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Albertos, 736 West Dana Street, Mountain View, 650-968-3007
Monthly
"on 2" series w/Gabriel Romero:
4-week
"on 2" workshop series at Alberto's Nightclub on Monday nights.
Note from instructor: this is a great opportunity for dancers in the lower
Peninsula and South Bay to learn to dance Salsa "on 2" in a
progressive workshop format. There will be two separate levels to separate the
beginning and intermediate level students. The workshops will cover everything
from fancy footwork, leading and following technique, to ladies styling.
7:00-8:30pm Level 1 - Class will introduce dancers to basic footwork, partnering technique, and On 2 etiquette.
8:30-10:00pm Level 2- This class will cover Open floorwork, spinning and styling, partnering drills, and partner combinations.
4-Week Session is $48. Drop-in is $12 per class. Social dancing after class. Monday Night Privates are also available.
For more info: 510-451-9415, nitefeveron2@hotmail.com, www.albertos.com, www.mamboromero.com.
Glas Kat (Ay Karamba), 520 4th Street, San Francisco (415) 495-6620 SC Club Pick!
Dance Lessons 8-9 w/Ricardo and Sarah (Rica Salsa), Live band after 9pm - Cover:$8
Comment: Easy Parking (lot across the street), New Dance floor, Nice sound system,
Good
Sushi Bar, live bands, reasonably priced drinks, and the list goes on!
This place is a great dance club - The happening spot on Tuesdays.
For more info: www.glaskat.com
Cafe
du Nord 2170 Market Street, San Francisco. (415) 861-5016.
Breaking News: No longer has salsa on Tuesday nights!
Albertos, 736 West Dana Street, Mountain View,
650-968-3007
Salsa lessons w/Jon & Liz of Salsamania.
7:00pm Basic Technique/8:00pm Intermediate.
$10 all night (includes lesson); $6 w/student ID!
For more info email: freddysalsamania@yahoo.com, 510-384-8422, www.albertos.com
Roccapulco - 3140 Mission Street, San Francisco (415) 648-6611
Salsa
Dance Lessons w/ Gil and Naomi - Dancing w/ DJ Oscar "O"
Down Low Lounge - 2284 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley (510) 548-1159
Lessons 8:30pm - 9:30pm with Salsa Dance Champion Ava Apple. DJ and bands.
Great atmoshpere for dancers! The hideaway spot for avid salseros.
Admission: $5 DJ
Nights - $8 Band Nights
(Check Salsa2k.com for
schedule info & Ava Apple.com)
Beginning/Int.
Lessons w/Jake & Techi 8:30pm -
9:30pm
DJ Bosco Vega - Live Bands Scheduled thru March 2002.
Club admission: $10 (includes lessons).
See
Jake's website for directions/parking.
Agenda Lounge -
399 S. 1st St. (at San Salvador), San Jose,. 408.287.4087
Lessons from 7:30-9:30, Teacher: Jose Feliciano. $3 after 9:30 (for DJ, $5 for bands).
Comments:
Plenty of free parking, restaurants nearby. Nice dance floor, pool tables.
If you eat at the restaurant, you get into the club for free.
People have said that the restaurant is good!
Sometimes a live band and sometimes a DJ! Call ahead.
Caribbean Gardens
- 1306 Bayshore Rd., Burlingame, 650-799-5412.
9pm,
$8. DJ. Lessons start at 8:30
$10. No cover after 9:30!
Club
Fusetti, 815 West Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901, (415) 459-6079
Wednesday Lesson: 8:30-9:30. Open dance afterwards.
DJ. Teachers: Shirley. $5 cover. Lots of easy parking.
Sometimes Salsa Clubs, Call Ahead
El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, 415-282-3325
Pier 23, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, 415-362-5125
Comments:
Live salsa band on Wednesday nights (9:30-1 a.m.) and sometimes Thursday.
Serving fresh seafood until 10:00 p.m., dancing on small dance floor inside
and on huge
outdoor patio. Dress is very casual. This is more a bar, and less a dance place.
The schedule is erratic, so call and confirm!
Sol
Y Luna Restaurant
Comments: HAS CLOSED DOWN! Sad, but true . . . any information on re-opening,
or
new owners, please update me. This was where it all started (at least
for me).
Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana Street, San Francisco, 415-824-6910 - SC Club Pick!
Beginning/Int. Lessons with Jake and Techi , $8 Live Band! Starts at 8pm.
Comments:
Great club! Read about it as a Club Pick in our Club
Picks Section.
Live salsa band on Thursday's and Saturday nights. Newly remodeled, with a large
dance floor and new bathrooms. Great place to dance!
