Author: Philip Wake

2019-10-29: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-10-26: El Bembe Salsa Party at Editors Tap London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at Editor's Tap. The atmosphere is very friendly as it was at The Bottlescrue for 6 years but the dance floor is better with air conditioning that actually works well! I always have a good time dancing to the motivational music of DJ Johnny Gee! Format: The venue offers plenty of space for dancing mainly salsa and bachata in a long room parallel to the extensive bar. Timetable: 7:15 Read more [...]

2019-10-25: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latina host an excellent salsa & bachata party on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue £1.20 after 7pm but usually free when you leave after midnight! Timetable: 7:45 Doors Open 8pm Bachata Dance Classes 8:45 Salsa Dance Classes 9:30 Social Read more [...]

2019-10-24: Salsa at Slug & Lettuce Fareham followed by Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
Slug & Lettuce Fareham have been running Cuban salsa dancing classes and social dancing in their salubrious event room every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm since 26th September. Venue: Slug & Lettuce Fareham at 64 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0JN Parking: The nearby Market Quay Car Park is free after 6pm. Times: 8pm Cubana lessons for beginners and improvers9pm Social dancing11pm Close Tickets: £6 for lessons and social dancing, £3 for social dancing only Hosts: Bluetouchlive, Read more [...]

2019-10-23: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-10-22: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-10-20: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-10-19: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at The Union Ludgate London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Ludgate on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The wooden dance floor has a capacity for several hundred dancers, a good sound system and adequate air conditioning. The atmosphere is friendly as you would expect from a venue inhabited mostly by students. Venue: at The Union Ludgate at 35 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AU Parking: Free parking is available in nearby roads after 7pm but note Read more [...]

2019-10-18: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London!

On: By: Philip Wake
I always look forward to being part of the biggest and best monthly salsa dancing venue in the UK which is El Grande at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for salsa, cubana, bachata & kizomba - often attended by more than 1200 dancers! Entry is £12 whether you do the lessons or not. The venue is Scala just a few hundred yards down the road from King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station at 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL. There's always somewhere Read more [...]

2019-10-17: Salsa at Slug & Lettuce Fareham followed by Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
Slug & Lettuce Fareham have been running Cuban salsa dancing classes and social dancing in their salubrious event room every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm since 26th September. Venue: Slug & Lettuce Fareham at 64 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0JN Parking: The nearby Market Quay Car Park is free after 6pm. Times: 8pm Cubana lessons for beginners and improvers9pm Social dancing11pm Close Tickets: £6 for lessons and social dancing, £3 for social dancing only Hosts: Bluetouchlive, Read more [...]

2019-10-16: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-10-15: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-10-13: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

2019-10-12: Salsatricity at All Saints Church Hall in Barnet London with Katie!

On: By: Philip Wake
The name Salsatricity speaks for itself - the atmosphere is always electric at any of the high quality venues they use for their nights full of smiling dancers! See their facebook page Salsatricy for more information about the amazing salsa events that Heather Ross organises. I usually aim to arrive around 10pm for 3 hours of social dancing after the lessons from 8-10pm! 🙂 See also their website at salsatricity.com.  Entrance: £10 Venue: All Saints Church Hall at Read more [...]

2019-10-11: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park St Albans!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Mish hold a salsa event every Friday at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HW. Parking is strictly limited and the locals are very sensitive to bad parking so if the gate is closed when you arrive you should park at Midway Surgery Car Park, 93 Watford Road, AL2 3JX from which there is a  free minibus shuttle running every 15 minutes and you get a chance to win back your entry fee! The sprung dance floor is large, there are plenty of fans Read more [...]

2019-10-10: Salsa at Slug & Lettuce Fareham followed by Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
Slug & Lettuce Fareham have started up Cuban salsa dancing classes and social dancing in their salubrious event room every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm. Venue: Slug & Lettuce Fareham at 64 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0JN Parking: The nearby Market Quay Car Park is free after 6pm. Times: 8pm Cubana lessons for beginners and improvers9pm Social dancing11pm Close Tickets: £6 for lessons and social dancing, £3 for social dancing only Hosts: Bluetouchlive, Slug & Read more [...]

