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This update is going out today to resume the regular schedule.

See you at An Tua Nua tonight as usual.  DJ Hernan in the house tonight.
http://salsaboston.com/antuanua or scroll down.

And... Cabana Mondays at Felt is picking up slowly and surely!  At least 60 salseros came by this past week, for Johnny's Birthday and the "Salsa for Gringos" lessons.  It's a very elegant place and a very casual night.  Join us next week!
http://salsaboston.com/felt

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"Salsa for Gringos" Special Workshop (in 2 parts) at MIT this month

I'm teaching a FREE special 2 part version of "Salsa for Gringos" on behalf of the MIT Salsa Club. The first session is this week, and the session will be taught again later this month.  Full listing below in the mailbag, but in summary, here's the dates:

(7pm-9pm)
First Session:
  Tuesday, January 9: Student Center Room 409 - Level 0
  Thursday, January 11: Student Center Room 491 - Level 1
Second Session:
  Thursday, January 18: Student Center 491 - Level 0
  Tuesday, January 30: Morss Hall - Level 1

  (More about "Salsa for Gringos": http://salsaboston.com/salsa4gringos)


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See you on the dance floor!
-Olaf


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In this issue:
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>>> Featured news: <<<
 - Salsa Wednesdays at AN TUA NUA

 - Cabana Mondays is sizzlin' at FELT!  Closed for the holidays but reopening again Jan 8.

 - For the casual: Salsa at Masa, Thursdays

>>> SalsaBoston Events: <<<
 - Salsa Night on Wednesdays at An Tua Nua
 - Cabana Mondays at FELT

>>> Rueda de Casino in Boston <<<

>>> This Week's Mailbag <<<


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 Featured News
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WEEKLY!

    SALSA WEDNESDAYS AT AN TUA NUA!
      7pm Casino Rueda Workshop
      8pm Casino Rueda Lesson*
      9pm Salsa Lesson w/ Johnny and Kelly*
      10pm-1am Salsa!
        *Beginner and Intermediate., no partner needed
   http://salsaboston.com/antuanua for discounts and info or call 617-513-9841
   An Tua Nua
   835 Beacon St. Kenmore Sq/Fenway, Boston


-- Cabana Mondays is HEATING UP!

The new hotspot!  Cabana Mondays at Felt!  Salseros, come check it out.  It's a classy, fabulous place, no cover, charming staff (big shoutout to Farah and Vanessa of Felt!), and of course Boston's finest Salsa as always from D.Martinez and Hernan.  Salsa for Gringos lesson at 7pm for the newbies--send your non-dancing friends over in advance.  Come help make this party happen!  Lots of special nights coming up over there as well.
   http://salsaboston.com/felt

Photos: 
   http://www.salsaboston.com/gallery/arcadia/gallery.cgi?Category=100053



** Have you checked out Masa?  If you're up for a casual night and some dining and an upscale bar, this place is cool on Thursdays.  Casual lesson around 10pm, a mix of music, no cover.  439 Tremont St, South End, Boston



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SALSABOSTON EVENTS
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Salsa Night at An Tua Nua with SalsaBoston
every Wednesday
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Boston's original "All Salsa by Salseros for Salseros" party, over 5 years running!

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

7:00: Intermediate Casino Rueda Workship
8:00pm: Casino Rueda Lessons with Jam'Nastics, all levels
9:00pm: Salsa with Johnny and Kelly, beginner and intermediate

10pm-1am: Salsa Dance with DJ Hernan and DJ D. Martinez

$10 cover, $2 per lesson additional, 21+
Call 617-513-9841 for details about Salsa Night
For a discount coupon, please 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, Fenway on the D, Kenmore on the B), plenty of street and lot parking.

Irish/America/Bar food available until 10pm.  I have eaten there regularly, it is very tasty and modestly priced.

Note: they have Karaoke with my man Kev-Mac Daddy 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, discounts, and directions: http://www.salsaboston.com/antuanua


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Cabana Mondays at FELT
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"A Casual Salsa Night at a Classy Place"

Salseros, come check it out.  It's a classy, fabulous place, no cover, charming staff, and of course Boston's finest Salsa as always from D.Martinez and Hernan.

Salsa for Gringos lesson at 7pm for the newbies--send your non-dancing friends over in advance. 

$10 for the class, no cover for dancing.

