New Cuban club night in Edinburgh running every month at the Jam House, a fab venue for live music and djs, right in the city centre (Queen Street). Also SIERRA MAESTRA Cuban band night wed 7 March. Cuban dance holidays run by Kath are also great. See link for more band info : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=550049960&ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Caledonia-Languages-Culture-Adventure/136349933077425
This Tuesday is last week to join NEW Beginners Cuban Salsa class 6.45pm @ The Chamber Suite. 9 week block left £27 or £4 per class. Classes will begin with partnerwork and later lead on to learning how to dance the fun Cuban Rueda ( circle dance where you swop partners).
Also on Tuesdays. 7.30-Improvers/ Intermediate cross body salsa, 8.15- Cuban Rueda ( no new entrants unless have Rueda experience). Classes £4 per class or £15 pass for 5 classes. All proceeds from classes goes to the Azul Wasi project for street children near Cusco in Peru. Please pop a poster up somewhere if you can.
LATIN QUARTER presents a CHARITY Valentines Latin Ball at The Apex City Quay Hotel &
Spa, 1 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JP on Saturday February 12th
2011 with Son Al Son, Cuban music band. Doors open at 8pm on till 1am, come along
and feel the Cuban spirit with a live band, free beginners Salsa class at
8.15pm. There will be a Raffle on the night and a dance competition.
Tickets £12 ( students £9) on the door or £2 DISCOUNT for tickets
purchased in advance from sarahbrox@gmail.com or Grouchos (Dundee), tickets on sale
from 15th Jan 2011. Money raised goes to Azul Wasi street children project near Cusco, Peru.
Groups welcome, tables can be reserved for 8 or more if
tickets purchased in advance. Please print off or email posters around friends if you can.
Information about the band, Son al Son was formed in 2008. Its line-up is made up of musicians from Cuba, Ricardo Fernandes Pompa,(Lead Vocals and Bongos) Eric Alfonso (Congas) and from Scotland, Bob Thomson (Bass) and Lorne Cowieson (Trumpet)with Lino Rocha on Vocals and Guiro and Simon Gall on Piano and Vocals.
As the name suggests, Son al Son play son, a style of music made popular in 1920’s Havana and more recently in the film “Buena Vista Social Club”. To this day, songs like Chan Chan, El Cuarto Del Tula and Dos Gardenias are played in cafes and bars across Cuba, Son al Son have recreated this sound to bring a little bit of Havana to you. Son al Son play a lively set of traditional Cuban songs guaranteed to get your feet tapping and out of your seat in no time, Gozar! Enjoy!.
BEGINNERS Charity Salsa classes – January 2011, Come & join a class & shake off all those Christmas & New Year cobwebs !
1) Chamber Suite classes in NEW YEAR.
2) NEW Beginners salsa classes ( cross body style) starting on Thursday Jan 27th at MONO, Dundee University Union building, downstairs, 6-7pm. 10 week block £30 ( stu), £32 otherwise. Entry in first 2 weeks only, please email sarahbrox@gmail.com for more details or to reserve a place.
Come and feel the spirit of Cuba with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera, Cuban dancer from the Ballet Folklorico Cutumba dance company, Santiago de Cuba. Night kicks off with a free beginners salsa class at 9pm, followed by latin music for dancing, Cuban dance performance and line ups.
Friday 22nd Oct, @ The Chamber Suite, Panmure St, Dundee DD1 1ED 9pm till late.
£5/£4 (stu), pay on the door. Money raised for Azul Wasi street boys project in Peru, see charities page for more details.
Cuban classes with YAMIL from 7.30pm till 9pm, emailsarahbrox@gmail.com ASAP for more details and to reserve spaces for Yamil’s classes, will be extra fee for classes which includes LQ entry fee.
Come and feel the spirit of Cuba with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera, Cuban dancer from the Ballet Folklorico Cutumba dance company, Santiago de Cuba. Night kicks off with a free beginners salsa class at 9pm, followed by latin music for dancing, Cuban dance performance and line ups.
Friday 22nd Oct, @ The Chamber Suite, Panmure St, Dundee DD1 1ED
£5/£4 (stu), pay on the door. Money raised for Azul Wasi street boys project in Peru, see charities page for more details.
Cuban classes with YAMIL from 7.30pm till 9pm, email sarahbrox@gmail.com for more details and to reserve class spaces, will be extra fee for classes with reduced LQ entry fee.
Cuban workshops with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera from Ballet Folklorico Dance company, Santiago de Cuba on Wed 16th June at The Chamber Suite ( instead of the tue classes that week). Email sarahbrox@gmail.com for more info.
Classes will be :
6.30-7.15 Bachata workshop wih Massimo & Sarah- Improvers / Intermediate level – £3
7.15-8.15 Cuban SON – Beginners & Imp/ Intermed ( suitable for anyone) – £5
8.15-9.15 Cuban Rueda – for the Intermediate & Advanced dancers only – £5 or £6 depending on numbers
There is a possibility to run 2 Cuban workshops with Yamil Cuedo Ferrera from Ballet Folklorico Dance company, Santiago de Cuba on Wed 16th June at The Chamber Suite ( instead of the tue classes that week). Can you email sarahbrox@gmail.com asap please to express interest so viability can be checked. Classes would be
6.30-7.15 Bachata
7.15-8.15 Cuban SON – Beginners & Improvers ( suitable for anyone)
8.15-9.15 Cuban Rueda – for the Intermediate & Advanced dancers only
Prices to be confirmed depending on numbers but likely to be £5 or £6 a class.
Thanks to SAS advertising for the free week slot
Salsa Dundee 