Category: Event

2019-06-28: 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 [...]

2019-06-27: 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 [...]

2019-06-26: 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 [...]

2019-06-23: London Salsa Fest – Sunday Party & Show at Marlborough Primary School!

On: By: Philip Wake
Mambo City, Havana to Londres & London Salsa Fest organised a weekend of entertainment featuring world famous latin bands, lead singers and artists with workshops & live performances on Friday & Saturday and workshops & a party night with shows on Sunday which was my choice for the weekend. Friday: Jimmy Bosch and The Latin All Stars OrchestraSaturday: Alexander Abreu and Havana D’ Primera Sunday: Maykel Fonts, Yanet Fuentes, FreddyClan, Tomas Guerrero, Melina & Andreas Read more [...]

2019-06-22: 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 crazy Read more [...]

2019-06-21: 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 [...]

2019-06-20: 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 [...]

2019-06-19: 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 [...]

2019-06-16: 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 [...]

2019-06-15: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at The Union Regents Place London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Regents 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 Regents Place at 11 Triton St, London NW1 3BF Parking: Free parking is available in nearby roads after 7pm Tube: Read more [...]

2019-06-14: 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 [...]

2019-06-13: 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 [...]

2019-06-12: 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 [...]

2019-06-09: 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 [...]

2019-06-08: Pexava Saturday Salsa Special at Conway Hall London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Pexava Dance run a Saturday Salsa Special at Conway Hall in Holborn London on a monthly basis. It has a very large top quality dance floor, an excellent sound system, effective air conditioning and a stage for the top quality DJs. Shelley Cook de Prado and Gilberto Prado Mendez are the organisers of this superb event which I attend whenever I can fit it into my regular monthly schedule! If you are driving the postcode takes you to the doors used only after 10:30pm from Theobalds Read more [...]

2019-06-07: 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 [...]

2019-06-06: 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 [...]

2019-06-05: 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 [...]

2019-06-02: 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 at4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-06-01: 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 first Saturday at the Pimilico Academy. Venue: Pimlico Academy at Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT Schedule: Every first 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 [...]

2019-05-31: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latinahost 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 [...]

2019-05-30: 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 [...]

2019-05-29: 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 [...]

2019-05-26: 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 [...]

2019-05-25: El Bembe Salsa Party at Draft House Chancery London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month usually at The Bottlescrue but tonight it was held at Draft House Chancery, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE. The atmosphere is very friendly and 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 an L shaped room with a bar. Timetable: 7:15 Bachata lessons8:15: Salsa lessons9:15: Social dancing Read more [...]

2019-05-24: Incognito Fridays at Dance Lab Putney!

On: By: Philip Wake
Putney Salsa Club is hosted by Incognito which is run by the elegant Jeff Tarpinian and the lovely Mia Amorbaila. It has a very friendly atmosphere and the venue has a superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with a professional sound system and air conditioning that works. The dance floor is normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. The event is on every Friday from 7pm but I can only go when there are 5 Fridays in the month because four of my Fridays are already booked Read more [...]

2019-05-23: 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 [...]

2019-05-22: 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 [...]

2019-05-19: 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 at4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The Read more [...]

2019-05-18: 50/50 Salsa & Bachata at The Union Regents Place London!

On: By: Philip Wake
50/50 Salsa & Bachata and BOS - Bachata On Saturday host a salsa and bachata party at The Union Regents 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 Regents Place at 11 Triton St, London NW1 3BF Parking: Free parking is available in nearby roads after 7pm Tube: Read more [...]

2019-05-17: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London with Vendula!

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 [...]

2019-05-16: 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 [...]

2019-05-15: 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 [...]

2019-05-12: 2nd Sunday SBK Party at Yates Reading!

On: By: Philip Wake
Jennifer Benavidez presents events all over the world but this is a monthly event she runs every 2nd Sunday at Yates in Reading. She and her guest DJs always play an excellent mix of music! Classes for Salsa and Bachata begin at 7pm & 7:30 respectively and the party runs from 8pm to 11:30! Please see the facebook page: Salsa Bachata Social Club for more information. The dance floor is big enough for 100 dancers and is overseen by an upper level balcony where people can sit, rest & drink Read more [...]

