Friday night we celebrated the One Year Anniversary of Bella Vita Dance Studio. Thank you everyone who made it out to dance, laugh, cry and party with us! You all keep us inspired to do what we love doing and bringing the community closer! We got to honor our hard working Jessica Vaillancourt as our Instructor of the Year and show her how much we love and appreciate her! Special thanks also to Carolina Prieto of CARAMELO Boston for the awesome workshops and to DJ John Shider aka Black Mamba! Also very special thanks and great job to Theo Martinez and Ani for their great performance and to the Bella Vita Training Team, Jim Hyun, Jake Meier, Tania Vera, Mark Schwartz, Crystal Acevedo, Jack Paone, Maria Elena Arata, Ace Saquin, Gail M. Lynch and those who couldn't make it, Celia Lucci and Rola! And to @Jennifer Earls for the amazing workshop on Saturday morning! Also so many more thank you's to everyone who came early to set up and stayed til the end to help break everything down and clean up - we can't thank you enough!!!!

This Saturday there's a great workshop at Bella Vita Dance Studio with special guest Jennifer Earls! Unleash Your Self-Expression & Dance into Ecstasy! It's time to ignite your full creative power as a dancer. Grow your confidence in accessing and channeling your vibrant life force energy and unleash your unique style. This interactive workshop will give you totally new practices and experiences of yourself for more freedom to BE YOU on the dance floor! Deepen your connection to what moves you and discover new possibilities for expressing the passion you have inside through your movement. Leave feeling inspired and on fire! Starts at 10:30am at 250 Commercial Street (Use the South Entrance to the 4th Floor).

Learn more about Jennifer Earls:

"Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?

I began dancing when I was 5 years old, studying and performing in tap, ballet, and jazz at a local dance studio. While I always loved dancing, it really came alive for me when I was 14 years old. This was the age when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease – cancer of the lymph nodes. In the darkest of times, dance was my light. Living in the music was one of the few places in which I felt I could truly express myself, enjoy the moment, and be in my body in a positive way. Fortunately, I survived that period, and went on to dance through college."

Excerpt from Boston Voyager. Read the full article here: bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-jennifer-earls/

Don't miss all these special guests coming in for the ONE Year Anniversary Celebration! Workshops by Carolina Prieto and Jennifer Earls, Music by DJ Black Mamba aka John Shider and Emcee/Comedian Jason Merrill.

New 4-Week Class Cycles start at the beginning of the month. Come join us for classes! Learn the basics and foundations, turn patterns, footwork and shines and lead and follow technique, and more!

We're so proud of you! It always fills our hearts seeing our hard working training team in action. All the perseverance and practice pays off! Check them out here at the Boston Salsa Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDl5kCHu_P8

If you're interested in the next team, it starts this week!

Video courtesy of Hsiu Chang.

August 4-week class cycle starts tonight! Classes at Bella Vita are aimed to get people dancing. Our curriculum is based on foundations and techniques that can enable each student to grow and have a fun dance. Bachata classes on Monday, Salsa on Tuesdays and Thursdays and new teams starting this week!

Sometimes you just have to jump in and do it! New Bella Vita Training Team starts in one week! And auditions for the new Ladies Styling Touch Team is next Tuesday! August classes start next week and save the date for our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION :)

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