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 FANCY
A FREEBIE?
If you have a friend or two who need a little push to come
and try out the great fun of Salsa dancing, we are offering
completely FREE beginners classes for any of your
friends who may want to try us out. It's only valid for
complete beginners as an introductory offer. Just forward
them this link, and they can PRINT
OUR FREE CLASS VOUCHER HERE. No catch, just print
voucher & bring to any of our classes!!
 
weekly THURSDAY SALSA & KIZOMBA
NIGHT at BLISS bar & clubrooms (ex SportsCafe)
 ...that's
right birmingham salseros, please note that we are back
running our Thursday Salsa nights at BLISS bar & club
every week, and we've now added the Kizomba breakdown from
midnight til they kick us out (12:30/1am)!
Please spread the word but remember to arrive early to make
the most of it, as salsa finishes at midnight, and then
it's the kizomba block til the end. WEEKLY SALSA CLASSES
are as normal from 8pm and then PARTY from 10pm-12:30
(or later). If you haven't been for a while, come and
join us for great music, sound system, air con, dancefloor,
and now back in one of our favourite club rooms, dedicated
to salsa all night, for classes & party. Check out our
new photos here.
We
also have a 15-20mins freestyle practice session in between
the 8pm and 9pm classes and invite all levels to come early
to join in too, dancing with everybody and helping developing
that dancing confidence that people can only get from social
dancing.
PLEASE
NOTE that we are running
a special 2 ROOM SALSA & KIZOMBA Thursday on 9th
February. Click
here for special event details. Don't miss it!
...see
here for more general details (+
maps, local hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
WEDNESDAY
SOLIHULL SALSA... 
+ now with 4 week *progressive* taster sessions at 8pm.
Wednesday SALSA CLASSES &
SOCIAL ...now
at the SOLIHULL ICE RINK!! Check
out our new photos here.
We are now running 4 weeks *progressive* 8pm
TASTER DANCE SESSIONS, alternating between ChaChaCha,
Kizomba, Rueda, on2 & Bachata. That means
that on Wednesdays 1st-29th February we'll be running
ChaChaCha tasters, progressing a little every week,
and then back with Kizomba on Wednesdays 7th-28th
March. Please try to attend every week so that teachers
can progress every time. Come to Solihull and join our great
 Team
DJ Kev, Brighon, Graham (Toddy), Gary
Thomas, Steph, Jo & Sonia every Wednesday
for the optional 8pm taster session, and a great set of
top salsa classes at 8:30pm followed by freestyle / social
til 11pm. Always a friendly bunch of dancers and a perfect
place to develop and practice your moves! Just turn up any
week (incl. beginners), and join in the fun. Doors open
at 7:45pm. It's a fantastic function room located
on the outskirts of Birmingham & Solihull on the B425,
just off the A45 (Coventry Rd).
We
are using the Meadows Function Room right next to the HUGE
free & secure car park. The room holds approximately
200 people, has a beautiful wooden dance floor and is self
contained from the ice rink, having its own private entrance,
bar counter and toilet facilities.  The
BAR is OPEN too which makes the social dancing time even
more like a proper party. Please spread the word,
and obviously don't bring drinks in as we'd like to keep
the bar and your support there is essential.
Meadows
Function Room, Blue Ice Plaza (Solihull Ice Rink),
Hobs Moat Road (B425, just off A45), Solihull, Birmingham,
B92 8JN
...see here for more general
details (+ maps, local hotels,
photos, videos. etc...)
 weekly
TUESDAY SALSA PARTY @ BarRiSA
Still one of Birmingham's best Salsa nights in the whole
week. If you need a regular but great salsa fix, come and
join us here every Tuesday night with loads of dancers,
fun loving salseros and great atmosphere guaranteed.
 Please
note that we have introduced a 15-20mins freestyle practice
session in between the 8pm and 9pm classes. We invite all
levels to come early to join in too, dancing with everybody
and helping developing that dancing confidence that people
can only get from social dancing. PARTY will be as normal
from 10m-1am.
...see
here for more general details (+
maps, local hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
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
which INCLUDES A DRINK OR any salsa class, or £8
if doing 2 classes as before (£3 without a drink or
a class). 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. This deal applies to BarRisa,
as otherwise the venue will simply close on Tuesday nights,
and only operate when they have big party bookings. However,
to make it really fair across the board, we will have to
introduce a very small door charge on Wednesday & Thursdays
if not taking a class. I hope I'm not labouring the point
too much, but we really need your support in this to ensure
the longevity our much loved weekly salsa nights.
 