2019-05-10: 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 [...]

2019-05-09: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-05-08: 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 [...]

2019-05-05: 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 at4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The first Read more [...]

2019-05-04: 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. Sometimes there's one on the 3rd Saturday too but this is never known in advance. 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 crazy on Read more [...]

2019-05-03: 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 Read more [...]

2019-05-02: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-05-01: 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 [...]

2019-04-28: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sunday at Revolution Brighton featuring Giulieta, Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. 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: Lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information click on the facebook links below. Tickets: £6 for 1 class, £10 for Read more [...]

2019-04-27: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards. The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in the main salsa room formed by 3 rectangular areas surrounding the dining tables down the middle of the room. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small room reserved for bachata which they call The Bachata Box which Read more [...]

2019-04-26: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London, London-Salsa, The Latin Passion, Bromley Salsa and Ola Latinahost an excellent salsa & bachata party on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall, 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 [...]

2019-04-25: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-04-24: 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 [...]

2019-04-21: Scalalatina Easter Extravaganza Bank Holiday All-nighter!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Latin Collective boast that Scalalatina is The UKs Biggest Latin club night with 1200+ people at each event! It's an all night event held on a Sunday at Scala from 6pm to 6am. There are workshops by the most famous teachers in the world until 9pm and then the party night runs from 9:45 until 6am and includes three world class performances on the stage in the main room at 00:30 and another three at 01:30. I wouldn't miss going to this party night any more than I would miss going to the monthly Read more [...]

2019-04-20: Reggaeton, Salsa & Bachata at Electric Brixton!

On: By: Philip Wake
This well known event is hosted by I Love Reggaeton UK and DJ Khriz UK and takes place from time to time in various cities in the UK. They boast that they have hosted a stunning 27 Consecutive Huge Sell Out Events with 1800+ People in attendance per Party. Expect a beautiful crowd, Podium Dancers, Lasers, Special Effects Electric's World Class Lighting & Sound System! The UK's Best Reggaeton DJ's blasting out the Hottest Reggaeton! The main hall is where the reggaeton takes Read more [...]

2019-04-19: El Grande Salsa Party at Scala London with Vendula, Patrycja & Krystyna!

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 [...]

2019-04-18: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-04-17: 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 [...]

2019-04-14: 2nd Sunday SBK Party at Yates Reading!

On: By: Philip Wake
Jennifer Benavidez presents events all over the world but this is a monthly event she runs every 2nd Sunday at Yates in Reading. She and her guest DJs always play an excellent mix of music! Classes for Salsa and Bachata begin at 7pm & 7:30 respectively and the party runs from 8pm to 11:30! Please see the facebook page: Salsa Bachata Social Club for more information. The dance floor is big enough for 100 dancers and is overseen by an upper level balcony where people can sit, rest & Read more [...]

2019-04-13: Pexava Saturday Salsa Special at Conway Hall London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Pexava Dance run a Saturday Salsa Special at Conway Hall in Holborn London on a monthly basis. It has a very large top quality dance floor, an excellent sound system, effective air conditioning and a stage for the top quality DJs. Shelley Cook de Prado and Gilberto Prado Mendez are the organisers of this superb event which I attend whenever I can fit it into my regular monthly schedule! If you are driving the postcode takes you to the doors used only after 10:30pm from Theobalds Read more [...]

2019-04-12: 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 [...]

2019-04-11: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-04-07: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a bi-monthly salsa & bachata event featuring a live band in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor bar overlooking the River Thames with a dance floor which accommodates up 40 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 at4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Schedule: The first and third Read more [...]

2019-04-06: Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice at Pimlico Academy London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Ola Latina, The Latin Passion, London Dance Cartel, Bachata Spice & Salsateca London run an event called Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice every first Saturday at the Pimilico Academy. Venue: Pimlico Academy at Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT Schedule: Every first 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 ID) Format: Read more [...]

2019-04-05: 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 Read more [...]

