NEW Latin Quarter Beginners Salsa class starting Tuesday 16th Jan, 6.15-7.15pm, at The Deaf Hub, Old Mill, 23, Brown St, Dundee. DD1 5EF, can join first 2 weeks only.
Please email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com to book a space.
10 week block pass £35 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. Directions to Deaf hub on class page at www.salsadundee.com.
Please pass the word. All money raised for Azul Wasi project for former street children in Peru.
Please note : there is no car parking outside the deaf hub (may get a parking ticket), best to park on Brown street.
Next tuesday Latin Quarter social is at the DEaf Hub on 30th January , details to follow soon.
The next Friday LQ charity social will be a Valentines Social on Friday 16th February at the Black Watch Club, more details to follow soon, expect something fun for Valentines !
NEW Latin Quarter Beginners Salsa class starting Tuesday 16th Jan, 6.15-7.15pm, at The Deaf Hub, Old Mill, 23, Brown St, Dundee. DD1 5EF, can join first 2 weeks only.
Please email LQsalsadundee@gmail.com to book a space.
10 week block pass £35 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. Directions to Deaf hub on class page at www.salsadundee.com.
Please pass the word. All money raised for Azul Wasi project for former street children in Peru.
Please note : there is no car parking outside the deaf hub (may get a parking ticket), best to park on Brown street.
Latin Quarter deaf hub classes will start back on tues 16th Jan. New salsa beginners at 6.15pm, 10 week block , £35 or £5 per class.pass the word. Email. LQsalsadundee@gmail.com for spaces. Poster coming soon.
Merry Christmas wishes to everyone, a very BIG thank you to those of you who have continued to support the Latin Quarter classes and social events and dancers from afar. Just want to say a special thank you to Tania who has been helping with the Tuesday classes and socials and those of you who also help at the socials.
We have raised a total of £7,308 this year from classes & socials and in total now £128,202 since 2003. Thanks for helping to make a difference to the children at Azul Wasi, Oropesa, near Cusco, Peru. Festive greetings from everyone at Azul Wasi. For Video greetings see https://www.facebook.com/100003999336533/videos/pcb.6819932511424172/693510869569203
Also re posting a lovely video Tom Jolly put together for the 15th anniversary party in 2018.
Big thanks to everyone who came to the LQ Christmas Social at the deaf hub this week. Thanks to Tania for teaching the Kizomba fusion class which was great and for helping with the classes this year and to you all for participating in the party games ! and for the raffle prize donations. Thanks to Scott the care taker too. We raised £180 (after outgoings) for the children at Azul Wasi in Peru which is great.
The last Latin Quarter dance classes at the Deaf Hub before the festive break will be 12th December with the Christmas Social folks. Classes to start back on 9th or 16th Jan, will confirm which soon.
Christmas Charity Latin Quarter Social – feel free to come in festive attire !
Tuesday 12th December @ the Deaf Hub, Old Mill, 23, Brown St, Dundee, DD1 5EF.
7pm -7.45pm Kizomba Dance class with Tania (open level, beginners welcome). Kizomba is a dance/music originating from Angola, but often danced at latin socials, so good to learn the basic steps. In this class you’ll learn the basic steps and how to blend them to feel comfortable dancing.
7.45 -8.30pm – Christmas Rueda de Casino taster with Sarah, beginners welcome. Rueda is a cuban wheel dance. We’ll learn a few basic steps and some festive moves and have fun !
8.30- 11pm – Social latin dancing ( Salsa, Bachata & abit of Kizomba/ merengue music) with Christmas party games, a raffle and mince pies ! Raffle donations always gratefully appreciated.
Anyone is welcome to come the 2 classes and the social after these, including those with no dance experience. Please pass the word amongst family and friends.
Kizomba class only – £5, rueda only – £3, Social £3, combo ticket for all 3 is £8. CASH ONLY. Money raised is for the Azul Wasi home in Peru.
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 room next door.
There is no parking directly outside venue, please park on Brown Street instead.
(NOTE : The usual beginners salsa class is 6.15-7pm on 12th, no new entrants for this class – special deal for deaf hub beginners salsa class students , all 3 classes & social – combo ticket will be £10)
The next Latin Quarter charity social is on Tuesday 12th December @ The Deaf Hub which will be our Christmas Social with festive dance party games, a raffle and mince pies. More details of workshops & timings to follow soon.
BIG thanks to everyone who came last night to the Latin Quarter Charity Social for the Azul Wasi home in Peru at the dundee social club. It was lovely to see so many new faces and a few folks I haven’t seen in a few years too !
A really big thank you to everyone who made the effort to come from Aberdeen, perthshire, Edinburgh area and elsewhere it made for a great atmosphere in the room with a lovely dance family. A few pics to follow once sorted them, if anyone else got some nice ones can you send to me please, I like to try to check with any prominent people on them first before posting online.
We raised £493 (after outgoings) for the charity which is fantastic, BIG thanks to hamish for doing the men’s styling class, to Ann for doing the door again, to shane and deirdre for helping do raffle / door , a really big thanks to tania who withputvher ongoing support the deaf hub classes and the socials wouldnt run as smoothy, she always helps with the set up/down for the events and thanks to a few of you who stayed on to help tidy up at the end. Thanks to the dundee social club for a great venue. We had a lovely crowd of musicians present from Aberdeen which I didnt realise the extent of until the end of the night when they played during tidy up time ! thanks to Sebastian for playing the bongos during the eve and friends for coming down, was lovely to hear.
Thanks for all the raffle prize donations too, and especially to Phil for the sol y sombra voucher and to Bill for the sea kayaking voucher.
Hope everyone can make the last LQ social of 2023 at the Deaf Hub, on 12th December for Christmas festivities, will be music for dancing, a few Christmas party games, mince pies etc, details to follow shortly.
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