Tickets

Friday, March 31st

7:30-11 PM ~ Kick off party

Class by chris Rogicki

dj no request

Walk from Hotel: 23 mins

Drive from Hotel: 6 mins

Ten20 Craft Brewery-Butchertown

1020 E Washington St, Louisville, KY 40206

On Location Food

• Mozza Pi (Pizza)
• Happy belly bistro (American)
  

Nearby food favorites

• Pho Ba Luu (Vietnamese) - 3 min. walk
• 1019 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40206
  

• Grind Burger (Burgers) - 6 min. walk
• 829 E Market St, Louisville, KY 40206
  

• Agave & Rye (Mexican) - 13 min. walk
• 426 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY 40204
  

Workshops

9 -10am

Registration

10 -11am

Rumba w/Selen

11:15-12:15pm

Rueda de Casino w/ Chris

12:30 -1:30pm

Timba Suelta w/ Dixson

Chestnut Street Family YMCA

930 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40203

Getting there from Hotel

Walk: 24 min

Drive: 6 min

Main events

4 - 5:30pm

Mega Rueda

The Belvedere

141 N 6th St, Louisville, KY 40202

getting there from hotel

Walk:15 min

Drive:6 min

9pm - 2am

Main Party with Performances and DJ No Request and Timba Titan

10:30 pm

Performances

Chestnut Street Family YMCA

930 W Chestnut St

Louisville, KY 40203

Workshops

10-11am

11:15-12:15pm

Chestnut Street Family YMCA

930 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40203

Getting there from Hotel

Walk: 24 min

Drive: 6 min

1 - 3 PM Luncheon

Noble Funk Brewery

922 S 2nd St, Louisville, KY 40203

On Location Food

• Noble Hearth Craft (Pizza)
  

Nearby food favorites

• See our food list.
  

7pm

Dinner @ Contact Hosts

TBA

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9pm

Dancing at Local club Coconuts

2787 S Floyd St, Louisville, KY 40209

12PM

Wine Tasting and Lunch @ Hubers

2421 Engle Rd, Borden, IN 47106

Selen Wilson Guerra performed all over the world as a professional dancer in places such as the Bahamas, Russia, Greece, Spain and Mexico before she relocated to Louisville, KY from her native Havana, Cuba in 2016.

She is a proud graduate of the Cuban National Institute were she studied folklore dance and Cuban popular dances.

Selen is currently running a program for children “Que siga la tradicion” that instills Cuban popular dance and tradition for the younger generations here in the commonwealth of Kentucky. This is Selen’s third year teaching at the Mega Rueda--we are excited to have her back to teach Rumba!

Christopher Rogicki was born in NJ and started dancing at age 10. During college, Chris was first exposed to Cuban-style Salsa/Casino, Rueda de Casino, Timba and Son, studying with prominent Casino schools and teachers in the US and abroad, from Havana and Santiago de Cuba to Miami, D.C., California, México, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. During his senior year, Chris directed MEZCLA, the Latino Performing Arts group at Brown University, which taught and performed at various venues, expos, and televised events throughout New England. Upon returning back to NYC, Chris designed and implemented an extensively progressive curriculum and founded the first and only Cuban dance company in the tri-state area - Fuákata, which currently offers over 56 Cuban popular dance group classes each month in midtown, Manhattan. The school has been active for the past 22 years and prides itself on promoting authentic Cuban-style music and dance. For more info, check out: https://linktr.ee/fuakata

Dixson Jimenez from Caracas, Venezuela with 9 years of dance experience is trained in Salsa casino and other Cuban dance styles. He has participated and won in multiple national dance competitions and has been to events outside of his country to represent Venezuela ( such as the "Baila en cuba" Congress.) Dixson is the founder and director of the company CASINERO's and is now the Artistic director and instructor of a studio in Miami, Florida called Studio 1890.

Jonathan Burke is a Jamaican-American dancer from Boston, MA who now lives in Atlanta, GA. He specializes in instructing Afro-Cuban folkloric and Cuban Popular/Traditional dance. Jonathan has also taught Salsa On2 at the world Renowned Masacote Entertainment. His Cuban folkloric instructors have hailed from various important institutions like Raíces Profundas, La Escuela Nacional de Artes, and more to give him a superb instructional foundation, which he constantly expands on through independent study. Jonathan began learning Cuban popular dance through the hands of many instructors, but has since developed much of his current technique for Cuban traditional/Popular dances independently through comparative historic study of Cuban dance and music. Jonathan’s independent work and studies have allowed him to travel across the US to teach, perform, and choreograph in festivals, salsa congresses, weekenders, universities, and even present on major stages in venues such as the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Jonathan also was a choreographer for the DC Casineros during the time he lived there. Since moving to Atlanta, Jonathan has collaborated with local folkloristas, and is working to build an appreciation for Afro-Cuban dance through private lessons, study groups, and soon to be announced plans for cultural programming for Cuban music and dance.

