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2018-09-12: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Katanga and his team for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's an excellent venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonably priced drinks at the bar and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played by a proprietor & DJ (Katanga) Read more [...]

WATERFRONT & CHIPS ON WEDNESDAY!

On: By: Philip Wake
I had to attend a tasting session of 4 different kinds of veggie burgers in Gosport. Having been paid £15 for eating the whole of the one I quite liked and bits of the three I didn't I thought I might as well spend £1.90 on some really tasty chips at Frydays Fish & Chips. This was particular necessary as the chips I ate on Monday night from Queens Parade Fisheries were so dry and wrinkly I'll never go there again! This panorama of Gosport Waterfront is taken from the southern most point of Read more [...]

2018-09-08: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe' on every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each 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 Read more [...]

2018-09-07: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every First Friday!

On: By: Philip Wake
Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The Venue in Brighton run by Carlton Thomas. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but the Cubana salsa classes which are very professional start at 9pm. Please see the Sussex LATIN DANCE Community facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. (The Venue was renamed from The View in January 2018 which was a renamed from The Babylon Lounge in 2010.) Click any  below to see the Read more [...]

2018-09-06: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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 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. Recently the salsa music has started earlier which Read more [...]

2018-09-05: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-09-04: Cubashe Salsa Tuesdays at Funkyfish Club Brighton!

On: By: Philip Wake
Cubashe Dance Promotions run a salsa event every Tuesday at the Funkyfish Club in Brighton featuring Leo Henriquez and Katarína Krošláková. Venue: Funkyfish Club, 19-23 Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1TL Parking: Park in the parallel road by the sea: Madeira Drive and walk up the concrete steps opposite Drakes Hotel to Marine Parade and turn left to the Funkyfish Club 200m down the road. Times: Lessons 8:30-10-30 then social dancing until midnight. Tickets: £6/£10 one class/any of Read more [...]

SALSA PLAN FOR SEPTEMBER 2018

On: By: Philip Wake
<Last month!><Next month!> WEEK 5 AUGUST Completed – click the day to see my blog report on that event! Wed 29: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club (Salsa Katanga) Thu 30: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift in Southsea (Dale Afro Entertainment) Fri 31: Will decide which one nearer the time but I went to Latin Paradise last month! Decided on Salsa Mish to dance with Lorena! Salsa Mish Fridays at St Albans (Salsa Mish) Only the 5th Friday for Read more [...]

2018-09-02: Fulham Salsa Party every first Sunday at Kona Kai with Katie!

On: By: Philip Wake
Incognito Dance Company launched a new salsa party night for the first Sunday of each month starting on 2nd September 2018. It's run by the elegant Jeff Tarpinian and has the friendly atmosphere you would expect of a public house venue. The venue has a long dance floor next to the bar for about 80 dancers with an good sound system and air conditioning that works very well at one end of the room which is where I did most of my dancing! I decided to attend the launch because 2nd September is my Read more [...]

2018-09-01: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street!

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 never 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 [...]

2018-08-31: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park in 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 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 you Read more [...]

2018-08-30: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins. Travel There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park. More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-08-29: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake
Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Katanga and his team for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's an excellent venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonably priced drinks at the bar and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played by a proprietor & DJ (Katanga) Read more [...]

2018-08-26: London LatinFest 2018 Sunday Party Night at ScalaLatina!

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 1pm to 6am in this case as the climax to the London LatinFest 2018. There are workshops by the most famous teachers in the world until 9pm and then the party night from 9:30 until 6am including some world class performances on the stage in the main room from 1am. I wouldn't miss going to this party night any more than Read more [...]

2018-08-25: London LatinFest 2018 Saturday Party Night at ULU!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Latin Collective are the hosts for the London LatinFest 2018 which runs from Monday 20th September to Sunday 26th. My interest is in the party nights on Saturday and Sunday. This year the Saturday party night venue is Student Central previously known as ULU (University of London Union). The main salsa room is spacious with a stage for the DJ and is always very busy. There is  a dedicated Cuban room in the reception room where the bar is with the usual student prices, a dedicated Read more [...]

2018-08-24: Salsa at Putney on Fridays!