Lots of special nights as well.

http://salsaboston.com/felt

Club FELT
533 Washington St, Boston, MA
(617) 350-5555
Between Downtown Crossing and Chinatown

Photos: 
   http://www.salsaboston.com/gallery/arcadia/gallery.cgi?Category=100053


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Rueda de Casino ... SALSA !
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You've seen salsa danced "in a circle", changing partners, performing a variety of fast-paced moves.

Learn this fun way to dance Salsa by joining one of the many FREE practices offered almost every day of the week around Boston.  Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced circles!

Lots of opportunities this month to learn Rueda de Casino Salsa! Visit this site to find out about workshops: http://bostonrueda.wikispaces.com


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 This Week's Mailbag
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1) Havana Club Update
2) Salsa for Gringos FREE workshops this week/month
3) Johnny and Kelly, lessons schedule
4) Platforms Sundays, news and dance contest
5) Gilberto Santa Rosa at aggis arena Feb. 12
6) Paquito D'Rivera at Berklee Jan. 16
7) Reuda Bachata at MIT
8) Fiesta de Baile annual salsa benefit March 24
9) Inca Son winner of the Independent Music Award 2007, performance schedule
     (Band leader Ceasar, long time Salsero.  Music of the Andes)


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1)

Dear Friends,

Havana Saturdays at the Havana Club Ballroom in Central Square is a hit.
And, of course, Friday Night Salsa rocks on!
Photos and Videos from last week's parties can be seen online at
http://HavanaClubSalsa.com

Sincerely,
Jeff

Friday Night Salsa @ Havana Club
Havana Club, 288 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge
* 8:30-9:30 Beg, Int, & Adv Rueda Lessons w/ Ivan, Lino, & MIT Rueda Group
* 9:30-10:30pm Beginner & Intermediate Salsa Lesson w/ Salsa y Control
* 10:30pm-2am Salsa Dance Party w/ DJ Cuban Jeff
* Admission is $12 Ages: 18+ w/ college ID.  Full Bar.
Dress: Smart Casual to Fashionable.

Friday Night Salsa is Boston's salsa hot spot! Friday Night Salsa brings together 300-400 cool, classy people of all skills levels. Beginners are very welcome and the party is a safe environment where everyone dances with - and respects - everyone else.

The Havana Club Ballroom is a stunning space with a spacious 5400 sq. ft. smooth wood dance floor, raised performance stage, club lighting, excellent sound system, and full cash bar. There is a Parking Garage next door ($1/hr), and the party is one block from Public Transport on Mass Ave.


Havana Saturdays @ Havana Club
Havana Club, 288 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge
* 8:30-9:30pm Beginner Latin Lessons w/ Ivan
* 9:30-10:30pm Beginner & Intermediate Salsa Lessons w/ Jeff & Ivan
* 10:30pm-2am Dance Party w/ Rumba Na Ma
* Admission is $12 Ages: 18+ w/ college ID.  Full Bar.
Dress: Smart Casual to Fashionable.

The perfect follow-up to Friday Night Salsa,
Havana Saturdays features the beautiful Havana Club
ballroom, 250+ cool people and live music every
week!  Beginners are very welcome and the party
is a safe environment where everyone dances with -
and respects - everyone else.


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2)
"Salsa for Gringos" Series begins this TUESDAY!

"The ideal class for people with two left feet, and of course a great way to meet new people!"

Olaf Bleck (MIT '89, founder of SalsaBoston.com), in conjunction with MIT Salsa Club, is teaching a special two-part "Salsa for Gringos" series, a unique, fun, and down-to-earth approach to learning salsa dancing.

These lessons are geared towards new dancers wishing to learn enough of the basics to confidently hit the dance floor.  For more experienced dancers they are also great for refining some fundamentals and breaking down "how it works" more comprehensively.

There will be two sessions of two classes each, level 0 and level 1.  It is recommended that you attend both a level 0 and level 1 class, and repeating them is also helpful.

All classes are 7pm-9pm
First Session:
Tuesday, January 9: Student Center Room 409 - Level 0
Thursday, January 11: Student Center Room 491 - Level 1

Second Session:
Thursday, January 18: Student Center 491 - Level 0
Tuesday, January 30: Morss Hall - Level 1

CLASSES ARE FREE
no partner needed
dress comfortably & avoid rubber-soled shoes.

