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HELP KEEP OUR FAVOURITE SALSA NIGHTS ALIVE!!!
It is really tough with venues at the moment, specially due to the current economic situation. We must remember that like all of us, venues are also under a lot of pressure at this time, having to cut down on all costs and focus on the parts of their businesses that will help them survive. On some occasions venues find it even more cost affective to close their doors and shut for a night completely if they don't believe they can cover their opening costs. Over the years we have been very lucky in Birmingham and have been able to get some brilliant venues to dance every week, and have even enjoyed loads of nights with completely free admission, but this is becoming unsustainable in the current climate, and we're having to become more proactive to ensure the survival of some of our favourite, and longest running WEEKLY nights, unless we just want to end up having only monthly parties which can charge a lot more on the door.

I've spoken to loads of people and taken a lot of advice, and hope we have come up with a solution that we think is fair to all. Please support it as otherwise we WILL loose some of our favourite nights and at best, we'll have to settle for less good venues, have to move around all the time, or we could simply loose them forever. We've had numerous meetings with Risa, who to be fair, have really supported salsa in Birmingham lots over the last decade and enabled us to run lots of weekly parties as well as special events, and in order to finance & keep our much loved Tuesday night at Risa running, we are going to have to introduce an admission charge which ALSO INCLUDES A DRINK, or any salsa class as before. The drinks voucher will be able to be used for a selection of bottled Beers, Smirnoff Mojito, Smirnoff Ice, Jagerbomb, Vodka Red Bull, Vodka mixer, J2O, or even a pint of soft drink like Pepsi, or my own personal favourite, pint of Orange Juice & Lemonade :). You can even use it for just some water if that's all you prefer to drink.

We can only do this and keep the night running here with your support, so please understand that this voucher, and in turn, the admission charge is not just paying for the drink itself (which I'm sure we can all drink cheaper at home) but also paying to provide the service/entertainment of the salsa night and all the associated bar opening costs. As a fellow salsero told me (thanks Steve), it pays for the drink it self; the glass it comes in; someone to wash the glass for you before your purchase; someone to collect the glass from you after you've finished; the venue and its décor/ambience; the person on the door; SECURITY; toilets & washroom facilities; someone to clean the venue; a dancefloor; effects lighting; a sound system; heating; air conditioning; etc. It will pay for electricity; Gas; Water Rates; Business Rates; Manager & Staff; Lease/ Mortgage; Stock; and hopefully make a little profit at the end which will have to have tax paid on it too. So, admission will be £5 all night (still less than on the weekend parties) BUT ALSO INCLUDES A DRINK OR any salsa class, or £8 if doing 2 classes as before. We've also confirmed that the bar will be running drink promotions on as well, so your 2nd, 3rd, 4th...10th drinks can be cheaper too. I hope I'm not labouring the point too much, but we really need your support in this to ensure the longevity our much loveld weekly salsa nights.