On: By: Philip Wake

I always enjoy the experience of attending Incognito's Putney Salsa Club which is run by the elegant Jeff Tarpinian and has a very friendly atmosphere. The venue has a superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing 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 to 11:45pm but I only go once a month usually on the 4th Friday of the month for the social dancing Read more [...]

2018-08-23: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-08-22: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-08-18: Salsa Fiesta at Las iGuanas Bournemouth!

On: By: Philip Wake

Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent free evening of salsa at Las iGuanas Bournemouth on the middle and last Saturday of the month from 10:30pm until 2am but it doesn't really get going until 11pm. Although the focus of the event is Cuban salsa there are plenty of ladies attending who can dance cross body though most of the men do lead Cuban style and many of the ladies prefer to dance their salsa in the Cuban way! No problem for me as I dance Puerto Rican Salsa Read more [...]

2018-08-17: El Grande every 3rd Friday at Scala near Kings Cross!

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, cuban, 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 [...]

2018-08-15: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Katanga and his team for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's an excellent venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonably priced drinks at the bar and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played by a proprietor & DJ (Katanga) Read more [...]

2018-08-11: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London via Spinnaker Tower Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake

I planned to go to  S-B-K at Spinnaker Tower 2018 and arrived at 8:50pm to be turned away by a fellow called Mike who runs Salsa Touch I believe - the co-host to Salsa Katanga for the evening. He turned me away because it was a black tie event and my Ghanaian Kente shirt didn't count despite it being worn by royalty in Ghana on special occasions. He just said: "We're not in Ghana!" without any sympathy whatsoever. I understand that others came all the way from the Isle of Wight to be turned away Read more [...]

2018-08-10: Que-Rico Salsa Party at Ibex Venue Stockwell!

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 used to work and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba 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 [...]

2018-08-09: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

GREEN BIN WARNING!

On: By: Philip Wake

I found a red notice on my green bin yesterday - apparently the refuse collectors couldn't take it because there was glass in it. There wasn't when I looked but there was a basket full of bottles near the bins so I presumed my next door neighbour must have removed them from the bin when he saw the notice. As the bin was totally full I realised that I would either have to get in it to jump up & down to compress the rubbish and hope there would be enough room for the next two weeks worth of recyclable Read more [...]

2018-08-08: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

MY LEFT ARM IS GETTING BIGGER!

On: By: Philip Wake

On 20th July while salsa dancing at El Grande I needed to get on the stage to dance with a young lady. A fellow on the stage held out his hand and pulled me up energetically. I landed on my feet but the stage must have been slippery, probably with a spilled drink, and I fell very badly. I got up and had my dance and didn't think anything of it. A week later I happened to feel under my left forearm with my right hand and felt several scabs and only then realised that I had fallen on my left Read more [...]

2018-08-05: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Salsa Cubana with Kasia!

On: By: Philip Wake

Tonight was Tropical Sunday at the Drift Bar run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 7pm to 12:30am. Salsa Cubana at Drift is run by the amazing Kasia Rajca most Sundays with two rueda lessons at 7pm & 8pm! I usually go around 9pm for the social dancing - particularly with Kasia herself who rocks on the salsa dance floor. Tonight I went early to make sure I got a dance with Kasia and it was just as well because her 2nd rueda session finished at 8:50. I had one dance with her and then Read more [...]

2018-08-04: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street!

On: By: Philip Wake

For details about this twice monthly Salsa on Saturday event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. There is never 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 without passion is a poor thing Read more [...]

2018-08-03: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every First Friday!

On: By: Philip Wake

Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The Venue in Brighton run by Carlton Thomas. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but the Cubana salsa classes which are very professional start at 9pm. Please see the Sussex LATIN DANCE Community facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. (The Venue was renamed from The View in January 2018 which was a renamed from The Babylon Lounge in 2010.)

Click any  below to see the Read more [...]

2018-08-02: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-08-01: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Katanga and his team for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's an excellent venue with parking nearby, sprung dance floor, reasonably priced drinks at the bar and a friendly atmosphere. A variety of salsa, bachata, animations and a taste of kizomba are played by a proprietor & DJ (Katanga) Read more [...]

SALSA PLAN FOR AUGUST 2018

On: By: Philip Wake

<Last month!> <Next month!>
WEEK 1 Completed – click the day to see my blog report on that event!