Stratton Student Center: 84 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge
Morss Hall: 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge

More info about class times and locations: http://web.mit.edu/salsaclub/www/events.shtml#tuesday
     
More about "Salsa for Gringos" at http://salsaboston.com/salsa4gringos

or call Olaf at 617-513-9841

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3)

FELIZ ANO NUEVO, salseros y salseras!
The start of the New Year means..
Johnny and Kelly’s winter session is also starting.
(Did YOUR new year’s resolution involve salsa?!)

Learn sexy salsa moves, turn patterns and funky freestyle footwork.
Practice your body movement, isolations, and styling.
Weekly studio classes offered at three levels—Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced.

Body Mechanics and Styling for Ladies—the new weekly class will be starting a little later in January.  Learn to dance fluidly and gracefully, moving your shoulders, ribcage, arms, and hips harmoniously.  Incorporate these basic movements into your styling and build on them.

And, Johnny & Kelly’s monthly salsa workshops are continuing!  Specialty workshops are a great way to refine your dancing by concentrating on different aspects of the dance and music.  Each month, we teach a 1 1/2-hour workshop on a specific topic. 

The January salsa workshop will be Rhythm and Timing, Part II.  We have received such positive feedback from our December workshop on Rhythm and Timing, that we will be offering Part II this month!  We will have LIVE music in the studio to help us gain a better understanding of the percussion rhythms that make us move!    

Stay tuned for details about the Body Mechanics class and the January salsa workshop, Rhythm and Timing, Part II.


Join Johnny and Kelly for some “on 1” fun and a great start to 2007!

Beginner:     Tuesdays at 7:00pm – 8:30pm, starting January 9th
                   Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in the Old Cambridge Baptist Church
                        400 Harvard St. in Cambridge, Studio 3
                        (Church faces Mass. Ave., near the intersection with Harvard St.)
                        (Studio entrance on the side facing the Inn at Harvard.)
                         Near the Harvard Square T stop on the Red Line
                        Street parking or parking lot ($3) available from Kelly or the Front Desk.

Beginner:       Thursdays at 8:00pm – 9:30pm, starting January 11th
                        Dance Complex
                        536 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, Studio 5
                        Near the Central Square T stop on the Red Line
                      Public parking lots or street parking available
Advanced
Beginner:     Mondays at 8:30pm – 10:00pm, starting January 8th
                   Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in the Old Cambridge Baptist Church
                      (See above for details.)
Intermediate/
Advanced:    Tuesdays at 8:45pm – 10:15pm, starting January 9th
                   Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in the Old Cambridge Baptist Church
                        (See above for details.)


Weekly studio classes are $15 each or five classes for $60.  All 5 classes of a package must be taken within the Winter Session, which lasts 10 weeks.

Please e-mail or call with any questions.  We look forward to dancing with you!
Kelly:  kelly@salsaboston.com, (617) 522-7443
Johnny:  salsumba1@aol.com, (617) 312-6464



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4)
HELLO AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH, AT STRICTLY SALSA SUNDAYS, AT PLATFORMS
NIGHTCLUB, AT 165 POE STREET, PROVIDENCE, R.I. COME AND HEAR....

                            "YENNIFER"
                       OUR OWN SALSA VOCALIST

EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR LOCAL TALENT AND THIS WOULD BE THE TIME
TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL SALSA VOCALIST.  HER
PERFORMANCE WILL BE AT 10:30 PM .

                            MORE NEWS.......

STRICTLY SALSA SUNDAY WILL HOST A SALSA DANCE CONTEST:

......PRELIMINARY ON FEBRUARY 18TH

......FINALS ON FEBRUARY 25TH

......ALL CONTESTANTS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED, THIS IS A MUST

......CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL, INCL. BOSTON AND CT.

