Dance Cuban News Letter 7th March 2010

This week classes are as normal at Acle on Tuesday and Sutton on Thursday. Sharon has a new Salsa line up for you and next week a new Reggaeton line up as well with a few new moves to give you that different look on the dance floor.

Cuban Club ” la Timba “

Coming up this Saturday night 13th March at the Keir Hardie Hall, St Gregory’s Alley, Norwich. Master Afro Cuban percussionist Jose from Guantanamo Cuba will be giving everyone, including complete beginners, a workshop in Afro Cuban drumming. This is your chance to check out the Congas. This is at 8pm, after the workshop we will have Cuban music for you to dance to , line ups, Rueda’s and demos. This is the ideal chance for complete beginners to try the flavour of a real Cuban Club. We will all be at hand to help you out and get you on the dance floor. Plus the drinks are the cheapest in Norwich. If you can make it the night will go on until 1am and the cost is only £6.00 including workshop. There will also be many very sesoned dancers coming for beginners to watch and to ask for a dance.

PS if you are a sesoned dancer there will be plenty of Salsa and Timba to dance to starting at 7.30pm.

If you want encouragement in coming or any info call me 07711 286047                  No need to book just turn up to a warm welcome !

The Club is a large room with a bar on the top floor of the Keir Hardie Hall which we will transform with lights, lasers and flags into a Party room with real attitude.  

Richard and Sharon x  

Cuban Club “la Timba” in Norwich

Sat 6th March 2010 at la Tasca, Tombland, Norwich, UK  10.30pm - late    Free entry. Just Cuban music and Dance. A small, warm and friendly bar where to music is hot the dance floor straight out of “Dirty Dancing 2″

TIMBA

CONGA

 Drumming

Jose, Casper and Alex

Sat 13th March 2010 at Keir Hardie Hall, Norwich, UK.   7.30pm - 1am. £6 Entry. If you would like to try and play the Conga’s or you play percussion already. We have a Drum workshop with one of the very few Masters of Cuban Drumming in the UK Jose. This is followed by a night of the best Cuban music going with every thing thrown in.

REGGAETON

Just a flavour of a few of the Reggaeton tracks we will be playing through out the night and yes we have them all !     Cuban Reggaeton along side Cuban Salsa, Son, Bachata, Conga with live drumming , etc etc

If you would like to keep up to date and tell us you are coming on Face Book

or call me for more info on 07711 286047

A Thursday’s Dance Cuban Nigh at Sutton

The Rueda’s get quicker the music hotter and the dancing better. A lovely group of guys and girls that just won’t got home at the end of the night. 

The standards are starting to get higher and the couples from the beginners class more than held there own in the next level up. It was great to see the support they got from the more seasoned dancers who have been there and know what the trip up through Cuban salsa is all about.

 Comment ?

So as we move towards the end of our second year we would love your feed back.

What we would like to know about our classes is

If you have left us - what could we have done to keep you interested and wanting more.

If you still come – Is there anything you feel that is lacking or you would like to see changed.

If you love it- tell us as this weather is really getting me down and I could do with a boost !!!

In other words comments please.

Also any Changes to the web site you would like to see. ( there is lots I would love to do but the time envolved would be out of this world)

Coming up soon details of the Cuban Charity Day and Party night , Bank Hol Monday 31st May

This is at Sutton Staithe but run by many united local teachers, promoters and helpers from Norfolk and further.  

Other stuff 

Yannet is at The Keir Hardie Hall this Friday 8pm-late

” La Timba ” is again at la Tasca Sat 6th March 10.30pm- late

NEW   Cuban Club “La Timba” is at Keir in Norwich on Sat March 13th 7pm-late   NEW

See you soon Richard and Sharon

Cuban Salsa Classes

 Salsa Classes at our Venues of Acle and Sutton

Beginners always welcome

Within a 15 min drive of our Salsa Classes North Walsham, Brundell, Great Yarmouth, Wroxham, Coltishall, Horning, Hoverton, Martham, Hemsby, Rackheath, Plumstead, Thorpe, Goelston. Add a couple of further minuets and our Salsa Classes cover Norwich and Mundesley.

Not forgetting Stalham and the other local villages just a few minuets away.

 Each week we welcome beginners and dancers a like so no need to worry about the level of your dancing just come and join us.   So Keep Fit and learn to dance at the same time at our Cuban Salsa Classes.

