SON CUBANO - Instructional Cuban dance DVD featuring Jose Carrion

SON CUBANO is the 3rd in a series of instructional Cuban dance DVDs to be produced by the Academy of Cuban Folklore and Dance. This DVD features detailed instruction on Cuban Son including the basic step with clave, turn combinations & tornillos. The DVD also includes a lecture, "Raices del Son", as well as demos & performances by Cutumba.
Dentro de la cultura Cubana, el Son es uno de los bailes de mayor arraigo, teniendo como regla las figuras que pertenecen a esta manifestación solamente. En este DVD, les brindamos la posibilidad de aprender y desarrollar, de forma teórica y práctica, todo lo relacionado a los diferentes formatos músicales y coreográficos que contribuyen al Son Cubano. Esta va dirigido a todos los amantes del Son Cubano, ya sean principiantes, intermedios y avanzados.
In Spanish, with English voice-over option. Filmed in Santiago de Cuba, 2009. To order, please visit our website: www.cubanfolklo...
José Carrión was the principal dancer & corps professor of Ballet Folklórico Cutumba de Santiago de Cuba. After 25 years of teaching & presenting both folkloric & popular Cuban dance, José retired from Cutumba. He now lives in the US, where he co-directs the Academy of Cuban Folkore & Dance in Seattle, Washington.