Wed 01: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club (Salsa Katanga)
Thu 02: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift in Southsea (Dale Afro Entertainment)
Fri 03: Salsa in Brighton every 1st Friday at The Venue (Carlton Thomas)
Sat 04: Salsa Fusion Party at The Venue in Great Portland Street (Salsa Fusion) See Note 1!
Sun 05: Didn't feel like driving to Read more [...]

2018-07-28: Salsa Saturday Fiesta at The Stoke in Guildford!

On: By: Philip Wake

Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa fiesta at The Stoke Pub in Guildford on a Saturday. I often miss this event because it clashes with Salsa Explosion's last Saturday event in Las Iguanas which I never miss! So I was pleased to be able to go to what is always an excellent night of salsa this time! You can see more information about Mundo Latino UK events on their website.

Venue: The Stoke Function Room, 103 Stoke Road, Guildford GU1 4JN

Parking: Parking is available in surrounding Read more [...]

2018-07-27: Latin Paradise in Bromley Civic Centre!

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. It's a 100 miles drive from Gosport for me but my first time of going was good and I decided to go again although I had planned to go to Putney Salsa Club this particular Friday!

Venue: Great Hall, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH

Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue £1.20 after 7pm!

Timetable:

7:45 Read more [...]

2018-07-26: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-07-25: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-07-21: Bailando on the Pier at Southsea!

On: By: Philip Wake

DALE Afro Latin Entertainment were the first to arrange a salsa event at South Parade Pier since it was closed for refurbishing in 2012! It's features a magnificent dance floor for up to 600 people, an excellent sound system, air conditioning that works if you stand just under one of the blowers and a large stage which on this occasions was used by a lived band and our DJ for the evening. See the event link in the facebook posts below for more information but the DJ was of course our host for the Read more [...]

2018-07-20: El Grande every 3rd Friday at Scala in Kings Cross!

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, cuban, 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 [...]

2018-07-19: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-07-18: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth on Wednesdays over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I now alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight it's the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as Read more [...]

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION!

On: By: Philip Wake

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION!

I've had an old bike locked securely onto a wall 1 meter away from my flat door which is on the first floor, This means you can't actually see the bike unless you climb up some concrete stairs. The lock was a 4 digit combination which should have made it reasonably secure but tonight when I went out salsa dancing the bike was gone with the combination lock set on the opening number! The bike is very old and after being locked there for 18 months without being used Read more [...]

2018-07-15: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Salsa Cubana with Kasia!

On: By: Philip Wake

Tonight was Tropical Sunday at the Drift Bar run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 7pm to 12:30am. There are usually 2 sessions of bachata or salsa lessons at 7:30 and 8:30pm but tonight was a Cubana Special run by the amazing Kasia Rajca! I usually go around 9pm for the social dancing - particularly with Kasia herself who rocks on the salsa dance floor. Tonight was a special night to say goodbye to Rumi who promised to come back next year.

There's plenty of parking round the back Read more [...]

2018-07-14: El Bembe Salsa Party at The Bottlescrue in London!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe' on every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards.  Salsateca London and Ola Latina host the event and 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 venue. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small Read more [...]

2018-07-13: Que-Rico Salsa 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 in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba 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 a friendly Read more [...]

2018-07-12: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-07-11: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-07-08: Bournemouth All Stars Salsa Fiesta Sunday Party Night at Lost Paradise!

On: By: Philip Wake

Enrique Perez & his partner Rob Carroll ran a weekender from 7-8 July 2018: All Stars Salsa Fiesta, 1 Beach Parties & 2 All Day workshops but I could only make it to the Sunday Party Night at The Lost Paradise Bar from 8:30 to 2am. I wasn't interested in the lessons so arrived at 10pm to see the last half of the excellent rueda lesson being run by Danielle Satsias before the social dancing began.

Although the focus of Enrique's events is Cuban salsa there are plenty of ladies Read more [...]

2018-07-07: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street!

On: By: Philip Wake

For details about this twice monthly Salsa on Saturday event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. I used to go there quite frequently many years ago when I was dancing 5 or 6 nights a week before my last marriage and always enjoyed it. There was never a shortage of 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 Read more [...]

