🔥Techno Salsa 🐼
TechnoSalsa is an improvisational fusion partner dance without rigid set of steps, while still providing a leadable/followable framework for dancers to improvise with each other with dancable music. TechnoSalsa was forged in the prepandamic Berlin club dance floor combining contact improvsation and many vanacular partner dancing such as Salsa/Batcha, Tango, Bzouk, Kizomba from the latin traditions, and Lindy Hop, Blues from the Harlem tradition
What makes Techno Salsa different from traditional partner dancing and other type of fusion dancing is that we very much embrace the type of dancing in clubs where you must put stickers on the CAMERA!!! There will be NO CAMERA allowed on the dance floor.
You don't have to dance with the same dance partner the entire track, just some occasional lead/follower interaction on the dance floor can also be fun sometimes ;=)
This video
from the Harlem Renassanic era very much captures the essence of TS, but back then they didn't have subs/hi-fi stereo in 30's. But at TS we defnintly will have bassssss!!!!!
Note: your role in the dance isn’t dictated by your gender. So check out for color of bracelet of your partner. Whether you are a lead, follow or both. If you are a beginner to partner dancing, we sugguest you stick with one until you have master the role. It is confusing to switch around if you are a beginner.
Although you can just show up at the festival, but it would be an good idea to know how many lead and follow we will have. Please Email at dance@super8000.org to RSVP for workshop write Lead or Follow in the Subject please.
Protect the follower, interpret the music into movements, provide a stable frame for the follower.
Listen with your body frame and love going for a roller coaster ride to music.