...back SATURDAY
11th FEBRUARY
BIRMINGHAM VALENTINES SALSA SPECIAL
(normally 2nd Saturday of each month)
at Bournbrook &
Selly Oak Social Club.
 We
really love this venue and the night which we've been lovingly
crafting for all the keen salsa dancers for over a 2 years
now. We are normally on 2nd Saturday of each month, and
we post specific dates &
details here. It's a top salsa night, with a huge
beautiful sprung wooden dance floor, and great music to
boot with resident DJs  Mauricio
Reyes & Gary Thomas plus regular guest DJs too.
Doors open at 8:45pm with 4 separate levels of Salsa Workshops
at 9pm with resident teachers Irfan, Chris, Jose Perez,
Sophia, Don Walters, Gary & Jayne, plus regular
special guests.
The venue is perfect for dancing, and we mainly play a hot
selection of SALSA, Mambo & Cha Cha Cha plus
a light sprinkling of Bachata & Kizomba to add to the
mix. If you like your salsa nights like this, JOIN US and
please help us spread the word too. All feedback
 about
previous events has been overwhelmingly positive,  so
we feel totally reassured that this is a perfect venue for
a big night for salsa dancers in Birmingham, and worthy
of attracting keen dancers from all over the UK. The
Bournbrook & Selly Oak Social Club is lovely, but above
all it's perfect for dancing with a HUGE Sprung Wooden Dance
floor, and perfectly positioned seating & bar areas.
...see here for more
general details (+ maps, local
hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
 ...back
SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY
(* normally on Last Saturday of each month)
>2 ROOM<
MIDLANDS SALSA SPECIAL @ The Colliery Club
That's right salsa & kizomba dancers. After trying out
the alternative downstairs room on NYE, all the feedback
was so positive that we are hoping to secure it again for
this first Saturday gig of 2012. Please take note and let
your friends know, and if you love the 2 room idea for the
Colliery Club please come and support us. We post specific
dates & details here
The
MIDLANDS SALSA SPECIAL is still one of the UK most
loved dancer's night, and continues to attract salseros
from far & wide. If you've never been, trust me, this
is well worth the trip, ask anybody. Everything about this
night (and venue) makes you want to dance from beginning
to end, and still buzzing all the way. In 2012 we hope to
bring back loads of our favourite guest and some new ones
too.  Guest
DJs regularly spin here alongside our residents Salsadelic's
DJ GG, and LatinMotion's DJ Mauricio Reyes.  It's
one of the highlight in the UK salsa calendar, with salseros
coming from all over. This year we are going to open up
the downstairs room as our KIZOMBA room too, and have CAR
PARK WITH MEET & GREET SECURITY ALL NIGHT TOO
...see here for more general details (+
maps, local hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
 The
Original SalsaBrava
...back on FRIDAY
27th JANUARY
(* normally 3rd weekend of each month)
SalsaBrava SPECIAL
@ St Annes Club
Our
much loved St Anne's
Club in Birmingham is back in full swing. It was
shut for over 2 years due to a refurb that almost didn't
happen, but finally it's back and perfect for a top dancers
night in the centre of Brum.  We
are now running it as a monthly special event, normally
on the 3rd Saturday of each month, and we post specific
dates & details here.  All
the feedback has been really positive, with loads of dancers
regularly travelling from far & wide to attend, and
also very central with easy access for all our local salseros.
Awesome sound system, dance floor, plus top classes, Djs
& shows (see NEW
PHOTOS here). Please take a look below or on the
website and put dates in your diaries. Don't miss it, it's
UNMISSABLE SALSA!...
...see here for more
general details (+ maps, local
hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
 
