MARCH 2010

1st March - Saturday 6th March
Experience the authentic heart and soul of Havana in London as Havana Rakatan returns as Havana Rakatan returns to the Peacock Theatreto the Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2. Back by popular demand, the show is now in its red hot fourth season. Originally the dream of Cuban choreographer Nilda Guerra, the show has toured around the world where it has been enjoyed by thousands. www.sadlerswells.com to book and for more. Join Lee Knights of the London Salsa Scene teaching team for the final FREE salsa lesson on Wednesday 3rd March - all abilities welcome!
email: lee@londonsalsascene.co.uk for more

Thursday 4th March - Tuesday 17th March
PASION DE BUENA VISTA UK TOUR featuring legendary Cuban singers Maida Castadena, Inocente Fernandez-Jimenez and Tomas Sanchez, an eight piece Cuban band and a dance troupe from Havana's Club Tropicana. See the show at: St David's Hall, Cardiff,
7.30pm, tel: 02920 878 444 (4th); Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham,
7.30pm, tel: 0844 847 2294 (5th); the Grand Opera House, York, 7.30pm, 0844 847 2322 (6th); Opera House, Buxton, 3.30pm, 7.30pm 08451 272 190 (7th); Guildhall, Portsmouth, 7.30pm, 023 9282 4355 (9th); Colston Hall, Bristol, 8.00pm, tel: 0117 922 3686 (10th);
Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, 7.30pm, 0844 847 1776 (11th);
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 7.30pm, tel: 0115 989 5555 (13th);
Empire Theatre, Liverpool, 7.30pm, 0844 847 2525 (14th);
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, 7.30pm, tel: 0844 847 2426 (16th);
with a final performance at the Southport Theatre, Southport,
7.30pm, tel: 0844 847 2380 on 17th March. Tickets are priced at
£17.50-£26, depending on venue.
More details: www.pasion-de-buena-vista.com

Friday 5th-Monday 8th March 2009
Leeds Salsafest www.latinxces.com for more.

Friday 5th-Monday 8th March 2009
THE GRAND SALSA WEEKENDER RETURNS TO OXFORD at the Heythrop Hotel, Enstone, Chipping Norton. Headliners SUPER MARIO, SUSANA MONTERO, MARCHANT BIRCH & DAVINA and more join Salsa Calientita's Clay and Debbbie Thomas at the Heythrop for one of the friendliest and chilled weekenders on the salsa calendar. To secure your place, £10 p/p deposit, early bird prices tbc, £10 single supplement. More: www.salsacalientita.co.uk  
www.salsapromotionsuk.co.uk email: salsacalientita@yahoo.co.uk  tel: 07973 390440

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th March 2010
MOVE IT - The UK Dance Exhibition at London's Olympia, West Kensington promises 180 exhibitors and 100 performances - 260 dance classes, masterclasses, competitions and more.
More: www.moveitdance.co.uk

Monday 15th March
Cuba's greatest son band Sierra Maestra launch their new album Sonando Ya with a live set Darbucka 182 St John Street, London, EC1V 4JZ at 8pm. Tickets: £10 and Darbucka can be contacted on 020 7490 8772. Sierra Maestra embark on a UK tour that includes live gigs on:
Wednesday 17th March, St Georges, Bristol, 8.00pm;
Thursday 18th March, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8.00pm;
Friday 19th March, Powis Hall, University of Bangor Bangor, 8.00pm; Saturday 20th March, Brewery, Kendal, 8.00pm;
Sunday 21st March, South Hill Park, Bracknell 8.00pm;
Monday 22nd March, Playhouse, Whitley Bay, 8.00pm;
Wednesday 24th March, Arts Centre, Pontardawe, 8.00pm;
Thursday 25th March, Assembly Rooms, Derby, 8.00pm;
Friday 26th March, Band on the Wall, Manchester, 8.00pm;
Saturday 27th March, Rothes Hall, Glen Rothes, 8.00pm;
with a final performance on Sunday 28th March, at the Blend Festival at The Tollbooth, Stirling.
Visit: www.myspace.com/sierramaestra for full details of UK tour.

LONDON SALSA SCENE RECOMMENDS:
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Saturday 20th March 2010
LOS VAN VAN @ THE ROUNDHOUSE, Cuba's finest band back at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH
www.roundhouse.org.uk 8.30pm, £25.00
 

APRIL 2010

Thursday 8th April
ONE MOTHER of a party is about to break out at Latin Pulse, Floridita, 100 Wardour Street, Soho W1F OTN on Thursday 8th April as we host a warm up for Afro-Cuban's Salsa Fiesta Weekender in Chichester starting on Friday PLUS a launch party for Alex Wilson's new book - Find the Rhythm! World Champion Janet Fuentes Torres goes back to her Cuban dance roots with danzon and son dance classes, alongside live music from Cuba's finest, world class dance showcases and freestyle dancing to live music and top djs til 3.00am
   Janet delivers 2 hours of workshops on her favourite Cuban rhythms and dances - son and danzon - without understanding the roots of salsa, you cannot understand salsa! Dance classes from
7.00- 9.00pm, with live music. This will be a massive party night, with plenty of action. Join the party until Latin Plus closes at 3.00am. Price: £10.00 all night, all lessons, plus welcome drink. To book a table and eat at Floridita: www.floriditalondon.com more: 07979 280283.

Friday 9th-Monday 12th April
SPRING SALSA FIESTA WITH AFRO CUBAN - Salsa con Soul with Osbanis Tejeda, Janet Fuentes Torres, Rafael del Busto Cuni, Leo Henriquez, Moe Flex, Irene Miguel, London Salsa Scene teaching team and much more. Party nights til 6.00am, dance shows, top Cuban band, 2 days of workshops, soul, R&B, Latin jazz rooms, full board accommodation. Venue: South Downs Holiday Village, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, Sussex P020 8JE. To book: 07958 595 546 or 07956 976 954 and www.afrocuban.co.uk for more.

