Movements (Despelote)

The “Despelote” as the word indicates is the total breaking of the rules and order within the dance. This style arose from the new trends in salsa music, especially timba, where the new sounds and an accelerated rhythm forced the dancer to find formulas to approach it. It was born in public dances, in the crowd of male and female dancers restricted by the space of these places. All the energy of the music is expressed by the body of the dancer resorting to the most unimaginable forms of expression of the human body, all with control of the dance codes, which are broken and recomposed during its execution. The class focuses on teaching the deconstruction of this style, its particularities, movements and most used styles, during its execution. It teaches to channel and express through dance the spirit and feelings of the dancer, integrating them into the dance, this style being one of the most personalized and free of Cuban dance. It is to integrate the experiences, the knowledge, the emotions of the moment of life, etc., and this is reflected in the dance; through it people express themselves and project what they feel.

Despelote in couple: It is the integration of the despelote movements in the couple dance.