Elemental Studios Community Blog

  Reggaeton and Femme Funk are two dance styles that possess unique energies, differing yet similar in their own way.  Reggaeton is a very vibrant and rhythmic style that is rooted in Puerto Rican and Panamanian music that blends Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Latin influences, exploring dance movements that have sensual body movements and isolations, hip movement, and energetic bounce. This style is recognized to have a fun, free-spirited, charismatic, playful, and confident vibe that makes it so diverse and unique. It also focuses on ''dembow" rhythms that have very specific and synchopated beats from Jamaican dancehall, fused with Latin music; there are snares and quarter note kicks as well. Femme Funk is a dance style that explores the feminine and masculine energy that is in all of us. It is a style that focuses on building confidence, sensual, fluid, and expressive movements, while blending the dance styles of jazz, hip-hop, heels choreography, and vogue. This style also focus...

  The Latin Fusion dance style is truly a one-of-a-kind experience in today's dance culture, from the style combining traditional Latin dance styles like salsa, bachata, reggaeton, merengue, cha-cha, cumbia, and samba with popular dance styles like hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, street styles, and even ballroom styles to create a truly unique and dynamic style that has changed the game of the dance world. The key features that this dance is often used for are in concerts, solo, or in groups. The choreography often combines footwork, body isolation, hip movements, along with the attitude, musicality, and/or floorwork of another style. The music used in this dance style can vary from Latin Pop and Reggaeton to global hits and remixes; it's always an unexpected and unforgettable experience! This style of dance is a celebration of Latin roots, mixing with the global movement of dance. Its high energy, constantly evolving, and expressive nature has made students who attend classes of ...