Like many of his D.C. Casineros family, Paul Cassens was introduced to Cuban music, dance, and culture through Jim Lepore at George Mason University. He performs, choreographs, and teaches regularly throughout the Washington D.C. region and at national/ international events with the D.C. Casineros. He is also an instructor Azucar, the GMU Salsa Club.

In 2016 the D.C. Casineros had the privilege of performing with the Rueda Allstars and Maximo Estilo in Santiago de Cuba at the spectacular “Todos Estrellas”. In 2018 he was asked to become the head of the D.C. Casineros Instructor Committee, and in 2019 was the invited to be first non-European member of That’s What She Said - an international group of Rueda de Casino dancers.

With a background in music, Paul enjoys playing and studying Afro-Cuban and Western music. He lives, drums, and dances in northern Virginia.

Will be at Friday

Kick off Party and Saturday Social

Will be at

Saturday Social

The Ville Casineras Performance Team.

This all ladies dance group was founded in 2015. Over the past eight years The Ville Casineras have had the privilege of performing throughout the US. The team has had a rotation of members comprised of strong women from all different backgrounds/styles of dance, coming together for the love of Rueda de Casino! Together they collaborate to create unique, fun and high-energy choreographies. This sisterhood takes pride in breaking the traditional roles of lead and follow in dance. Empowered women empower woman, Una bulla!

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Our Mission

Promote the love for Latin and Cuban music through its dance.

SALSAtlanta

Created in 1999 by Julian Mejia, SALSAtlanta has been promoting Cuban music and dances and teaching Rueda de Casino and Casino dance, also known as "Cuban Salsa" or "Salsa Casino" in Atlanta.

Más Movimiento Latin Dance Company was founded by Nicholetta and Ramiro Perez in 2020 under the direct guidance and support of their mentor, Maritza Baida Perez and has been growing rapidly since then. With the goal of transforming the Latin dance scene in the Temecula California Valley, MMLDC has close to 100 students who are excited to dance Rueda de Casino and travel to different dance venues and congresses together. MMLDC is passionate about promoting admiration and respect for the Cuban culture, music, and its dance. MMLDC really focuses and specializes in taking beginners of all ages who have never danced at all, and helping them to become the dancers they always dreamed they could be.

Elise Partain (she/they) is a dancer and film director from Lexington, KY. Elise graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in Modern dance performance and choreography, and has been dancing for a total of 17 years.

After the rigorous environment of modern dance, she experienced a devastating injury that led to a hiatus from dance. But, after some time, recovery, and reflection she was introduced to Cuban dance by the Ville Casineras. She found her true passion in Cuban dance and returned to dancing with a reignited joy for dance! Elise currently dances and teaches in Louisville, is focused on training in Cuban popular and folkloric dances.

elisepartain.com

Chévere LF began their journey in 2022, exploring the different aspects of the corporal and dancing education, through Latin American Arts and Culture.

Chévere LF was founded with the purpose of connecting dancers to a fundamental called music. Our instructors Nadide & Óscar, bring to the table their years of experience not only in several artistic fields such as Dancing, Music, Theatre; but also from different educational branches integrating multiple intelligences to find a better understanding of the body and awareness of its relationship with the environment. The dance studio is affiliated with La Fórmula Music Productions, a company whose purpose is to educate and spread the colorful cultures of Latin America through performing arts.

Chévere LF is dedicated to cultivate a growth of Latin dancing education for all aspiring dancers. The classes are taught multilingual and the studio is woman and minority owned.

Dance and Music. We cannot separate sound from movement.

Qué Chévere to enjoy both!"

Rueda de Casino de Asheville was officially created by Kenna Sommer in 2020. This passion project evolved from a small group of curious dancers that came together in 2018 with the intention of exploring and playing with the dance form.

Rueda de Casino de Asheville is a group dedicated to dancing and celebrating Cuban rhythms and dance - focusing on Rueda de Casino. It aims to create a larger Cuban dance presence in Asheville & the surrounding area, to promote community connection, to grow & support each other individually and collectively as dancers, and to have fun!

Includes:

• Hot Breakfast
  
• Hotel Market
• Pool
• Fitness Center
• Hotel Bar
• $15 parking/day
  

Drive from Airport: 9 min

Walk to Kick-off: 23 min

Walk to Workshops: 24 min

Walk to Mega Rueda: 15 min

Walk to Sat. Party: 24 min

Walk to Sun. Luncheon: TBD

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Email Address

VILLECASINERAS@GMAIL.COM