 Details of our Classes at Acle and Sutton   here

Come to learn to dance Cuban Salsa in a great atmosphere with dancing after the classes. To the best in Cuban Music with good dance floors, Bars and a great bunch of people.

Dance Cuban Night with Jose and Guateque

30 Jan 2010 at Sutton Staithe Hotel, Norwich UK

Dance Cuban

Your donation of GBP 430.00 supporting The Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal has been gratefully received.

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Bank Hol Monday 31st May Profits for the Children of Haiti

Cuban Charity Day. All day workshops and party Night

Party with Jose y Guateque 30th Jan 2010

At Sutton Staithe Hotel, Norwich UK. We again had Jose and his band Guateque. This time with a full stage of 9 band members. The sets were full of new tracks which included everything you would expect from a very authentic Cuban band. In the second set Jose, Alex and Casper played their Bata drums to the Orisha. 

Sharon pre party Nails and Chips.

All the profits of £ 430 on the night went to a Charity for the children of Haiti. This was made up of proceeds of a Raffle in which included mobile phones several bottles of Whiskey lots of bottles of wine, beer and not a bath cube in sight ! All given by friends and people from our class. Also the balance of ticket price of £8 after the venue was paid for and the fact we had to force the band to be paid, after which they made a donation anyway.  Thank you Jennifer and Zenda who made the prizes into great looking packages and all there hard work in taking the money.

Sharon of Dance Cuban getting the total beginners to use their arms.

Angie won the Rueda Loco with Jose knocking out anyone making a mistake and Richard of Dance Cuban calling.

Stage at Sutton Staithe Hotel waiting for the band. The room looked perfect with over 1200 led Christmas lights on all the walls, dance floors and stage.

With nearly 100 people the venue was full with a bar to hold up those who preferred to stand.

Casper playing the Bata drum. The Bata drum is used to play the mesmerising music for the Orisha. Orisha are the spirits of the Afro Cuban religion Santeria which has it’s roots in the Yoruba tribes of Africa.

Jacqui and Sharon trying to keep up with Jose’s Orisha steps.

The girls from Acle

This is what kids should be doing, however they wanted to stay and heard the second set. They got there own way !!

Tuesday Salsa Class in Acle 26th Jan 2010

Another great night in Acle. Two classes and a equal numbers of guys and Girls in the improvers and only one Lady extra in the Beginners. My ears didn’t stop burning on the way home in the car as Sharon told me for the 20th time how good hers beginners were. At the end of the class she had them doing Rueda’s and they just soaked it up.

Don’t forget Yanet, originally from Cuba, is on “So you think you can dance” BBC 1 on Sat night she is one of the last few remaining girls left. Yanet teachers at most of the Cuban Salsa Weekenders around the country and Europe and has one of the best know names to Cuban dance. Sharon has been to many of her workshops in London, mostly on Ladies Cuban styling but also on Reggaeton and Cuban Rumba. She was most well known for her Couple dancing with Rafael.

Saturday, 30th Jan 2010 is another “Dance Cuban Nights” Party this time with Jose and the band Guateque playing traditional Cuban music. This is at Sutton Staithe Hotel near Stalham, Norwich Uk. Tickets are £ 8 and can be reserved on 07711286047 however there will be tickets on the door. There will also be a Rueda Loco to get you warmed up and Cuban DJ’ed music to dance to. All profits to the Children of Haiti.

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Friday 26 February 2010 - Saturday 27 February 2010
Spring season Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

Snape Maltings Concert Hall
7.30pm

Tickets: £24, £18, £14, £10 (under 18s £2 off)
Book tickets

Cuban Party with Jose y Guateque 

Sat 30th Jan at Sutton Staithe Hotel Norfolk

All profits will go to the

Children of Haiti

to help rebuild there lives

Call 07711286047 to reserve a £ 8.00 ticket on the door.

Mojito’s, the best and the latest DJ’ed Cuban Muisc, tables to sit at so you can watch the band, while you are not Dancing !!  

Great sound system, lighting, dancefloors, bar and most of all a fantastic bunch of people to talk, dance and mix with.  All for £ 8.00 

and if this was not enough all the profits are going to the Children of Haiti to help them rebuild there lives. 

