, Ottawa)

March 1 • March 8 (Online musicality workshop - details below) • March 15 • March 22

✨️March 8 | 2:00PM Online Musicality Workshop
How instruments speak: Rhythm & Structure Across Dance Genres
(Online via Zoom – open to all dance styles)

Online event registration form: https://forms.gle/DLhbLfkygTeYZvvC9

Online event page: https://facebook.com/events/s/rhythms-structure-across-dance/1442562210666238/

Come solo or with a partner.

$25 solo| $40 duo (lead & follow)
(duo pricing for in-person classes only)

Registration:
[email protected]

Join me for a workshop focused on learning how to listen to bachata beyond counts and steps – noticing phrasing, accents, and musical changes, and letting them guide your movement.

Just listening, experimenting, and dancing with more intention.

📍 Pure Havana Dance Studio
Sunday • February 22 • 2:30–3:30 PM

Solo: $25 | Duo (Lead & Follow): $40

📩 Registration: [email protected]

Beat. Tempo. Rhythm. Timing. Texture. Musicality.
These are words dancers hear all the time,
but they’re often used interchangeably or incorrectly.

Regardless of which genre you dance,
understanding them changes how you listen,
and how you dance.

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Sunday Dance Classes in Ottawa – Bachata & Bolero •Musicality

Stand-alone dance classes with a rotating focus on partnerwork, footwork, musicality, and improvisation.
Join a single class or multiple dates.

📍 Pure Havana Dance Studio (190 Maclaren, Ottawa)
🗓 Sundays | 2:30PM
(Jan 18 · Jan 25 · Feb 1 · Feb 8 · Feb 22)

Come solo or with a friend!

$25 per person / class
$40 per duo (lead & follow) /class

👉 Check the poster for weekly focus & level details.

New class format — festival vibes!

In January, classes will run as individual sessions, each with a different focus, inspired by the feeling of a small dance festival.

We’ll rotate between Bolero and Bachata, exploring partnerwork, footwork, improvisation, exploration, and musicality.
These themes are designed to complement each other.

📍 Pure Havana
🗓 Sundays (Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 22) | 2:30 pm

Check the schedule and join when it aligns.

Want a taste of what’s ahead?
Come to the free open house classes at Pure Havana at the beginning of January.
Open house dates are attached 🤍

Did you know bachata’s sound has cultural layers?

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Save this – it changes how you hear bachata.
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