2019-10-09: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-10-08: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-10-06: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-10-05: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion or group: SALSA - FUSION Club Nights . Sometimes there's one on the 3rd Saturday too. There is rarely a shortage of good salseras to dance with and there's always the Cuban room to cool down when you get overheated because it's a smaller room with several enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to attract ladies who like to go Read more [...]

2019-10-04: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana runs this salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) on the first Friday of every month. It is a welcome rebirth of the Que Rico event which used to run on the 2nd Friday of each month at The Bedford in Balham last year until it had to be closed for refurbishment. This venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers I'd say. The bachata area is quite small but adequate for those who prefer sideways salsa! 😉 The ballroom has air Read more [...]

2019-10-03: Salsa at Slug & Lettuce Fareham followed by Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
Slug & Lettuce Fareham have started up Cuban salsa dancing classes and social dancing in their salubrious event room every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm. Venue: Slug & Lettuce Fareham at 64 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0JN Parking: The nearby Market Quay Car Park is free after 6pm. Times: 8pm Cubana lessons for beginners and improvers9pm Social dancing11pm Close Tickets: £6 for lessons and social dancing, £3 for social dancing only Hosts: Bluetouchlive, Slug & Read more [...]

2019-10-02: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-10-01: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-09-29: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

2019-09-28: El Bembe Salsa Party at Editors Tap London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at Editor's Tap. The atmosphere is very friendly as it was at The Bottlescrue for 6 years but dance floor is better with air conditioning that actually works well! I always have a good time dancing to the motivational music of DJ Johnny Gee! Format: The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in a long room parallel to the extensive bar. Timetable: 7:15 Bachata lessons8:15: Read more [...]

2019-09-27: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latina host an excellent salsa & bachata party on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue £1.20 after 7pm but usually free when you leave after midnight! Timetable: 7:45 Doors Open 8pm Bachata Dance Classes 8:45 Salsa Dance Classes 9:30 Social Read more [...]

2019-09-26: Salsa at Slug & Lettuce Fareham followed by Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
Slug & Lettuce Fareham have started up Cuban salsa dancing classes and social dancing in their salubrious event room every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm. Venue: Slug & Lettuce Fareham at 64 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0JN Parking: The nearby Market Quay Car Park is free after 6pm. Times: 8pm Cubana lessons for beginners and improvers9pm Social dancing11pm Close Tickets: £6 for lessons and social dancing, £3 for social dancing only Hosts: Bluetouchlive, Slug & Read more [...]

2019-09-25: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-09-24: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-09-21: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at The Union Ludgate London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Ludgate on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The wooden dance floor has a capacity for several hundred dancers, a good sound system and adequate air conditioning. The atmosphere is friendly as you would expect from a venue inhabited mostly by students. Venue: at The Union Ludgate at 35 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AU Parking: Free parking is available in nearby roads after 7pm but note Read more [...]

2019-09-20: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London – 15th Year Anniversary!

On: By: Philip Wake
I always look forward to being part of the biggest and best monthly salsa dancing venue in the UK which is El Grande at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for salsa, cubana, bachata & kizomba - often attended by more than 1200 dancers! Entry is £12 whether you do the lessons or not. The venue is Scala just a few hundred yards down the road from King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station at 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL. There's always somewhere Read more [...]

2019-09-19: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-09-18: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-09-17: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-09-15: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-09-14: Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice at Pimlico Academy London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Ola Latina, The Latin Passion, London Dance Cartel UK, Bachata Spice & Salsateca London run an event called Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice every second Saturday at the Pimilico Academy. Venue: Pimlico Academy at Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT Schedule: Every second Saturday of the month Times: Lessons from 8pm, social dancing from 9:45 to 2am Tube: 2 minutes from Pimlico Parking: Plenty of free parking after 8:30pm in surrounding roads. Ticket: £12 (You must bring your ID) Format: Read more [...]

WORRIED ABOUT YOUR UK STUDENT LOAN!

