SATURDAY SALSA ~ Barnet F.C.
By Heather | November 15, 2009
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SALSA EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT EN5 2PE
This week ~guest teacher Jeorge
OCTOBER 9th LIVE BAND COCO XPRESS
ENERGETIC…. ENTHUSIASTIC….VIBRANT….WARM…. FRIENDLY
CLUB FROM 8.30pm-1am
PAVILION OR PLAYERS LOUNGE
BARNET FOOTBALL CLUB, EN5 2BE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF HALL FOR LESSONS/DANCING, AND BAR, UNTIL 1AM
SALSA WARM UP/LESSONS; @8.40pm-9.45pm [ 4 levels; beginners-advanced]
FREESTYLE from 9.45pm
PROFESSIONAL and CLASSICALLY TRAINED DANCE TEACHERS
LATIN DJ EVERY WEEK
Doors open 8.30pm ~ Happy bar prices until 1am
£8
£5 ~ for those who come for a dance after midnight
CHECK OUT LONDON SALSA REVIEW BELOW
Tel; 07977 016861 email; heatheroakley1@yahoo.co.uk
RECENT EVENTS attended for classes/Demo’s
JUNE 18th as part of the BIG DANCE were at the OXFORD STREET PLAZA 12-3pm FREE Daytime Salsa classes, JULY 3rd 4pm ~FREE lesson plus freestyle dancing at EAST BARNET FESTIVAL
JULY 10th ~ HOLLYWELL SCHOOL FETE : FREE LESSON/FREE STYLE 2,45PM-3.45PM
Also teaching at Middlesex University and in Enfield Schools
PLAYERS LOUNGE/PAVILION
BARNET FOOTBALL CLUB
WESTCOMBE DRIVE
BARNET
EN5 2BE
Just 5 mins from High Barnet Tube, N20 all night bus, M25 A1 and large on site car park so easy access from London and SouthEast
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REVIEW FROM LONDON SALSA
At London Salsa we like to keep up with all things Salsa happening in London so we went along to Salsatricity on Saturday night in Barnet. Heather and her team teach Cuban style concentrating on footwork and understanding rather than routines. Being a trained school teacher she understands learning and has more men than women at the class (is that a first for a Salsa class?), and judging by the amount of good men dancers, she seems to be doing a great job. On this night she also ran a Bachata class. The club was buzzing. Around 120+ attended but there was still enough room for the dancers to stretch themselves. The music was first class, being provided by DJ Julian ‘The Duke’, and the age range was an even mix from 20s right up to 60s. It was a great night with a very friendly atmosphere and some great dancing. You should check it out, we’ll be going again. LS
THIS WEEKS E MAIL
This week @SALSATRICITY~JEORGE teaching intermediates
Best of all…LOVE seeing filling the dance floor….dancing and enjoying….welcome back to all those returning to salsa and from holiday….always lovely to see you….sometimes things happen in our lives when we need to take time away from the ‘maddening salsa crazed crowd’….but so very lovely to see you back in our midst again when you return. So many catch me in the street or e mail me to thank me for the regular e mails to keep them in touch….I will not eliminate you from my list until you request it….but even folk who move away still like hearing our news!!
and lastly…LOVING seeing Ellen dancing in her flip flops…will miss that when she leaves for university………
Finally Nick is away this week so Jorge will be taking intermediates…know you have been enjoying the floor show he gives on a Saturday night with his partner Carolina
xxxxx
SALSA IS A TYPE OF MUSIC WITH AN 8 BEAT COUNT~WE ONLY DANCE TO 6 OF THEM…THE PAUSE IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE STEPS….
The birth of SALSA? In the documentary “Latin Music USA”, it is documented that salsa music came into existence in 1971, when, after a terrible rehearsal session and still not knowing each other well, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Roberto Roena, Larry Harlow, Ray Barreto, Johny PAcheco, Larry Spencer, Roberto Rodriguez, Barry Rogers, Reynaldo Jorge, Adalberto Santiago, Yomo Toro & Cheo Feliciano jammed on stage to public acclaim. The night was christened “El Nascimiento de la Salsa” (the birth of salsa).
The name SALSA was given to the cocktail of partner dances that leapt the Caribbean sea when the Americans and Cubans fled from Cuba, following the 1958 revolution…..a communist revolution in this Caribbean island lead to a change in world thinking….and the spread of this beautiful and sensuous dance.
The Cuban dances were well received in the USA but were difficult to pronounce. They appeared hot and spicy so were given the name ‘salsa’, after a sauce with a similar feel. However the numerous Cuban partner dancers, from which salsa originated, were for all ages and danced at family occasions and were not intended to be a hot and steamy nightclub dance and today they are bemused it has created a nightclub scene in the UK!
The Americans added their style to the dance and exported it to Britain around the 1980’s …..and after the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Soviet Union in the late 1980’s another wave of Cuban’s emigrating to Europe brought the dance to our shores straight from Cuba……primarily by Nelson Batista the ‘godfather of Cuban Salsa’
Today we see a mix of Cuban and American influence. We teach the basic steps so you can add your own style…and go to any club and feel comfortable.
We meet every SATURDAY at the Pavilion, BARNET FC…and run beginners, improvers/intermediates and an advance class. FREE WATER AVAILABLE DURING THE CLASSES…BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED IT!! After the classes we start the club with RUEDA or Bachata if there is time… We are open for ‘free’ dancing to practice the moves and have a full bar extension, until 1am.
We would love to see you there; what ever level you dance to you will definitely improve….and enjoy….EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
HOW TO FIND US
THE PLAYERS LOUNGE/PAVILION
Barnet Football Club
Westcombe Drive
Barnet
EN5 2BE
Please put “WESTCOMBE DRIVE EN5 2BE” into satellite navigation systems~not just postcode…otherwise you could end up anywhere within a 5 mile radius.
Tube: High Barnet (Northern Line).
Bus: 34, 84, 107, 184, 234, 263, 307, 383, 384, 389, 399, 614, N20
DIRECTIONS:
Coming from the north of Barnet
Proceed down Barnet Hill (A1000) past Barnet underground station on your left
At the traffic lights at the bottom of the hill, take the second turning on the right (Fairfield Way), just after the OLD RED LION PUB
Note: There is only about ten yards between the first and second turning
Then take the first turning on the right and you will see a salsa banner on your left indicating the driveway to the club.
The carpark is at the end of this drive.
Coming from the south of Barnet
Proceed along the Great North Road (A1000)
You will pass the Barnet Odeon cinema on your left
Immediately after the Odeon on your left you will see a BP petrol station
Take the first left after the petrol station, and just before the OLD RED LION PUB
Then take the first turning on the right and you will see a salsa banner on your left indicating the driveway to the club.
The carpark is at the end of this drive.
Always lovely to see you on a SATURDAY Night in the PAVILION xxxx
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