Hola Salseros!
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This issue:
-Congreso MADNESS!!!
-SalsaBoston events
-Sponsor news
-This week's mailbag
Special note:
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**** Salsa and Sangria Night at the Black Rhino!
**** Mingle and dance with various Back
Bay/Beacon Hill Social Clubs
**** Featuring DJ D. Martinez and SalsaBoston's
"Salsa for Gringos" lesson.
**** Tuesday, November 12, 07:00pm , $10, proceeds to RAREKIDS.org
**** RSVP and more info!
****
http://www.evite.com/r?iid=LYGJCRSCPIEDDBTSGZKC&li=E1
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Also, before getting into
congreso details, new Salsa night tonight at The Point, and also a La Alianza
part Sat. at Harvard Law. Always a good
time. (the Sangria's free for starters... how wrong can you go...!) Details in the mailbag.
*** TENTATIVE CONGRESO WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
WILL BE ONLINE LATER TODAY!
OFFICIAL CONGRESS HOMEPAGE:
http://salsaboston.com/congreso
CONGRESO BREIFINGS:
* Next Volunteer brunch
meeting this Sat., noon. Call me for directions!
617-513-9841
* Tentative workshop schedule
will be up on the event website later today!
We have over 8 different instructor pairs from around the country, plus
instructors from this area, who will be teaching all types of partnering and
individual dance, style, and technique.
* PURCHASE YOUR $99 EVENT
PASSES NOW! Includes the whole deal, 3
days and nights, all
workshops, and Puerto Rican Power concert!
Price good until this FRIDAY, then $135.
* Have you read the Globe
article yet?!!
http://salsaboston.com/congreso/globe.html
* One more confirmed
couple, Dave Parris and partner from NY, who dances with Razzmatazz among
others. Look for a cool workshop from
him!
* It's come to my
attention that the hotel link was broken.
It is fixed now!
http://salsaboston.com/congreso/hotel.html
* We're getting a
tremendous response from people planning to come, but on the web poll there
also seems to be a lot of people that aren't interested. If you're one of them,
we'd like to know why since this is an event for the entire community. Please email your comments to
congreso@salsaboston.com
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OFFICIAL CONGRESO
ANNOUNCEMENT
Hola Salseros y
Salseras! Please redistribute far and
wide!
Friday, November
15-Sunday November 17
Salsaboston in conjunction with many friends
presents...
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2nd Annual New England Salsa Congreso!!
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Tickets Online!
http://salsaboston.com/congreso
or call 617-513-9841 (English) or
617-524-0457 (Spanish)
Featuring:
- PUERTO RICAN POWER
ORCHESTRA Sunday Night!
- 14 Invited Salsa Dance
Companies from NY, DC, LA, Toronto,
and New England
- 500+ Salseros from all
over New England!
- Workshops for all
levels and all ages (youth program on Saturday)
- Dance performances with
the hottest salsa dancers
from coast (NY) to coast (LA)!
- Fashion Shows!
- The "Mambo
Mall" with all the Salsa Fashions, shoes, CD's, Music, and more
Friday, Nov. 15:
Congreso Warm-up Party!
"El Bembe" (Jorge Hernandez
Cultural Center, South End, Boston)
2 Workshops, Salsa Pre-party Lesson, and
Dance Show!
International DJ Ricardo Loaiza
$15 advance for the show, $25 all day pass
Saturday, Nov. 16:
Performance Night
Knights of Columbus Hall, Charlestown
13 Workshops, Salsa Pre-party Lesson, and
Mega Dance Show!
All ages all day, including youth workshops
Battle of the DJ's
$20 advance for the show, $75 all day pass
Sunday, Nov. 17
Finale: PUERTO RICAN POWER ORCHESTRA
Wonderland Ballroom
10 Workshops, Salsa Pre-party Lesson,
Orchestra, and Dance Show!
$25 advance for the Concert and Show, $75 all
day pass
-- or -- get a CONGRESO PASS
for $99 (b4 Nov. 8) admission to EVERYTHING.
