David Sugarman's Salsa Newsletter
The deranged ramblings of a salsa wannabe.His continuing mission: To seek out new shines and new syncopations …
Wednesday, 1st February 2012
Online links to: What's Hot Clubs Parties Weekenders Holidays Concerts
12 years of salsa this week! I'm beginning to think I'm getting the hang of it :-)
There's a new colour scheme for the Newsletter and in addition, I've added links in the header back to full web based Newsletter. Plus icons and links to Facebook and LiftShare.
The full Newsletter can be found here www.davidsugarman.co.uk/news.html.
Club News
I now cover 98 active clubs.
Club news, recent changes
- Fridays - Trailfinders Sports Club, West Ealing
We've gained some clubs…
- Wednesdays - Aquum Lounge, Esher
- Thursdays - The Vine Bar, Wine Vaults, Southsea
- Thursdays - Sen Nin Japanese Teppanyaki Restaurant & Bar, Ealing
Newsletter Features
The Parties section now links each party to my on-line website where the full details, the links to the organisers and to Facebook can be found. Let me know if you have any comments.
After asking about advertising on the website I've now added Google Ads to the web pages at www.davidsugarman.co.uk. Hopefully, any revenue will help pay for hosting and software.
I've realised that many people don't understand how to use the useful News feeds (Atom / RSS) or Calendar feeds (iCal). So, I've prepared a Netvibes page that collects together all of the information I produce. Click here for David's page.
If you see a warning triangle against a club it's because
- I've not been able to track down a website for the organisers
- In a couple of rare cases, the organisers have cancelled events with little warning
Listings are available on-line - starting at www.davidsugarman.co.uk.
Resources
| Resource | Location |
| Club, Party & Weekender Calendar |
David's Salsa Club, Party & Weekender Calendar |
 Follow me on Twitter |
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| Salsa Pictures |
http://community.webshots.com/user/davidsugarman Photo viewing stats |
| Dave's dance expenditure |
Dave's dance expenditure for 2010.
Dave's dance expenditure for 2008. Dave's dance expenditure for 2007. |
| Garmin SatNav venue listing |
http://www.davidsugarman.co.uk/SalsaPOI.zip
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| Blogging |
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| Salsa Party News Feed. |
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| Mobile phone pages |
WAP mobile phone pages - http://www.davidsugarman.co.uk/mobile.wml HTML mobile pages - http://www.davidsugarman.co.uk/mobile.html |
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Events this week, details below
Friday, 3rd February 2012BeePee's Club, Lakeside, Frimley
Archers Road Club, Southampton
Greenwood Park, St.Albans
Royal British Legion, Loudwater
Saturday, 4th February 2012
New York Bar & Grill, Cobham
Grand Pier, Weston Super Mare
East Oxford Conservative Club
Sun Street Community Centre, Reading
Claygate Village Hall, Esher
Salsa Fusion, London
Dance Crazy Club, Bournemouth
Party Nights and Special Events
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| Friday, 3rd February 2012 | BeePee's Club, Lakeside, Frimley Salsa Esperienza and SalsaSurrey.com Renato 07961 174149 Lakeside Leisure Complex, Wharf Road, Frimley Green, Nr. Camberley. Surrey GU16 6PTgeo:51.3026-0.7203 | 20:00-01:00 We're delighted to announce that GIL & SHELLEY of PEXAVA DANCE will be joining us as special guests to teach our advanced class and perform their fantastic show. We'll have some bachata, salsa classes at three levels and Strictly choreographer Richard Marcel will also be teaching a Cha Cha Cha class.
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| 20:00-00:00 This is a fantastic freestyle night with a FREE lesson: 8-9pm Advanced class with Tracie. Intermediates 'on2' with Marcus & Improvers on1 with Debbie. 9pm - 12am DJ Grooves will keep you dancing all night. Entrance £8 all night.
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| 20:00-01:00 Salsa Room, Kizomba Room and Bachata Room, £8.
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| 20:30-01:00 Non-stop Salsa 8:30 - 1:00am with DJs Rico and Stanners plus tea, coffee and pastries at midnight. Members £8, Non-Members £9.
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| Saturday, 4th February 2012 | 19:00-23:00 Monthly class - Bachata.
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| 12:00-01:00 Weston All-Dayer.
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East Oxford Conservative Club Cubanisimo Bertram: 07715 840 675 62 James Street (just off Cowley Road), (use Tescos OX4 1UT for parking), Oxford. Oxon OX4 1EUgeo:51.74713-1.23755 | 20:30-01:30 DJ Flecha will be mixing a blend of Latin & Cuban grooves. Salsa Class - Beginers to Advance @ 8:30 to 9:30. Dancing till 1:30 with tons of fun and animation.