On: By: Philip Wake
Think about students in the US - they have to pay an average of $393 per month which is about £320 which is 20% of the average US household income. In the UK you only have to pay 9% of what you earn over £25,000 for Plan 2 (Sep 2012 onwards) which means you wouldn't have to pay £320 a month until you earned £67,000 a year at which point £320 would be around 6% of your income! Under Plan 1 (before Sep 2012) you would have to earn £60,000 a year before you would have to pay as much as Read more [...]

2019-09-13: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park St Albans!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Mish hold a salsa event every Friday at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HW. Parking is strictly limited and the locals are very sensitive to bad parking so if the gate is closed when you arrive you should park at Midway Surgery Car Park, 93 Watford Road, AL2 3JX from which there is a  free minibus shuttle running every 15 minutes and you get a chance to win back your entry fee! The sprung dance floor is large, there are plenty of fans Read more [...]

2019-09-12: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-09-11: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-09-10: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-09-08: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

2019-09-07: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion or group: SALSA - FUSION Club Nights . Sometimes there's one on the 3rd Saturday too. There is rarely a shortage of good salseras to dance with and there's always the Cuban room to cool down when you get overheated because it's a smaller room with several enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to attract ladies who like to go Read more [...]

2019-09-06: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana runs this salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) on the first Friday of every month. It is a welcome rebirth of the Que Rico event which used to run on the 2nd Friday of each month at The Bedford in Balham last year until it had to be closed for refurbishment. This venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers I'd say. The bachata area is quite small but adequate for those who prefer sideways salsa! 😉 The ballroom has air Read more [...]

2019-09-05: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-09-04: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-09-03: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking for 3 hours in the roads Read more [...]

2019-09-01: Salsa Bachata Revolution Sundays in Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

CELEBRATION OF MY 74TH BIRTHDAY ON 2SEP WITH MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER IN BRIGHTON!

On: By: Philip Wake
Had a fabulous time with my daughter Jennifer and my grand-daughter Jessica celebrating my birthday on 2 September and Jennifer's on 20 September. Jessica almost took her first steps trying walking towards me to sit on my lap! These two represent a lifetime achievement for me! . FACEBOOK COMMENTS – click a date to see the original post Read more [...]

2019-08-31: El Bembe Salsa Party at Editors Tap London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at Editor's Tap. The atmosphere is very friendly as it was at The Bottlescrue for 6 years but dance floor is better with air conditioning that actually works well! I always have a good time dancing to the motivational music of DJ Johnny Gee! Format: The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in a long room parallel to the extensive bar. Timetable: 7:15 Bachata lessons8:15: Read more [...]

2019-08-30: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latina host an excellent salsa & bachata party on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue £1.20 after 7pm but usually free when you leave after midnight! Timetable: 7:45 Doors Open 8pm Bachata Dance Classes 8:45 Salsa Dance Classes 9:30 Social Read more [...]

2019-08-29: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-08-28: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-08-27: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking in the roads opposite the Read more [...]

2019-08-25: Salsa Bachata Revolution Sundays in Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

2019-08-24: London LatinFest Saturday Party Night at The Vault KCLSU!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Latin Collective and Scala hosted this Saturday all dayer at The Vault KCSLU to celebrate London's biggest Latin Festival of the year. The London Latin Festival 2019 featured internationally well known instructors, DJs and performers and is the Latin highlight of the year! Venue: The Vault KCSLU at Bush House, South East Wing, 300 The Strand, London WC2R 1AE which has a wooden dance floor with a capacity of 400+, professional air conditioning, sound system & lighting and the cheapest Read more [...]

2019-08-23: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park St Albans!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Mish hold a salsa event every Friday at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HW. Parking is strictly limited and the locals are very sensitive to bad parking so if the gate is closed when you arrive you should park at Midway Surgery Car Park, 93 Watford Road, AL2 3JX from which there is a  free minibus shuttle running every 15 minutes and you get a chance to win back your entry fee! The sprung dance floor is large, there are plenty of fans Read more [...]

2019-08-22: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-08-21: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-08-20: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking in the roads opposite the Read more [...]