2 ROOMS SALSA & KIZOMBA
DANCER'S PARADISE... SATURDAY
28th JANUARY
DEFINITELY A NIGHT NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
'Dancer's Paradise' @ The JAGUAR
Sports & Social Club (Coventry)
That's right peeps, the Jaguar Club is back with 2 party
rooms on Saturday 28th January 2012! I know I often get
very excited,
but it is so exciting putting together stuff that you know
is going to be so much fun. Well, this is one of those gigs!
LatinMotion & Salsadelic are pooling forces again to
bring you another TOP night of dancing in the Midlands.
We are talking about a very special 2 party room event at
a very special dance venue with a top team of instructors
and djs. We'll also be welcoming Salsa-Central on
this event and will be giving away some weekend party passes
too, with MEL C & DJ TORQUEO as our special
guests. Come early to join Mel's ladies styling workshop
at 8:30pm.
 The
Jaguar Sports and Social Club is one of the most impressive
dance venues in the Midlands, commensurate with Coventry's
history as a major car manufacturing centre. We are most
fortunate to have secured a Saturday date and be able to
use both rooms too. This venue has a massive, beautiful
dancefloor (akin to the Colliery Club)and in a fully modernised
and attractive club.  Not
only that, but it boast a massive on-site secure car park
& cheap bar :). The venue is Located north of Coventry,
just a few mins off J3 M6 (A444).
 8:30pm
special ladies styling class by Mel C, plus 4 levels
of SALSA WORKSHOPS at 9:30pm with OLIVIER (SalsaCoventry),
JULIAN ATKINS (SalsaWarwick), JOSE PEREZ plus GARY THOMAS
& JAYNE (LatinMotion/Mamboleo). Doors open at 8pm
so you can get in, choose your favourite spot,  get
your drinks and even warm-up the floor before the classes
commence at 8:30pm (sharp). If you're wondering whether
to make a trip from far away, lets just say I highly recommend
it! Trust me, this will be well worth the trip!
2-ROOM
EVENT... Yes, we are pleased to announce that we have now
got 2 ROOMS confirmed for this event, Main Salsa room plus
alternative Kizomba / Cuban room too
  Join
our LatinMotion Kizomba Team in the Kizomba room **BEGINNERS
& IMPROVERS KIZOMBA WORKSHOP TOO** 9pm with JENNIFER
STANLEY & SOPHIA PRYCE. ROOM
2 is opening as follows:
10:30pm Kizomba practice after class, 11pm *REVOLUCION*
CUBAN SALSA PARTY
meets 12:30am KIZOMBA *FUSION*
with DJs GG, Kev, DJ Abu 'Pachanga,
Mauricio Reyes & guests.
SEE
PHOTOS OF VENUE HERE.
...see
here for more general details (+
maps, local hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
 ...new
dates to be announced soon
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR FEBRUARY DATE (Fri 3rd Feb) WILL BE
AT THE COLLIERY CLUB AS A 2 ROOM EVENT. SEE ABOVE FOR MORE
(*normally 1st Friday of each month)
SalsaBrava EXTRAVAGANZA
@ BelAIR (Belfry)
3 PARTY ROOMS... 3 MUSIC POLICIES... 7DJs...&
ONE HELL OF A SALSA & KIZOMBA PARTY with Soul &
RnB to boot !!!!
UNMISSABLE
SALSA with the LatinMotion Team & special guests at
the BelAIR at the prestigious Belfry Golf Club. It's
a top Salsa night with 3 music rooms, and loads of dancers
from all over the UK. Totally unique monthly salsa event,
which actually feels like going out, very sociable, and
so much fun!!! The venue is beautiful and at the
prestigious Belfry Golf Centre, so it's also one
of those salsa nights were people can look forward to dressing
up. We post specific dates
& details here. Massive thanks to all who have
been there and support the night,  the
atmosphere has been fantastic.  The
3 MUSIC ROOMS... SalsaBrava... Kizomba/Cuban/Bachata...
& Dance/Soul/RnB continue to go down a treat, so we
plan to keep it the same. We play Kizomba in the balcony
room from 11pm til 1am solid, before mixing it up with more
Kizomba, Cuban salsa, Salsa Romantica, and Bachata. Please
let everybody know and hopefully you can join us again,
I'm there!!! This night is awesome, so if you're thinking
of coming from far away, it's well worth the trip, with
very easy access of J9 M42, massive secure FREE on-site
car park, and even top Hotel & Spa facilities for those
of you wanting to stay over plus even enjoy our after-party
(2-late)!!! If you're a fan, please pass it on too!
...see here for more
general details (+ maps, local
hotels, photos, videos. etc...)
Thanks again to Gareth for these photos (link below) from
Feb gig at the BelAIR (Belfry).
_______________________
The images are live on the site enjoy and buy many! ;) Gareth
http://shop.zizania.co.uk/event-gallery/dancing/salsabrava-extravaganza-at-the-belair-belfry.html
LatinMotion's
REVOLUCION CUBAN SALSA PARTY @ venue tbc
Please note that we are currently reshuffling some our weekend
nights, but are looking forward to announcing our full details
for our Revolucion Parties soon. We are talking about fun
Cuban Salsa Party nights, with the friendliest crowd, fun
Rueda classes and line-ups, plus spontaneous Ruedas forming
throughout the night, excellent guest teachers & djs,
fab sound system, awesome Cuban Salsa tunes, Live percussion,
etc, etc... It's normally on the last Friday of each month,
but please check here for dates
& future details coming soon. Put the dates
in your diary and come prepared to have fun!
    
We've had some awesome 'cuban salsa' guest teachers,
djs & performers such as ULISES from Havana,
DAMARYS (Havana), OSBANIS (Manzanillo, Cuba),
MISAEL CORDERO (Santiago de Cuba), KAREN 'SalsaRoja',
MOE FLEX, ALAIN HERNANDEZ (Havana) with  CUBAnia
dance company, YERSIN RIVAS (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
and LEANDRO CHARANGA & NATALIE all who taught
great cuban style classes & played a fab cuban salsa
music too. We are lining up loads more special guests for
the future. They've all been excellent, so if you want to
experience the top Cuban salsa Birmingham has to offer,
just come join us and please spread the word to other like-minded
salseros!
We are playing a healthy selection of great Cuban
salsa... Los Van Van, Manolito, Bamboleo, Cubanismo, Maikel
Blanco, Charanga Habanera, Isaac Delgado, Habana D'Primera...
to name but a few... plus a dash of Bachata, Kizomba &
other great salsa too! If you like your salsa nights like
this, don't miss it, it's promising to be HOT HOT HOT! JOIN
US and please help us spread the word too!
    
...see here for more general
details (+ maps, local hotels,
photos, videos. etc...)
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