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NEW VIDEO - Toca y Canta: Play & Sing: Part 3 - Conga Patterns & Chorus

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In Toca y Canta, Play & Sing: Part 3 of this series, @EdgardoCambon will teach you how to sing the chorus of salsa songs as you play various conga patterns such as the tumbao rhythm.

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NEW VIDEO - Toca y Canta: Play and Sing: Part 2 - Claves, Güiro and Maracas

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In Toca y Canta, Play & Sing: Part 2 of this video series, @EdgardoCambon will teach you how to sing the chorus of classic salsa songs as you play the claves, güiro and maracas.

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NEW VIDEO - Toca y Canta: Play and Sing: Part 1 - Percussion and Vocals

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In "Toca y Canta", Play & Sing: Part 1 of this video lesson series, Instructor @EdgardoCambon will teach you how to sing as you develop your percussion skills.

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Learn Cuban-style Mozambique on conga drums in our latest video lesson by @EdgardoCambon

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The Cuban mozambique features conga drums, bombos (bass drums), cowbells and trombones. Mozambique was invented by Pello el Afrokan (Pedro Izquierdo).

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Edgardo Cambón teaches how to play the New York-style Mozambique on conga drums in the latest Dance Papi video lesson.

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Mozambique is a vigorous style of Cuban music and dance derived, like the conga, from music of Cuban street carnivals or comparsas.

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NEW VIDEO - Rumba Guarapachangueo on Conga Drums!

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The "Guarapachangueo” is a newer style of Rumba created in the neighborhood of La Corea in Havana by a family of rumberos nicknamed "Los Chinitos”.

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Check out Dance Papi's very own @EdgardoCambon and LaTiDo's latest song and music video, "Rey Sin Corona."

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New VIDEO - How to Play Conga Drums: Basic Quinto Patterns!

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The quinto (literally fifth in Spanish) is the smallest and highest pitched type of conga drum. It is used as the lead drum in Cuban rumba styles such as guaguancó, yambú and columbia.

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Salsa is danced to a 4/4 count—but what the heck does that mean? Counting music is most easily achieved if you know how to read music.

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NEW VIDEO - Basic Songo Rhythms on Conga Drums!

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Songo is a genre of popular Cuban music, created by the group Los Van Van in the early 1970s. Edgardo Cambon teaches the basic songo rhythms in this video lesson.

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New Video: Sombrero Doble: Cuban Salsa Move!

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Sombrero Doble builds upon the move Sombrero. After the first "sombrero", the leader initiates a dile que no holding onto the followers hands and then redirects the follower into another vacila.

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Salsa dancing certainly isn’t a cure-all for everything that ails you—there is no such thing. But it certainly brings benefits to your holistic well-being by the bucketful.
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Getting married? Choosing a Latin routine like salsa is a great option that’s sexy, personal, but still formal enough to pass muster for your conservative grandparents in attendance.
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It’s no secret that dancing is a great way to sneak in some cardio—sometimes for hours! An elevated heart beat can help you improve cardiovascular health, burn calories, lose fat, and up your metabolism.
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NEW VIDEO - Rumba Columbia: 6/8 Conga Rhythms!

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Learn rumba columbia patterns in this video lesson. Columbia is a fast rumba, in a triple-pulse (6/8, 12/8) structure, and often accompanies the standard bell pattern struck on a guataca or campana.

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NEW VIDEO - Learn Cuban Salsa: Setenta Miami!

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Setenta Miami is a foundational pattern combining the basic moves of vacila, enchufla and dile que no. In some regions this move is simply called "Setenta".

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Put any hodge podge group together and you’ll find a few odd folks out—especially when the only thing bringing them together is an interest in salsa dancing! We've been there.

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Salsa dancing requires a nearly immobile core, held steady by a firm frame. Both leads and follows have to commit to a well-maintained frame—otherwise, the entire dance can fall apart!
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Join Dance Papi at The 11th Annual Salsa Rueda Festival in San Francisco - Feb 14 - 17, 2019!

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Enjoy 4 days of social dancing, world-class performances, music from acclaimed bands & DJs and workshops for all dance levels with top instructors.