NSD DANCE INTENSIVES

Focused workshops designed to help social dancers level up their technique, musicality, and confidence on the dance floor.

Palenke In Nashville

Two Days. Two Styles. Double the Fun!

Looking to expand your social dancing? Join us and Nashville Rueda for a weekend of immersive workshops featuring Cokie and Amy of Palenke Cuban Dance out of North Carolina!

DATE

June 27 & 28, 2026

TIME

Sat 1:30p-4:30p

Sun 1:30-3:30p

LOCATION

Global Ed. Center -Casa Azafrán

2195 Nolensville Pike

Nashville, TN 37211

Attend one day or make a weekend of it. Each workshop is designed to help you build confidence, improve connection and develop practical skills you can take straight to the dance floor.

Saturday: Bachata Intensive

Take your Bachata beyond the basics. This workshop focuses on technique that makes social dancing feel comfortable, connected, and fun the way bachata is reflected in the culture! We will explore dynamic footwork, partner work, timing, musicality, connection, patterns, and body movement. We will also spend a little bit of time implementing background and cultural context designed to help you become a more confident Bachata dancer no matter the style!

You'll Learn:

  • Better connection and communication with your partner

  • How to implement dynamic footwork & body movement

  • Musicality concepts that make your dancing feel more natural

  • Social dance patterns & technique you can actually remember and use

  • Background and cultural context to elevate your social dancing

Sunday: Cuban Salsa/ Casino Partner work Intensive

Are you looking for creative ways to improve your partner dancing? Join us as we experience Cuba's most popular social dance - Casino (also known as Cuban Salsa)! This workshop will explore fun ways to implement traveling movements and unique transitions into your partner dancing. The workshop is designed for anyone who is looking to improve their confidence on the social dance floor and find ways to think outside of the box when dancing Casino/Cuban Salsa with a partner outside of the Rueda.

No prior Casino or Rueda experience is required.

You'll Explore:

  • How to implement traveling into your social dancing

  • Background on different types of Cuban dance music

  • Unique ways to create figures in Casino partner dancing

  • Social dance variations that you can actually remember and use

Who These Workshops are for

These workshops are ideal for dancers who:

  • Have a basic understanding of partner dancing

  • Are ready to expand their skills

  • Are looking to boost their confidence to participate in social dancing

Beginner friendly - All levels welcome! No prior experience of Bachata or Casino styles required.

Come ready to move and challenge yourself!

Instructors:

  • Cokie & Amy of Palenke Cuban Dance

Register Today:

The NSD Dance Intensives are a rotating series of focused workshops designed to help dancers deepen their skills and explore new areas of Salsa. New topics are announced throughout the year.

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