Hosted Monthly by Salseros Unidos.
Bringing the community together one party at a time!
SUNDAY January 27, 2008
Lessons from 4-5pm.
Party from 5-9pm.
Location: Riolo Dance Studio (502 N. Capitol)
$10 for lesson & party.
$5 for party only.
Hope to see you there!!!
Free Giveaway! 2 full-access passes to Flava Invasion 3!
Hey, Rueda Dancers!
We’ll be taking two weeks off during the holidays due to everyone’s busy schedule (i.e., 19th and 26th). Then, we’ll be back in full force on January 2nd!
If you haven’t joined us in a while, we hope you can come see us in 2008. We’ve been learning lots of new calls and a few of the girls are learning to lead!!! Also, the group performed on December 1st at DePauw University. Pics from that performance can be found at http://iupui.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14260&l=b8b6f&id=671361481.
Happy Holidays and Felices Fiestas!!! 
A night of fiery salsa rhythms and spicy merengues. An action-packed evening of all-things Latin. Arrive early for our special Latin cuisine and of course stay as we crown our 2007 Latin Dance Competition winners.
Shayne Carter, from Organic Rhythms Studio will be doing a solo dance performance. We’ll have a Tango dance exhibition from Riolo Dance Studio and Rueda Dancing from Open Source Salsa. Ben Turnbill and Caitlin Baird will also perform a Swing dance exhibition.
Hosted by Univision’s Marco Dominguez and Fernando Ramirez.
8:30-9:30 - Orquesta Bravo, Indy’s Premier Latin Band
9:30-10:30 - Dance Exhibitions
10:30 - Dance Contest Finals
Winners will receive:
First place: $500
Second place: $250
Third place: $100
11pm-2am - Orquesta Bravo and DJ’s Dominguez and Ramirez.
$15 • $10 after midnight.
Open @ 5p for dinner.
Check out this NUVO article about the Jazz Kitchen Salsa Competition. Nice!
Finalists include:
“With prize money of $500, $250 and $100, and a yet-to-be-named roster of respected judges, “The buzz is on,” Allee enthused. “Oct. 20 the whole package includes the usual ladies free before 10:00 p.m., specials from our Latin dinner cuisine and a live Salsa band, the eleven-piece Orquesta Bravo. And oh yes we’ll stay open until whenever after the crowning ceremony.”
The finals of the Jazz Kitchen Salsa Championship will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2007 with a live band, Orquesta Bravo, accompanying the lucky couples!
The Rueda Group is performing at this event!
Come see us!
We continue offering Salsa Rueda Classes at the beautiful Riolo Dance studio located in Downtown. For the Dance Lover, the floor of the studio is impressive and offers considerable space to enjoy and learn. It is located on the Corner of Capitol and Michigan. If you are not interested only in Salsa but other Rhythms, Riolo Dance Studio offers other options such as Ballroom and Tango classes, too.
Salsa Casino Rueda Classes are on Wednesdays.
Beginners from 7:00 to 8:00 and
Performance Team 8:00 to 9:00
For more info about Riolo Dance Studio and other dancing related events click here: www.riolodance.com
Hey, I heard that Latin Rhythm Tuesdays at BARcelona Tapas was cancelled. But then I just heard that Salsa & Co. is still playing every Tuesday. So, I guess it’s still going. I guess. Well, we’ll check it out…
Miami this. Cuba that. Everybody talks about the different styles of Rueda, but what is the true difference? Well, one thing’s for certain. Rueda started in Cuba. Just after WWII when rock and roll was making news all over America and partners were starting to dance separately, Cubans were gathering in huge dance halls called “Casinos” and dancing Rueda. Rueda has its roots in many older dances including danzón, son, guaguancó, and of course mambo and cha-cha, and many of the basic moves in Rueda like Díle que No and Adios come directly from those earlier forms of dance. But because dance is fluid, it evolves and changes over time and distance. Enter Miami. Cuba’s relationship to South Florida goes back to the early 1500s when Europeans printed the first map of the new world and recorded only those two major pieces of land. Fast forward to 1959; the first Castro refugees were arriving in Miami. Today, more than 500,000 Cubans reside in Miami-Dade County. Their journey and experience have no doubt had a profound impact on their interpretation of traditional Rueda. For example, there is a Miami move called Balsero, which imitates the movement of waves. Balsero is literally someone who comes to the US by raft. Coca-cola is another move originating from Miami. Apart from the long list of differences in the execution of moves and the further discrepancies in their naming, there are some other differences between Cuban and Miami style that are just as obvious. Many critics insist that Cubans have more fun dancing Rueda and are more playful. While others point out that Miami dancers have more stylized hand movements and the moves are more refined. Miami-style is sometimes considered more technically advanced. In both styles, however, there is relatively less structure in terms of footwork, allowing for complex arm movements executed with light and limber arms. Some old-school Cuban dancers still use the “tap” and others swear it was never authentic. Rueda is not as popular as it used to be in Cuba and has given way to more modern dances like Timba or Despelote. Although, many foreigners still go to Cuba to study and learn the real deal. In contrast, Rueda has become the life of the party in Miami. Nowadays, Rueda instructors are a dime-a-dozen in Miami. Inevitably, they are experimenting and changing the dance – for better or worse. These professionals are exporting Miami-style Rueda all around the world. So, ENJOY!!!