Salsa Events Going On Today:
(Salsa dancing events for Wednesday, June 19, 2013)
Important: Event times are subject to change. Always double check with the event organizer before making plans.
Salsa On Time
Event Type: Salsa Dancing Lesson
Cost: $10
Location: Hayward
Description: Salsa dancing lessons every Wednesday night at the ME Restaurant & Lounge in Hayward taught by Hugo Henriquez. Learn fun and challenging salsa patterns On1 and meet new friends and improve your dancing.
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Studio 1924 Salsa
Event Type: Cuban Salsa Lessons
Cost: $10
Location: Oakland
Description: Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday night at Studio 1924 in downtown Oakland. Studio 1924 is a dance studio by day and a dance venue by night, and designed to feel like a friend’s really big living room. Some of the Bay Area's top instructors teach at the event, with different instructors every week. The studio is close to 19th Street BART and plenty of free street parking, but please note: If you park across the street from the studio, there is street cleaning starting at midnight.
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Cuban Salsa Lessons
Event Type: Cuban Salsa Lessons
Cost: $12
Location: San Francisco
Description: Cuban salsa lessons taught at the Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco every Monday and Wednesday by Ramon Ramos Alayo. In his class, Ramon teaches basic Cuban footwork, style, and musicality as well as complex turn patterns. No partner necessary, wear comfortable clothes.
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ShBoom Nightclub
Event Type: Salsa & Bachata Lessons, Dancing
Cost: $10
Location: San Ramon
Description: Latin Nights every Wednesday at the ShBoom Nightclub in San Ramon, featuring salsa and bachata lessons starting at 7pm with weekly guest instructors. Lounge setting, hardwood dance floor & full bar with DJs playing Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia & Reggaton.
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Agenda Lounge
Event Type: Beginner Lesson, Intermediate Lesson, Dance Party
Cost: $5 most nights, $10 with live band
Location: San Jose
Description: A Wednesday night salsa dancing spot in downtown San Jose, featuring salsa lessons, dancing until 2 in the morning, and a full bar. Some nights feature a live band and/or performances.
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Latin Symbolics Salsa On 1 Wednesdays
Event Type: Beginning & Intermediate Salsa Lessons On 1
Cost: $13 One Class, $19 Both Classes (discount cards available)
Location: San Francisco
Description: Beginner and Intermediate level salsa lessons taught "On 1" with Ava Apple & Rodolfo Guzman, the directors of the Latin Symbolics. Beginner lessons at 7pm, intermediate at 8:15pm.
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El Valenciano
Event Type: Lessons,Social Dancing
Cost: $12
Location: San Francisco
Description: El Valenciano Latin Wednesdays is a weekly salsa social hosted by the Mambo Romero Dance Company in San Francisco, featuring salsa lessons On2 and dancing until 2 in the morning.
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D Tequila Lounge
Event Type: Beginner Lesson, Social Dancing
Cost: $5 for the class, Free afterwards
Location: Redwood City
Description: A beginner dance lesson and some social dancing at the "After Work Salsa Wednesdays" event held in the D Tequila Lounge (formerly the Deseo Tequila Lounge) in Redwood City.
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Salsa Rueda Class
Event Type: Salsa Rueda Class
Cost: $12
Location: San Francisco
Description: Salsa Rueda (aka Rueda de Casino) lessons at the Dance Mission Theater in SF taught by veteran instructor Ramon Ramos Alayo. Salsa Rueda is a dance where couples dance in a circle, and was developed in Havana, Cuba. Everyone dances together in a circle, dancing simultaneously to the caller's commands. Experience with Cuban salsa dancing required.
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Lil Baobab
Event Type: Club Dancing
Cost: $3
Location: San Francisco
Description: A night of salsa music and dancing at Little Baobab, an intimate bistro and club, around the corner on 19th Street between Mission & Capp Streets
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Latest News:
Hot Salsa Saturday Competition Results
Posted June 17, 2013 by Takeshi
The finals of the “So You Think You Can Dance” Jack & Jill competition at Hot Salsa Saturday took place this weekend, pitting a dozen couples against each other in a freestyle dance competition in salsa, bachata, chachacha, and merrengue. After 3 rounds of random partner switches, the winners were as following:
1st place: Vmal Pradeep and Helen Vazquez
2nd place: John Palalia and Ailinh Do
3rd Place: Gabe Alatorre and Kristen Marie
The competition was judged by Hector Reyes, Rodney Rodchata Aquino, and Maritza Gonzales.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Finals of the HSS Competition Coming June 15th
Posted June 2, 2013 by Takeshi
The final round of Hot Salsa Saturday’s annual “So You Think You Can Dance” Jack & Jill is coming up on Saturday, June 15th!
If you’ve never seen a Jack & Jill competition before, it’s a freestyle dance competition where the guys and girls are paired off with a random partner, and have to dance salsa, bachata, chacha, and merrengue to the DJ’s choice of music.
There have been 4 qualifying rounds for this year’s competition, and the winners from the qualifying rounds will be going head to head against each other in the final round on Saturday, June 15th.
Here are the competitors who will be competing at HSS:
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Bay Area Salsa Competitions Guide
Posted April 25, 2013 by Takeshi
Have you ever wanted to watch a live dance competition? Or are you the competitive type that likes to compete? If so, you’re in luck, because there are a number of salsa competitions coming up in the following weeks.
Here’s a quick guide to the competitions that are coming up in the Bay Area if you are interested in competing, or just watching. The rules for each competition are slightly different, so here’s what to watch for:
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Salsa History Infographic
Posted April 25, 2013 by Takeshi
Are you familiar with the history of salsa? Check out this cool infographic that’s making the rounds on Facebook (originally from a presentation at Johannes Gutenberg University):
One of the meanings of the word salsa is “mixture” and salsa is indeed a mixture of various different music and dance forms, including chachacha, latin jazz, cumbia, pachanga, mambo and more. This handy chart helps show the richness of salsa’s origins.
SF Salsa Festival 2013 Results
Posted April 2, 2013 by Takeshi
Missed the competition at the SF Salsa Festival this past weekend? Here are the results for the top 2 winners in each division, who qualified for the World Latin Dance Cup coming up in December:
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