Posted on October 30th, 2008 by by Dany J
I want to thank everyone that made this birthday special. The list goes on and on. My mom, Tania, Andrea, Camila, Lyne, Gina, Leon, Tommy Torres, Lisa, Veronica, Jimi, Lenny, Antonio La Conga, Yana, Don, Henri, Neil, Carla, Edita, Natasha, Angie AND TRICIA!!!… and the list goes on and on. Thank you for dinner, for the drinks, for the birthday dance, for your cards and presents, for the cake… and for being there! See you tonight!
Scarlet Salsa Thursday – Dany Joshua’s Birthday Photo Album @ 360 Photos courtesy of Tommy Torres. This photo album is also on facebook. You can tag yourself if you see a photo of you.
Posted on October 27th, 2008 by by Dany J
Let’s talk about what makes the 2008 NY Salsa Congress different from previous years. The director of the congress, John “Choco” Knight, has truly developed the 2008 NY Salsa Congress into a well-marketed all-week event. The schedule is so full of back-to-back attractions – workshops, afternoon socials, afternoon shows, and night shows, night socials – that it is difficult to find free time to rest, eat or sleep during the congress. Before the congress even started, there was plenty of dancing at pre-parties during the week all over New York City.
It has hard to estimate the number of people that participated in each evening social. I do not think that anyone kept track. Suffice it to say that it was crowded! I could have danced every song if I wanted to. Let’s assume that I danced about 100 songs during the whole congress (6 songs per hour x 4 hours x 4 nights = 96 songs). Out of those dance partners, I can only remember one girl saying that she didn’t want to dance. Those are good odds! The point is that everyone wanted to dance, and there was a lot of everyone.
Our favorite professional dancers/instructors were easy to spot also. They were usually found in the middle of a circle of observers.
Performances
Saturday and Sunday night performances were amazingly spectacular, so many to list. Two acts that stood out from the rest were Jayson Molina’s kids group and Maykel Fonts solo performance.
Every year, Jayson Molina showcases a mega routine composed of very young Salsa dancers. The most charismatic kid (the one with spiky hair) in that performance looked no older than 6 years old!
The Cha Cha performance of Cuban-born dancer Maykel Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on October 12th, 2008 by by Dany J
Confirm “Yes, Attending” on this Scarlet Salsa Social Facebook Event”.
*** Also, Celebrating DANY’S BIRTHDAY! ***
Sunday, October 26th, 2008.
5-10pm
Please note NEW location:
5 Patterson St, 2nd FLOOR
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(Corner of Neilson Street,
2 corners away from old Nova Terra)
Come to learn and to practice Salsa at the Sunday Scarlet Salsa Social (SSSS). The August and September socials were very fun. Tell your friends, both, novice and seasoned dancers, that the SSSS are for serious Salsa dancing.
$22 for Workshops AND Social – $12 for Social only
Workshops:
Performance by Tumi Mambo’s Jesse and Jacky (J&J).
7-10pm – Social (come to practice your moves)
Live DJ Dany J +Guest DJ’s
Classic Salsa and Cha Cha
Confirm “Yes, Attending” on this Scarlet Salsa Social Facebook Event”.
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by by Dany J
The first (and second) Scarlet Salsa Thursdays were a hit! This party is for the trendy and cool Salsa dancers! The pictures for this week are up!!! … and more coming.
Scarlet Salsa THURSDAY – 360 Lounge
55 photos
This week, Thursday October 16th, we continue with a 3-Month Nova Terra reunion. If you were a regular at Nova Terra, we would love to see you on Thursday night. 360 Lounge has mojitos too! This is homecoming week for Rutgers, as so it is homecoming week for Salsa!!
360 Lounge!! No need to drive far, because this party is downtown! You can’t get more downtown than this!!! The goal is to build the best Salsa party in Central Jersey so we don’t have to go dance in New York.
Classic Salsa for Serious Dancing
by: DJ Dany J and DJ Leonard
Live Latin Percussion
by Nerio Matheus
FREE Salsa Class at 9:30 pm
by: Scarlet Mambo
FREE cover before 9:30 pm
$5 before 11pm
$10 after
360 is located across the street from the Train Station. (120 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 )
You can see the rest of the pictures in facebook! "Scarlet Salsa Thursdays at 360 Lounge" Facebook Photo Album 55 Photos.
Posted on September 18th, 2008 by by Dany J
Rutgers Salsa dance courses will kick-off this Friday, September 19th 2008 at 7:00pm. Register through the Rutgers Recreation website. Select “Joshua, Dany” in the instructors drop down menu and search.
Register online now!!! It’s easy and fast. Deadline is now!!! Space is limited! Student discount is applied at the end of the checkout process.
Starting Friday, September 19th at the College Ave Gym. Course duration: 4 weeks. $15 for students and staff. $45 for the public.
Friday – 7:00-7:55pm – Salsa – Intermediate I (1372.T01P)
Friday – 8:00-8:55pm – Salsa Styling and Technique Essentials (1392.T01P)
Friday – 9:00-9:55pm – Salsa – Introduction (1370.T01P)
Starting this Sunday, September 21st at the College Ave Gym. Course duration: 4 weeks. $15 for students and staff. $45 for the public.
