Cultivating Resident Experiences and celebrating an Evening of Salsa Dancing!
A big Thank you to 340 Fremont Apartments for partnering with Rae Studios creating a wonderful evening of salsa dancing for their tenants. The tenants started their evening with food and beverages followed by dance instruction led by Rae Studio's in-house Salsa instructors Rodolfo with assist teaching from Sara. The class was an all levels/beginner focused class starting the group off with salsa footwork, foundations and partner dancing.
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Event Details:
Company: 340 Fremont Apartments
Class Date/Time: Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: 340 Fremont St., San Francisco Ca, 94105
Instructors: Rodolfo Guzman, Sara Templeton
Class Description:
Salsa is a Latin dance, associated with the music genre of the same name, which was first popularized in the United States in the 1960s in New York City. Salsa is a partnered dance where the lead takes the follower through a series of spins and turn patterns to music. Salsa's tempo ranges from about 60 bpm (beats per minute) to around 130 bpm, although most dancing is done to music somewhere between 80 and 120 bpm. In this class the student will learn the fundamental principles of partner dance, dance floor etiquette, timing, basic footwork, left & right turns, 'cross body lead', and other basic core elements and patterns for leading or following Salsa.
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340 Fremont Apartments is an exclusive, brand new apartment community, unmatched in the city of San Francisco. Designed by the world-renowned Handel Architects, this 40-story tower is a crisp new addition to the city skyline and represents the ultimate in luxury urban living. 340 Fremont is punctuated by inspiring design themes and amenities. Interior tones purposefully evoke California living, from wine country to the coast. The 24-hour concierge, rooftop terrace, intimate resident lounges and state-of-the art fitness center deliver a resort-level experience commensurate with luxury urban living. Located in the rapidly emerging East Cut neighborhood, 340 Fremont residents are steps away from the Embarcadero, Financial District and South Beach, and have direct freeway access to the Bay Bridge and Silicon Valley.
Rodolfo Guzman native of Mexico City, Mexico – grew up listening to the classic Mambo music that his father loved dancing & listening to. Rodolfo joined The Latin Symbolics in 2004, and together with his dance partner Ava Apple, The Latin Symbolics performs routines from genres such as Salsa, West Coast Swing, and Hustle.
Sara is a choreographer, teacher, and dancer born and raised in San Francisco. She started her professional hip-hop career at sixteen, dancing with Culture Shock S.F. and L.A. and guest performing with independent artists throughout the Bay Area. While earning her dance degree at Loyola Marymount University, Sara expanded her training to include ballet, modern / contemporary, and dunham technique, and also began a focused re-engagement with salsa and other Latin dances connected to her Puerto Rican heritage. It was during this time that Sara truly honed in on her passion for choreography and teaching, and the ways in which the intelligence of different dance techniques could cross pollinate for the benefit of the artist. Sara has performed alongside notable hip-hop artists Allan Frias and Jesse Lee Santos, and has done commercial work with musical groups Blue Boy and Spanish Fly. Locally Sara has performed and presented work at Dance Mission Theater and ODC, and is blest to have trained with exceptional artists across disciplines including Janice Garrett (modern), Robin Dekkers (ballet), Brandi Chun (jazz funk), Pat Cruz (hip-hop) and others. Most recently, Sara choreographed the Center Repertory Company’s sold out Spring 2023 musical production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights and continues to teach a variety of dance forms around the Bay Area.
Sara strongly believes in the joy of dance, and is dedicated to fostering a safe and playful space where students can work on sound dance technique while feeling motivated to grow. When Sara is not in the studio teaching or choreographing, she is experimenting with dance for film, and running her online dance merchandise store ObjectsForArts. Besides dance, Sara is an ardent, 20-year practitioner of Iyengar yoga, and a strong believer in massages and chocolate.
For inquiries about about resident experiences, email, diamond@raeagency.com