Category: Event

Event 2016-10-29: Thriller Halloween Party at The Invincible in Portsmouth

On: By: Philip Wake
Dale Afro Latin Entertainment is running a THRILLER HALLOWEEN PARTY on Saturday 29th October from 9:30pm-3am at The Invincible, 6 Wickham Street, Portsmouth PO1 3EF There will be an inspired mixture of Afro Latin music to keep you dancing all night. Tickets are £6 (Students £5) and fancy dress is optional! The capacity is limited so be advised to get your tickets in advance from the team: DJunior Spencer or Hazel Ashleen Squib or call 07800667567. Can't wait to be there - see you Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-28: Salsa at Putney on Fridays – Halloween Party

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito's Putney Salsa Club at  Dance Lab Ballroom Hall, 63 Upper Richmond Rd, London SW15 2RD - run by Jeff Tarpinian. Superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing sound system and air conditioning that works - normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. Every Friday from 7pm to midnight. £10 for class & club See the facebook event for details about teachers and classes. The social dancing begins at 9pm. Close to mainline and underground Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-26: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm as I do Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event, page and group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-24: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-21: Salsa at El Grande at Scala on the 3rd Friday of the month!

On: By: Philip Wake
Looking forward to Salsa dancing at El Grande tonight at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for  salsa, cuban, bachata & kizomba - usually attended by at least 1000 dancers! Entry is £10. Please see the facebook event for details for tonight but the usual timetable is: 09:00 Doors open 09:30 Lesson at various levels for each dance genre in the 4 rooms 10:30 Social dancing 01:00 (approx) Performances 01:15 (approx) Social dancing continues 04:00 kizomba, cuban & Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-19: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm as I do Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event, page and group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-17: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-15: Sexy & Sensual Saturday Party Night at Park Inn, Heathrow

On: By: Philip Wake
Sexy Sensual Latin Dance Festival - Saturday Party Night at Park Inn By Radisson Heathrow, Bath Road, UB7 0DU West Drayton, Hillingdon for £20 at the door. This is where you find out what bachata is all about although there is a salsa & a kizomba room for those who prefer not to bachata all night as I don't - bachata comes 2nd for me and kizomba about 6th! 🙂 At 10pm we have the 2nd Official World Bachata Champions of Champions with a prize of Euro5000 and 5 international contracts Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-14: Que-Rico 3-room monthly party at the Bedford in Balham

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby for 250 cars! There are two other large rooms devoted to bachata and Cubana and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-12: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm as I do Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-10: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-07: Salsa at The View in Brighton every first Friday of the month

On: By: Philip Wake
Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The View in Brighton. The star of the event is Salsa Katanga. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but if you need to attend the classes which are very professional they start at 9pm. Please see the facebook event, the facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. THE FACEBOOK END Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-05: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm as I do Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-10-03: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-30: Salsa at Putney on Fridays

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito's Putney Salsa Club at  Dance Lab Ballroom Hall, 63 Upper Richmond Rd, London SW15 2RD - run by Jeff Tarpinian. Superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing sound system and air conditioning that works - normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. Every Friday from 7pm to midnight. £10 for class & club See the facebook event for details about teachers and classes. The social dancing begins at 9pm. Close to mainline and underground Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-28: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-26: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-24: Salsa in Reading at Jazz Cafe!

On: By: Philip Wake
An Incognito Saturday Salsa Night in the Jazz Café in Madejski Stadium, Reading RG2 0FL - run by Jeff Tarpinian. A series of special events on Saturdays from 8:30pm to 2am throughout the year. £10 for class & club - see the facebook event for details about clasess and teachers. The classes begin at 8:45 and club at 9:45pm which is when I'll be there! DJ Jeff plays the latest Salsa, Bachata & Cha Cha music. This is my first time - will report on the dance floor, air conditioning Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-23: Salsa at Putney on Fridays

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito's Putney Salsa Club at  Dance Lab Ballroom Hall, 63 Upper Richmond Rd, London SW15 2RD - run by Jeff Tarpinian. Superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing sound system and air conditioning that works - normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. Every Friday from 7pm to midnight. £10 for class & club See the facebook event for details about teachers and classes. The social dancing begins at 9pm. Close to mainline and underground Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-21: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-19: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-16: Salsa at El Grande – 12th anniversary special!

