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: Dear Friends, : : I am pleased to remind you that Juliana Melo's Samba Sundays : will open this week on May 9th at the Green Street Grill! Samba : de Gafieira is a beautiful dance which has the elegance and sensuality of : Tango and dance steps that are similar to salsa. The format will be similar to : Mondays, a cool and classy evening with a class followed by a fun night : of dancing. : : And this week at Friday's Fiesta, and for the next 3 weeks, we will : be upstairs at the BCCA. The all-stars from Salsa y Control will do : the salsa lessons. And Ivan and Sylvie's rueda lessons will take place : right after the salsa lessons. : : Next week at Friday's Fiesta, we will host Ritmo con Calor, a benefit : for Jamnastics. Jamnastics will run salsa lessons from 9:30-10:30, and at the : party there will be an all-star rotation of DJs including The Brothers Giraldo, DJ : Engels!, and DJ Walter. Most of you know that Jamnastics benefits are great : parties, which regularly have 150-200 great people dancing the night away. What : many do not know is that Jamnstics is a tremendous non-profit organization that : provides youth dance scholarships and works hard to make a real difference in the : community. Also, many of Boston's fabulous salsa artists - Johnny Giraldo, Ana : Tinajero Massicot, Javier Salort, Sammy Lopez, Michael Goldstein etc. - are alumni : of the Jamnastics Dance Company! : : The Jamnastics benefit will also feature dance performances by: Jamnastics : Dance Company, Jamnastics Training Group, area youth groups, and Havana : Club's Samba Dancers! And there will be workshops - hosted by Jamnastics, : Masacote Entertainment, and Hacha y Machete - the following Saturday. : Scheduled workshops include: dips and stunts, partnering challenge, spinning technique, and footwork/styling. For more information: : http://www.jamnastics.org/Latin/RitmoConCalor.html : : And the following Friday, May 21st, Salsa y Control will run its special : bi-montly benefit! Stay tuned for details next week! : http://www.salsaycontrol.com/ : : Mambo Mondays is amazing.... I am very happy that the vision for that night has : become a reality. : : Saturday KidsDay is changing.... the format is being re-worked and for now we : will, weather permitting, be hosting an informal gathering at the JFK Fountains area : in the JFK Park on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Inspired by April Genovese, : who ran a salsa gathering there a couple of years ago, the idea is to have people bring : blankets, frisbees, nerf and real footballs, and their dancing shoes.... Juliana and I will : teach a free class for kids from 2-3pm, and everyone (all ages) is encouraged todance : afterward. With spring in the air, it is time for Boston to showcase its salsa art to the : community. : : Also, April Genovese, who ran a wonderful salsa congress, is at Ryles on : Sunday!!! April is a tremendously talented teacher and dancer, and she has been : doing great things in the Boston salsa community for seven years. : : : Havana Club events this week: : Friday Fiesta, May 6th : Beg. and Int. Salsa lessons w. Salsa y Control 9:30-10:30pm : Beginner and Intermediate Rueda lessons 10:30-11:30pm : Dance 10:30-1:00am. All ages. Admission is $10; $12 w. lesson. : BCCA, 14 Green Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline : : Juliana Melo's Samba Sunday!, May 9th : Beginner Samba de Gafieira lesson 9:30-10:15pm : Dance 10:15-1am. Admission is $8; $10 with lesson. Ages: 21+ : Green Street Grill, 280 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge : : Mambo Monday, May 10th : Beg Salsa lesson 9:30-10:15pm. Beg Rueda lesson 10:30-11:30pm : Dance 10:00-1am. Admission is $8; $10 with lesson. Ages: 21+ : Green Street Grill, 280 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge : : Sincerely, : Jeff Robinson