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From: Olaf Bleck [bleck@salsaboston.com] Sent: Wednesday,
April 27, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: #253: Wanda's B-day party at An Tua
Nua tonite
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Yep,
Wanda's turning one year younger! Join us tonight to celebrate with my
girl Wanda at An Tua Nua, where the party is always good and the Salsa Music is
HOT! www.salsaboston.com/antuanua DJ Antonio Ortiz will be in the
house tonight, not last week as I mistakenly said (sorry!). Lessons at
8pm, Casino Rueda, and 9pm Salsa, as usual. Great food available until
11.
Also, Latin Fridays at Vertigo continues to be sizzling every
week! Only $5 before 11pm if you rsvp on the website. Check out the
photo gallery too! Budweiser promotions continue as well.
www.salsaboston.com/vertigo
Finally, mark your calendar: Friday, May 20,
DJ Hernan presents the "Salsa Gala" at the beautiful Springstep dance center
(Medford Square), featuring the "Boston Latin Band". See mailbag for
details. Springstep is of course the site of this year's 5th Annual
Boston Salsa Congress (TM), coming at you this September.
Lastly, start
making your plans for the LA Congress! End of May... latest update
in the mailbag.
See you tonight at An Tua
Nua!
*************** In this issue: *************** Salsa
Briefs: - Vertigo Fridays, pictures, party continues! - "Salsa For
Gringos" Lesson, Fridays and Sundays - Harbor cruises coming up--book your
group parties now!
SalsaBoston Events: - Salsa Night on Wednesdays at
An Tua Nua - Latin Fridays at VERTIGO
This Week's Mailbag (5
items)
************ Salsa Briefs ************
Have you
been down to Vertigo? If you're a Vincent's or similar fan, or you used to
be a regular at Sophias on weekends, or you're simply looking for variety from
the hardcore Salsa format, you'll love this party! Check out the Vertigo Pix
from last week: www.salsaboston.com/gallery RSVP for
Latin Fridays at Vertigo, $5 off the cover. Bud promos ongoing, ask the
reps if they'll buy you a drink.
www.salsaboston.com/vertigo info
www.salsaboston.com/vertigo/rsvp.cgi RSVP for $5 off!
"Salsa
for Gringos" Lesson resumes! Two locations: -Fridays at Vertigo
(Quincy Market/Downtown) 9-10pm www.salsaboston.com/vertigo -Sundays
at Club Q (Fanueil Hall) 8:30-9:30p at Club Q www.salsaboston.com/clubq If
you have 2 left feet and have been frustrated, or simply haven't picked up this
"salsa thing", come on out and we'll cure that for you! Or if you have say
a boyfriend who "can't dance", they usually have the best time. Drag 'em
in. More about the lesson at:
www.salsaboston.com/salsa4gringos
5th Annual Salsa Harbor Cruise
Series! Starts Sundays, mid-June. Book your group reservations
now! Let your HR department know so they can plan a company outing. Season
5, every Sunday this summer starting mid-June. We are currently scheduling
corporate and group reservations, so let your people know. Season tickets
will go on sale in April. www.salsaboston.com/cruise05 July 4th will
be a cruise as well. Call 617-513-9841 for
info.
****************** SALSABOSTON
EVENTS ******************
******************************************* Salsa
Night at An Tua Nua with SalsaBoston every
Wednesday *******************************************
Have you checked
out our new home yet?!! It's a great space and it's getting even
better
835 Beacon St., 1 block outbound from Kenmore Square, near Fenway
Park SalsaBoston: (617) 513-9841 An Tua Nua: (617) 262-2121 (for
directions only) More details and directions:
www.salsaboston.com/antuanua
7:45pm: Casino Rueda Lessons with
Jam'Nastics, all levels 8:45pm: Salsa with Johnny and Kelly, beginner and
intermediate NOTE!!! Classes start 15 minutes earlier now because we have to
close at 1am.
10pm-1am: Salsa Dance with DJ Hernan and DJ D.
Martinez
$10 cover, $12 with lessons, 21+ Call 617-513-9841 for
details about Salsa Night For a discount coupon, visit the website.
An
Tua Nua is a great contemporary Irish bar & grill on Beacon Street just
outside of Kenmore Square (only about 3 blocks from Sophia's). In the back
they have a dance club about the same size as the upstairs at Sophia's, with a
sizable dance floor that holds about 150 people, a bar, and plenty of lounge
seating.
Close to the green line (St. Mary's on the C train),
plenty of street and lot parking.
Irish/America/Bar food available until
10pm. I have eaten there, it is tasty and modestly priced.
Note:
they have Karaoke with my man Kev MacDaddy in the front portion of the bar when
you walk in, but don't let that scare you... Salsa is in the back room!