Friday 23rd to Sunday 26th April
Mambocity 5 Star Congress (London) www.londoncongress.com 
2 days of workshops with international instructors, 3 parties with hosts Mambo City at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow.

Saturday 24 Apr 2010
Latino Beat's 9th Anniversay Party (All Dayer). Live Salsa Band - Guest Instructors TBA, 9.30am - 1am Carrington House, Bournemouth. For more info contact Latino Beat www.latinobeat.co.uk 
email: info@latinobeat.co.uk Call: 01202 421104
 

JUNE 2010

Friday 18th June to Monday 20th June
Pontins East Coast latin 'Salsa y Kizomba' (Pakefield) www.clubcubana.com Featuring Angel Ortiz (USA) & Monika Stoyanove (Croatia) plus Patricia Rezende & Rodrigo Vecchi (Brazil), Kerry Ribchester, Noel Hernandez, Miguel Monterio, Iris de Brito,
Mauro & Eva, Andrea Stuart, Pam & Gareth, "Mambata" Dance Company, Cressida Childs, Junior Francisco & James Perez and more tbc. From £165 pp HB. More on Salsa Weekenders from Cressida
Childs, Club Cubana tel: 0117 3306933 or 07808 581739;
visit: www.clubcubana.com Pontins: 0844 576 5949.

JULY 2010

Friday 9- Monday 11th July
Live music from Liverpudlian cover band The Band With no Name, Alex Wilson delivers Find the Rhythm! workshops on understanding salsa music for dancers with co-author Lee Knights; Mauricio Reyes, Latin Motion, Birmingham; Nelson and Sophia, Kent Salsa; Mark and Lisa from Con Tambor UK – Oxford at the Kent Salsa Festival Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge. Dancers can camp on site or there is a hotel nearby. More: www.thekentsalsafestival.co.uk Ticket Hotline: 07894 152 587, from £15 - £85 for full 3 day pass; early bird admission until 1st May 2010.

Friday 23- Sunday 25 JULY 2010
WOMAD FESTIVAL returns to CHARLTON PARK, MALMESBURY, WILTSHIRE SN16 9DG. Promising another year of exciting artists and diverse musicians from across the globe, the 28th WOMAD Festival will be one of the best family events in the UK this summer. Over the past three decades, WOMAD has presented literally thousands of artists from more than one hundred countries and nationalities. Tickets are on sale now.
Official WOMAD Website:
www.womad.org/festivals/charlton-park BOOKING LINE: +44 0845 146 1735 
ONLINE: http://www.womadshop.com/detail/558 
Adult Weekend Ticket: £125; Teenager (14-17 Year Olds) Weekend Ticket: £60; Disabled Weekend Ticket: £125; All Children (13 and under): Free. Please note that all minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult

Friday 24th to Monday 27th July
Mambo City's Summer Salsa Splash weekender at Botley Park Hotel, Hampshire www.mambocity.co.uk for more and to book.                                    

AUGUST 2010

Friday 6th to Monday 9th August
Enrique Perez and Robert host a full on Cuban extravaganza at the Cuban Salsa Congress in Bournemouth.
www.cubansalsacongress.com 

SEPTEMBER 2010

Friday 24th - Monday 27th September
Mambo City's stylish Salsa Splash weekender at Hayling Island. www.mambocity.co.uk for more and to book.                    

OCTOBER 2010

Friday 15th - Monday 18th October 2010
Salsa Live! Returns - a salsa weekender with live bands, dance classes and late night parties at Mill Rythe Holiday Centre in Hayling Island. Price: £159 pp for 3 nights half board based on standard accommodation. Visit: www.boogaloopromotions.com
or call 01252 793430 to book and for more.

Friday 23rd Monday 26th October
Sexy & Sensual Latin Dance Weekender - Spend a Weekend at this special Festival, Bachata, Tango, Kizomba, Zouk, Salsa and more
at the Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow, London
www.sexylatinfestival.com to book and more details.

NOVEMBER 2010

GBSEx is scheduled for November 19th - 21st November 2010 www.salsology.com - to book and for more.

DECEMBER 2010

Friday 3rd- Monday 6th December
Club Cubana's popular South West Latin pre-Christmas salsa holiday at Pontin's Brean Sands resort in Somerset.
More from Cressida Childs, Club Cubana tel: 0117 3306933 or 07808 581739; visit: www.clubcubana.com 
Pontins: 0844 576 5949.

APRIL 2011

Friday 7th - Sunday 9th Jan 2011
Latino Beat's 6th Latin Festival Paradise UK Weekender & 1st UK Cuban Rueda Salsa Congress. Live 8 piece Salsa Band 'CACHE' Guest Instructors TBA 2 Days of Dance Workshops 3 Party Nights 4 Salsa Rooms Carrington House, Bournemouth For more info contact Latino Beat www.latinobeat.co.uk email: info@latinobeat.co.uk
Call: 01202 421104

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PSSSSST....Quel Blow! Alex Wilson has disbanded his amazing Salsa con Soul Orchestra so if you didn't see these guys live, your chance has gone! Alex is working on a new project, got no idea what it is, but it's going to be humungus because Alex never does anything by halves.
Had a fab time with the London Salsa Scene Performance team on Sunday night, performing on stage with the Big 3 Palladium Orchestra hobnobbing with the larger than life Larry Harlow, Jimmy Bosch and so forth. Amazing!!! Thanks to the Barbican
team, and my team - Steevo, Delarry and the gorgeous Michelle!!!
.....ain't got time to tell you more now - gotta go out dancing!!! Kid Kuba x