2019-04-04: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-03-31: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sunday at Revolution Brighton featuring Giulieta, Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. 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: Lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 2am. For more information click on the facebook links below. Tickets: £6 for 1 class, £10 for two Read more [...]

2019-03-30: Fiesta Latina at The Vault KCLSU London

On: By: Philip Wake
La Casa Latina run a weekly event on Saturdays in central London which every 3 months or so is presented as this superb all-dayer with international instructors, DJs and performers. 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 bar in central London. Schedule: Every 3 months on a Saturday Times 5pm Doors open5:30 Read more [...]

2019-03-29: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre with Vendula!

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, 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 [...]

2019-03-28: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-03-27: 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 [...]

2019-03-24: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sunday at Revolution Brighton featuring Giulieta, Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. 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: Lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 1am. For more information click on the facebook links below. Tickets: £6 for 1 class, £10 for two Read more [...]

2019-03-23: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month (and sometimes the 3rd) salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. 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 crazy on the dance floor . . . which I love of course . . . dancing Read more [...]

2019-03-22: Incognito Fridays at Dance Lab Putney!

On: By: Philip Wake
Putney Salsa Club is hosted by Incognito which is run by the elegant Jeff Tarpinian and the lovely Mia Amorbaila. It has a very friendly atmosphere and the venue has a superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with a professional sound system and air conditioning that works. The dance floor is normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. The event is on every Friday from 7pm but I can only go when there are 5 Fridays in the month because four of my Fridays are already booked Read more [...]

2019-03-21: 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 10:30pm 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 [...]

2019-03-20: 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 [...]

2019-03-17: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa & bachata event in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor venue with a dance floor overlooking the River Thames which accommodates up 40 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 London, 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Parking: Free parking is available at Read more [...]

2019-03-16: Salsa Dura on Vinyl at Lambeth Town Hall Brixton!

On: By: Philip Wake
I Like It Like that, salsa dura on vinyl is a premium salsa party based in London focusing in bringing some of the most talented DJs from around the world to spin the best in salsa dura on vinyl. Organiser: Styliani Chrysanthakopoulou "Our passion is to explore salsa music; find out how djs narrate it outside the UK & bring them to the UK, making our parties a window to the international salsa scene. A simple ‘spin’ that concentrates on Djs, outside and inside the UK playing on the Read more [...]

2019-03-15: 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 [...]

2019-03-14: 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 10:30pm 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 the salsa music begins and people start arriving from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Read more [...]

2019-03-13: 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 [...]

2019-03-10: 2nd Sunday SBK Party at Yates Reading!

On: By: Philip Wake
Jennifer Benavidez presents events all over the world but this is a monthly event she runs every 2nd Sunday at Yates in Reading. She and her guest DJs always play an excellent mix of music! Classes for Salsa and Bachata begin at 7pm & 7:30 respectively and the party runs from 8pm to 11:30! Please see the facebook page: Salsa Bachata Social Club for more information. The dance floor is big enough for 100 dancers and is overseen by an upper level balcony where people can sit, rest & Read more [...]

2019-03-09: Millennium Salsa Ball at Copthorne Tara Hotel London

On: By: Philip Wake
The Millennium salsa ball is hosted by Salsa Contigo UK who up to a four years ago used to run the event every year. Schedule: Used to be once a year. Venue: Copthorne Tara Hotel at Scarsdale Place, London W8 5SY Tube: High Street Kensington is 4 minutes walk Parking: Plenty of free parking in nearby roads after 7pm Entrance: £15 for lessons & social dancing - £20 to include the international workshop in advance - more at the door Times7:20pm Lesson for salsa, cabana, Read more [...]

2019-03-08: 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 [...]

2019-03-07: 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 10:30pm 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 the salsa music begins and people start arriving from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Read more [...]

2019-03-06: 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 will motivate Read more [...]

2019-03-03: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake
Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa & bachata event in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor venue with a dance floor overlooking the River Thames which accommodates up 40 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 London, 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH Parking: Free parking is available at Read more [...]

