See the music, hear the dance. George Balanchine

"Rumba" is from the Spanish word rumbear, meaning to have a party or a good time. It's the slowest of the Latin dances and has its roots in religious and ceremonial African dances.

source: Mack, Lori. Dance. New York: Doris Kindersley Limited, 2012.

“The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.” – James Brown

FREE Movie Stream at Lionsgate Every Friday via YouTube

Mark you calendars! For a limited time, you can catch a FREE movie when you tune into Lionsgate Live every Friday night! The movies will be streamed live via YouTube at 9PM ET – no sign-ups, no forms, no catch! Just make sure you’re in time for the screening!

For this Friday, April 24th, they’ll be streaming Dirty Dancing. This 1987 classic stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in a story of dancing, passion, conflict, and reconciliation.

You’ll want to check back in the coming weeks because they’ve got Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (May 1st); then Keanu Reeves in John Wick (May 8th).

This week's mini challenge is the Magdalena Mi Amor Challenge #magdalenamiamorchallenge.

Thursday, April 23 at 7:30pm. Get any gift voucher below and get this extra class for FREE!

Help support Bella Vita Dance Academy by purchasing a Gift Voucher. The gift vouchers are for 4 or 8 weeks of Salsa and Bachata classes (once the studio can be open again). One of the options is also 8 weeks of classes, plus 2 private lessons and a BV T-Shirt. Any purchase will also include this Thursday's 9 Ways to Improve Your Bachata Dancing at 7:30pm. Support BV Here.