Salsa Dundee

It’s been a while folks since we had a Cuban Fever night with Yamil folks, so here it is …..

Latin Quarter Cuban Fever latin party 

Friday 13th October 7pm – 12 pm at the Blackwatch Club
20 Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee DD4 6RS. 

Come and feel the spirit of Cuba with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera, former Cuban dancer from Ballet Folklorico Cutumba dance company, Santiago de Cuba. Social dancing starts at 8.30pm with a fun Cuban line up. The night will have a Cuban feel but we’ll be playing a mix of music (cross body and Cuban salsa, bachata with a few Son/Kizomba etc).

Dance workshops with Yamil on the 13th 7pm – Improvers/Intermediate Cuban partnerwork ( Cuban salsa dance experience required)7.45pm – Cuban Son – Suitable for those with Cuban dance experience or Cross body salsa experience.  Classes not suitable for total beginners to salsa. 

7pm – Cuban partner work  class-  £7 

7.45pm -Cuban Son – £7

8.30pm – Social – £7 ( £5, students with card).

Combo pass – 1 class & eve social  £12,   2 classes & eve social – £17

Please pass the word. Anyone welcome, no partner necessary. 

All money raised goes to the Azul wasi project in Peru. 

Email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com for more info.
www.salsadundee.com

Apologises, there are no  Deaf Hub LQ dance classes on 26th September and 10th October due to leave, classes will run as usual on the other dates though. 

A very BIG thank you to everyone who came to the Latin Quarter Charity Social at the  Blackwatch Club on friday, especially those who came from afar.   We raised £400 in total for the children at the Azul Wasi project in Peru, which is fantastic ! Big thanks The club for hosting us and to the bar staff and to those who helped tidy up at the end. A special thank you to Tania for helping teach the Kizomba taster class and helping me with the tuesday classes for sometime now and to Ann for doing the door, and Emma for help with the raffle. Big thanks to Bill for donating the Blondie tickets and to everyone else who donated raffle prizes.

CLASS holidays : There are no  Deaf Hub LQ classes on September 26th September and October 10th due to my holidays, classes will run as usual on the other dates though. 

NEWS : There will be a 3 week Crossbody salsa to Cuban Rueda conversion class starting on Tuesday 17Th October at 8.20pm, £4 per class – this will lead onto joining the current Rueda class.  The usual Rueda class at 8.20pm will also run as normal during this 3 week period.  The conversion course is only open to those who have good cross body Salsa skills already as meant to be a quick course. Those who already know some Cuban Salsa or abit of Rueda can also join the conversion class to brush up on skills. Email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com with any queries and to express interest in this course. 

NEXT LQ socials – will be Friday October 13th at the Blackwatch Club, and on Friday 24th November with YAMIL at the Dundee Social Club, more details to follow soon, so please save the dates and pass the word.

Latin Quarter Social with KIZOMBA Taster class.

UPDATE : There will be a free short 30 min salsa beginners taster after the kizomba class so about 8.20/ 30 pm but only if there are enough people who havent done salsa before, just to get people started.

Friday 15th September @ the Blackwatch Club
20 Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee DD4 6RS.
This venue has a large dance floor, please pass the word. There is a photo on this page of the dance space & directions. Come in the front door & the room is upstairs.
https://www.facebook.com/The-Black-Watch-Club-1524989104390858/

7.30pm – Kizomba Taster £5 ( suitable for beginners)
8.30pm to midnight – latin music for dancing (Salsa, bachata & a little merengue/kizomba) – Social only £5
Combo ticket, Social & Kizomba class £8

Children can come to the social, but not the class. Entry for children, £3 for social.

Pay on the door, cash only. Please bring along friends & family & help raise money for charity while having fun ! All money raised goes to the Azul Wasi home, near Cusco for former street children in Peru.

There will be a bar and a raffle too. Raffle prizes are gratefully appreciated. See www.salsadundee.com for more details. Please pass the word, pop a poster up if you can, everyone welcome. 

Latin Quarter Salsa Beginners classes are now closed to total beginners, unless you have contacted LQsalsadundee@gmail.com

Last week to Join New Beginners Salsa classes @ 6.15pm @ the Deaf Hub, remaining 9 weeks pass – £31.50 or £5 per class . Email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com for places. Please share. Come & spice up your life with a some Latin Spirit !! and help raise money for the Azul Wasi home in Peru at the same time.