On: By: Philip Wake
Looking forward to Salsa Fury at El Grande tonight at Scala from 21:00 to 05:00 4 rooms for  salsa, cuban, bachata & kizomba - usually attended by at least 1000 dancers! Entry is £10. Please see the facebook event or the facebook group for more details for tonight but the usual timetable is: 09:00 Doors open 09:30 Lesson at various levels for each dance genre in the 4 rooms 10:30 Social dancing 01:00 (approx) Performances 01:15 (approx) Social dancing continues 04:00 Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-14: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-12: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-10: TLC’s 20th Anniversary Ball at Winchester Guildhall

On: By: Philip Wake
The balls that TLC hold at Winchester Guildhall are always impressive and successful. People come from all over the country which makes them events not to be missed particularly when it's celebrating a significant milestone like this one which marks the 20th anniversary of the birth of TLC in Southampton. I learned salsa in 2003 with TLC so my first loyalty has always been to TLC and the amazing lady who runs it: Tracie Gooch. There will be 4 beautiful ballrooms: Sizzling Salsa with Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-09: Que-Rico 3-room monthly party at the Bedford in Balham

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby for 250 cars! There are two other large rooms devoted to bachata and Cubana and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-07: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-03: Salsatricity in Hatfield at Club De Havilland

On: By: Philip Wake
The name Salsatricity speaks for itself - the atmosphere is alway electric at any of the high quality locations they use for their night full of smiling dancers! See the facebook page for more information about the amazing Heather Ross' salsa events. I aim to arrive around 10pm for 3 hours of social dancing after the lessons from 8-10pm! 🙂 See also their website at salsatricity.com and more about the venue on the Club De Havilland website. £8 entrance (£5 for students) plus £2 for classes   Read more [...]

Event 2016-09-02: Salsa at The View in Brighton every first Friday of the month

On: By: Philip Wake
Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The View in Brighton. The star of the event is Salsa Katanga and this one marks his 11th anniversary there and it just happens to be my 71st birthday anniversary. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but if you need to attend the classes which are very professional they start at 9pm. Please see the facebook event or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-31: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-29: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-27: Salsatricity at East Barnet – Bank Holiday Special!

On: By: Philip Wake
The name Salsatricity speaks for itself - the atmosphere is alway electric at any of the high quality locations they use for their night full of smiling dancers! See the facebook page for more information about the amazing Heather Ross' salsa events. I aim to arrive around 10pm for 3 hours of social dancing after the lessons from 8-10pm! 🙂 See also their website at salsatricity.com. £8 entrance (£5 for students) plus £2 for classes.   Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-26: Salsa at Tracies Latin Club in Southampton on alternate Fridays

On: By: Philip Wake
Tracie's Latin Club run a excellent freestyle night of salsa at St Barnabas Church Hall, Lodge Road, Southampton SO14 6QS every other Friday from 8:30pm to 1am. The event has been called Caliente for a good reason for many years in different locations. I always go if I can because there are usually plenty of dancers there from far and wide to give me the kind of dances I enjoy so much as well as some fun dances! There are free lessons from 8:30pm to 9:30pm for various levels and then the resident Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-24: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-22: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-20: Salsa at El Grande – Saturday Summer Special!

On: By: Philip Wake
Looking forward to Salsa dancing at El Grande tonight: Saturday 20th 2016, at Scala from 21:00 to 05:00 4 rooms for  salsa, cuban, bachata & kizomba - usually attended by at least 1000 dancers! Entry is £10. Please see the facebook event for details for tonight but the usual timetable is: 09:00 Doors open 09:30 Lesson at various levels for each dance genre in the 4 rooms 10:30 Social dancing 01:00 (approx) Performances 01:15 (approx) Social dancing continues 04:00 Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-17: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event.and the facebook group. TIMES 8:15pm Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-15: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-10: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event. TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons Read more [...]

