Sensual Dance Workshop

About The Event

Start Women's History Month by acknowledging and embracing your womanhood and femininity.

Reggaeton is a dance style characterized by rhythmic hip movements and close physical contact between partners. When women engage in Perreo, they often take an active role, showcasing their agency and autonomy in the dance. 

The dance's impact on women is multifaceted, allowing them to assert their confidence, embrace their sensuality, and challenge traditional gender norms by leading the dance. While Perreo has faced criticism for its explicit nature, many view it as a platform for women to express themselves, fostering a sense of empowerment and liberation on the dance floor.

This workshop is an intro to deep-dive Latin Dance: Reggaeton Edition. You will learn the mind-body rhythm connection, basic hip mobility-opening exercises, and the dance moves of shimmies, dembow, perreo, twerk, body, and hip rolls. It is a safe space for moving and connecting with our bodies.

What to expect?

Introduction: A short intro about the workshop and not using mirrors in the first half

Mobility: We will do a warm-up with mobility exercises to warm up and open the hips

Basic movement: You will learn basic reggaeton and Latin dance steps focusing on moving the shoulders, torso, and hips.

Choreography: You will learn a short 15-30-second choreography to familiarize yourself with the steps

Cool down and breathwork: Stretching the muscles and gratitude meditation to close.

What you will learn:

• Mind-body rhythm connection
• Basic hip mobility and opening exercises
• Intro to Latin Dance basics: Reggaeton edition
• Body movements: Shimmies, Perreo, twerking, body and hip rolls

What to bring:

• Wearing comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely, preferably activewear.
• Water
• Indoor running shoes

Who is teaching it?

Hi, my name is Gabriela. I am originally from Colombia and have lived in Canada for 1.5 years. I have been dancing, especially Latin rhythms like Salsa, merengue, and bachata. But my specialty is Reggaeton/Perreo because it is the only Latin dance genre where women have the lead and can dance by themselves.  In addition, I’m passionate about hip and spine mobility because stress, trauma, and anxiety are trapped energy in our bodies. Why not dance to release it?