Salsa Events Going On Today:
(Salsa dancing events for Thursday, May 23, 2013)
Important: Event times are subject to change. Always double check with the event organizer before making plans.
Salsa With Juan
Event Type: Beginning, Pre-Intermediate, and Pre-Advanced Dance Lessons
Cost: $15 Drop-In, $12 for Meetup Group Members
Location: Oakland
Description: Beginning and intermediate lessons held every Thursday at the Linden Street Dance Studio in Oakland using the Salsa With Juan methodology that emphasizes repetition and practice. Space available for practice afterwards ($5 drop-in, or free if you take the lesson).
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Albertos Salsa
Event Type: Beginner Lesson, Intermediate Lesson, Dance Party
Cost: $10 ($7 student, $15 band nights)
Location: Mountain View
Description: A cool bar & lounge located in Mountain View with a great instructor and chill atmosphere. Plenty of seating, a full bar, and live bands of Friday nights. Music is a mix of salsa and bachata, with a sprinkling of cha cha and merrengue.
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Salsa Cubana
Event Type: Salsa Dance Lessons On 1
Cost: $13 Drop-In, Package Discount Available
Location: San Francisco
Description: Cuban style salsa lessons at Symbolic Dance & Fitness, home of the Latin Symbolics.
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Madrone SF
Event Type: Lessons, Social Dancing
Cost: Free!
Location: San Francisco
Description: Local DJ's spinning Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Merengue...
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Allegro Beg/Int Lessons
Event Type: Beginner/Intermediate Salsa Lesson
Cost: $8 Members, $12 Non-Members
Location: Emeryville
Description: Thursday night salsa lessons with Garry & Viola at the Allegro Ballroom with a focus on intermediate patterns and partnering. Extra practice time is available after the lesson for an additional $5.
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Cafe Cocomo
Event Type: Lessons, Live Music, Social Dancing
Cost: $12 Thursdays, $15 Saturdays
Location: San Francisco
Description: Cafe Cocomo is a popular spot in San Francisco featuring a huge dance floor, live bands, full bar, and salsa lessons taught by Jake Jacobs.
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Salsa/Bachata Thursdays
Event Type: Dance Lessons, Live Band
Cost: $10
Location: San Rafael
Description: Dance lessons with Jose "JAS" Santamaria followed by dancing; live bands every last Thursday of the month and Salsa Y Sabor every 2nd Thursday with DJ Medina.
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Sultry Salsa Nights
Event Type: Beginning/Intermediate Salsa Lesson, Social Dancing
Cost: $15 for 1 class, $20 for 2 classes
Location:
Description: Salsa lessons and dancing every Thursday night at the Society: Culture House in Santa Rosa. Doors open at 6pm for food and cocktails, dance lessons begin at 7pm, and dancing continues until 10:30 in the evening. Salsa lessons by Irene Silva and Jesus Cruz of Santa Rosa Salsa. No partner or experience necessary.
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Shadow Ultra Lounge
Event Type: Salsa Dancing Lesson, Salsa Dancing Social
Cost: $5.00
Location: Oakland
Description: Salsa dancing every Thursday night at the Shadow Ultra Lounge (formerly Maxwell's Lounge) in Oakland. Free salsa lessons from 8pm-9:30pm, followed by dancing until 1:30am in the morning.
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ODC Salsa
Event Type: Dance Lessons
Cost: $14 for one class ($1 cash discount)
Location: San Francisco
Description: New York style mambo classes taught at the esteemed Oberlin Dance Collective School of Rhythm and Motion.
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Vima Salsa Lessons
Event Type: Salsa & Latin Lessons
Cost: $20 drop-in or $100 a month for unlimited classes
Location: San Francisco
Description: Latin Ballroom and Salsa classes every Thursday & Friday at the Vima Dance Studio in San Francisco. No partner necessary and all ages welcome. $20 per lesson drop-in or $100 a month for unlimited classes.
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Vinnie’s Bar & Grill
Event Type: Salsa Dancing
Cost: Free
Location: Concord
Description: Salsa dancing and other Latin music at Vinnie's Bar & Grill in Concord, every Thursday night. Free street parking and a full bar.
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Hot Salsa Nights
Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Salsa Dancing
Cost: Free
Location: Alameda
Description: Hot Salsa Nights (formerly Hot Latin Nights) at The Fireside Lounge is only salsa dance social located on Alameda's historic Webster Street, held every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Free beginning salsa lesson from 8PM-9PM, no partner necessary. Dance social starts at 9PM. Music by DJ La Franco. Free admission all night and free parking.
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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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San Francisco Salsa Festival This Weekend!
Posted March 26, 2013 by Takeshi
In case you haven’t heard yet, the 5th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is coming up this weekend! The SF Salsa Festival is a 3-day long salsa extravaganza that brings some of the best salsa instructors and performers in the world to San Francisco for 3 nights.
The party begins on Thursday night at Cafe Cocomo, then moves to the Westin in San Francisco on Friday & Saturday. There are workshops during the day with top instructors, followed by performances in the evening, and dancing until 2am every night.
If you’re planning on attending, get your tickets soon as space is limited and tickets sold out last year. Find out more…
Hot Salsa Saturday Tomorrow Night!
Posted February 1, 2013 by Takeshi
The opening night of Hot Salsa Saturday is coming tomorrow to San Jose! The event, organized by Michelle Castro and Isidro Corona is a revival of the Hot Salsa Friday social, which used to be one of the biggest salsa socials in the Bay Area. Tomorrow is the first night of the event, so it’s sure to draw a big crowd. Lessons start at 7pm, with open dancing from 9pm. Check out the Event Page for more information.
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