Dance Cuban Party on Sat 30th Jan 2010 at Sutton Staithe Hotel, Norwich, UK.  only £ 8.00  7.30pm - 1am

The Cuban sounds of Guateque will be at Sutton Staithe Hotel. To complete the Party there will Dancing from 7.30 until 1am to the latest and best DJ’ed Cuban tracks. 

As well as dancing to Cuban Salsa, Son, Batchata and the mighty Reggaeton. We will get things started with a very crazy Rueda at 8pm for 30 mins. Not to be misssed.

Tables to sit at and Wooden dance floors to take the strain off your feet (have you tried dancing on a concrete all night!!) The Lighting is as it should be low and pretty. The Sound system as you would expect.

  Guateque’s music will be Cuban through and through. At the present time there are 9 members of the band so the depth of music is multi layered, interesting, dancable and a great sound.  

So come and Conga your way to the Party  Sat 30th Jan and blow away those post Christmas Blues.

Call 07711286047 to reserve a £ 8.00 ticket on the door.

PS.  Mojito is a Cuban Drink - Cuban Rum, Sugar, fresh Lime juice, fresh Mint, ice. Soda water in a tall glass. Hmmmmmmmm

 

Cuban Party with Jose y Guateque 

Blow away those post Christmas Blues! 

Dance Cuban Party on Sat 30th Jan 2010 at Sutton Staithe Hotel, Norwich, UK.  only £ 8.00  7.30pm - 1am

The Cuban sounds of Guateque will be at Sutton Staithe Hotel. To complete the Party there will Dancing from 7.30 until 1am to the latest and best DJ’ed Cuban tracks. 

As well as dancing to Cuban Salsa, Son, Batchata and the mighty Reggaeton. We will get things started with a very crazy Rueda at 8pm for 30 mins. Not to be misssed.

Tables to sit at and Wooden dance floors to take the strain off your feet (have you tried dancing on a concrete all night!!) The Lighting is as it should be low and pretty. The Sound system as you would expect.

  Guateque’s music will be Cuban through and through. At the present time there are 9 members of the band so the depth of music is multi layered, interesting, dancable and a great sound.  

So come and Conga your way to the Party  Sat 30th Jan and blow away those post Christmas Blues.

Call 07711286047 to reserve a £ 8.00 ticket on the door.

DanceCuban Christmas Party

 On a White winters night in Decembers 90 people gathered at Sutton Staithe Hotel in a sleepy Norfolk Village. The Dance Cuban Christmas Party MC’ed by Londons Richard Fallon. Guests Sacha from CambridgeCubanSalsa and our very own Cuban Jose, Master of Afro Cuban Drumming.

Despite the gales, driving snow and icey roads only one person didn’t make it.

A show by Sharon (dancecuban) and Sharon of Eceni Belly Dancing got a standing ovation.

We must thank everyone for coming and for all the messages, gifts, cards, calls and texts of thanks. We love you all xx

 Results, Dance Cuban Christmas Party Oscar’s 

1) Who danced on the ceiling    -                                                                                      Fred Astaire

2) What year was Saturday Night Fever released  -                                                           1977

3) “I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan, if there’s a road you can drive on” is from what film                  West side story

4) which position in ballet are both arms above there head   -                                              fifth

6) Arlene formed which dance group in 1974             -                                                       Hot Gossip

7) what is the common name for raqs sharqi  and raqs baladi   -                                         belly dancing

what is the name of the slowest rumba         -                                                              Yambu

9) What is danced in an agricultural building                                                                     Barn Dance

10) Che Guevara trained in what profession                                                                      medicine

11) Which orisha should be first                                                                                      eleggua

12)Who sang “would you dance if I asked you to dance”                                                  Enrique Iglesias

13)How many ladies dancing                                                                                         Nine                                                                 

14)Who was the first professional out of strictly this series                                              Matthew Cutler

15)which country does the dance Marinera come from                                                     Peru

16) what month did the Rio carnival start this year                                                           February

17)Who is owner of the drum and master of dance                                                           Chango

18) If you wear pointe shoes what do you dance on                                                          Your toes

19) What dance was inspired by ” B-side of Hank Ballard’s single

 “Teardrops on your letter” in 1959.                                                                                  The Twist

20) What Police song was changed into a Tango                                                              Roxanne

21) What is a Eighth note called                                                                                      Quaver

