Module: Contratiempo.
This module has level: Rueda Topics - Contratiempo.
We have made some videos to guide you on your way to mastering contratiempo. Cuban musicians will explain how to recognize both ‘tiempo’ and ‘contratiempo’, and help understand the connection between music and dance.
The module comes with a set of documents to help you organize a class in the topic.
Under the Resources headline you will find:
- A teaching plan, a list of assets and session build up for teaching and learning.
- Video key points summary
- Evaluation guidelines and pointers
Videos:
- Contratiempo #1, an introduction to tiempo and contratiempo from musicians to dancers.
- Contratiempo #2, finding the rhythm in contratiempo music, listening to characteristic instruments
- Rueda contratiempo demonstration, and how it is different from rueda de casino, danced ‘a tiempo’
- Contratiempo music suggestions, for practicing contratiempo dancing
We also reccommend you to read our article on the topic from the videos here:
