Community dancing involvement
For Salsa with Pauline
Development summary
Supporting Main teaching members, making observation and commenets on the dancing, report any particular chellenges which dancing attendees are facing, provide gudance when required (through my dancing expeiences)
Summary information of about my involvement related in dancing activity in local communities
Since 2028 I have participated in regular salsa dancing classes in a selected community in Birmingham.
This is for "Salsa with Pauline", a community based salsa dancing group. The classes are scheduled at the weekend. It started on Perry Barr and have moved to diferent locations of Birmingham at Soho, Lozells and its current location in Nechells
My involvement
Several years since after I started
regular latin dancing, I developed a friendship with dancer & teacher Pauline. When she wanted to develop her classes in the the community, she asked me to parrticpate as a dance class assistant. This became valuable due to the ratio
of dancers have more amounts women than men.
As well as my assistant role, I use my experience in Salsa and Bachata as assistance to Pauline's teaching. In addition, a provided additional guidance to the attendees as a backup to the particular moves to points mentioned
Since November 2024 into 2025, Pauline asked me to teach attendees at the beginners level. Due to feedback of my stong patinece it is enabled dancers to become confident and relaxed without feeling pressurised.
My creative involvement
I have developed marketing for the classes onto posters, social media and promotional banners
Background
Salsa with Pauline was created by developed Pauline Caffrey in 2018 with the classes are known for friendly vibes and lively atompshere in the local community.
It started in Perry Barr area of Birmingham at the Broadway Dance Centre. It began as a Saturday morning classes and exapnded to Sunday Mornings laterin the same year. Because of high number the Saturday classes moved to the Soho area at the Reminece Social Club. During the pandemic the Reminece Social Club closed down. During 2021 onwards Saturday classes returned to Broadway Dance Centre for a few months, then in the autumn the Saturday classes Moved to Lozells at the St. Pauls & St. Silas Church. In July 2023 the Friday Night Special was launched in Nechells at the Heartlands Social Club in Nechells. In April 2024 the Saturday classes moved to Nechells for a few months. Then in mid 2024 the classes focuses on Fridays night only. I participated with the majority of claases at the mentioned venues (except the trial classes at Cape Hill)
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