Full Bar. Please check your coat.
More info and directions:
www.salsaboston.com/antuanua
************************ Latin
Fridays at Vertigo ************************ Boston Hottest new Friday
Night Latin Scene!
with "DJ Guy" of Sophia's spinning the best of Latin
music - Salsa - Merengue - Bachata - Reggaeton - Latin House -
and more
126 State St. Downtown Boston (adjacent to Quincy Market, 1
Block from the clock tower)
Two Levels: Lounge and Dance
Club
Hosted by SalsaBoston.com Every Friday, 9pm-2am 21+, $10
cover Dance Lesson at 8:30pm
MBTA Accessible - Aquarium or
State on the Blue Line - State on the Orange Line - Govt.
Center on the Green Line PARKING: $9 Validated at 75 State St. Garage
(entrance on Broad St.) Valet
Available
www.salsaboston.com/vertigo More info: 617-513-9841 En
Espanol: 617-290-5917
**************************** This
Week's Mailbag ****************************
1) Havana Club
Update 2) Cuban Santería Performance and workshop, Thur. Apr. 28 3) Gala
Salsa! Party at Springstep with Boston Latin Band, May 20 4) Soulsa II,
May 6, Hartford 5) Jam'Nastics Class Schedule 6) Mango Blue at Johnny D's
this Saturday 7) 'ESPADA ORCHESTRA' at La Cabana, Providence, this Fri. 8)
Gian Carlo anf "Balaton" Gig schedule 9) West Coast/LA Salsa Congress
Update
******************************************************************* 1)
Dear
Salseros,
I'd like to thank everyone for another great party - last
Friday over 300 people partied it up Havana Club style. And this week, we
have a special performance by the MIT Rueda Group that you won't want to
miss.
Also, pictures from last Friday's party are in the gallery and can
be seen at: http://www.HavanaClubSalsa.com/salsa_video_footage.shtml
This
week's notes:
-- Friday Night Salsa Friday Night
Salsa *****April 29, 2005***** Greek Club, 2nd Floor
Ballroom, 288 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge Parking garage next
door ($1/hr) One block from Public Transport on Mass Ave
8:30-9:30
Beginner & Intermediate Rueda Lessons w/ MIT Rueda Group 9:30-10:30 Beginner
& Intermediate Salsa Lessons w/ Salsa y Control Salsa Dance Party: 10:30pm -
2am w/ DJs Cuban Jeff and D. Martinez 21+ (18+ with college
ID) $12 cover (includes lessons and dance party). No partner required.
Dress Code: from funky casual to simply elegant to smart
casual
******Special Performance by the MIT Rueda
Group******
The Greek Club is a stunning venue with a spacious 5400 sq.
ft. smooth wood dancefloor, raised performance stage, club
lighting, excellent sound system, and full cash bar.
This week,
we expect an excellent crowd of 300+ salseros - come and enjoy Boston's new
salsa hotspot!
-- Sunday KidsDay commences May 1st The spring
Sunday KidsDay program will begin Sunday, May 1st at the Fountains area of JFK
Park, Memorial Drive, Cambridge. There will be a free merengue and salsa
lesson for kids from 2-3pm, and a free all ages community salsa dance from
3-5pm. Free pizza and chips will be available. (The kids lesson is designed for
8-12 year olds, but all kids are welcome.)
-- Mambo Mondays rock Mambo
Mondays is a relaxed, chill night for salsa beginners to become comfortable
with the basics of rhythm, style, steps, connection, and space
control.
Also, Salsa y Control's Andres Giraldo now teaches the
beginner classes at Mambo Monday. Andres is a tremendously
talented, patient instructor who has helped thousands of people find
their salsa groove.
Mambo Mondays Green Street Grill, 280
Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge 9:30-10:15pm: Beginner Salsa Lesson
w/ Andres Giraldo Salsa Dance Party: 10:00-1am w/ DJ Jeff & DJ
Sonerito 18+ (21 to drink alcohol); $8 cover ($10 w/
lesson)
As always, we want to continually improve our events so if you
have a suggestion, please send me a note.
Finally, please
send this email along to friends, groups, and relevant lists, and share this
great, big, fun night with other cool
people!
Sincerely, Jeff
For more info, and to see videos and
photos of Havana Club in action, visit: http://www.HavanaClubSalsa.com
******************************************************************* 2) Students
of Professor Matory's Afro-Atlantic Religions seminar invite you
to...
BEMBE/SALSA 2005
Thursday, April 28 from 7pm-1am 45 Mt.
Auburn Street Harvard Square, Cambridge
Featuring...