Event 2016-08-06: Salsa at Twyford – First Saturday Monthly

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito's Twyford Salsa Club at Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford (nr Reading), RG10 9JA - run by Jeff Tarpinian. Superb professional dance floor for 250 dancers with a professional sound system and air conditioning that works. Every first Saturday of the month from 8:15pm to 1am. £10 for class & club See the facebook event or website for details about teachers and classes. The social dancing begins at 9:15pm. DJ Jeff plays the latest Salsa, Bachata & Cha Cha Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-25: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-23: TCL/Alchemy Salsa Social This Saturday

On: By: Philip Wake
Tracie's Latin Club and the world famous Alchemy Dance Company run a joint Saturday Salsa Social at St Barnabas Church Hall, Lodge Road, Southampton SO14 6QS on occasional Saturdays from 8pm to 1am.  I always go if I can because there are always plenty of good dancers there from far and wide to give me the kind of quality dances I enjoy so much as well as some fun dances! It's even better than Caliente on alternate Fridays because it attracts fans of the world famous professionals Marchant Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-20: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event. TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-18: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-15: Salsa at El Grande at Scala on the 3rd Friday of the month!

On: By: Philip Wake
Looking forward to Salsa dancing at El Grande tonight: Friday 15th July 2016, at Scala from 21:00 to 05:00 4 rooms for  salsa, cuban, bachata & kizomba - usually attended by at least 1000 dancers! Entry is £10. Please see the facebook event for details for tonight but the usual timetable is: 09:00 Doors open 09:30 Lesson at various levels for each dance genre in the 4 rooms 10:30 Social dancing 01:00 (approx) Performances 01:15 (approx) Social dancing continues 04:00 Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-13: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event. TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-11: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-06: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 See more details at on the facebook event. TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-04: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8:30pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9:30pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10:30pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations 1am: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-02: Salsa at the Bedford in Balham monthly on a Saturday

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana London runs a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby for 250 cars! Above all it has a friendly atmosphere and attracts all the best dancers from miles around thus guaranteeing me my salsa fix many times over in one evening! 🙂 Timetable 8pm: Opens 8:30: Classes for all levels 9:30: Read more [...]

Event 2016-07-01: Salsa at Tracies Latin Club in Southampton on alternate Fridays

On: By: Philip Wake
Tracie's Latin Club run a excellent freestyle night of salsa at St Barnabas Church Hall, Lodge Road, Southampton SO14 6QS every other Friday from 8:30pm to 1am. The event has been called Caliente for a good reason for many years in different locations. I always go if I can because there are usually plenty of dancers there from far and wide to give me the kind of dances I enjoy so much as well as some fun dances! There are free lessons from 8:30pm to 9:30pm for various levels and then the resident Read more [...]

Event 2016-06-29: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons £6 - Students £4 9:30pm Social Dancing £3 Read more [...]

Event 2016-06-27: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations Midnight: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place Read more [...]

Event 2016-06-24 Salsa at Putney on Fridays

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito's Putney Salsa Club at  Dance Lab Ballroom Hall, 63 Upper Richmond Rd, London SW15 2RD - run by Jeff Tarpinian. Superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing sound system and air conditioning that works - normally used by Dance Lab for professional ballroom events. Every Friday from 7pm to midnight. £10 for class & club See the facebook event for details about teachers and classes. The social dancing begins at 9pm. Close to mainline and underground Read more [...]

Event 2016-06-22: Salsa at the Irish Club on Wednesdays

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Salsa Katanga, Dilshad Hasan ,Andy, Skye and Claire for salsa lessons, with 4 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come social dancing at 9:30pm. Great venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonable drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played! 🙂 TIMES 8:15pm Warm Up 8:30pm Lessons £6 - Students £4 9:30pm Social Dancing £3 - Read more [...]

Event 2016-06-20: Salsa & Bachata at Drift on Mondays

On: By: Philip Wake
Dilshad & Asia run salsa & bachata lessons followed by social dancing at Drift every Monday from 8pm to midnight. TIMES 8pm: Rueda de Casino (Cuban) salsa classes for all levels 9pm: Bachata classes for all levels 10pm: Social dancing - salsa (cross body & Cuban), bachata, merengue, kizomba and animations Midnight: Close COST 1 class is £4 2 classes are £6 Social dancing is free whether you've done lessons or not Plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place Read more [...]

GOING SALSA DANCING CAN BE DANGEROUS!

On: By: Philip Wake
On Sunday 27th March 2016 I discovered how dangerous going salsa dancing can be at: SALSA AT THE VIEW EASTER SALSA & BACHATA ALL DAYER . I've copied my comments on the facebook post about this event below as it would have taken a lot of embeds! Click on any "2y" to see the original comment. Philip Wake Fantastic night of salsa despite falling over on the wet gravel road leading down to The View and scraping a lot of skin of my right forearm and bruising my right leg from top to bottom. Read more [...]