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Special Club Caribe Saturday Edition with Salsaboston and Masacote


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Posted by Ana on June 06, 2010 at 20:06:46:


A Special Club Caribe Saturday Edition AND
The Grand Finale Showcase for the Masacote Salsa Retreat 2010

- Brought to you by Masacote Entertainment & SalsaBoston -


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MORE INFO AND PURCHASE TICKETS AT:
www.masacoteretreat.com/finale.html
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-- Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 --

EVERYONE is invited for a SPECIAL CLUB CARIBE SATURDAY EDITION

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GET READY!!!
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Masacote Entertainment and SalsaBoston have teamed up to bring all Masacote Salsa Retreat attendees back into Boston Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 for a Grand Finale celebration of an incredible week. Everyone from the Boston Salsa Community is invited!

EVEN BETTER!!! During the party, all participants of the advanced sectional will be performing to a work choreographed specifically by Ana & Joel Masacote. You won't want to miss it!


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Event Details
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Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010

Location: Club Caribé in the Courtyard Marriott/CAMBRIDGE
(Overlooking the Charles River)
777 Memorial Drive; Cambridge, MA 02139

Workshops: 7:00-9:00pm (Read Schedule below); $5/workshop
Salsa for Gringos Lesson:9:00-10:00pm (Free with cover, Details below)

Party & Dancing: 10:00pm - 1:30am with DJ Rob Suave

Showtime: 11:00pm

Cover: $15 in advance; $20 @ door (Cover includes "Salsa for Gringos" Class)

Dress: Smart Casual

-- This is An All Ages event
-- Cash bar
-- Complementary Appetizers
-- Complimentary "Salsa for Gringos" Lesson
-- Free Garage & Lot parking and free valet on busy nights. (Please don't park at Trader Joe's. Extra parking available across the street from the hotel entrance.)
-- Dinner available at Bisuteki Japanese Steakhouse in the Hotel Lobby.


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WORKSHOPS & LESSONS
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Workshop Schedule: (Only $5/workshop!)

7-8pm: Ladies' Styling with Ana Masacote (Adv Beginner to Advanced)
7-8pm: Men's Footwork with Joel Masacote (Adv Beginner to Advanced)
8-9pm: On 2 for On 1 Dancers Transitional Course with Aaron Damus (All Levels)

Free Lesson: (Complimentary with Cover)

9-10pm:"Salsa for Gringos" with Olaf Bleck (Read description below)

"Salsa for Gringos" is a level 0 beginners Salsa class which is designed for the non-dancer and is taught from my own perspective as a once non-dancer, and with a great deal of levity. It's also a great class for people that have taken some lessons but feel like their still "missing something".

I learned Salsa from a variety of instructors mostly around Boston, but it took me probably a year and a half to "get it". The aim is to have you going in just one night, particularly by teaching you all the little things I learned outside of other beginner dance classes which made all the difference to me. The class is designed to be very simple, casual, comfortable, and moreover, fun!. Think of it as "Salsa Prep", but we also get into it.

"What's a Gringo," you ask? "Gringo" a euphemistic word for non-Hispanic person, basically a "white boy who can't dance." There's also a "Gringa" for that matter, so ladies, don't feel left out.

In any case, we can cure that for any Gringos and Gringas, but the class is really for anyone who is completely new at it (Gringo or not) or maybe has been struggling with the basics like I once did. In fact, some of my most grateful students have been Latinos themselves.

Drop in, "no partner needed" or bring a date or group. Wear casual "club clothes" and avoid shoes with rubber soles (they make it harder to move).

Some things we'll cover:

Basic steps and how it makes sense
What beats in the music to dance on
How to lead
How to follow
Balancing
Turning, broken down
"The connection"
How to move our bodies to transcend our cultural barriers
Plus lots of humor to keep it light....

See you there!

-- Olaf "El Gringo de la Salsa"


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MORE INFO AND PURCHASE TICKETS AT:
www.masacoteretreat.com/finale.html


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