Cuban
Santería dance performance and workshop by master teacher and former member
of Grupo Afro-Cuba de Matanzas, Reynaldo González.
The Caribbean
Aesthetic: Santería and Vodou Arts. Photography exhibit by Grete Viddal.
Altars, Temple Paintings, and Ceremonies in Cuba, Haiti, and
Boston.
Altar Installation for the deity Elegguá, Cuban Trickster
and Gatekeeper, by Natalie Broadnax and Reynaldo González.
A
presentation on the influence of Santería on contemporary Cuban dance music
by Linda Rodríguez with music to follow for a salsa
dance party.
Facilitated by Anna Walters and Oludamini
Ogunnaike.
Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Cultural Agents GSAS Workshop
Series, the Undergraduate Council, and the Harvard Divinity School.
Email
gviddal@fas.harvard.edu or acwalter@fas.harvard.edu for
more information.
******************************************************************* 3) What
a way to start the SUMMER !!
Latin Fiesta with Hector Cuevas and The
Boston Latin Band FRIDAY May 20th at SpringStep
DJ hernan in association
with Moises Salazar present and Elegant and Fun Evening with Boston's Hottest
Band. Hector Cuevas and the Boston Latin Band.
You have seen them at
last year's congress and they were terrific. We do not have many options for
Live Salsa music in Boston and this is and event that you should not
miss.
This Elegant evening will be held at the SpringStep Ballroom in
Medford. Sooooo... Mark this Date Friday May 20th 9-2a
Dress to
impress.
21+ to drink, 18+ to dance.
DJ Hernan will keep the night
going to the music you like.
Hernan
Choque
******************************************************************* 4) SOULSA
II
Friday, May 6, 2005
The Bond Ballroom 338 Asylum
St. HARTFORD, CT
7:30PM - 2:00AM
DESCRIPTION
In
Mid-March, over 300 people from CT, MA, and NY came to SOULSA for Salsa and
Steppin' lessons, dancing, and an encore salsa performance by Boston's Joel
& Ana Massicot.
This time with a Salsa and Afro-Cuban flavor, One
World Epic brings you high energy salsa dance instruction and performances with
an opportunity to network and socialize.
SALSA LESSONS AND
PERFORMANCES
Mike Santiago & Esther Cortes of Hartford's Footwork
Studios, Alisa Bowen of New Haven's Alisa's House of Salsa, and & New
Haven's Los Rumberos of Rumberos Cultural Arts and Dance Studio.
FEATURED
PERFORMANCE
New York-based, Cuban-born Felix "Obalalubbe" Insua, will
introduce Afro-Cuban dance, demonstrate the dances of the Yoruba deities, and
join his dance group, Oriki, in performing salsa integrated with elements
of Afro-Cuban Folkloric, Palo, Gaga, Rumba, and Mambo dance-- "Las Raíces de
Salsa" ("The Roots of Salsa).
Mr. Insua, trained by Cuba's world
re-known Grupo Folklorico Nacional De Cuba, has taught for 15 years and
performed across the U.S., including the 2004 NYC Salsa Congresso and the
upcoming 2005 NYC Salsa Congresso. He has also appeared in films such
as "Piñero," "Calle 54," and "Dame La Mano."
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Networking & Dancing
8:30pm - 10:00pm Salsa Lessons (Beginner
Basics and Beginner/Intermediate)
10:00pm - 2:00am Dancing (DJ
Piñero) (Performances 11:00pm)
$20 In Advance, $25 Day-Of
Event GHAC "Let's Go" Member Discounts.
Tickets can be purchased
online at oneworldepic.com or Call 860.463.4348/ 313.377.6563.
Brought to
you by One World Epic
LLC
******************************************************************* 5) Jamnastics
Class Schedule
Wednesdays: Casino Rueda at An Tua Nua,
7:45pm
Thursdays: 6:30-7:30pm Styling and Body Movement All
Level
7:30-8:30pm Spinning & Partnering Level II &
III-IV
8:30-9pm Footwork Challenge Level I-II &
III-IV
Prices: Half hour classes are $8p.p., and full hour classes are
$14p.p.
Location: BCCA, 14 Green St.,
Brookline www.jamnastics.org
******************************************************************* 6) M
A N G O B L U
E afrolatinworldjazzfunkygroovesalad
Featuring:
Alex Alvear,
Bass & Vocals Ernesto Diaz, Congas Gonzalo Grau, Keyboards &
Vocals Matt Langley, Tenor Sax Omar Ledezma, Timbales Bertram Lehmann,
Drums Manolo Mairena, Percussion & Vocals Jared Sims, Alto
Sax
SATURDAY APRIL 30, 9:30 pm Johnny D's 17 Holland Street, Davis
Square,
Somerville www.johnnyds.com
******************************************************************* 7) COME
AND EXPERIENCE 'ESPADA ORCHESTRA"!!!!!
