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Salsa & Rueda (Cuban Wheel) Club in Waterloo

Learn to dance Salsa & Rueda (Cuban Wheel) for Beginners & Improvers (7.30pm) & Rueda (8.30pm), Mondays, the Horse Bar, 124 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1. Nearest station: Waterloo, exit Platform 1 via Station Approach and turn right. Cross over onto Lower Marsh, at the end of the road, turn left onto Westminster Bridge Road (5mins), parking nearby. Call: 07979 280 283 email: CLICK HERE

LEE WRIGHT                          Monday, 10th November 2008

Lee Wright, the Shy Young Man who Became an International Salsa Star

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS are with the family and friends of Lee Wright, one of the best loved people on the international salsa scene, who has died in a car crash in Spain.
       Lee Wright was not just one of our brightest dancing stars, he was a totally genuine and truely sweet natured young man. It is incredibly hard to take in that this young man, with all his youthful exuberance, his playful and fun loving nature, is no longer with us. Lee was a beautiful person, and no matter how many shows he did or how many classes he taught, he remained shy, sweet natured and utterly unassuming and modest. While his dancing ability goes without saying, it was these personal qualities that won him so many friends both in the UK and around the world.
       It is impossible to say Lee’s name without mentioning his dance partner, Shelley. It was and is impossible to separate them - Lee and Shelley were simply an item, they went together like jam and doughnuts, banana and splits. It was this same sweet, fun loving, youthful and determined attitude that made them so popular.
       It is incredibly sad that we have lost the Lee we knew and the Lee that was to come. Lee - and Lee and Shelley as a partnership - had so much more to be, to express and experience. It is this loss of potential and the loss of fulfilment of a young life that strikes so hard. Lee was at the beginning, with so much promise, so much hope, and so much more to come.
       It is a measure of the impact of this young, shy and quite unassuming young man that we are all feeling his loss so keenly. Personally, I think he would be surprised, as he didn’t take himself that seriously. Lee was always ready to laugh and muck about - as anyone who saw Lee and Shelley made up as smurfs doing a dance showcase at Mambo City’s Salsa Splash weekender recently would know. Right now, he’d be jollying us all along, trying to snap us out of it and trying to make us smile.
       The trouble is, young Lee, that’s the reason we are all feeling your loss.
Lee Knights, London Salsa Scene
Monday 10th November 2008
 

LONDON SALSA MUSIC NEWS -    Tuesday 4th November 2008

LONDON SALSA SCENE RECOMMENDS: ALEX WILSON’s SALSA CON SOUL ALBUM LAUNCH:
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Win Tickets to Alex Wilson’s Salsa
con Soul Launch Party at Jazz Cafe

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Alex Wilson - have piano, will cross musical genres....

Somewhere between London and Havana, volcanic activity has triggered the emergence of a new tropical island – Salsa con Soul. Alex Wilson and his 12 piece Salsa Orchestra set off the eruption at a launch party at the Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London NW1 7PG on Friday, 21st November.
      
Salsa con Soul is the latest destination for Alex Wilson on his circumnavigation of world rhythms and beats. Inglaterra, Wilson’s 5th album, was his first to feature the fire water of Salsa Dura neat, with tracks like Show Me and a salsafied version of Chaka Khan’s Ain’t Nobody appearing on 10 compilations and burning up dance floors in salsa clubs across the UK. Again, Wilson’s own R&B Latino - title track from the eponymous album - created a cocktail of Cuban rhythms and R&B that blows away the cobwebs on the dance floor.
      Now, the voyage continues to a new destination with Wilson’s 6th album. The UK's top Latin/jazz pianist and band leaders of one of Britain's most popular salsa crews introduces a new flava and groove - Salsa con Soul con Gospel plus a new line featuring soul divas Aquilla Fearon and Naomi Phillips plus Elpidio Caicedo.
      Boldly going where no one has gone musically before, this UK crew is consistently turning out some of the most authentic and tastiest salsa grooves you’ll hear anywhere in the world. With Salsa con Soul, Alex Wilson comes full circle, returning to his soul roots. Expect an earthy, romantic, uplifting gig that’s going to inspire and challenge dancers. More:
www.alexwilson.net     
      To Book, call: 0870 060 3777 and visit:
CLICK HERE Tickets: £17.50, in advance/£22 on the door.
To hear SALSA CON SOUL highlights:
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"This is the eruption fans of Alex Wilson – the UK top salsa/Latin jazz piano man and bandleader – have been waiting for. His sixth album, Salsa con Soul is simply the ultimate crossover dance music album of 2008" -
www.LondonSalsaScene.co.uk 

COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO ALEX WILSON!

Win two tickets to Alex Wilson’s Offocial Salsa con Soul Launch Party at London’s Jazz Cafe, experience a unique occasion and be among the first to hear Alex’s sizzling new fusion of juicy, tropical flavours! All you have to do to enter is email us at: editor@londonsalsascene.co.uk with the words Alex Wilson Salsa con Soul Competition as your heading to reach us no later than midday, 18 November 2008, including your name, full address and preferably a land line.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Only ONE entry per person, no staff of London Salsa Scene, Alex Wilson or our community partners may enter. All entries to be received no later than midday 18 November 2008. The winning entry will be selected by random draw. By accepting this terms and conditions you are allowing your details to be used by London Salsa Scene exclusively.

Salsa News: Salsa Republic Latest       Saturday, 18th October 2008

Bootilicious Beats Salsa Republic
to Top Slot at Vauxhall’s Cafe Rez

The London Salsa Scene NewsDesk has been getting calls from dancers confused by changes to Salsa Republic nights at Cafe Rez. We went straight to the horse’s mouth - organisers Ola Latina/Simply Salsa - for the latest.

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“We have implemented important changes to our regular nights. Salsa Republic IS MOVING REGULARLY To Fridays; in addition, we will be organizing a Saturday Special on the first Saturday of each month starting from SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER, with the launch for FRIDAYS scheduled for FRIDAY 14th NOVEMBER.
         
These changes WILL NOT affect EL GRANDE! in any way.
        There will not be any Salsa nights in Vauxhall until SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER. We hope that you will still be partying with us on Friday nights, the same way as you have done til now on Saturdays.       

 “They make a lot of money on gay nights and as we all know, Salsa is not a big earner for clubs” - Leoncio, Ola Latina

      These changes were sudden and we were not given much notice, we are sorry we didn't have much time to inform people.    
      The management at Club Colosseum have now two of the biggest gay promotions in the country on 2 different Saturdays, MATINEE and BOOTILICIOUS, they also run a busy and very successful regular Vietnamese club on Saturday in one the rooms, this has constrained their capacity for the big promotions upstairs.
      Unfortunately for us these gay nights have grown so much that they need to use the room at Cafe Rez downstairs on 2 Saturdays. It hasn't helped us that we've had a few quiet Saturdays lately, but as the management have said to us they take a lot of money on the gay nights and as we all know Salsa is not a big earner for clubs.
      We couldn't argue with that, they have always been good to us and in any case they offered us Fridays which is another good night, so we couldn't complain could we? After all it is a business and the finances are the ones that determine the final decisions on what nights to have, particularly on the best nights of the week.
      All the best and thank you for your support and service to the Salsa community.
Leon OLA LATINA/Mandy SIMPLY SALSA @ SALSA REPUBLIC
To summarise - SALSA REPUBLIC IS NOW FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM SAT 1st NOVEMBER PLUS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 14th NOVEMBER, Ed.