Confirmed so far:
Oliva Dasso, World Salsa
Champion, LA
Cultural Explosion Dance
Company, NJ (w/ 16 dancers!)
Latin Motions, New Orleans and L.A. (Troy Anthony and dancers)
Mambo Tribe, Toronto
Latin Vibez from DC, with
DJ Ricardo Loaiza
Dee Scott and Karen
Aguilar from DC
Avram and Vanessa, DC
Dave Paris and partner,
NYC
others TBA
--- all of these dancers are teaching on1 and
on2 ---
plus from New England
Salsalort
Hips on Fire
April and the new Wepa
Performance Group (you guys have a name yet?!)
Johnny and Kelly
Jamnastics
Andres and Ana
and more TBA
ALL FOR $99 before Nov.
8! That includes a wristband that gets
you into
EVERYTHING including the
concert.
Individual tickets to all
events and day passes will be available too,
though we haven't set the
exact prices quite yet. Stay tuned for
that, or
check the website in a
couple days. But the total deal
individually is
somewhere around $250, so
the early bird pass is a real bargin!
Register now at
http://salsaboston.com/register.html
Also, Individual Tickets
for the Puerto Rican Power Orchestra, Sunday night
are on sale right now
with *no service charge* at
http://salsaboston.com/store
(but it's included with the event pass).
HOTEL:
Out of towners! We've secured a pretty good hotel deal at the
Tage Inn
Somerville, for $89.95 per night plus tax (comes out to around
$95 total).
That's about $20-$30
cheaper than the next guys. It's a nice
clean,
professional hotel right
of I-93, and is pretty much in the middle of all
three venues. Free breakfast, free parking. Book under "SalsaBoston",
617-625-5300. More details:
http://salsaboston.com/congreso/hotel.html
MORE DETAILS:
visit the event home page
at http://salsaboston.com/congreso regularly!
Or
call me at 617-513-9841
VOLUNTEERS:
Brunch every Sat. at noon at my place.
If you want to join in, please email
me at
olaf@salsaboston.com
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Sponsor News
(please patronize the establishments
that help bring you SalsaBoston.com)
"What's a sponsor?"
email: info@salsaboston.com
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TEMPORADA LATINA @ RYLES
Salsa & Merengue
Dancing - Thursdays in Cambridge
Friendly environment for
beginners,
Quality dance space for
more experienced salsa enthusiasts,
Nonsmoking, 21+
Dance Lessons with Dance
Caliente
Intermediate Salsa: 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Beginner Salsa: 9:15 pm - 10:00 pm
Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St.,
Inman
Square, Cambridge, (617) 876-9330
Dancing: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Admission: $12 before 10:00 pm; $8 after 10:00 pm
Presented by: Suzanne
Steele, Assorted Affairs, (508) 224-5120
http://salsaboston.com/temporada
DJ Schedule:
1st Thursday: DJ Antonio
Ortiz (and Halloween! Oct. 31st)
2nd Thursday: DJ Nik
3rd Thursday: DJ Jose
Barron
4th Thursday: DJ Rubio
New Year's Eve (Tuesday,
Dec. 31st) Salsa Dance Party!
Plan on it!
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SuperShag Mega Dance
Complex
406
Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-7424 (SHAG)
http://www.supershag.com
Salsa Night 3rd Sat. each
month!
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Salsa Socials with April
Each Sunday with DJ Nik
and DJ Hernan
Fred Astaire Studio, 100 Mass Ave, Boston
Classes prior
www.aprilon2.com
Also, check out 5 week
class schedules
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SALSA NIGHT PARTY with
ASIAN taste
Every 1st Sunday each
Month
8:30pm - Midnight, $5
Drinks & Food
available (sorry it is not free)
All Asia Cuisine & Bar, 332 Massachusetts Av, Central Sq, Cambridge
www.hipsonfire.com
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JAM'NASTICS'
Sunday Salsa Lessons with Ana & Andres at
Johnny D's:
"If you would like to get your dancing
feet in gear on the weekend,
JAM'NASTICS teachers Ana and Andres are
teaching every Sunday night at
Johnny D's in Somerville. Salsa class
from 9 to 10 p.m., followed by
dancing to a live band! More information at
http://salsaboston.com/clubguide/sunday.html
Also, JAM'NASTICS offers
ongoing Salsa lessons for all ages and all levels.