2018-07-06: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every First Friday!

On: By: Philip Wake

Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The Venue in Brighton run by Carlton Thomas. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but the Cubana salsa classes which are very professional start at 9pm. Please see the Sussex LATIN DANCE Community facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. (The Venue was renamed from The View in January 2018 which was a renamed from The Babylon Lounge in 2010.)

Click any  below to see the Read more [...]

2018-07-05: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-07-04: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth on Wednesdays over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I now alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight it's the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as Read more [...]

SALSA PLAN FOR JULY 2018

On: By: Philip Wake

<Last month!> <Next Month!>
WEEK 1 Completed – click the day to see my blog report on that event!

Wed 04: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club (Salsa Katanga)
Thu 05: Salsa Bailando Thursdays at Drift in Southsea (Dale Afro Entertainment)
Fri 06: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every 1st Friday (Carlton Thomas)
Sat 07: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street, London (Salsa Fusion)
Sun 08: Sunday Party Night at Lost Paradise Bournemouth 9pm-2am (Enrique Read more [...]

2018-06-29: Latin Paradise in Bromley Civic Centre!

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. It's a 100 miles drive from Gosport for me but my first time of going was good and I will return!

Venue: Great Hall, Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH

Parking: Multi-level parking available next to the venue free after 7pm!

Timetable:

7:45 Doors Open
8pm Bachata Dance Classes
8:45 Salsa Dance Classes

9:30 Read more [...]

2018-06-28: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-06-27: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-06-24: The Salsa Family Sunday Latin Fiesta at Revolucion de Cuba in Reading!

On: By: Philip Wake

The Salsa Family host a regular event in Reading on the last Sunday of the month which tonight was upstairs at Revolucion de Cuba . I love the friendly party atmosphere and the lovely salseras I dance with there so I always go if I can! For precise details see the facebook event.

Venue: Revolucion de Cuba, 138 - 141, Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EX

Parking: Click on the picture below!

Entrance: £15 including classes - £10 social dancing only (including one free drink at the bar)
Timetable: Read more [...]

2018-06-23: Salsa Saturday Fiesta at The Stoke in Guildford!

On: By: Philip Wake

Carlos  & Clare Paz run a monthly salsa fiesta at The Stoke Pub in Guildford on a Saturday. I often miss this event because it clashes with Salsa Explosion's last Saturday event in Las Iguanas which I never miss! So I was pleased to be able to go to what is always an excellent night of salsa this time! You can see more information about this event on the Mundo Latino UK facebook group.

Venue: The Stoke Function Room. 103 Stoke Road, Guildford GU1 4JN

Parking: Parking is available Read more [...]

2018-06-22: Salsa Mish Fridays at Greenwood Park in 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 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 you Read more [...]

2018-06-21: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-06-20: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth on Wednesdays over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I now alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight it's the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as Read more [...]

2018-06-17: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Salsa Cubana with Kasia!

On: By: Philip Wake

Tonight was Tropical Sunday at the Drift Bar run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 7pm to 12:30am. There are usually 2 sessions of bachata or salsa lessons at 7:30 and 8:30pm but tonight was a Cubana Special run by the amazing Kasia Rajca! I usually go around 9pm for the social dancing - particularly with Kasia herself who rocks on the salsa dance floor. Tonight was a special night to say goodbye to Rumi who promised to come back next year.

There's plenty of parking round the back Read more [...]

2018-06-16: Bailamos 2018 at Southampton University Student Union!

On: By: Philip Wake
FEATURED IMAGE! Southampton University Salsa Society (SUSS) run an all dayer every year to celebrate the end of the university year. I went to Bailamos 2015 but missed Bailamos 2016 for some unknown reason! Having been to Bailamos 2017 and had such a fabulous time, as well as meeting 3 new favoured salseras & friends (Daniela, Rasa & Sara) there was no way I was going to miss Bailamos 2018! The venue is Student Union, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton Read more [...]

2018-06-15: El Grande every 3rd Friday at Scala in Kings Cross!

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, cuban, 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 [...]

2018-06-14: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-06-13: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-06-10: Salsa Sundays at Cameron’s in Christchurch!