2019-03-02: Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice at Pimlico Academy London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Ola Latina, The Latin Passion, London Dance Cartel, Bachata Spice & Salsateca London started a new event called Madre Rumba Meets Bachata Spice on 2nd March 2019 at the Pimilico Academy which is scheduled for the first Saturday of every month. Here's hoping that Salsa Fusion will move to the 2nd Saturday now El Bembe as moved from the 2nd to the 4th! Venue: Pimlico Academy at Lupus St, London SW1V 3AT Schedule: Every first Saturday of the month Times: Lessons from 8pm, social dancing Read more [...]

2019-03-01: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana resumed his monthly salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) in February. As it is scheduled for every first Friday this clashed with my regular date at The Venue in Brighton but this month I decided that I had to to revisit Que Rico to see if it had regained its former glory because it used to be my favourite venue second only to El Grande. I'm very pleased I did because the new venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers Read more [...]

2019-02-28: 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 10:30pm 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 the salsa music begins and people start arriving from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Read more [...]

2019-02-27: 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 Read more [...]

2019-02-24: Salsa Funday Sunday at Revolution Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Brighton Dance run a salsa event weekly on Sunday at Revolution Brighton featuring Giulieta, Aaron George, Funky & Guest as instructors and Leo & Guest as DJs. Venue: Revolution, 77 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Parking: There's plenty of free parking on single yellow lines in nearby side roads. Times: Lessons 8pm to 10pm then social dancing until 1am. For more information click on the facebook links below. Tickets: £6 for 1 class, £10 for two with social dancing Read more [...]

2019-02-23: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London – Now on the 4th Saturday!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 4th Saturday of the month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards. The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in the main salsa room formed by 3 rectangular areas surrounding the dining tables down the middle of the room. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small room reserved for bachata which they call The Bachata Box and believe me Read more [...]

2019-02-22: Latin Paradise at Bromley Civic Centre – Pink Party!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina host an excellent salsa & bachata party night on the Last Friday of every month in the Great Hall in Bromley Civic Centre. Venue: Great Hall, 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 dancing 1am Close Features: ☆ Read more [...]

2019-02-20: 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 will motivate Read more [...]

2019-02-17: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake

Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa & bachata event in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor venue with a dance floor overlooking the River Thames which accommodates up 40 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 London, 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH
Parking: Free parking is available at Friars Lane Car Park, TW9 1NL which Read more [...]

2019-02-16: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month (and sometimes the 3rd) salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. 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 crazy on the dance floor . . . which I love of course . . . dancing Read more [...]

2019-02-15: 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 to park for free in the surrounding Read more [...]

2019-02-14: 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 10:30pm 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 the salsa music begins and people start arriving from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Club usually Read more [...]

2019-02-13: 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 Read more [...]

2019-02-10: 2nd Sunday SBK Party at Yates Reading!

On: By: Philip Wake
Jennifer Benavidez presents events all over the world but this is a monthly event she runs every 2nd Sunday at Yates in Reading. She and her guest DJs always play an excellent mix of music! Classes for Salsa and Bachata begin at 7pm & 7:30 respectively and the party runs from 8pm to 11:30! Please see the facebook page: Salsa Bachata Social Club for more information. The dance floor is big enough for 200 dancers and is overseen by an upper level balcony where people can sit, rest & Read more [...]

2019-02-09: Salsa Fusion at 229 The Venue London!

On: By: Philip Wake

For details about this 1st first Saturday of the month (and sometimes the 3rd) salsa event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. 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 crazy on the dance floor . . . which I love of course . . . dancing Read more [...]

2019-02-08: 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 to keep Read more [...]

2019-02-07: 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 10:30pm 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 the salsa music begins and people start arriving from downstairs particularly when it get crowded. Members of The Portsmouth University Salsa Club usually Read more [...]

2019-02-06: 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 will motivate Read more [...]

2019-02-03: Salsa Sunday Live at Revolution Richmond!

On: By: Philip Wake

Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa & bachata event in the Terrace Bar at Revolution Richmond - an upper floor venue with a dance floor overlooking the River Thames which accommodates up 40 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 London, 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1EH.Parking: Free parking is available at Friars Lane Car Park, TW9 1NL which Read more [...]