Current schedule and info
at http://jamnastics.org
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This Week's Mailbag
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1) Hips on Fire update
2) Salsa at Karoun
monthly on Wed. now.
3) Lessons with Salsalort
4) Talk about beer for
$75
5) La Alianza Part this
Saturday at Harvard Law
6) Salsa Nights at The
Point, Grand opening this Thursday
7) Salsalegre class
schedule
8) Salsaweb trip to Cuba
9) Classes at Harvard
10) 4EVER Music Video
Premiere, Nov. 9, Mirage
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1) From hips on fire:
Thursday Workshop with
Merengue, Bachata, Colombian Cumbia and Costarrican Swing
Besides Salsa the rhythms
that are most popular around here are Merengue, Salsa and Cumbia, so come and
learn how to dance and move to other rhythms beside SALSA.
Thursdays 7pm-8:30pm
ALL LEVELS - No partners
needed.
VFW
299 Green st
Central Sq, Cambridge.
$12/lesson
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El Bembe - Friday Nov 8th
with La Seleccion Perfecta
La Seleccisn Perfecta is
an outstanding, 12-piece Salsa orchestra led by Harold Cruz and composed of
some of the best Salsa musicians in the region. The band has been extremely
active in the New England Latin music scene and offers a varied repertoire of
original compositions and arrangements.
9pm - 10pm - Salsa
Lesson by Hips On Fire
10pm - 1:30am- Live
music and DJ music
Food and Bar available
Shuttle parking also
available
$12 entrance
Jorge Hernandez Cultural
Center
85 West Newton,
South End, Boston
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2)
Hello Salsa Lovers!
Salsa at the Karoun Has a New Date!
NOW ~ Wednesdays Once a Month!
Next Salsa Event....WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
13TH!
Look for our upcoming announcement!
For more information
contact
Vera@dance2latin.com
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3)
WORCESTER CLASSES:
*** New
"Express" 5-week Session Starts NEXT THURSDAY, November 14! ***
** Intro to Latin Dance
(Thursdays 6-7:50
PM)
Learn the three most
popular Latin Dances: Salsa, Merengue,
& Bachata!!! We will cover basic
footwork, leading and following techniques, and basic turn patterns. Come ready to have a great time! ..... please
note .... We will cover the ENTIRE 10-week Intro course in 5 weeks by doubling
the time of each class meeting.
COST: $125 per person, $100* F/T students with
VALID ID. Couples
*Special: $225 per couple.
...Group and Students
*Discounts Available. (* Restrictions
may apply.)
** Salsa - Advanced
Beginners' (Skills) Workshop (Thursdays 8-8:50 PM) This detailed Turn Pattern and Footwork Workshop will give you the
confidence you need on the dance floor.
You will also learn to break down steps and create your own
combinations. Great class for building a
"collection" of steps! This is
also a great preparation course for folks who know the basics and want to take
our regular 10-week Advanced Beginner Salsa course in January.
COST: $60 per person, $50* F/T students with VALID
ID. ...Group and Students *Discounts Available.
(* Restrictions may apply.)
Classes will meet
Thursdays November 14 & 21, and December 5, 12, and 19.
To REGISTER and for more
information please visit us at www.SALSAlort.com. You may also e-mail us at SALSAlort@juno.com
or call us at 508-792-0263.
Classes are held at the
YWCA, 1 Salem
Square, Worcester, 01608. NO
MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.
