BIG THANKS to everyone who came to the Cuban Fever night with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera last FRiday, especially to those who came from afar. BIG thanks to YAMIL who brought his infectious energy and fun to help spice up the dance floor with the line ups and performance and for providing a glimpse into different Cuban dance styles. Big thanks to Fiona who did the door again and to the Blackwatch Club for hosting the evening. We raised a fabulous £475 ( after outgoings) for the Azul Wasi Project in Perufor former street children. Thanks to everyone who donated the raffle prizes and to Emma & Sheila for selling the tickets. I’ll post a few pictures/ videos soon, just checking some with a few people. If anyone took nice pictures or videos last Friday eve can you send them to LQsalsadundee@gmail.com.
For anyone who is interested in knowing more about the Colombia Rumba dance Yamil performed. There are 3 Afro – Cuban Rumba dances – Guaguancó, Yambú, and Columbia. The first 2 are danced with a partner usually, but Columbia is a male solo dance.
IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Traditions – Rumba Guaguanco, Yambu, Columbia, Comparsa
Also we did a little bit of the Orisha Elegua in one of the line ups. Some movements from this. Eleguá/Eshu – AboutSanteria
video of Elegua performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJOrs-9JoM
Here is some information about the different Orishas, if anyone is interested in learning more. What is Santeria? – AboutSanteria
Also examples of Cuban Son Dance –
Examples Chan Chan, a Classic Cuban Son Dance – YouTube
Fabulous Son Dancing in Santiago de Cuba! – YouTube
I hope you enjoyed the evening despite the technical issues, apologies for this, I checked the system last week using a different cable following some intermittent interference noise in September and it worked fine then, but it was still there on friday. So sorry for the delay at the start of the evening while setting up my PA which I can use from now if it’s not solved. In addition there was another issue with the playlist not playing tracks continuously so I could only set up to play 2 tracks at a time, a right pain. So I didn’t play some of the new Cuban salsa & bachata tracks unfortunately. It usually works fine without issues, so I’ll look at this and fix for next social on Friday 24th November at Dundee Social Club, it has a large dance floor and room with a bar, more details to follow soon. Please save the date & pass the word. The next Latin Quarter tuesday social will be 7th or 14th nov hopefully, am checking for room availability.
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