On: By: Philip Wake

Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an evening of salsa at Camerons Lounge Bar in Christchurch every Sunday. There are Cuban salsa classes from 6:45pm and then social dancing from from 8:30 to 11pm. Although the salsa lessons are Cuban there are plenty of ladies attending who can dance cross body though most of the men do lead Cuban style! As a proponent of Puerto Rican Salsa Romantica it's not a problem for me to vary what I lead according to the preferences of the lady. (Puerto Read more [...]

2018-06-09: El Bembe Salsa Party at The Bottlescrue in London!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe' on every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards.  Salsateca London and Ola Latina host the event and 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 venue. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small Read more [...]

2018-06-08: Que-Rico Salsa 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 in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba 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 a friendly Read more [...]

2018-06-07: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-06-06: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth on Wednesdays over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I now alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight it's the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as Read more [...]

2018-06-03: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Salsa Cubana with Kasia!

On: By: Philip Wake

Tonight was Tropical Sunday at the Drift Bar run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 7pm to 12:30am. There are usually 2 sessions of bachata or salsa lessons at 7:30 and 8:30pm but tonight was a Cubana Special run by the amazing Kasia Rajca!

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

Click on the picture below to Google the location of the Drift Bar:

 

Facebook comments

Click on any  below to see the original facebook post!

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2018-06-02: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street!

On: By: Philip Wake

For details about this twice monthly Salsa on Saturday event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. I used to go there quite frequently many years ago when I was dancing 5 or 6 nights a week before my last marriage and always enjoyed it. There was never a shortage of 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 two enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to Read more [...]

2018-06-01: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every First Friday!

On: By: Philip Wake

Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The Venue in Brighton run by Carlton Thomas. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but the Cubana salsa classes which are very professional start at 9pm. Please see the Sussex LATIN DANCE Community facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. (The Venue was renamed from The View in January 2018 which was a renamed from The Babylon Lounge in 2010.)

Click any  below to see the Read more [...]

SALSA PLAN FOR JUNE 2018

On: By: Philip Wake

<Last month!> <Next month!>
WEEK 5 MAY Completed - click the day to see my blog report on that event!

Wed 30: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays (Enrique Perez)
Thu 31: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea (Dale Afro Entertainment)
WEEK 1 JUNE
Fri 01: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every 1st Friday (Carlton Thomas)
Sat 02: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street, London (Salsa Fusion)
Sun 03: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Read more [...]

2018-05-31: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

2018-05-30: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

2018-05-27: Scalalatina Spring Spectacular Bank Holiday Salsa Party with Katie!

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 from 9:30 until 6am including some world class performances on the stage in the main room from 1am. I wouldn't miss going to this party night any more than I would miss going to the monthly El Grande one!

There are 4 Read more [...]

2018-05-27: The Salsa Family Party at Revolucion de Cuba in Reading with Katie!

On: By: Philip Wake

The Salsa Family host a regular event in Reading on the last Sunday of the month which tonight was upstairs at Revolucion de Cuba . I love the friendly party atmosphere and the lovely salseras I dance with there so I always go if I can!

Click on the  below to see the original facebook post with comments.

Read more [...]

2018-05-26: Salsa Fiesta at Las iGuanas in Bournemouth on the Last Saturday with Katie!

On: By: Philip Wake

Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll run an excellent free evening of salsa at Las iGuanas Bournemouth on the last Saturday of the month from 10:30pm until 2am but it doesn't really get going until 11pm. Although the focus of the event is Cuban salsa there are plenty of ladies attending who can dance cross body though most of the men do lead Cuban style and many of the ladies prefer to dance their salsa in the Cuban way! No problem for me as I dance Puerto Rican Salsa Romantica Read more [...]

2018-05-25: Salsa at Putney on Fridays with Katie!

On: By: Philip Wake

I always enjoy the experience of attending Incognito's Putney Salsa Club which is run by the elegant Jeff Tarpinian and has a very friendly atmosphere. The venue has a superb professional dance floor for 200 dancers with an amazing 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 to 11:45pm but I only go once a month usually on the 4th Friday of the month for the social dancing Read more [...]

2018-05-23: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight is the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's an excellent venue Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-20: Tropical Sunday at Drift in Southsea after Salsa Cubana with Kasia Rajca!