Get ready for the
holidays! Join us for our
"Express" 5-week session and be prepared to "burn the rug"
at the next holiday party! We look
forward to seeing you November 14!
CAMBRIDGE WORKSHOPS:
*** New SALSA Workshops Start Tuesday December
3!!! ***
** Salsa Turns "Skill Builder"
Workshop **
Get the ingredients to
take your dancing to the next level. You
will learn turn pattern components like the "Copa",
"Hammerlock", "Around the World", "Cross Check",
and others, and how to create your own
combinations. Emphasis will be on
DETAILED Leading and Following Techniques.
This Advanced Beginner/Early Intermediate Workshop will help you build
confidence on the dance floor.
------- Tuesdays, 6-7:30 PM, 3 weeks. $60
per person.
** Salsa/Mambo Shines Workshop **
Tired of just doing the
Basic? Learn HOT footwork patterns /
Open Shines! Shines from a variety of
styles like New
York and L.A. will separate you from the rest. You will also learn to add footwork styling
to your partnering. Build a collection
of shines in this jam-packed, MULTI-LEVEL workshop!
------- Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 PM, 3 weeks. $40
per person.
SPECIAL PRICE: Register for BOTH workshops for only $90 per
person!
These special workshops
will run for 3-weeks. Classes will meet
Tuesdays December 3, 10, and 17.
To REGISTER and for more
information please e-mail us at SALSAlort@juno.com or call us at 508-792-0263.
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4) [This ain't Salsa but
it'll get you a few bucks to talk about beer!
I've done it. Downtown, they pay for parking and give you food too. A good deal... -Olaf]
DO YOU KNOW ANY MEN (AGES
21-34) WHO SPEAK SPANISH FLUENTLY?
Please forward this
message to your male friends, family members or co-workers who may be interested
in participating
Focus Pointe, a local
Market Research firm, is conducting a beverage study with Hispanic Men. There are No Sales involved and participants
will not be asked to purchase anything now, or in the future. We would simply like to hear their opinions
about Beer Brand preferences.
In appreciation of their
time, Panelists will be PAID $75.00 to participate in a 90-Minute round-table
discussion at our conveniently located Downtown Boston office. Refreshments will be provided and parking
will be validated. Space is limited, please call now to schedule an
appointment.
Please Call HECTOR To
Sign Up:
1-617-573-0808 - Ext.
202
Don't miss this unique
opportunity to voice your opinions and thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you!
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5)
Submitter:
jackie ramos
Email:
jramos@law.harvard.edu
Info:
La Alianza at Harvard Law School invites you to their fall Salsa Party.
When: Saturday, November 9, 2002
Time: 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Cover: $8
Where: Harkness Commons-this
is Harvard Law School's
student center. Take Massachusetts Ave. past Harvard Square towards Porter Square and turn right on Jarvis Street.
Free beer and sangria!!
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6)
GRAND OPENING !!!!
Salsa Nights at The
Point!!!
Begining Thursday
November 7, 2002.
Featuring:
DJ D.Martinez spinning
all classic Salsa till 2am!
Salsa lessons by 'Roberto
& Veronica'.
First floor: Full
resturant and bar with special Salsa Night Menu and drink list!! Second floor:
Newly renovated hard-wood floors for Salsa dancing all night!!
Validated Parking
(Parking lot right across the street).
This is a 21+ event.
Proper ID & Dress .
Cover: Opening night,
$5.00!!!! Includes lessons and free appetizers.
Lessons start at 9:00pm Dancing from 10:00pm til 2:00am
The Point - 147 Hanover St. - Boston (Near Government Center & Fanueil Hall)
For directions or more
information call: 617-523-7020
Join us for Noches de
Salsa at The Point
every Thursday night!!!!
