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Josie
Neglia Dance Academy is located in Los Angeles, CA
where Josie and many LA's top instructors teach Salsa,
Latin, Ballroom and other dance forms to all ages
and levels. This 5000 square foot studio space is
one of the most beautiful and clean dance spaces in
Los Angeles and offers fun, interesting and intense
classes for all.
The
Josie Neglia Dance Academy offers a variety of dance
genres including: Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha, Bachata,
Reggaton/Hip Hop, Waltz and Tango, Hip Hop & Ballet
for kids, Swing, Rumba, Yoga & Belly Dance. We
will also offer Fitness classes including: Pilates,
Latin Cardio & Salsa Slim!
The
Dance Academy offers classes for adults, children,
seniors, physically-challenged, mom's & babies
and wedding couples! Josie also offers special workshops
for aspiring Salsa Instructors and performers with
intense workshops and week- long seminars.
In
addition to our daily classes we also have a gorgeous
boutique with dance apparel, shoes, supplies and instructional
DVDs.
Our
list of talented instructors are: Josie Neglia, Rony
Medrano, Dinora Barragan, Rodrigo Guzman, Yesenia
Adame, Connie Alvarez, Miguel Cardoso & Claudia
Garcia, Leslie Ferreira, Fahtiem (Belly Dance), and
Jose Valencia (Latin & Pilates).
We
are dedicated to having you reach your dance goals
with our expert instructors and our easy-to-learn
methods. At Josie Neglia dance Academy we are TEACHING
THE WORLD TO DANCE ~ ONE STEP AT A TIME.
BY
JOSIE NEGLIA
Sitting
in a restaurant one day, a student asked me to break
down my interpretation of what skills are necessary
to be the ultimate salsa dancer. I broke it down into
six levels.
LEVEL 1
Beginner level. Two people are just learning how to
move in unison without stepping on each other and
not hurting each other.
LEVEL
2
The man and lady are now dancing in time to the music
while doing basic patterns and variations.
LEVEL
3
The man is now dancing more complex variations and
patterns. They begin to use the space more interestingly
with rotation and changes of direction while maintaining
flow.
LEVEL
4
The man stops worrying about his own steps and starts
leading the lady with ease and control. This is when
his leading skills excel and he understands what the
follower needs. It is often the time that the man
starts to "show-off" his lady with more
elaborate variations.
LEVEL
5
This is when the man and lady start to play with the
rhythms. Syncopations, changes, slows, quicks, accents,
and stops are all used and then the dancers can find
the beat again to continue dancing.
LEVEL
6
The ULTIMATE LEVEL...when it all comes together. This
is when the dancers become "the physical instruments"
of the music. If a deaf person were to watch them
dance, he/she could SEE the music through their movements
and interpretation.
This
is when the man leads his lady to the stops, accents,
energy level and mood of every song. Therefore, every
song looks different because the dancer is inspired
in that moment to feel that piece of music.
This
is when I personally achieve the "dancer's high",
Euphoria, or Ecstasy. When I can feel an accent building
in the music, and my partner gives me the opportunity
to do a move that punctuates the "break",
I get such a feeling of thrill and satisfaction. This
will be Josie Neglia's and Jose Valencia's first invitation
to Australia and they are very excited about visiting
the "Land Down Under".
The
salsa scene has been evolving in Sydney for many years
now due to the internet and it's possibilities of
obtaining instructional DVDs and seeing video clips
of salsa dancing.
Jaime Jesus has one of the largest and most succesful
salsa schools in all of Australia and are warmly welcoming
Josie and Jose this year in their line-up of world
renown instructors and performers.
