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Welcome to CUBAN☆FUSION!Welcome to CUBAN☆FUSION, Wellington's Cuban Salsa Specialist and New Zealand's leading Cuban dance and music company. Welcome also to our new website. Please bear with us while we migrate content across.
From Rumba to Reggaetón, Cuban dancer and choreographer Rafael Ferrer Noel performs and teaches a range of Afro-Cuban dance styles including Rumba, Son, Mambo, Cha Cha Chá, Cuban Salsa/Casino and Reggaetón, as well as Afro-Cuban Contemporary dance. Rafael also sings and plays percussion in a number of Wellington-based bands including his very own Afro-Cuban jazz bands MafereFUN Yemayá and AfroKan, as well the Cuban Duo Madera Fina and the Son de Cuba Quartet. For more information about dance and percussion classes, performances and live music call +64-4-382-8232 or email us. |
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 17/02/21 - Wellington @ Alert Level 1 - Back in Busines
With the return to Alert Level 1 we are back in business as of tomorrow (Thursday 18 February)! Starting with our second to last Salsa @ Sunset Session for this year Thursday evening. followed by our Annual BBQ on Saturday afternoon.. and with the first of our second 4-week cycle of classes now set for next week. See our calendar for details. A new date for the The Madera Fina Cuban Duo Relaunch, which was supposed to be on today, yet to be confirmed.
In terms of classes while in Alert Leve 1 we've just got a "few" simple rules:
- if you haven't already registered online, please do so to remove the need to fill in class sheet on arrival. Here's the link to the rego form.
- please either pay online or at class with debit/credit card using paywave rather than cash
- scan the QR code as you enter the studio
- use the hand sanitizer provided at class before and after class
- you are welcome to wear a mask, but not obligatory as things stand
- if you would prefer not to swap partners, please bring your own and tell the teacher
- please bring your own water bottle
- if you are not ready to return to class yet we totally understand and will either hold or refund your registration/payment. Just email rosina@cubanfusion.co.nz
- and last but not least, please don't come to class if you have cold or flu symptoms!
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Welcome to 2021!
For those keen to know our plans for 2021 in terms, here's a quick summary of what the the first quarter is looking like in terms of classes and events:
- 17/01/21 - First Monthly Sunday Salsa Lesson/Session @ The Cross
- 18/01/21 - Classes restart this week @ Tarrant Studios & El Barrio*
- 21/01/21 - C-26 Salsa Band's Garden Magic gig @ Botanic Gardens
- 26/01/21 - Son de Cuba's Garden Magic gig @ Botanic Gardens
- 04/02/21 - Salsa @ Sunset Summer Series kicks off @ Odlin's Plaza
- 05/02/21 - First monthlyish Cuban Night @ El Barrio
- 07/02/21 - Son de Cuba's gig @ Days Bay Pavilion
- 20/02/21 - CUBAN☆FUSION's Annual BBQ & Salsa Party @ Island Bay Band Rotunda
- 06/03/21 - Aotearoa Cuban Festival @ Rotorua
- 26/03/21 - First monthlyish Cuba Street Salsa Party @ Cuba Mall
* NB: Niki's Wednesday Ladies' Styling class doesn't restart till 27 Jan
Please bare with us while we populate our website calendar for 2021. In the meantime, please refer to our Facebook Event Tab for details of the above classes and events as the come to hand.
With the return to Alert Level 1 we are back in business as of tomorrow (Thursday 18 February)! Starting with our second to last Salsa @ Sunset Session for this year Thursday evening. followed by our Annual BBQ on Saturday afternoon.. and with the first of our second 4-week cycle of classes now set for next week. See our calendar for details. A new date for the The Madera Fina Cuban Duo Relaunch, which was supposed to be on today, yet to be confirmed.
In terms of classes while in Alert Leve 1 we've just got a "few" simple rules:
- if you haven't already registered online, please do so to remove the need to fill in class sheet on arrival. Here's the link to the rego form.
- please either pay online or at class with debit/credit card using paywave rather than cash
- scan the QR code as you enter the studio
- use the hand sanitizer provided at class before and after class
- you are welcome to wear a mask, but not obligatory as things stand
- if you would prefer not to swap partners, please bring your own and tell the teacher
- please bring your own water bottle
- if you are not ready to return to class yet we totally understand and will either hold or refund your registration/payment. Just email rosina@cubanfusion.co.nz
- and last but not least, please don't come to class if you have cold or flu symptoms!
***
Welcome to 2021!
For those keen to know our plans for 2021 in terms, here's a quick summary of what the the first quarter is looking like in terms of classes and events:
- 17/01/21 - First Monthly Sunday Salsa Lesson/Session @ The Cross
- 18/01/21 - Classes restart this week @ Tarrant Studios & El Barrio*
- 21/01/21 - C-26 Salsa Band's Garden Magic gig @ Botanic Gardens
- 26/01/21 - Son de Cuba's Garden Magic gig @ Botanic Gardens
- 04/02/21 - Salsa @ Sunset Summer Series kicks off @ Odlin's Plaza
- 05/02/21 - First monthlyish Cuban Night @ El Barrio
- 07/02/21 - Son de Cuba's gig @ Days Bay Pavilion
- 20/02/21 - CUBAN☆FUSION's Annual BBQ & Salsa Party @ Island Bay Band Rotunda
- 06/03/21 - Aotearoa Cuban Festival @ Rotorua
- 26/03/21 - First monthlyish Cuba Street Salsa Party @ Cuba Mall
* NB: Niki's Wednesday Ladies' Styling class doesn't restart till 27 Jan
Please bare with us while we populate our website calendar for 2021. In the meantime, please refer to our Facebook Event Tab for details of the above classes and events as the come to hand.