......$500.00 CASH PRIZES

TO ENTER, CONTACT :  JEANNE OKI
                     okisalsa@netzero.com

                  or/ phone before January 25th
                      401-941-8008

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5)
Saturday February 10, 2007
"El Caballero de La Salsa"
Gilberto Santa Rosa (Live)
Aggains Arena at Boston University
925 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Ma.
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com or 617.931.2000
Ticket prices: $95.00, $79.00, $59.00 8:00pm


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Contact: Berklee College of Music
Margot Edwards 617-747-2004

Paquito D'Rivera to Deliver Keynote, Perform
And Receive Tribute From Berklee President Roger Brown
At Berklee Teachers on Teaching (BTOT) 2007
Free Event at the Berklee Performance Center, Tuesday, January 16

Boston, MA, January 8, 2007.  Grammy award-winning saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Paquito D’Rivera is set to deliver the keynote address and perform at the annual Berklee Teachers on Teaching (BTOT) conference, Tuesday, January 16, 10:45 a.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA.  This event is open to the public free of charge.  The BTOT keynote will be a question-and-answer session with D’Rivera, facilitated by Oscar Stagnaro, professor of bass.  Berklee President Roger H. Brown will then honor D’Rivera with a tribute, followed by a live performance by D’Rivera, with Stagnaro on bass; Alain Mallet, associate professor of ensembles, on piano; Mark Walker, associate professor of percussion, on drums; and alumnus Pernell Saturnino, on congas.


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7)

Hello all you wonderful dancers. Happy 2007 and I have a suggestion for a
New Year's resolution for all of you! It is time for you to come down to MIT
bldg 66 every Thursday night at 7:30-9 for some excellent Rueda de
Bachata!!! FREE FREE FREE
We are a student run group; offshoot of Hips On Fire; that meets once a week
to learn new moves and choreography so that when HOF is ready for us...we
are ready for them..in case of a show, performance, etc when they need
Bachata dancers who are up to speed on all the latest moves.
No previous bachata necessary..no partner necessary.. come dance with us on
Thursday night..bldg 66 on Ames st in the back lobby. You won't regret it!!! Susanita

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8)

Dear Friends of the Dance,
As the autumn season wanes and winter approaches, we at the North Shore Civic Ballet would like you to remember that spring is on the horizon. Our biggest and most successful fundraising event, the 8th Annual Fiesta de Baile and Silent Auction, has been scheduled for March 24, 2007 at the Nahant Country Club with its fantastic dance floor. Beginning at 9:00pm with a complimentary salsa lesson from professional dancers, the evening is sure to be a lively tribute to the Latin art form. DJ Antonio Ortiz will once again provide us with the authentic sound until 1:00pm. Hors d’oeuvres are included with admission and a cash bar is available throughout the evening.
The silent auction, an important part of the event, promises a wonderful array of eclectic items and services, catering to all ages, dancers or spectators. The many wonderful gift donations provide us with the opportunity to raise funds for the NSCB, and in these lean times, they are very necessary for the continued operations of the school. As a previous contributor to our organization, we urge you to save the date in your 2007 calendar, put on your dancing shoes, and open your pocketbook to us.

The enclosed forms have donation level descriptions for table reservations and we hope you are feeling expansive. You may order tickets early at a discounted rate of $30.00 each, as we will charge $35.00 on the night of the Event. We encourage you to plan early to reserve tables since seating is limited at the country club. Donations to the NSCB of any amount are always welcome at any time.

Thank you in advance for your support of the arts and of the dance experience. In this stressful world, we are reminded of how grateful we are to live in a place that allows us to move and dance freely. Happy Holidays to you and to all the special people in your life.
Yours truly,
Paula K. Shiff

And the Fiesta Committee


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We are proud to announce that Inca Son is the proud winner of the Independent Music Award 2007 in the World Traditional category!!!! 
Please click on this IMA link to listen to the song "Trip to the Andes" which won the award. http://www.independentmusicawards.com/pages/jukebox2007_ima.asp

Cesar Villalobos will be performing as a soloist:                         

Every Friday in January
8:00pm
Machu Picchu Restaurant
307 Somerville Avenue
Somerville, MA  02143
 617-623-7171
 www.machupicchuboston.com 

Every Wednesday in January
5:00pm
Marriott Hotel
Custom House
3 McKinley Square
Boston, MA
(617) 864-7041

Inca Son (the group) will be performing:

January 12th
7:25am & 11am
Hanover High School Auditorium 
Hanover, MA
781-878-5450 

January 27th
3:00pm
Full Band (Musicians & Dancers)
RISD Museum Auditorium
Providence RI
401-454-6674
www.risdmuseum.org

Please be sure to check out the website for last minute updates.  www.incason.com

If you live in the Maine area CD's are available at selected Bull Moose Music Stores.

Thank you for your support over the years.
Wishing you the best for the coming year!!