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Welcome to
SalsaVancouver.net
Here you'll find information about
salsa dancing in Vancouver, Canada: where to go dancing,
weekly and upcoming events,
information about local salsa dance instructors,
workshops by visiting instructors and dancers, and
upcoming performances and concerts by local and international
Latin music artists.
SalsaVancouver.net was established
in April 2005 by Jennifer Perry and Stephen Dancey.
As well as promoting and supporting Vancouver's salsa
dance community, we organize a variety of monthly
and annual salsa dance events in locations throughout
Vancouver, including non-profit events which strengthen
community partnerships for the salsa dance commmunity.
In addition to our Salsa
For The Kids fundraisers for the KidSafe
Project Society, we also co-organize Vancouver's largest
and most popular annual salsa event Sunday
Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square,
a series of free, weekly, summer salsa dances held
outdoors in downtown Vancouver.
SalsaVancouver.net
features:
• information on weekly and upcoming events,
local dance instructors
and lessons/classes
• insightful interviews
and articles
related to salsa, Latin music and dancing - with significant
contributions from members of Vancouver's salsa dance
community, including writers Laureano Ralon Facchina,
Tasleem Rajwani, Nikisha Moise, and others.
• photos
and videos
from recent events - including pictures from photographers
Margaret Lamont and Jalil Vay.
Thank you for visiting
SalsaVancouver.net! Please say 'hello'
next time you see us out dancing. Get
in touch with us by email
or hook up with us on Facebook.
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Dig
out your board shorts, your summer
dresses, Hawaiian shirts, sarongs,
and flip flops...
We're
going to salsa Hawaiian style!
Yes
there's a dress code!*
Licensed
bar with tropical drink specials:
Mai Tais & Piña Coladas
The
first 50 people in the door will
get lei'd this night for sure! |
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It's a tropical theme!
Wear Hawaiian, surf, tropical, resort
wear, or all-white! |
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Please
Note: The Heritage
Hall has a strict policy regarding non-marking
shoes.
We will be checking
your shoes at the door and if you do not
have appropriate, non-marking shoes, you
will not be allowed in. Dance shoes of
any kind are great, but no black rubber
sole street shoes or black rubber sole
runners please. We're sorry to make a
big deal about this but otherwise we will
not be able to continue to have salsa
dances at the Heritage Hall. |
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Location:
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (at 15th)
View Google
map for location & directions
Lots of free street parking
For more information,
please email
Jennifer and Stephen at SalsaVancouver.net |
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In
Love and Dance
By
Tasleem Rajwani
Is the
dance floor only full of players or can
relationships in the social dance scene
work? In this new article, Tasleem looks
at these issues and talks in-depth with
three dance couples about their successful
relationships.
Read
article... |
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events and workshops, one-night only events or opening
nights of new weekly events. For information on ongoing
weekly salsa events, check the listings on the events
page. |
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Mad
About Mambo
May 11, 2008
If you've ever been curious about Salsa
on2 or Mambo, here's your chance to immerse
yourself in the experience with workshops by
three local instructors.
More
info... |
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Mojito
Night
May 16, 2008
Enjoy the magic of Cuba, right here
in Vancouver with traditional Cuban food, drinks
and music at Mojito Night with live Cuban music
by Miguelito Valdes and Puro Son.
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info... |
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Salsa
Hawaiian Style
May 17, 2008
ALOHA! We're starting summer with a
tropical style salsa dance.
Salsavancouver.net presents
a tropical night of Salsa Hawaiian Style. Wear
your board shorts, summer dresses, Hawaiian
shirts, sarongs, and flip flops!
Licensed bar with tropical
drink specials: Mai Tais & Piña Coladas.
Special Polynesian Dance Show by Grupo America.
Plus the first 50 people in the door will get
lei'd!
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info... |
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Havana
May 30, 2008
Cuban music party at the Purple Crab
with new band Havana.
