Tag: Vera Jozan

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 [...]

2018-08-11: 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 [...]

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 [...]