Salsa in Rhode Island

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MAY 3
CINCO DE MAYO SALSA SUNDAY ON MAY 4

Tomorrow's Salsa Sunday will celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Men, this is the time to wear your guayaberas. Ladies, bring on your bright colors and flowers in your hair. Here is a celebration night in a truly inspired Cuban atmosphere, come and join the festivities!! [Details]

APRIL 23
BLACK + WHITE PARTY AT THE SPOT

Manolo Presents along with Mazcla will produce a Black + White Party on Saturday May 3 at Salsa@The Spot. [Details]

APRIL 7
MONDAY SALSA DANCE TO BENEFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION

April is National Volunteer Month, and Volunteer Center of RI would like to invite you to celebrate with Latin Jazz and Salsa Mondays at Catch a Rising Star in Lincoln, RI. Jesus Andujar and Grupo Sazon will headline the nights with special guests and events including DJ's, performers, beer tastings and a dance lesson. Part of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Volunteer Center. Dances held every Monday April 7 though May 5, 2008. [Details]

APRIL 7
STRICTLY SALSA SUNDAY NOW IN NEW LOCATION

Salsa Sundays is now in their new location - the Cuban Revolution restaurant and bar located in Olyneyville Square. There's free parking in two lots, a reasonably sized dance floor, good food and lots of dancing. [Salsa Sunday Details]

MARCH 28
JJ LATIN DANCERS TO REPRESENT RI AT BOSTON SALSA CONGRESS

JJ Latin Dancers will represent Rhode Island at the 4th Annual Boston Salsa Congress (April 4 to 6). They will perform on April 6 so if you are attending the Congress, make sure to support your hometown dance group.

The Boston Salsa Congress is Boston's Premier Salsa Dance event. The event promises to be a weekend of non-stop Salsa fun, guaranteed to satisfy your eyes, ears, heart and soul. Don't miss 3 nights of thrilling salsa dance shows followed by social dancing with live music and DJ's till 3am, and 2 days of workshops in Salsa and other Latin dance styles by world renowned instructors. [Boston Salsa Congress]

JANUARY 10
SUPER MARIO PUTS IN HIS TWO CENTS ON TWO VS ONE

"Everything that is done on1, can be done on2 and vice-versa. These on1-on2 are just beats of the same bar of music, so how can anything change. It shouldn't." [Full Interview from Salsa Vancouver]

JULY 29
CLUB SALSA REPLACED BY STUDIO SALSA?

The history of salsa follows a similar trajectory to that of many other dances. New dance created from new music and old dance by dance pioneers. They dance it as their own. Other people notice and start to learn the dance. The dance pioneers become peeved that many people are dancing 'their' dance and wander off to discover something else. They are dance snobs, but they are also dance innovators. Dancers owe them respect and honor for their creativity, but that shouldn't stop anyone from dancing. [Salsa Spins Beyond Its Roots by Julie Bloom NYT 7/29/07]

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Salsa

The fast-paced living breathing dance known as the salsa has become the most popular Latin dance in the United States. New York's Puerto Rican community adapted the mambo to a new style of popped-up Latin music and the salsa was forged from many dancing feet. Because salsa has not been fully codified, people all around the country dance the basic step differently. Salsa, as it is danced today, is a style of mambo often danced on the one beat instead of on the two beat. This permits many more everyday non-latin folk to enjoy the dance. The basic is tremendously versatile allowing for many tempos. Slow salsa down, you can dance it to rumba and cha cha music; dance it close and sexy, you get dirty dancing.

Salsa is taught at most ballroom dance schools (See riDance's Ballroom & Swing page). The schools and teachers on the Salsa dance class listings specialize in salsa.

SALSA GROUP CLASSES & PRIVATE LESSONS

SALSA & MAMBO
You will find salsa and mambo lessons in just about every ballroom and social dance school as well as at community centers and clubs throughout the state. See riDance's Ballroom Dance classes for general social dance class listings. The following schools and teachers specialize in salsa.

JEFF ALLEN DANCE CLASSES

North Side
831 Charles Street
Providence RI 02904
Phone: 401-331-1400
Email:
Website: http://www.QuickstartBooks.com

Private and semi-private lessons are taught 6 days and 5 weekday evenings in Salsa, East & West Coast Swing, Tango, Hustle, and all Latin dances. Wedding preparation is a specialty.

MASTER SALSA CLASSES WITH JEFF & ROBIN ALLEN
Beginner thru Advanced Levels
Semi Private Format

Wednesday February 20 – March 12 2008
4 consecutive Wednesdays
6:40 - 7:35 PM Absolute Beginner Salsa
7:40 – 8:35 PM Intermediate Beginner Salsa
8:40 – 9:35 PM Intermediate/Advanced Salsa

Price: $126.00 per couple for each 4 week session

Monday March 3 – March 24, 2008
4 consecutive Mondays
6:40 - 7:35 PM Absolute Beginner Salsa
7:40 – 8:35 PM Intermediate Beginner Salsa
8:40 – 9:35 PM Intermediate/Advanced Salsa

Price: $126.00 per couple for each 4 week session

Perhaps you've always wanted to take private lessons with a top flight teacher but for one reason or another it hasn't worked out. Now is your chance to work in a very personalized semi private group class environment! These classes will have no more than 4 couples so you can have plenty of personal attention.
Details

The focus of these classes is the full Salsa dance education and experience. Not only will you learn some great chorographical patterns but you will learn great techniques in leading and following, rotational skills, footwork and timing, the differences of breaking on 1 or 2, sensual Latin arm and leg styling for ladies, Latin appearance and movement for men.

There will be no more than four couples and with a minimum three couples per class.
The class will be even in leader/follower distribution. If you don't have a partner we will try to match you with one in your experience level!!! Just think you'll be able to move from level to level with classmates that will advance with you.

For more information call 401-331-1400, write to JeffAllen@quickstartbooks.com or check out http://www.quickstartbooks.com.

Jeff Allen has been teaching dance for over twenty five years (1984), and enjoyed a very successful career as both an Amateur and Professional competitor. He's won numerous Championships, has earned over 30 NDCA Top Teacher Awards, has attained the prestigious Membership Degree in the North American Dance Sport Teachers Association and is an examiner (trains dance teachers and administers examinations for the professional credential examination).

Jeff is also the author of the very popular dance books, Quickstart to Swing and Quickstart to Tango, as well as The Complete Guide to Slow Dancing, video & booklet, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing with DVD (currently the number 1 selling dance book on Amazon). All make excellent engagement and shower gifts.

Jeff teaches open group classes at his North Providence location.

Jeff Allen has been teaching dance for over twenty five years (1984), and enjoyed a very successful career as both an Amateur and Professional competitor. He's won numerous Championships, has earned over 30 NDCA Top Teacher Awards, has attained the prestigious Membership Degree in the North American Dance Sport Teachers Association and is an examiner (trains dance teachers and administers examinations for the professional credential examination).

Jeff is also the author of the very popular dance books, Quickstart to Swing and Quickstart to Tango, as well as The Complete Guide to Slow Dancing, video & booklet, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing with DVD (currently the number 1 selling dance book on Amazon). All make excellent engagement and shower gifts.

Jeff Allen served as resident expert for USA Today Newspapers during this past Dancing With The Stars season

posted 15May03.updated 24Jan078