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info... |
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Gemini
Salsa Competition
June 12-15, 2008
Gemini Salsa's fourth annual Salsa
Competition in Portland, Oregon, featuring MC
Albert Torres, live music with Orquesta Tabaco
y Ron, performances and workshops with Fajardo
& Katie Marlow, Ricardo and Viviana, Norma
Rivera, Jose Valencia & Lisa, Victor &
Gaby, and more..
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Angelita's
2008 Summer Salsa Cruise Series
June 22, 2008
Angelita's 8th Annual Salsa Cruise
series sets sail again this summer aboard MV
Britannia. Salsa and Latin dance music on three
levels by: DJ Jorgito B, Carlitos G,
and Jose T. Free salsa dance lessons by
Vancouver's best instructors and a dance show
on every cruise.
More
info... |
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| MAY |
May
17 (Saturday)
Salsa Hawaiian Style!
Heritage Hall
8pm-Midnight |
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| JUNE |
June
1 (Sunday)
Sunday Salsa Social
Heritage Hall
4-8pm |
June
28 (Saturday)
SALSA PROM
Fundraiser for the KidSafe Project
8pm-midnight |
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July-August
Robson Square
We are sad to announce that there will
be no Sunday Afternoon Salsa dances at Robson
Square this summer due to the 2010 Olympics-related
renovations at Robson Square.
Stay tuned for a few special summer
events we have planned... more details coming
soon. |
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| JULY |
| July
6 (Sunday)
Sunday Salsa Social
Special Location TBA
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July
13 (Sunday)
Sunday Salsa Social
Special Location TBA |
July
18 (Friday)
Jennifer's
& Stephen's Salsa Birthday Party
FREE ADMISSION!
Heritage Hall
8pm-Midnight |
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| AUGUST |
August
2 (Saturday)
Salsa at the Library
Downtown Library
8pm-Midnight
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| August
10 (Sunday)
Sunday Salsa Social
Special Location TBA |
August 17 (Sunday)
Sunday Salsa Social
Special Location TBA |
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On
Facebook?
Get with it! Connect with
Vancouver salsa dancers online.
Click on Facebook links below to hook up
with us online.
Want to be informed and updated on upcoming
salsa events as well as other social activities we organize?
Join the SalsaVancouver
Facebook group
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| Videos
& Photos
Video clips are on Videos page
Photos are on
Photos page
Here's a random selection of photos
from recent salsa events: |
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or the Photos page for more pictures
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SalsaVancouver.net
directly reaches Vancouver's salsa dancers and website
traffic grows monthly, averaging between 12,000 to 27,000
visits monthly - 90% of whom are from Vancouver. Regular
site visitors include people in Vancouver's salsa dance
community looking to keep informed of the latest news
and events, as well as people new to salsa dancing searching
online for information on salsa lessons and events in
Vancouver. The site also attracts considerable interest
from out-of-town and international visitors looking for
information on salsa dancing in Vancouver.
SalsaVancouver.net is an independent
and impartial web site about Vancouver's salsa dance scene.
It is not affiliated with any event organizer, promoter
or dance instructor. Our aim is to provide positive, inclusive
support for everyone in Vancouver's Latin music and dance
community. We try to provide the most current and up-to-date
coverage and information on events, performances, dance
classes and workshops - for people new to Latin music
and dance, for out-of-town visitors, and for local salsa
dance addicts (You know who you are! And yes we mean YOU!)
The more we all support Latin
music and dance in Vancouver - all the events, the bands,
the djs, and dance instructors - then the stronger our
Latin music and dance scene will be and the stronger Vancouver's
reputation will be as a world-class salsa city. Every
effort has been taken to ensure the information presented
here is accurate and current but if there are any inaccuracies
or omissions, if you'd like to let us know about events
or classes you're running, or if you have any comments,
ideas, suggestions about the site, please email
us.
Que viva la musica!
Jennifer Perry & Stephen Dancey
SalsaVancouver.net
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