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| 14:00-15:00 Dance Fitness Workshop. Would you like to have more energy when you dance and get less tired and sweaty? Learn how to feel and look better on and off the dance floor. It's easier than you think. Workshop will include dancing and floor exercises (bring a mat or towel and layers of clothing) For more info email clare@equinebreathing.com. £8.50 (£6 conc).
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| Latin Salsa Party Nights with FIVE PIECE Live Band Palenke. Fadi K will be teaching his famous Bachata Class at 8pm.
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| 20:00-02:00 1 Venue - 2 Rooms. Large Wooden Dance Floor/Special Celebrations,Hen Nights,/Birthdays, Licensed Bar till 2 am. £8.
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| 20:00-01:00 8pm Cuban Salsa for Beginners/Improvers with Salsa Explosion team. 9pm Rueda De Casino (Cuban Salsa Wheel) for Intermediates/Advance with Nikola Medic.
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| Friday, 10th February 2012 | 20:00-01:00 Calling all you 'Queens of Hearts' & 'Knaves of Spades' wear sexy red or seductive black and come and party with Salsa Calientita. Dance the night away to the fantastic tunes of Eric 'The Saint' & DJ 'Daddy'. Only £8.
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| 20:00-01:00 Salsa Mish Greenwood Park Valentines Party.
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| 20:30-01:00 8.30pm - 1am (Beg Salsa Class @ 9.00pm) £7 (door) £5 (adv).
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| Saturday, 11th February 2012 | 8.30pm - 9.15pm - Fun Improvers Bachata with Dan and Bex. 9.15pm - 1am (ish) – 4 hours of cracking Salsa and Bachata and other Latin tunes for you to dance the night away provided by special guest Tim Heasman and Jools.
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| 20:30-02:00 Mi Amo Salsa is a new and up and coming club, join Lorenzo for great music, great performances and great dancers. Doors open at 8pm: Lessons from 8.30 - 9.30 and freestyle from 9.30-2am.
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| 21:00-01:00 Monthly Saturday Night SALSA Party NIGHTS in Oxford City Centre. On1 SALSA Class with Lisa & Mark @ 9pm. Brand New Facility. £10 on the Door. £7 Students.
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The Loft (Bournemouth University) Latino Beat 01202 421104 Next to Dylan's Bar, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Bournemouth Uni Poole. Dorset BH12 5BBgeo:50.74297-1.89716 | 19:30-03:00 JOE DAVIDS (London Latin Collective), MISAEL CORDERO (Star of UK Cuban Salsa), Gary & Delphine (Star of UK Kizomba), Taz (Salsa & Bachata), DJ's Latino Beat + Trevor Pinto + Tony Gatfield.
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| Saturday, 25th February 2012 | TLC Ball at Winchester Guildhall.
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Weekly Clubs
The complete listing of weekly salsa clubs can be found here. The clubs, sorted by organiser, can be found here. Here's a random club as an example.
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| The Pinner Arms, Pinner Salsa Secrets, The Pinner Arms Function room, Whittington Way Pinner. Middx HA5 5JS | - website down.: Doors open @ 8.15pm on Sundays. Classes for beginners, improvers, intermediate & advanced students. We will be starting the line dance at 8.25pm. |
Time and Distance table
These are approximate times and distances to clubs in the area and to weekenders from central Reading. Your mileage may vary!
Click on the Club name and I'll take you to a map giving directions to the venue.
The complete Time and Distance listing can be found here. Here's a random club as an example.
| Club name / Location | Distance from Reading |
| Perrywood Sports & Social Club, Redhill
| 46.6 miles |
Salsa Music and Concerts
Concerts etc. requiring tickets. The full list of Salsa Concerts can be found here. Here is the next event.
| Friday, 10th February 2012 | Wycombe Swan Theatre, St. Mary Street, High Wycombe. Bucks HP11 2XE | It is a night full of glitz, glam and a little bit of naughtiness! Join us for our popular Burlesque masterclass with the chance to strut your stuff like the ultimate burlesque goddess. |
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Salsa Weekenders
The full list of Salsa Weekenders can be found here. Here is the next weekender.
| Friday, 3rd February 2012 to Sunday, 5th February 2012 | Royal York Hotel, Brighton iSalsa, Brighton. East Sussex BN1 1NP | Join us for another fantastic intensive salsa weekend by the sea in Brighton. We start gently on Friday with classes and a dance night. On Saturday there's our friendly workshops followed by dinner where we all get together, including teachers, so we can get to know each other a bit better. At night we join Cubashe Dance Promotions for an eventful party night with dance demos. We finish off with workshops on Sunday. |
International Salsa Events
My full list of International Salsa Events can be found here. This is the next Event.
| Saturday, 25th February 2012 to Saturday, 3rd March 2012 |  Val Thorens, Les Menuires, FranceDance Action Holiday, St Martin de Belleville. France | Salsa and Ski. |
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