Gospel Latin Dance/beginners
In this workshop we don’t stress about love handles or double chins, you can be in any kind of shape and any size, everyone may come just as they are and move in their own style! If you have two left feet, you’re just the right person for this workshop! There will be plenty of sweat in the Gospel Latin Intro –workshop, but you don’t have to suffer, these dances you can dance even sitting down. We will try so many different dances that everyone will find the one that is just right for their personality. For this workshop you’ll need a pulse, comfortable clothes to dance in, a small towel and a water bottle. Dancing slippers or -sneakers are good to have but they are not necessary, you can dance just as well with just socks. You should also pack some skirts or dresses, a scarf, different kinds of jewellery and a 30cm ruler with you.

Gospel Latin Dance/intermediate
This workshop is for those who already have some experience in dancing and are interested in trying out many different dances. TEMPO-workshop is a super fun and versatile overview of the Latin dances and you’ll get to experience some totally new ways of moving! Choreography wise this workshop is not very challenging since we are going focus on special features of placement and body awareness. We’ll learn the distinctive body language of each dance, how to express the rhythm of different dances with our bodies and how to have intensity in our moving. The challenging part of this workshop is to get all the different moves of the different dances to stem from deep within you to all the way to your finger tips.

To take part to the intermediate workshop you need to have some experience in dancing. It is good to get used to the idea that you don’t know everything. In the Latin dances you’ll never be done, since life experience is part of the beauty of the Latin dances, there’s something to learn throughout your whole life. Perfection isn’t interesting! We will follow each student’s progress individually; we won’t compare students to each other.

You need soft-soled dancing sneakers or dancing slippers, change of clothes, water bottle, towel, note-book and a pen and a 30cm ruler with you. Pack also some skirts or dresses, scarves and jewellery to your bag.

Asta Lehtimäki says that she is a dance teacher by the grace of God! She started to dance when she was already an adult (if you don’t count her teenage disco jamming). Asta was surprised when God showed her the way through the passionate interest in dancing to this day when she’s the “mother” of the Gospel Latin Dancing and a talented dance instructor. Asta started the Gospel Latin Dances in 2007 and now she’s not just a dance instructor but she also tours and manages the sorority of the two dozen Gospel Latin Dance –instructors.

Nina Nurmi is a Gospel Latin Dance instructor from Pirkanmaa. Nina has also started dancing in her adult years and she never thought that she could dance until she ended up in the wondrous world of the Gospel Latin Dances. Nina has been part of the ever growing sorority of the Gospel Latin Dance instructors since 2008. “It is amazing that even though you make mistakes, you can always try again and learn something new!”