LONDON SALSA COMPETITION - Monday, 6th October 08

Win Edie The Salsa Freak’s Salsa Syllabus DVD

DVD: Salsa Syllabus 101-102 & 103-106
By: Edie "The Salsa Freak" and Friends
Website:
www.salsafreak.com  www.dancefreak.com
Price: $30 each $50

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This introduces a fresh approach to teaching LA-style salsa, developed by the world’s most famous woman salsa dancer, Edie “The Salsa Freak”.
      Here, Edie introduces a salsa syllabus based on families of moves, simplifying the business of learning to dance for both leader and follower. This is aimed at hard core salsa dancers and instructors looking for a thorough grounding in LA-style salsa core techniques and basics.
      This double DVD set cleverly delivers pearls of salsa dancing wisdom for all levels, from beginners to advanced, covering everything from the basic step, dance frame, hand holds; right hand turn family and the cross body lead (CBL)/inside turn family, dips and rotating CBLs.
      Edie is assisted by a trio of LA’s top male instructors, so there is plenty on offer for both leaders and followers. Edie & Co deliver clear, solid demonstrations at a sensible pace, breaking down footwork and moves thoroughly.
      An essential for all serious salsa dancers and instructors. Ed.

COMPETITION: WIN A PRESENT FROM EDIE THE SALSA FREAK!

Win Edie the Salsa Freak’s Salsa Syllabus Double DVD!
      We have Edie’s Salsa Syllabus Double DVD Set to give away to one lucky reader! To enter, simply email us at:
editor@londonsalsascene.co.uk with the words WOW Edie Competition as your subject to reach us no later than midday, 31st October 2008, including your name, full address and preferably a land line.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Only ONE entry per person, no staff of London Salsa Scene of Edie the Salsa Freak may enter. All entries to be received no later than midday 31st October 2008. The winning entry will be selected by random draw. By accepting this terms and conditions you are allowing your details to be used by London Salsa Scene exclusively.

LONDON SALSA COMPETITION/TICKET OFFER - Monday, 22 September 2008

Flamenco Flamen’ka - Save £20 with our Special Discounted Ticket Offer

Tomorrow(Saturday, 15th November) is Your Last Chance to catch Flamenco Flamen’ka at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1.
    Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood directs a company of the world’s most authentic and inspirational Flamenco and Latin dancers.
Forget the daft plot and some dodgy vocals, this fusion of the traditional with the cutting edgeis all about the dancing. The female dancer shines as the personification of the intense flaming animal passion of flamenco.
Dangerous, dark, blood red with passion, as intense as nature intended. Ed, London Salsa Scene.

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SAVE £20 ON TOP PRICE SEATS! TO FLAMENCO FLAMEN’KA

WE HAVE A £20 DISCOUNT ON TOP PRICE SEATS TO FLAMENCO FLAMEN’KA (reduced to £30.50 from £50.50). TO BOOK: Call the box office on 0870 040 0081 and quote "London Salsa Offer" to claim your discount. Visit: www.flamencoflamenka.com 

    LONDON SALSA COMPETITIONS               17th October 2008

CONGRATULATIONS EVA ABRAMIK & SARA ROBERTS OF STOKE NEWINGTON - YOU HAVE WON TICKETS TO FLAMENCO FLAMEN’KA! DEE DAVIS WINS A CD FOR HER REVIEW OF BAR RUMBA! HEIDI CLARK, CHESHAM, BUCKINGSHIRE WINS LONDON SALSA SCENE’S COMPETITION FOR A PASS TO THE SALSA KINGDOM! CONGRATULATIONS TOO TO MARTIN WILLIAMS, WICKFORD, ESSEX AND MARY BEYNON, HOVE, SUSSEX - YOU HAVE WON COPIES OF WORLD MUSIC’S LATEST CDS, SARAH MCCRIMMON OF BRIGHTON & JANE CHAMBERS, FELTHAM, MIDDLESEX - YOU’VE WON DAVID BUCKINGHAM CDs!!! Lee Knights, Ed, London Salsa Scene, London Salsa Latest update: Friday 14th November 2008

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