THIS FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29TH,
DOWNSTAIRS AT LA CABANA NIGHTCLUB. Take exit 25 (Rt.95) Smithfield Avenue
...take a right at Smithfield Ave. and stay to the right (cemetary on right) Go
through 2nd set of lights ..Weeden Street and pull into the CVS parking lot...
you will see the club in the back..make sure you go downstairs..
Lesson:
at 9:00 pm with Alan DANCING TO ESPADA Dance contest at 11:30 pm Event
filmed by Channel 6
DO NOT MISS THIS BAND!!!!!
Total cover: $12.00
for entire
evening
******************************************************************* 8) Gian
Carlo and "Balaton" Performance Schedule
One time show:
Balaton at
Ryles 212 Hampshire St. Cambridge, MA (617) 876-9330 April
29 9:30 $12 cover
New Weekly Gigs:
El Kiosco 972 Saratoga
St. East Boston Solo gig 9-11 every Thursday
Acapulco
Restaurant 464 Centre St Jamaica Plain, MA (617) 524-4328 solo
gig 8-10 every Sunday
Still Happening Weekly
Gigs:
Fridays: Merengue Restaurant: Solo/8-10 156-160 Blue
Hill Ave. Roxbury, MA 02119 Phone: (617) 445-5403
Zuzu: Solo
with guest/11:30-1:30 474 Mass. Ave.,
Cambridge www.mideastclub.com Phone: (617)
864-3278
Saturdays: Merengue Restaurant: Solo/8-10 156-160 Blue
Hill Ave. Roxbury, MA 02119 www.merenguerestaurant.com Phone: (617)
445-5403
******************************************************************* 9) LA
Congress Workshop Schedule Is Now Available
Online:
www.alberttorresevents.com/congress/2004/workshop.asp
Congress
Schedule Including Bands
http://www.alberttorresevents.com/congress/2005/schedule.asp
Buy
Your Registration Online At: http://www.atpevents.com/congress/2005/register.asp Or
Call 310 445 9705
Coming Soon: Honoree Schedule Of Awards Dance
Team Performance Schedule Dance Competition Rules & Fees (Coming
Soon) Some Initial Info Below
Winners Of Each Division Will Qualify To
Participate In The 1st Annual World Salsa Championships At The Orleans Arena
(Capacity Of Over 5,000) In The Orleans Hotel In Las Vegas December 14-17,2005.
All Expenses Paid.
One Of The Main Producers Of This Event Is Albert
Torres And He Is Proud To Announce That The 1st Annual World Salsa Championships
In Las Vegas Will Be Seen On ESPN Worldwide
YES!!! Salsa Dancers Will Be
Seen All Over The World On The #1 Worldwide Sports Network
Only Way To
Qualify For The 1st Annual World Salsa Championships In Las Vegas Is By Winning
In One Of The Selected Competitions Co-Produced Worldwide By Albert Torres
Productions, Inc. Between May 2005 and December 2005.
Five
Divisions: On "1" / On "2" / Cabaret (Lifts & Tricks Above The Shoulders)
/ Teams (Need To Have 6 Or More Members) / Youth Division (13 &
Under)
More Info On Competition Coming Next Week Competitions
Worldwide Where You Can Qualify Coming Soon Between $10,000 & $20,000 Cash
Prize Per Division Hotel & Event Packages Available Soon Live Bands &
International DJ's Each Evening After The Competition Vendor Booths And
Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AT LA
CONGRESS AT AN ADDITIONAL COST
MAY 23-25 MUSICIAN'S SEMINAR For
More Info: http://www.alberttorresevents.com/congress/2005/musicseminar.asp
For
Power Point Info On The Instructors: http://www.alberttorresevents.com/congress/2005/WCSC_Music_seminar_2005.ppt Call
310 445 9705
MAY 25 University Of Salsa (Day
1) salsabureau@yahoo.com
MAY 26 University Of Salsa (Day
2) salsabureau@yahoo.com
Cardio Salsa Instructor Seminar w/ Laura
Canellias www.salsadivaprod.com
MAY 27 University Of Salsa (Day
3) salsabureau@yahoo.com
Salsa Rhythm 4 Dancers w/ Mike
Bello www.mambofello.com
Instructor Training w/ Edie (Salsa Freak)
& Al (Liquid Silver) Espinoza http://www.dancefreak.com/instructor/level3.htm
Liz
Lira's Choreography Workshop www.lizlira.com
Buy Your Registration
Online At: http://www.atpevents.com/congress/2005/register.asp Or
Call 310 445 9705
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