La Última y Nos Vamos

Look's like we made it folks. The end of the semester is here, and to celebrate our last Pepe meeting of Spring 2013, we will be hosting an event this Tuesday April 23rd from 6-8pm in CLA 1.302D in the Glickman Conference Center.

There will be free food, games, and great friends, so make sure you come out and see us for the last time before summer! 

Feel free to email us if you have any questions --> practicaplatica@gmail.com

Hope to see everyone there, and don't forget to invite a friend!

Get the Most out of Pepe

FREE Tutoring
Want to receive additional Spanish practice? Need help in one of your Spanish classes? Come by outside of the Union Startbucks at 5p.m. on Tuesdays and we will cater to your Spanish needs.

Just remember to send us an email ahead of time so we know to expect you. You can contact us at practicaplatica@gmail.com

We have another exciting opportunity for y'all:
 

Volunteer at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival!

April 16-21 is the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival! The Festival needs volunteers for a variety of tasks.

Volunteer benefits:

Twelve (12) total hours of work = 1 all access film pass


Twenty (20) total hours of work = 1 all access film pass + *1 additional all access pass to share with a friend or family member

Sign up here:

https://www.shiftboard.com/CineLasAmericas/register.html

More info:

http://cinelasamericas.org/film-festival

"La Ultima y Nos Vamos"

It's that time of the semester when the holidays start and we all prepare for finals and then vacationing! Come out to the last junta next Tuesday November 27th for some free food, prizes, and MORE FOOD.

We also have your shirts. Come and get them! 

We will be in the SAC room 1.118 from 6-8pm.

We would definitely like to see you again before the end of the semester.  Have a good Thanksgiving break and see you next week!

Anuncio:

Are you one of those students that does so well in class but can't figure it out at home? 

Do you have an extremely creative mind, but can't get it out on paper? 

Do you struggle with Noticias y Sociedad? 

Are you exceedingly book smart but can't speak a word? 

Do you toss and turn thinking about the lab that is coming up?  

Then Practica Plática wants to help you! 

We would like to announce that Pepe will be offering FREE tutoring services to all its members! Of course all the material would have to be Spanish related. Help in the following areas will be available:

• Grammar 
• Creative Writing 
• Speech 
• Verbs
• Proofreading
• Projects
• Reading
• Study techniques 

Just so you know, all tutors will work on a VOLUNTEER basis. We like to consider Pepe as a community within a community trying to help one another succeed. 

Interested? 

Feel free to send us an email. Remember that we will only be available to help in SPANISH related courses. 

Are you inclined in any of the above areas? Are you interested in helping out a fellow platicador? Let us know by email or FB! 

Free Salsa Lessons!

In the Austin area for the summer? Love to dance? Then why not stop by Ruta Maya on Sunday evenings for a free salsa lesson with Cubana Instructor Esther Weekes!

Salsa Lessons at Ruta Maya

Esther teaches salsa at Ruta Maya every Wednesday and Sunday at 8pm except the third Sunday of the month.  purchase required

Cuban Salsa "Casino"

The appropriate name for Cuban Salsa is Casino as it is known throughout Latin America. Historically, Casino traces its origin to the dance halls of Cuba from the Cuban Son dancing and its rhythmic body motions from Afro-Cuban Rumba.

Casino is danced in a circular motion as opposed to the linear or slot movement more common to North American Salsa Styles. Culturally, Casino is danced in male and female couples (with emphasis on sexual interplay, teasing, and everyday experience) but is also danced solo (Suelta) and in groups (Rueda de Casino) in which pairs of dancers make a circle (or “wheel”) and execute dance moves when called out by one “Caller” (or Cantante).

The Instructor

The Instructor is Esther M. Weekes, Ed.D., a native of England. She began learning Casino in 2005 and was hooked from the start! She initially studied with Sandra Moro-Sleeper (www.streetsalsa.com), a second-generation Cuban, in her current home town of Austin, TX. She has attended workshops in Casino, Rueda de Casino and Rumba in the US and Mexico and most recently in Havana, Cuba. Her regular teaching schedule includes group classes at Ruta Maya International Headquarters (www.rutamaya.net), group and private instruction at her home studio in South Austin and private events.

Classes and Events

For information on classes and events please check out www.austincasinosalsa.com or e-mail Esther atesther@austincasinosalsa.com.

If you are interested in events and updates like this, be sure to like Pepe on Facebook! This fall with be full of fun and interesting events like this and many others throughout the semester!