Events
- Nov 7-10 - Havana en Belgrado - in Belgrade, Serbia - short event but with an extremely impressive roster of teachers including Jennyselt Galata Calvo, FredyClan and other illustrious names in Cuban dance, as well as concerts by Maykel Blanco with Mayito Rivera and 2019 Cuba Disco winners El Niño y la Verdad.
- Nov 17-22 - Baile en Cuba – 6 days of workshops and concerts in Havana, with an unbelievable lineup of bands: Van Van, Septeto Santiaguero, Pupy, Adalberto Alvarez, Manolito Simonet, Haila, Maykel Blanco, Alan Daniel, Elito Revé, Havana D'Primera and Los 4. Includes 22 hours of classes at all levels with instructors from the top national schools of the arts ...
- Dec 7-8 - Casino Festival Barcelona - 2 days of workshops and parties in Barcelona
- Jan 4-12 - 7 days in Habana - $950 USD package tour includes dance instruction, clubs, activities, transportation to activities, airport transfers, accommodation, breakfast, dinner etc – put together by Julio Montero from Casino Tradicional
- Feb 8-23 - Rueda in Playa Del Carmen - very open-ended opportunity to do and learn rueda in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico with people from Boston Rueda
- Feb 25 - Mar 3 - Festival de la Salsa En Cuba - 5th edition of the Havana salsa festival that Maykel Blanco organizes. Workshops with dance Cuban dance superstars Maykel Fonts and Jenyselt Galata Calvo and concerts from a literal who’s who of Cuban timba plus an as yet unnamed international artist - I will be in Havana at this time with friends and am excited that this festival is going to be on – if you’d like to join us, get in touch!
- Feb 13-16 - Salsa Rueda Festival - in San Francisco. The 2020 schedule is not up yet but you can see from the 2019 schedule that it will be an impressive program
- Mar 7-15 - 7 days in Habana - $950 USD package tour includes dance instruction, clubs, activities, transportation to activities, airport transfers, accommodation, breakfast, dinner etc – put together by Julio Montero from Casino Tradicional
- Mar 15-27 - 10 days across Cuba - $1150 USD package tour includes dance instruction, clubs, activities, transportation to activities, airport transfers, accommodation, breakfast, dinner etc – put together by Julio Montero from Casino Tradicional
- Mar 29-Apr 5 2020 - Havana Dance Experience 2020 - Group from Halifax, NS going to Cuba for private classes and dancing. $1349 fixed price includes accommodations, breakfast, a SIM card, classes and taxi dancers as well as some daytime activities. Airfare, transportation and admission to dance clubs not included.
- Apr 20-26 2020 - Ritmo Cuba – includes 7 days of workshops and classes (30 hours of classes I believe, with four tracks to choose from), tours, a pool party, a beach party, as well as admission every night to the best clubs in the city with top bands in Cuba
- May 29-31 2020 - Rueda Fest - in Brighton UK - has some intriguing workshops on rueda in all kinds of funky formations and more
- Jun 20-28 - 7 days in Santiago - $950 USD package tour includes dance instruction, clubs, activities, transportation to activities, airport transfers, accommodation, breakfast, dinner etc – put together by Julio Montero from Casino Tradicional
Halifax Events
- Thu Oct 17 - 1313 Hollis - 1313 – DJ Luis – 9-11pm, $3, his first time DJing, not sure what to expect, but he’s promising a lot of merengue!
- Fri Oct 18 - Free To Move Social - with a salsa/bachata room and a kizomba room
- Thu Oct 24 - 1313 Hollis - 1313 – 9-11pm, $3 - Latin dance social
- Sat Oct 26 - Haliente Halloween Party - at the Haliente studio
- Tue Oct 29 - Salsa at Brewsters - social dancing night with mellow salsa, tango, cha-cha, bachata, etc.
- Thu Oct 31 - 1313 Hollis - Glow Halloween Party – 9-11pm, $3, Latino dancing social Halloween party with glow paint booth
- Nov 2 - Día de los Muertos with Son Latino - 9pm-1am at Monte’s Show Bar, $10
- Nov 6 - Son Latino at Obladee - their usual monthly gig at Obladee
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That’s all for this week, thanks for reading!
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