Thurs. 13 Oct. Toronto's Latin Energy's Oscar & Vanessa featured in 22 Sep. 2005 Royal Gazette, a Bermuda newspaper! Picture in right column below!
Mon. 10 Oct. Pix & stories to come.
Sun. 9 Oct. So much to see and do... new turn patterns, workshops, friends drom all over, baubles to tempt the pocketbook.. so little time.. can only be in one place. 1100 seats, plus hundreds standing, filled the performance venue. Dancing til dawn.
"If you're not there, cheat." Juan Calderon as he explained the next piece of
his turn pattern. The crinkling, crackling sound of people unfolding their
Congress flyers - Which workshop next - Which workshop next.
Ralph Irizarry had a fabulous time playing the Congress. He enjoyed the
thousands of people dancing - the dancing room plus the performance room
were combined
to handle the multitudes.
Sat. 8 Oct. The higher stage - 4 feet - rocks! Easier to see the performances! Extra seating a hit. Dance floor larger than last year... Lots of room to move on the floor and around the floor. DJ Julio and DJ Nelson -- it moved. Pix to come. Bed time 2:30 am... Wake-up 9:30am... Sleep - Eat - Workshops trump pix. Gorette had boy 24 June 2005 on Quebec's Fete Nationale. And, she performed last nite. Post-Partum blues - hah! More to come. Salsa and Dave Brubeck's Take Five mix
very well. Oscar & Vanessa take tango and salsa to new places too.
Congress goers are in for a treat with Ralph Irizarry tonight! Your feet will be on fire all night.
Toronto's DJ Billy Bryans spoke with Ralph Irizzary Thursday night. We are very lucky to have him, given the live latin scene in NYC today,
"Smoking a cigar outside of Lula's - Ralph Irizarry talked about latin music in New York City back in the 70's - when he broke in to the scene. In those days there were 15 bands and over 75 clubs, so if you were an in-demand salsa musician you would play as many as four gigs a day on the weekend. Play for an hour, move to the next club, play for another hour and so on.
Ralph says there are now only 3 clubs in NYC."
Dancers, support the live music in your city, even if you take in a live venue once or twice a year. Get out there to preserve your music. CDs come from live people. If the live people have no place to make music...
Fri. 7 Oct. July Heat @Touch Lounge -- Pre-Party Pix up! Congress Registration and Pre-registered pick-up starts at 3:00pm Friday. Show Doors open at 8:30pm. Show @ 9:30pm. Dance @ 11:00pm to Dawn!
The Congress made the news in Thursday 6 October's 24 Hours magazine. Copy and paste http://toronto.24hrs.ca/Columnists/After6/2005/10/06/1250228-sun.html to see. Enjoy!
Congress goers are in for a treat Saturday night with Ralph Irizarry & SonCafé.
From Thursday Night's opener at Lula Lounge.
"GREAT SHOW!" José Orgeta --Co-Owner Lula Lounge & Let's Dance: Bailemos! US Postal Stamp Designer National Hispanic Heritage Month.
SonCafé puts out highly danceable treatments of salsa pura and son cubano
all combined with the best of the typical New York Swing.
Thurs. 6 Oct. Canada Salsa Congress tickets still available. buy them tonight Touch Lounge or Friday at the Sheraton Centre.
Wed. 5 Oct. Just in from Canada Salsa Congress.
Touch Lounge Pre-Congress Welcome Party Thurs. 6 Oct. 499 King St. West - 1 block west of Spadina. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets are $15. Performances by Melao Dance Company (Washington D.C.), Sabor Dancers (Bermuda), Mambo Tribe student group (Toronto), Rhythmic Fire (Toronto) and Rumbon Flip Group (Toronto). DJs Julio Cezar, MAS and Nilson.
Just confirmed! 2005 Canada Salsa Congress will be giving away not 1, but 2 trips this year! Everyone who bought a full pass before 31 August is in the draw to win an all-expenses paid trip for 2 to the Puerto Rico Salsa Congress 2006, courtesy of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.
And, they are in the draw for a free salsa cruise vacation package courtesy of Bermuda Salsa and the Bermuda Tourism Company. Prize is 1 package for the Salsa Festival on board Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas in 2006. Includes accommodations, food, soft drinks, entertainment, land excursions, salsa workshops, social dancing and the salsa showcases.
Salsa Team Canada is holding auditions for their 2006 season at the Canada Salsa Congress site 5:00pm Sun. 9 October in the Sheraton Centre.
Mon. 3 Oct.Steps Dance Studio is closed Wed. 5 Oct. to Mon. 10 Oct. 2005 for the Canada Salsa Congress and for Canadian Thanksgiving. Note - Giovanni will run the Wed. 5 Oct. Choreography class; doors open @ 8:00pm for practice.
Currently registered Beginner 3 or higher male students at Steps Studio are invited to partner with the extra females currently enrolled in the Wed. 7-8:00pm Beginner 3 class. Drop by after Canadian Thanksgiving, review the steps you have learned and help some others learn new steps.
Sun. 2 Oct. 2005 Canada Salsa Congress Note - The previously scheduled 9 October 2005 qualifiying competition for the Las Vegas World Salsa Competition is postponed. More to come.
Fri. 9 Sep. Don't forget to drop by Jennifer Aucoin's Steps Studio 1643 Dufferin Street, 2nd Floor, south of St. Clair St. W. Open house from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Free lessons: 1:00-1:45pm - Kids Latin Dance in studio B; 1:00-1:30pm - Adult Intro to Salsa class in studio A; 1:30-1:45pm - Adult Intro to Cha Cha class in studio A; 1:45-2:00pm - Salsa Sweat with shines for men and women in studio A. 2-5:00pm Salsa Social.