-SPECIAL MINI-WORKSHOPS:
THURSDAY
MARCH 28, 7pm Extended Basic Technique: Basics in detail, leading/following,
motion, dance technique.
Cost is only $4 over regular admission price, then stay for regular 8pm class
followed by DJ and live music!
See http://www.SalsabyJake.com for full
description of classes.
For more info: www.cafecocomo.com
Club Azucar, The Forum, 146 S. Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA
GRAND
OPENING FEB 28, 2002!
Classes taught by Ricardo
and Michelle: 7-8 Beginner & 8-9 Intermediate
For more info: www.clubazucar.net
Osaka,
480 Redwood St., Vallejo, California 94590
Salsa in Vallejo (Thursdays). Doors open at 9:00pm. Lessons at 9:30pm with
Armando Tam.
Beginner and intermediate salsa and
bachata. DJ Santana afterwards.
$5 cover charge.
For more info: 707-645-8454
Mill Valley Rec Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA, 415-505-3536
HOT
NORTH BAY SALSA! Thursdays on February 28, March 28 and May 2!
Admission: $10; includes salsa lesson w/Tomaj Trenda @7:30pm. DJ Dancing 'til
11:00pm to the sultry sounds of salsa, merengue and cha-cha.
For more info:
www.salsacrazy.com/mvsalsa/
and www.bee2flower.com
Roccapulco- 3140 Mission Street, San Francisco, (415) 648-6611
Chiki
Boom! Alternative Lifestyles Night!
DJ Chili - (Check Roccapulco.com
for schedule & admission)
Club Miami,
177 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, 408-279-3670
Great dancing and the current hot spot in the South Bay Thursday nights.
Salsa, Merengue & Cumbia - Booths and large (although somewhat trodden dancefloor).
The Davis
Graduate, 805 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA. 95616, (530)758-GRAD
Tuesday & Thursday nights, Salsa Lessons @ 9PM w/Eduardo Currea
DJ music until 1:30 PM w/Nehad
Comments: Plenty of parking, large dance floor, drink specials, 80+ beers on
tap,
excellent lighting, great crowd, 18 over welcome.
Attire is casual to dressy. Cover is $4/21+, $6/18+.
Club Caribe, 1001 First Street, San Jose, CA 95110.
DJ
"Joe Feliciano", 100% Salsa and LIVE BAND! Salsa Classes from
7-9pm.
No Cover!
Albertos,
736 West Dana Street, Mountain View, 650-968-3007
Pier 23, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, 415-362-5125
Comments:
Live salsa band on Wednesday nights (9:30-1 a.m.) and sometimes Thursday.
Serving fresh seafood until 10:00 p.m., dancing on small dance floor inside
and on huge
outdoor patio. Dress is very casual. This is more a bar, and less a dance place.
The schedule is erratic, so call and confirm!
Elbo Room, 647 Valencia, San Francisco, 415-552-7788
From 5:00pm to 2:00am
Bands start at 10
:00pm, upstairs! Call first. $5.For more info: www.elbo.com
Bahia
Cabana, 1600 Market Street, San Francisco. (415) 861-4202.
Breaking News: Burned down! No more info available . .
.
Dance Spectrum
presents Hot Salsa Fridays! 1707d South Bascom Ave. Campbell
1st and 3rd Fridays of the month! Lessons with Ricardo & Michelle - Mens footwork & Ladies Styling 7pm
-9pm.
DJ Music & dancing follow. Special Guests & Events are scheduled
frequently. Edie and Al Espinoza were recent guests (Feb '02).
Click here for
more details.
Roccapulco- 3140 Mission Street, San Francisco, (415) 648-6611
Salsa
Dance Lessons w/Ava & Felipe 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Beginning Footwork & Partnering patterns. A rising happening spot for Fridays,
with great atmosphere and good dancers, so bring a towel and an extra shirt!
DJ & Live Bands - (Check Roccapulco.com
for schedule)
Admission Special - $5 before 10pm (Friday & Saturday Nights)
Caribbean
Gardens, 1306 Old Bayshore Hwy. (across from Airport Hyatt), Burlingame (650) 799-5412
Cover:
$10 - Salsa Lessons start at 8:30 Beginning through Advanced. DJ Tony "O".
Comments: A great place to party. Caribbean has remod
For more info: ritmo100@aol.com
El
Valenciano Restaurant & Club, 1153 Valencia Street (Mission District),
San Francisco, CA Danceasy,
9951 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, (510) 524-9100, Beginners
and an intermediate class at 8:00 pm, and dancing from 9:00pm to midnight every
Friday.
