The first step in learning how to dance salsa is to lose your fear.

“Yes, it’s a little intimidating at first to see other people dancing like professionals,” says Enrique Arias, who a few days ago was taking a salsa class for beginners at the Tango del Rey nightclub. “I still don’t feel totally comfortable, but I’m starting to get better.”

Robyn Mundy is a true Texas cowgirl who has won fans with her electric stage presence and voice as big as Texas. With years of musical theater instruction mixed with raw yodeling talent, Robyn has entertained audiences from historical Brandon Missouri to the western shores of California. With her perfect pitch and clear yodeling break, Robyn has had the chance to perform with such greats as the legendary Kitty Wells, the late yodeling King Don Walser, Johnny Gimble, and fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke, just to name a few.

Vancouver International Salsa Festival

Friday to Sunday

Westin Bayshore Hotel, Coal Harbour

Tickets: Go to www.salsafestival.ca

Six months after the last JSmooth Bachata Lesson, JSmooth and Maria are back for their special lesson in Bachata dancing.

 

NEW to J Smooth Salsa are Casino de Rueda dance classes! Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, special guest instructor (for a limited time) Parrish Danforth will be at the Miraido Dance Studio to teach Casino de Rueda.

Sidewalks were still icy and another snow storm was brewing, but that didn’t stop about 150 salseros from coming out Monday to Brasil’s Nightclub in support of a fund-raiser for Haiti earthquake victims. The “Hope for Haiti” event raised more than $5,300, more than 130 pairs of shoes and more than 100 pairs of  lightly-worn jeans were donated.

A salsa dance will be held Saturday Feb. 6 at Cornell's Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. Intro salsa lesson by Felipe Rivera will be from 8-9 p.m. with dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. There will also be a performance by Sabor Latino. A donation of $5 students and $10 non-students will go to UNICEF/Haiti. Admission includes food and non-alcoholic beverages. Free private dance lessons by Dance Hosts will be available all night.

For more information go to www.salsalibre.org

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If this week's feature story made you want to shake your tail feather, there are weekly salsa nights hosted by several venues in Kansas City. 

The wildly popular dance lessons from Dance SF now have 3 more classes in a new studio location on Wednesday nights starting at 7pm; featuring a beginner, pre-intermediate, and an intermediate/advanced class. The transition from beginner to advanced salsa lessons has never been easier! The new class lineup adds more choice to the already extremely popular classes Dance SF holds on Monday nights at the Rockit Room and other times and locations all over the San Francisco bay area.

If you do not plan to attend the workshops in the daytime, there is still the evening dance social!!!!!

We are hosting a dance social on Sunday, February 21, 2010. 5:00 - 8:00pm

This dance social from 5:00 - 8:00pm will be FREE.