22) What vocal range is above baritone                                                                             Tenor

23) Who appeared as himself in “Men in Black 2”

and as a  scarecrow in the 1978 film “The Wiz”                                                                 Michael Jackson

24) What major presenter appeared in the Muppet show

and Bedknobs and broomsticks                                                                                      Bruce Forsyth

25) How many strings has a Tres                                                                                    6

26) What group had something in their eyes while dancing                                               Ultravox

26) Who danced to the words “and when you walk up on the dance floor”                           Shakira

28) Who sung words “and when you walk up on the dance floor”                                       Wyclef Jean

29) How do you position yourself to play a Cajon                                                            you sit on it

Whats happening over Christmas and the New Year

Sutton Staithe Hotel - DanceCuban Nights

Thur 3^rd Dec                            Class as Normal

Thur 10^th Dec                          FREE Pre Party night informal class and dancing

                                                This is in the pool room, enter via the public bar.

Beginners will still get loads of help from everybody. 

Thur 17^th Dec                          Christmas Party Night, Ticket only, no class.

Thur 24^th Dec                          No Salsa tonight

Thur 31^st Dec                          No Salsa tonight

Thur 7^th Jan                             All back to normal

Acle - DanceCuban Nights

Tuesday 22^nd Dec                    Class as Normal

Tuesday 29^th Dec                    Class as Normal

Tuesday 5^th Dec                      Class as Normal

We hope you have enjoyed your year dancing with us here’s to 2010 being even better.

Start the New year with a Party at DanceCuban

NORTHERN SALSA WIGAN ALL DAYER

Saturday 6th February 2010

A FULL DAY OF SALSA DANCE WORKSHOPS

Beginner to Advanced Levels with special guest instructors.
Includes Salsa, La Rueda, Rumba, Bachata, Reggaeton, Son, Threesomes, Cha Cha & Burlesque.

A SIZZLING PARTY NIGHT

Featuring the very best music by DJ’s Hot Pepper & Richard Fallon.

Instructors include :
Sue ( salsa feel the heat )
Rohan Brown
Moe Flex
Osbanis Tejeda
Anneta Kepka
Leandro Charanga
Frank Santos
Richard Fallon
Rafael Del Busto
Mancuban
Satine De Monte

Workshops : 10.00 till 5.00pm

Party Night : 8.00pm till 2.00am

Full Event £45 before 31st October.
£50 before 30th November
£55 after 1st December

All of the previous Events have sold out in Advance and there will be no cash admission on the day.

Great Venue
Air conditioned Dance Studios
Seperate rooms with own music ( no sharing )
Licensed Bar
Ample free car parking

Buy tickets at the classes or online at www.salsafeeltheheat.com or www.northernsalsa.com

SUMMER SALSA WEEKENDER 18th, 19th & 20th June 2010
Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa

Sacred Rhythms & Dances of Santeria

17th Oct 2009 at St Gregory’s Church Norwich. Two Bata Drum Workshops, Two Orisha Dance Workshops a Talk on the Orisha from Guillermo. and a spectacular Show in dance and Drumming with a narration by Casper.

Featuring outstanding former members of Alfredo Velazquez’s award winning Folk and Contemporary Dance Group from Guantanamo, Cuba; Danza Libre.

 Guillermo Davis “El Iyawo” one of the Uk most respected teacher of the Orishas.

Orisha workshop Yemaya colours blue and white and She is queen of the Sea

Jose and Guillermo members of the acclaimed Cuban folkloric group Danza Libre

Oya

Ochun Queen of the sweet waters

Galia Delgado
Highly accomplished Cuban dancer also came from Danza Libre and based in London. Soloist. Together with Sharon and Richard from Dance Cuban and the master percussionist Jose Ferrea Mullen

The organiser Casper getting a hug from Jose

Chango - Lenys Rousseaux Donatien

Elegua, the opening. danced by Yescica Livesey. Who often turns up at Cuban Weekenders to teach and dance shows. 

Playing the Bata- Alex, Jose and Casper. They started the ceremonies by playing through all the rhythms of the 23 Orisha.

Shrine to the Orishas, with their representation and gifts.

2 hrs of Bata Drum workshops with Jose

The three sizes of Batadrum. Lya the Mother, Lytotele the Father and Okonkolo the Child.

Santaria ” the Way of the Saints”