Club
Conga 2600 Watts Ave. Sacramento, CA 916-978-9834
Club
Miami, 177 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, 408-279-3670 Ibiza
(Club NV), 525 Howard Street, San Francisco, 415-789-7899 9
pm, DJ., Large club, salsa upstairs (smaller room, for now).
Parkside Cafe,
1600 17th St. San Francisco, 415-503-0393. Class at 9PM, DJ and Studio
X 2525 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz 831-475-8900
Every Friday night from 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Salsa Dance Lessons with Jose-Luis! DJ music afterwards. $5.00
cover charge (includes lesson).
Club which features salsa dancing on Friday nights (DJ). Their web site
is www.danceasy.com
sometimes band at 9:30 $5.00
Currently CLOSED for Salsa - May return? Stay tuned.
www.albertos.com
Barcelona, 7 Spring St., San Francisco, 415-989-1976
CLOSED DOWN.
Cafe
Cocomo,
650 Indiana Street, San Francisco (415) 824-6910 SC
Club Pick!
Beginning/Int Lessons 7-9, Jake and Techi, Live bands after. $12.
Comments:
Live salsa band on Thursday's and Saturday nights.
Newly remodeled (Visit the NEW Volcanic Lava Room!).
-SPECIAL
MINI-WORKSHOPS:
SATURDAY MARCH 30, 7pm Intermediate/Advanced Salsa. Harder patterns,
spins, styling, partnering skills.
Cost is only $4 over regular admission price,
then stay for regular 8pm class followed by DJ and live music!
See http://www.SalsabyJake.com for full
description of classes.
For more info: www.cafecocomo.com
Roccapulco-
3140 Mission Street, San Francisco (415) 648-6611
Int. Footwork & Partnering patterns w/ Gil and Naomi 8:30pm - 9:30pm
DJ & Live Bands - Special Events featuring
the worlds greatest Salsa Artists!
Admission Special - $5 before 10pm (Friday & Saturday Nights)
Barcelona,
7 Spring Street, San Francisco, 415-989-1976.
CLOSED DOWN.
Kimball's Carnival, 522 Second St. , Oakland 510-444-6979.
Lessons,
D.J. and top Bay Area Salsa bands. A welcome addition to Oakland's Jack
London Square.
Current schedule can be found under Calendar.
"LA RUMBA
SIGUE"
Kelly's Mission Rock 415-626-5355, 817 China
Basin @
Mariposa, off Third St.
(Next to The Ramp). Every Saturday afternoon. Resident
D.J. IVETTE FUENTES (Check her new website
DJ La Coqui!)
Live Salsa. 4-8PM, Salsa class w/ Jose-Luis 4-4:30PM.
$7.00 Cover Charge
$5.00
Per Salsa Class Per Person
PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS & GREAT DANCE FLOOR.
Comments from SalsaCrazy:
I've been there, and had a great time!
Support this place - it really has a fun, friendly feel - with easy parking,
and a nice location, dance floor, great view of the water and docked
cruiseships!
Maiko's Dance Club, 1629 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, 510-527-8226.
Beginning/Int. Lessons 8-9, Isabelle, Live bands at 10:00. $12
Galia, 2565 Mission Street, San Francisco, 415-970-9777
Occasional Salsa events 9pm, Live band? (call for details).
Mr. E's Spotlight on the Square, - CURRENTLY OPEN ONLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS!
2203
Mariner Square, Alameda 510-523-8368. Beautiful club, great dance floor,
easy parking,
and perfect sound!www.mrespotlight.com/
Fuel 44, 44 Almaden (@ Post). San Jose, CA. - RECENTLY NO SALSA - PLEASE CALL AHEAD!
They do Latin music on Saturday nights. (408) 295.7374
Comments:
(From Gregory) Fuel 44 Has Latin music on most Saturdays.
The club is small but the vibes there are very positive.
Nice variety of dancers. Good selection at the bar.
Needs more room to dance! Its the only place other than Miami for the south
bay.
Club Miami, 177 W. Santa Clara, San Jose, CA.
408-279-3670
Comments:
Harlow's. 2708 J st. Sacramento, CA 916-441-4693
Riffs, Every Saturday the Sheraton Hotel in Milpitas, 1801 Barber
Lane, Milpitas CA
NO LONGER HAS SALSA OR MERENGUE.
(
408 ) 943 0600 or (408) 943 1414
During the Summer Months Only:
The Ramp, 855 China Basin, San Francisco, 415-621-2378.