Sunday – 6:10-7:20pm – Salsa – Intermediate I (1372.T02P)
Sunday – 7:30-8:40pm – Salsa – Introduction (1370.T02P)
Starting on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Sonny-Werblin Gym. Course duration: 4 weeks. $15 for students and staff. $45 for the public.
Tuesday – 7:00-7:55pm – Salsa – Introduction (1370.T04)
Tuesday – 8:00-8:55pm – Salsa – Introduction (1370.T05)
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by by Dany J
Salsa Social: Celebrate the 5-Year Anniversary of Tumi Mambo
Buy Tickets Online Now ($12) – (Fast, Easy and Secure)
Saturday, November 1st 2008
8pm – 1 am
Performances by:
- Piel Canela
- Mambo Clasico
- Latin Reflections
- J&J of Signatura
- Iniciales
- Tropical Image
- Shani’s Girls
Location: NP Rescue Squad Hall, 334 Somerset St, North Plainfield, NJ 07060
Buy Tickets Online Now ($12) – (Fast, Easy and Secure)
Tickets: $15 at the door. For tickets and more info: call Jesse Yip at (908) 220-5538 or email tumimambo@gmail.com
No Dress-Code. No Age Limit.
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by by Dany J
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Celebrating:
MDN Latin Dance Studio’s 5th Year Anniversary
Marcus Nieves’ 32nd Birthday
7pm-2am – Saturday, December 13, 2008
Location: Polish National Home, 215 Cleveland Ave, Harrison, NJ 07029
Workshops
7-8 pm – Thomas Guerrero (Santo Rico Dance Company)
8-9 pm – Eddie Torres “The Mambo King”
9 pm – Buffet Style Dinner for those who purchased advanced tickets only (No food for “social only” guests)
9 pm – Music by DJ RAY COLON playing The Hottest Salsa Sounds
Performances by:
Eddie Torres and Melissa Rosado
Santo Rico Pro Team
Xcibicion Santo Rico
Marcus’ Birthday Dance and
Cake Cutting
Prices:
$30 Door Admission at 7 pm
$25 ADVANCE TICKETS – Buy them Online Here. (Easy, Fast and Secure!)
$20 Social Only (after 9 pm)
Posted on September 12th, 2008 by by Dany J
FYI, some good history reading. I found this NY Times article about the life of Israel Cachao López, the inventor of Mambo. This article should fill a lot of gaps in our understanding of the development of this music genre and dance.
Cachao, Mambo’s Inventor, Dies at 89
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/arts/music/24Lopez.htm
By JON PARELES
Published: March 24, 2008
Correction Appended
Israel Cachao López, the Cuban bassist and composer who was a pioneer of the mambo, died on Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 89 and lived in Coral Gables.
The cause was complications resulting from kidney failure, said Nelson Albareda, whose company, Eventus, was his manager.
Cachao, as he was universally known, transformed the rhythm of Cuban music when he and his brother, the pianist and cellist Orestes López, extended and accelerated the final section of the stately Cuban danzón into the mambo. “My brother and I would say to each other, ‘Mambea, mambea ahí,’ which meant to add swing to that part,” he said in a 2006 interview with The Miami Herald. The springy mambo bass lines Cachao created in the late 1930’s — simultaneously driving and playful — became a foundation of modern Cuban music, of the salsa that grew out of it, and also of Latin-influenced rock ’n’ roll and rhythm-and-blues. For much of the 20th century, Cachao’s innovations set the world dancing.
In the late 1950’s, he brought another breakthrough to Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on September 10th, 2008 by by Dany J
The New York International Salsa Congress 2008 came and went. It was awesome. The review is coming soon. Pictures are here. Short and sweet.
NYC Salsa Congress 2008 – I (Heart) NY
60 photos
More photos: http://www.scarletmambo.com/photos/
NYC Salsa Congress
Location: New York, NY
Created September 3
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by by Dany J
The word is out! With over 120 people in attendance, the last Scarlet Salsa Social was a hit! Check it for yourself in this video. (Photos courtesy of NR Photography, Tommy Torres, Nuevotec and Tania).
Upcoming Scarlet Salsa Social
Sunday, September 14th 2008
5-9pm
Hosted by Martin Barreto and Scarlet Mambo.
Workshop and Social:
$20 – Sign Up Online by Sep 12th
Register: “Multiple Spins” by Dany Joshua
Register: “Turn Patterns and Shines” by Henri Velandia and Christy Kam
$25 – At the door
Workshops registration is limited. Sign up now to secure your spot!
Workshops – 5pm-6pm
Social Only:
$10 at the door
Performances by: Henry Velandia and Christy Kam
IM Gallery Studio – 233 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904
Directions
With DJ Dany J, playing mostly Classic Salsa, with some Cha Cha.
Here is the Facebook Event for the Scarlet Salsa Social. For more Salsa events: visit JerseySalsa.com
