# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Roots & Rhythm 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Musicality Weekend Hosted by Nashville Rueda & Nashville Salsa Dancing

This two-day intensive is all about deepening your relationship with the music — not just dancing on time, but understanding what’s happening inside the song.

***Saturday: From Rumba & Son to Salsa & Timba + Musicality & Song Structure

We’ll explore the Afro-Cuban roots that shaped modern Salsa and Timba, tracing the evolution from Rumba and Son to today’s social dance floor. Then we’ll break down song structure — intro, cuerpo, montuno, mambo, coro — so you can recognize musical shifts in real time and respond with intention.

Instead of guessing when the music changes, you’ll understand why it changes.


***Sunday: Rueda Musicality + Rueda de Son (Contratiempo)

Sunday is all about applying musicality to the circle.

In Rueda Musicality, we’ll focus on what to call — and when. Learn how to match Rueda calls to different sections of the music, build energy intentionally, and create dynamic group moments instead of random combinations.

In Rueda de Son, we’ll explore dancing contratiempo in the circle using traditional Son combinations — think of it as Rueda On2, grounded in Son’s original rhythm and feel.

This weekend is about refinement, clarity, and musical depth — for Cuban Style and On2 dancers who want to level up their ears and their movement.

Come ready to think, listen, and dance differently. 💛
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nashville/roots-and-rhythm/200029629343959
- **Event Categories**: dance, entertainment, live-music, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 173

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://nashvillesalsadancing.com/roots?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nashville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Nashville
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 630 Rundle Ave, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37210
- **lat**: 36.14736
- **long**: -86.74623
- **full address**: 630 Rundle Ave, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37210

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Nashville Salsa Dancing (https://allevents.in/org/nashville-salsa-dancing/19894260)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 630 Rundle Ave, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37210
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Nashville Salsa Dancing
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** dance, entertainment, live-music, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Roots & Rhythm  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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