David Sugarman's Salsa Newsletter
The deranged ramblings of a salsa wannabe.His continuing mission: To seek out new shines and new syncopations …
Wednesday, 3rd March 2010
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The pictures above are from Tracies Latin Club's Salsa, Swing and Tango Ball.
The full Newsletter can be found here www.davidsugarman.co.uk/news.html.
Club News
I now cover 127 active clubs.
Club news, recent changes
- Tuesdays - The Spot, Old Town, Swindon have moved their Tuesday night club to The Spot, Old Town, Swindon
- Tuesdays - The Garden, High Wycombe is now run by Stan and Perry and moves to Tuesday nights.
- Tuesdays - DNA Club, Bournemouth - club only
We've gained some clubs…
- Tuesdays - DNA Club, Bournemouth
- Wednesdays - Royal British Legion, Newbury
- Saturdays - S Bar, Esporta Gym, Chiswick Park
Some clubs are due to open soon…
- Wednesdays - Tongham Community Centre - 17/03/2010
- Thursdays - Libertaire Club, Acton - 18/03/2010
And we've lost some…
- Thursdays - Artsbar, Wokingham
- Mondays - Newbury Manor Hotel, Newbury
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, 5th March 2010The Slug and Lettuce - Southampton
Royal British Legion, Loudwater
Berkhamsted Town Hall
Saturday, 6th March 2010
The Oxford Union
Newtown Primary School, Reading
The Loft (Bournemouth University)
Party Nights and Special Events
| Date | Club | Details | |
| Friday, 5th March 2010 | 19:30-00:00 Introduction to Zouk Love. The class will be followed by DJ Trevor Pinto playing your favourite Salsa, Zouk, Bachata and Kizomba tunes from 9.00pm to midnight. £6. |    | |
| 20:30-01:00 The ONLY place to be on the first Friday of every month. Non-stop dancing from 8:30 - 1:00 to .DJ Stanners. |  "Venue photo") | ||
| 20:00-01:00 8-9pm salsa partnerwork classes, 9-10pm Rueda classes, dancing 10pm-1am £9. | | ||
| Saturday, 6th March 2010 | 14:00-02:00 Whether you're an experienced salsero/salsera, or just starting to find your rhythm, you'll find something for everyone here at our annual ball. Start with the workshops in the afternoon held by internationally renowned teachers. Then take some time off to relax and come back for a night of great dancing. Full Pass: £24 members/£30 non-members. | | |
| 20:00-23:00 Extra Party Night especially for Beginners. 8-9pm: Classes for 2 levels: - Absolute Beginners with Sharon - Beginners Salsa with Ed. 9pm-11pm: Party. £8. | |||
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 | 19:30-02:00 Miguel and Mayana UK Salsa Champions teaching styling for advanced dancers and lead and follow technique for Improvers to Intemediates Add to this Cuban & Rueda classess from Earl Linton rising star of the UK Cuban Salsa scene, this night is going to be so good. Adv £8 / Door £10 / £9 Latino Beat Members / £7 Students with ID / £6 After 10.00pm. | | |
| Friday, 12th March 2010 | 20:00-01:00 On2 ~ Cuban ~ ChaChaCha ~ Bachata ~ Rueda ~ Merengue ~ On1 |  | |
| 20:00-01:00 Salsa Classes 8-9, 4 Levels, Dancing til 1. Parking. Easy access.M4/M3. £9 (£6 full-time students & concessions) class+party. £6 (£4 full-time students & concessions) party only. | | ||
| Saturday, 13th March 2010 | Black and White £10 | | |
| 13:45-16:30 Salsa Booster Workshop [Improver and Intermediate levels] with Ian Worrell. 2 - 3pm First class. 3 - 3:15pm Dance Practice. 3:15 - 4:15pm Second class [more experienced improvers and intermediates]. 4.15 - 4:30pm Dance practice. |  "Venue photo") | ||
| 13:45-17:00 Eva is one of the most elegant and graceful salsa dancers on the South Coast and with more than 6 years of experience in salsa and previous training in contemporary and jazz dance she brings a lot of knowledge and inspiration from her native Czech Republic. Eva's styling workshops will introduce you to various types of styling and spinning technique. More importantly, the workshop is designed to give you confidence so that you feel amazing and beautiful on the dance floor. |  | ||
| Thursday, 18th March 2010 | 19:30-22:30 Live Cuban Jazz with "Los Cerebros". £15. There is nothing like dancing to the rhythms of a live band. |  "Venue photo") | |
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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| Jongleurs Comedy Club, Watford Salsa Revolution, 76 The Parade (above the Walkabout bar), High Street, Watford. Herts WD17 1AW | 7:30pm - 8.30pm Intro to salsa lesson. 8:30pm - 9pm practice time. |
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 |
| Bed Bar, Woking | 23.9 miles |
Salsa Music and Concerts
Concerts etc. requiring tickets. The full list of Salsa Concerts can be found here. Here is the next event.
| Thursday, 4th February 2010 to Saturday, 6th March 2010 | Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, . London WC2A 2HT | Experience the authentic heart and soul of Havana - right here in London! One of Sadler's Wells' most successful productions, Havana Rakatan returns to the Peacock Theatre by enormous popular demand for a red hot fourth season. Originally the dream of Cuban choreographer Nilda Guerra, the show has now toured around the world where it has been enjoyed by thousands. £15 - £40. | |
Salsa Weekenders
The full list of Salsa Weekenders can be found here. Here is the next weekender.
| Friday, 5th March 2010 to Monday, 8th March 2010 | The Heythrop Park Hotel, Chipping Norton Salsa Promotions UK, Heythrop Park Hotel, Golf and Country club, Enstone, Chipping Norton. Oxon OX7 5UE | Grand Salsa weekend with Super Mario, Leon Rose, Marchant Birch & Davina, Terry & Yolande Lewis. From £225. |
International Salsa Events
My full list of International Salsa Events can be found here. This is the next Event.
| Friday, 5th March 2010 to Sunday, 7th March 2010 |  Bachatando festival, BrusselsGrégory & Nanda's Granda Dance Project, Brussels | Bachatando festival #2. From 90€. 70 artists from the USA, from Brazil and from all over Europe. |
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