4pm, Barbecue, outside patio, Live bands. Free ($5 after 4).
Club SnowDrift "Mo' Sabor", 1830 3rd St., San Francisco, CA 415-431-4766
Salsa on Sunday afternoons - 4 to 9 pm! Ladies free before 6! DJs Tony O and Oscar O.
For more info: www.sno-drift.com
Jelly's
(Club Havana),
Pier 50, San Francisco, 415-495-3099.
4pm,
live band, barbecue, $7. Comments: They feature a salsa band on Sunday afternoon
Allegro
Ballroom, 5855 Christie Ave., Emeryville, 510-655-2888.
Beginning/Int.
Class 6-8pm, Gary and Isabelle, DJ dancing 8-whenever the night is over Caribbean
Gardens, 1306 Bayshore Rd., Burlingame, 650-799-5412.
9pm,
$8. DJ (Tony O). Lessons start at 8:30 (w/Sylvia). Beginning through Advanced.
ritmo100@aol.com
Comments:
Sunday (salsa) has resumed. Good salsa crowd on
(4:00 p.m., but things usually don't start until 5pm) barbecue and a super-casual,
pretty friendly atmosphere. No dance lesson.
$10 ($6 after 8).
Metronome
Ballroom, 1830 17th Street., San Francisco, 415-252-9000.
Every Sunday:
Ciro & Maryanne Martinez have a beginning & intermediate Salsa lesson
6:30pm - 8pm.
(except 2nd Sunday of every month - see below)
2nd Sunday of every month:
Monthly "On2" Social with Ava Apple & members of
the Latin Symbolics Dance Company.
Special guests performances and workshops scheduled frequently so be sure to
check
who is on the upcoming schedule - Check
( Ismael Otero & Mr.
Felipe Polanco are recent visitors and performers! )
Sunday nights, with the occasional live salsa band - call for info. Convenient
free parking.
Club
Caliente, 298 11th St (& Folsom), San Francisco, 415 824-CLUB
Every Sunday. Live Music with Orquestra Caliente, and DJ Rich Era spinning hot tropical music, LADIES FREE ALL
NIGHT!!
Cover $10. Nightly Giveaway - leave name and email to win a bottle of Champagne. 21 and over. For more information contact Antonio Herrera at lightone_promo@yahoo.com.
Starlite
Ballroom 1160
N. Fairoaks Ave, Sunnyvale 408-745-7825.
Huge Ballroom with a beautiful floor. Lessons with Pantea of
Mambo Romero.
DJ music follows.
7:00p.m.-7:45p.m.: Beginning class - covers basic footwork, combination, and styling.
7:45p.m.-8:30p.m.: Intermediate class - starts with open footwork/shines followed by a more challenging combination. The party starts right after the intermediate lesson. Salsa lessons are held in Rhythm Street. Admission for $12 includes all lessons & parties; $10 for parties only. For more info: www.starliteballroom.com
Planet Gemini
625 Cannery Row, Monterey CA, 831-373-1449
Sheraton
Hotel 45 John Glen Drive, Concord, CA. Located off 680. 925-825-7700
Dance Lessons with Armando starting at 8:30 (Beginners and Intermediate).
DJ afterwards!
Dancer
Comment: I have been going almost every Sunday night. It is a nice place, clean
nice
dance floor, and Armando is a good salsa teacher, he explains every detail on
the move he is
teaching. Sunday night's, it's going on!
During the Summer Months Only:
El Rio ,
3158 Mission St., San Francisco, 415-282-3325 4-8pm. I Live bands, dancing on
the
beautiful patio with live band. $8 cover. The most gay-straight mixed of the
clubs, very
race- and age- diverse too. The full San Francisco atmosphere.
Very crowded and can be very fun.
Albertos, 736 West Dana Street, Mountain View, 650-968-3007.
Lessons
w/JeannCarlo - Every Sunday from 6:00 TO 8:30 P.M. For Beginner and Intermediate
levels (Street Dance Style).
For more info: www.salsa-lessons.com, www.albertos.com,
street_salsero@hotmail.com
408-309-3014
Mr. E's Spotlight on the Square, - CURRENTLY OPEN ONLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS!
2203
Mariner Square, Alameda 510-523-8368. Beautiful club, great dance floor,
easy parking,
and perfect sound!
www.mrespotlight.com/
Kimball's Carnival, 522 Second St. , Oakland 510-444-6979.
Lessons, D.J. and top Bay Area Salsa bands. Not open every Sunday--so call ahead
Cafe Caracas, 1446 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-548-5531.
CLOSED DOWN