On: By: Philip Wake

Tonight was Tropical Sunday at the Drift Bar run by DALE Afro Latin Entertainment from 7pm to 12:30am. There are usually 2 sessions of bachata or salsa lessons at 7:30 and 8:30pm but tonight was a Cubana Special run by the amazing Kasia Rajca which went very well apparently!

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

Click on the picture below to Google the location of the Drift Bar:

 

Facebook comments

Click on any  below to see Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-19: Salsa Fusion at The Venue in Great Portland Street!

On: By: Philip Wake

For details about this twice monthly Salsa on Saturday event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. I used to go there quite frequently many years ago when I was dancing 5 or 6 nights a week before my last marriage and always enjoyed it. There was never a shortage of 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 two enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-18: El Grande every 3rd Friday at Scala in Kings Cross!

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, cuban, 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 [...]

Event 2018-05-17: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-16: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 [...]

Event 2018-05-13: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Sunday!

On: By: Philip Wake

Enrique Perez & his partner  Rob Carroll have just started running another excellent evening of salsa at Bar So in Bournemouth every other Sunday. There are classes from 6pm to 8pm follow by social dancing until 11pm with an excellent selection of good salsa music by DJ Enrique which will motivate you to dance the evening away. Although the salsa lessons are Cuban there are plenty of ladies attending who can dance cross body though most of the men do lead Cuban style! As a proponent of Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-12: El Bembe Salsa Party at The Bottlescrue in London!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe' on every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards.  Salsateca London and Ola Latina host the event and 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 venue. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-11: Que-Rico Salsa 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 in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba 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 a friendly Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-10: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-09: Salsa Katanga Wednesdays at Portsmouth Irish Club!

On: By: Philip Wake

Having been to Bar So in Bournemouth over the Christmas/New Year period (20Dec, 27Dec, 3Jan, 10Jan)  and enjoyed it so much I intend to alternate between the Irish Club and Bar So every other week! Tonight is the Irish Club!

Salsa Katanga runs an evening of salsa dancing at the Irish Club from 8:30pm-11pm every Wednesday evening! Join Skye, Andy and Katanga for salsa lessons, with 3 levels from beginner to advanced from 8:30pm or just come to the social dancing at 9:30pm as I do. It's Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-06: Mambo City 5* Congress Sunday Party Night!

On: By: PHILIP WAKE

On Saturday I began thinking about doing the Sunday party night at the Mambo City 5* Congress!

The £25 ticket includes the Sunday afternoon social as well as the party night but does not include performances. That's quite a lot compared with what I normally spend dancing in London but it's a bank holiday weekend and I achieved a tremendous discount renewing my webspace account with so why not make good use of it! Consider: all the awesome salseras I love dancing with will be there - all in one Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-05: Salsa Fusion at The Venue Great Portland Street!

On: By: PHILIP WAKE

For details about this twice monthly Salsa on Saturday event see the facebook page: Salsa - Fusion. I used to go there quite frequently many years ago when I was dancing 5 or 6 nights a week before my last marriage and always enjoyed it. There was never a shortage of 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 two enormous fans and Cubana can be less strenuous but it rarely happens that way for me! I always seem to Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-04: Salsa at The Venue in Brighton every First Friday!

On: By: PHILIP WAKE

Every first Friday of the month there is an excellent salsa event at The Venue in Brighton run by Carlton Thomas. The social dancing is from 11pm to 2am which is my interest but the Cubana salsa classes which are very professional start at 9pm. Please see the Sussex LATIN DANCE Community facebook group or the Cuban Vibes website for more details. (The Venue was renamed from The View in January 2018 which was a renamed from The Babylon Lounge in 2010.)

Click any  below to see the Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-03: Salsa Bailando at Drift in Southsea on Thursdays!

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. It has been good for the first few months of the year because there have been plenty of people attending Skye's earlier bachata lessons upstairs from 8 to 10pm and most stay for an hour or so to practice to bachata music. Around 11pm the salsa music begins.

Travel

There's plenty of parking round the back in the Ashby Place car park.

More details may be seen on the Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-02: Salsa at Bar So Bournemouth on Wednesdays!

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 10:15pm.  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 [...]