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7)
6-Week class session
starts this week:
Thu. Nov. 7th & Sat. Nov. 9th
BEGINNER SALSA AND
MERENGUE (LEVEL I)
Saturdays, Nov 9th - Dec 21, 5-6 pm
ADVANCED BEGINNER SALSA
(LEVEL II)
Thursdays, Nov 7th - Dec 19th, 7-8 pm
Saturdays, Nov 9th - Dec 21, 4-5 pm
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
SALSA (LEVEL III)
Thursdays, Nov 7th - Dec 19th, 8:15-9:15 pm
with NEW MATERIAL!
LOCATION: 17 Winslow Rd, Natick
(visit www.salsalegre.com,
"Learn to Salsa"
for map)
Classes limited to 10
people - Advanced registration
encouraged to hold your
space and hold open class.
REGISTRATION:
To reserve your space,
send check, payable to
Guillermo Rivera-Pagan
to: Guillermo Rivera-Pagan, 61
Child
St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Check must be
received by Nov. 4th.
Registration also accepted the
first day of class on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
COST per person:
$75 for 6-week session;
$15 per class for drop-ins
(Drop-ins accommodated on a space-available
basis.)
ATTENTION: In the event
of low registration, class may
be cancelled and time
slot may be used for special 4
week workshops.
e-mail:
salsalegre@salsalegre.com
Guillermo: 617-522-2524
Tracey: 508-655-7142
Pamela: 508-561-4798
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8)
We are proud that finally
there is a travel event officially approved by Washington. Visit the roots of where salsa started. This
licensed cultural trip to Cuba is a great experience. The deadline has been
extended by the Cuban Government and the price has been reduced for SalsaWeb.
Salsa Dancing / Music
Workshop Tour
November 22nd - November 29,
2002
Direct Charter from LAX Los Angeles Airport - 5 Hours
4 Star + Habana Libre
Hotel
$ 1,995.00 With Airfare
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy add $
299.00
Taxes, airport charges
and VISAs are additional
SPECIAL SALSAWEB OFFER
Anyone who books before
Nov 10 and mentions SalsaWeb will get an additional $50 off and a bonus set of
dance instructional videos from SalsaWeb worth $100.This is an incredible
opportunity at an exceptional value!
After 911 the US
Immigration Service has increased vigilance over illegal trips due to possible
harboring of terrorists in Cuba. With the cooperation of the Mexican authorities
popular airports like Cancun and Mexico city have have been staked out and
severe fines given to US national returning from illegal trips to Cuba, which
can be less expensive. Foreign nationals have have had their alien visas (green
cards revoked)
This is a legal trip
approved by the State Department in Washington and the Cuban government. They
mandate top notch accommodations for such legal trips which raises the price
compared to the risky cut-rate tours out of Mexico. This tour is an incredible value and we are proud
to support it.
For booking and
information contact:
Cuban Travel Cultural Tours
Cary Podell 310-345-1081
www.salsateachersassociation.org
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9)
Yes! The most popular
Salsa and Merengue classes on campus return!
**************** STARTING NOV 6
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Wednesdays, weekly
9:30-10:30PM
Dudley House
No partner or experience necessary.
$20 for 3 classes.
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Sign up and pay at the
first class.
Email pagan@fas.harvard.edu
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10) 4EVER Music Video Premiere
Location:" Mirage
Night Club"
888 Tremont St. Roxbury
Ma. 02150
5 Minutes away from
Ruggles T Station
Date: November, 9,2002
Time: 3:00pm- 6:00pm
Nature of event: Music
Video premiere of 4Ever(Local group). This event is for children and adults.
Our goal is to present to the
community of Boston 4
young Latinos that are making their dreams come true.
This event is intended to
inspire the youths to pursue goals in life, through
hard work and
determination.
Overview of event: This
event is sponsored my Mega Communications. Merengue
restaurant will be
catering this event.
4Ever will be doing a
live performance. There will be free CD promo’s given
away. Viewing of the
music video. The local press will interview 4Ever. The
event will begin at 3pm
and end at 6pm.
Coordinators:
Derek Deler
Tony Castillo
Nancy Deler
Debbie Serret
Contact numbers.
617 825 3440
617 474 2244
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