2019-08-18: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-08-17: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at Gabeto Camden London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Ludgate on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The wooden dance floor has a capacity for several hundred dancers, a good sound system and adequate air conditioning. The atmosphere is friendly as you would expect from a venue inhabited mostly by students. This month the venue had to be changed to Gabeto Camden which is a bit smaller but just as friendly. Venue: Gabeto at Stables Market, 23 Chalk Read more [...]

2019-08-16: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London!

On: By: Philip Wake
I always look forward to being part of the biggest and best monthly salsa dancing venue in the UK which is El Grande at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for salsa, cubana, bachata & kizomba - often attended by more than 1200 dancers! Entry is £12 whether you do the lessons or not. The venue is Scala just a few hundred yards down the road from King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station at 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL. There's always somewhere Read more [...]

2019-08-15: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-08-14: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-08-13: Salsa Social at Art Coffee House Portsmouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Kasia Rajca, who is an amazing salsa dancer & teacher, provides a salsa social at The Art Coffee House in Portsmouth every Tuesday which include Cuban dancing lessons in the rueda format. See the Salsa Solent Portsmouth facebook page for more information about this and other events presented by Kasia . Venue: Art Coffee House at 1-13 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH Click the pic to see the Google map! Parking: There's plenty of free parking in the roads opposite the Read more [...]

2019-08-11: Salsa Bachata Revolution Sundays in Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information Read more [...]

2019-08-10: Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice at Pimlico Academy London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Ola Latina, The Latin Passion, London Dance Cartel UK, Bachata Spice & Salsateca London run an event called Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice every second Saturday at the Pimilico Academy. Venue: Pimlico Academy at Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT Schedule: Every second Saturday of the month Times: Lessons from 8pm, social dancing from 9:45 to 2am Tube: 2 minutes from Pimlico Station Parking: Plenty of free parking after 8:30pm in surrounding roads. Ticket: £12 (You must bring your Read more [...]

2019-08-09: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park St Albans!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Mish hold a salsa event every Friday at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HW. Parking is strictly limited and the locals are very sensitive to bad parking so if the gate is closed when you arrive you should park at Midway Surgery Car Park, 93 Watford Road, AL2 3JX from which there is a  free minibus shuttle running every 15 minutes and you get a chance to win back your entry fee! The sprung dance floor is large, there are plenty of fans Read more [...]

2019-08-08: Salsa Bailando Full Moon Party at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-08-07: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-08-04: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-08-03: Bournemouth Salsa Festival – Saturday Party Night at The Pavilion

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & Damarys Farres organised this popular weekend event at various locations in Bournemouth from 2nd to 4th August 2019. My interest is in the Saturday Party Night to be held in the Pavilion Ballroom from 8:30pm to 4am. Previous experience tells me that the best time to arrive is around 10pm! Venue: Pavilion Ballroom at Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth BH1 2BU Parking: There's some free parking after 8pm in Westover Road if you prefer not to pay in the Pavilion car park. Click Read more [...]

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – LIFE STORY

On: By: Philip Wake
Being appreciated is wonderful and I thank Miguel Mayana London from the bottom of my heart for this LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - see 2019-08-02: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham – Awards Night! for details. I'm writing a book about my salsa life and here's how it begins: In 2003 at the age of 57, after 2 years of being parted from my first wife, I occasionally used to go to The Pyramids in Southsea to enjoy simulated Summer time on the beach. One night as I Read more [...]

2019-08-02: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham – Awards Night!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana runs this salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) on the first Friday of every month. It is a welcome rebirth of the Que Rico event which used to run on the 2nd Friday of each month at The Bedford in Balham last year until it had to be closed for refurbishment. This venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers I'd say. The bachata area is quite small but adequate for those who prefer sidesways salsa! 😉 The ballroom has air Read more [...]

2019-08-01: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-07-31: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-07-28: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta, Funky & Guest as instructors and Aaron George & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information click on the Read more [...]

2019-07-27: El Bembe Salsa Party at Editors Tap London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at Editor's Tap. The atmosphere is very friendly as it was at The Bottlescrue for 6 years but dance floor is better with air conditioning that actually works well! I always have a good time dancing to the motivational music of DJ Johnny Gee! Format: The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in a long room parallel to the extensive bar. Timetable: 7:15 Bachata lessons8:15: Read more [...]

