LQ Charity Social – 15th Sept

25 08 2023

Latin Quarter Social with KIZOMBA Taster class

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. 





update

20 08 2023

Next Latin Quarter social at black watch club will be friday 15th september folks , please share and save the date.
Will post soon when deaf hub classes starting back, will be 5th or 12th september though.





Thanks & Class info

19 07 2023

A very BIG thank you to everyone who came to the Latin Quarter Charity Social at the  Deaf Hub last night, especially those who came from afar.   We raised £231.50 ( after room hire) for the children at the Azul Wasi project in Peru, which is great. Big thanks to Scott who stayed later and to everyone who helped tidy up at the end. A special thank you to Tania again for helping teach the Kizomba taster class and helping me with the tuesday classes for sometime now.

Big thanks to Phil for donating 1st prize at the raffle for a £20 voucher for a meal at Sol y Sombra and to everyone else who donated raffle prizes.

CLASS holidays : There are no more Deaf Hub LQ classes until September now. Will be 5th or 12th sept when start back, not sure which yet. Hope you all have a nice Summer.

NEXT LQ social – will be Friday September 15th at the Blackwatch Club, so save the date and pass the word, more details to follow.

Next class meal out – will likely be end of August or into September. I’ll send another message about this.  If you are interested in joining this please email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com.





LQ social this tuesday & also LAST classes

17 07 2023

Remember its the Deaf Hub LQ social tomorrow night @ 8.30pm with Kizomba workshop before at 7.30pm. Bachata fusion class is on at 6.30pm instead of 6.15pm too.

ALSO this tuesday will be the LAST Deaf Hub LQ classes before the summer break so hope to see you all there. Classes will restart on 5th or 12th September again, will confirm date in a few weeks time. Also remember the next Blackwatch social will be on fri 15th September too.





Latin Quarter Social with Kizomba workshop – tues 18th July

11 07 2023

Latin Quarter Social with KIZOMBA Taster class

Tuesday 18th July @ the Deaf Hub

Old Mill, 23, Brown St, Dundee, DD1 5EF.

Anyone is welcome to come to the workshop and social. It’s an opportunity to meet other dancers and practice moves from classes .

7.30pm – Kizomba Taster £5 ( suitable for beginners)

8.30pm to 11pm – latin music for dancing (Salsa, bachata & a little merengue/kizomba) – Social only £3

Combo ticket, Social & Kizomba class £7

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 raffle too. There will be NO bar but you can bring your own drinks including alcoholic ones. There should be a few snacks and soft drinks on sale in the Deaf Hub.

There is no parking outside venue, please park on Brown Street instead.

Please pass the word and share.





NEW Bachata Fusion classes @ The Deaf Hub

10 06 2023

New Bachata fusion classes @ The Deaf Hub – 5 week block starting Tuesday 20th June @ 6.15pm- 5 week pass available for £20 or £5 a class.  CASH only, please come 10 min early to register and pay on the 20th.  Money raised for Azul Wasi project in Peru.

Class will be open to total beginners for first week only.  But there will be something for those who already know the basics and for those who came to the 3 week class recently or if you have done some bachata previously.  So please come along. Please pass the word and share or pop up a poster if you can.

Bachata music is often played at Salsa latin socials so good to add to repertoire of dances. Bachata Fusion is a mix of styles will be mainly bachata moderna style, with a bit of  dominican and sensual thrown in.

ALSO PLEASE SAVE THE DATE – Next LQ Blackwatch social will be September 15th, also will be a tuesday DEAF HUB social before mid July hopefully too, details to follow. 





No LQ deaf hub classes on 13th June

8 06 2023

Just a reminder, no classes on tues 13th June for 1 week only folks, class back on 20th June.





BIG THANKS

3 06 2023

A very BIG thank you to everyone who came to the Latin Quarter Charity Social at the Black Watch last night, especially those who came from afar.   We raised £331 for the children at the Azul Wasi project in Peru, which is great. Big thanks to the Black Watch Club for hosting the event, to the bar staff, and Ann & Emma for doing the door and selling raffle tickets. A special thank you to Tania for helping teach the Kizomba taster class and to everyone who helped tidy up at the end.  

Big thanks to Bill for donating such a generous 1st prize at the raffle for a sea kayaking lesson and to everyone else who donated raffle prizes. I’ll post details for Bill’s kayaking and karate classes soon incase anyone else wants to have a go.





Latin Quarter Charity Social – Fri 2nd June

20 05 2023

Latin Quarter Social with KIZOMBA Taster class

Friday 2nd June @ 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.





Last week to join New Beginners Salsa Classes

19 05 2023

HAVE EXTENDED joining for Beginners Salsa class at the Deaf hub , so last week to Join will be this Tuesday 23rd May , 6.15-7.10pm, at The Deaf Hub, Old Mill, 23, Brown St, Dundee. DD1 5EF.

Please email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com to book a space.

8 week block pass £28 or £5 per class weekly. CASH ONLY. Beginners class dancers please come 10 to 15 min early to register & pay.

Classes are progressive, anyone welcome, no partner necessary. There will be options in classes for those who do not wish to change partners and for those who do hopefully but we will have to assess partner situation each session if you do not come with one.

Please pass the word. All money raised for Azul Wasi project for former street children in Peru. Directions on class page.

Please note : there is no car parking outside the deaf hub (may get a parking ticket), best to park on Brown street.