2019-07-26: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latina host an excellent salsa & bachata party on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue £1.20 after 7pm but usually free when you leave after midnight! Timetable: 7:45 Doors Open 8pm Bachata Dance Classes 8:45 Salsa Dance Classes 9:30 Social Read more [...]

ON THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR!

On: By: Philip Wake
I'm reading a book sitting between my flat door on the chain with a cushion keeping the door open and two wide open windows. There's a breeze of cool air passing over my nearly naked body and I'm feeling very comfortable. Am I going to put my clothes on to go out salsa dancing tonight or am I going to save myself for the weekend which will be a lot cooler? Silly question! 🙂 . . . SEE YOU TOMORROW . . . Click to see the original facebook post Read more [...]

2019-07-24: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-07-21: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-07-20: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at The Union Ludgate London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Ludgate on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The wooden dance floor has a capacity for several hundred dancers, a good sound system and adequate air conditioning. The atmosphere is friendly as you would expect from a venue inhabited mostly by students. Venue: at The Union Ludgate at 35 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AU Parking: Free parking is available in nearby roads after 7pm but note Read more [...]

2019-07-19: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London!

On: By: Philip Wake
I always look forward to being part of the biggest and best monthly salsa dancing venue in the UK which is El Grande at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for salsa, cubana, bachata & kizomba - often attended by more than 1200 dancers! Entry is £12 whether you do the lessons or not. The venue is Scala just a few hundred yards down the road from King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station at 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL. There's always somewhere Read more [...]

2019-07-18: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-07-17: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-07-14: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta,  Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more Read more [...]

2019-07-13: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion or group: SALSA - FUSION Club Nights . Sometimes there's one on the 3rd Saturday too. There is rarely a shortage of good salseras to dance with and there's always the Cuban room to cool down when you get overheated because it's a smaller room with several enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to attract ladies who like to go Read more [...]

2019-07-12: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park St Albans!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Mish hold a salsa event every Friday at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HW. Parking is strictly limited and the locals are very sensitive to bad parking so if the gate is closed when you arrive you should park at Midway Surgery Car Park, 93 Watford Road, AL2 3JX from which there is a  free minibus shuttle running every 15 minutes and you get a chance to win back your entry fee! The sprung dance floor is large, there are plenty of fans Read more [...]

2019-07-11: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-07-10: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-07-07: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event usually featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which will accommodate 60 simultaneous dancers with seating spaces for another 40 people. You can see more information about this and other Mundo Latino UK events at mundolatinouk.com. Venue: Revolution Richmond at 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-07-06: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion or group: SALSA - FUSION Club Nights . Sometimes there's one on the 3rd Saturday too. There is rarely a shortage of good salseras to dance with and there's always the Cuban room to cool down when you get overheated because it's a smaller room with several enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to attract ladies who like to go Read more [...]

2019-07-05: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana runs this salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) on the first Friday of every month. It is a welcome rebirth of the Que Rico event which used to run on the 2nd Friday of each month at The Bedford in Balham last year until it had to be closed for refurbishment. This venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers I'd say. The bachata area is quite small but adequate for those who prefer sidesways salsa! 😉 The ballroom has air Read more [...]

2019-07-04: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Drift Bar in Southsea is the venue for Bailando every Thursday run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 10pm to 3am. When I arrive around 10pm for the salsa dancing upstairs there are usually plenty of people who attended the earlier bachata lessons from 8:30 to 10pm staying on for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm salsa is added to the mix and people start coming up from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Read more [...]

2019-07-03: Salsa Explosion Wednesdays at Bar So Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake
Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every Wednesday. There are  bachata workshops from 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by Cuban salsa workshops from 8:45pm until 10:30pm.  All levels are catered for with the one and only Moe Flex usually providing the advanced level for bachata & salsa. The workshops are followed by social dancing until 1am with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which Read more [...]

2019-06-30: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sundays at Revolution Brighton  featuring  Giulieta,  Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. The atmosphere is very friendly and I always feel very welcome. Venue: Revolution at 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Bachata & cubana lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more Read more [...]