Double Header at Jelly's Havana Cafe this Sunday, San Francisco
August 31, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, This Week in SF Salsa
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Anthony Blea y Su Charanga and
Eric Rangel y su Orquesta America with DJ Antonio
Cover $15 at 4:00
Jelly's Havana Cafe
295 Terry Francois Street | Pier 50 | San Francisco, CA 94158 | Phone: 415.495.3099
About Anthony Blea y su Charanga:
..Combining the traditional Charanga instrumentation (violin, flute) with a driving horn section, Anthony Blea y su Charanga will satisfy any true music lover's fantasy. Complimenting Anthony's prodigious skills are the finest musicians to be had in the Bay-Area. On piano, the venerable Marco Diaz, on Bass, the humble Saul Sierra, on Conga, Javier Navarrette, on timbales, the inscrutable master Carlos Caro, on Flute, the always amiable Juan Ceballos, on Trumpet, the punctual Julius Melendez, On vocals we have the street edged stylings of the young Cuban Sonero Orlando Torriente and the smooth crooning of Venezuelan born Eduardo Herrera. The combination is monstrous featuring these incredible musicians and other great guest artist's including the pre-eminent Trombone player in salsa today, Jimmy Bosch and Latin Violinist Legend, Alfredo Delafe… Don't miss the ride !!!
About Eric Rangel y su Orquesta America:
Eric Rangel is multi-talented percussionist and vocalist. He has been performing and recording music for the past 30 years. He crafted his musical ability to become one of the most sought after percussionists in northern California. At present he is leading his own band “Orquesta America” with some of the best local talent the Bay area has to offer.
Check Out the Monterey Salsa Freestyle Championships This Friday!!
August 25, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa
Enter to Win and Compete in the Monterey Salsa
Freestyle Championships
Friday, August 29th
For location and more info visit:
It's on! The hottest dance contest in the Monterey Bay is now underway, and you know Monterey Salsa is about to crown the baddest salsa dancers in the 831.
Monterey Salsa Freestyle Contest is now in EFFECT! This contest is designed for one thing… to find the best dancers in the 831. Period.
Having seen and judged tons of other contests, Monterey Salsa has created a set of rules guaranteed to provide maximum excitement and to find out who REALLY is the best in the 831. This contest is not only going to be more FAIR than traditional contests, it's going to be way more suspenseful. So how does it work? Let's find out…
YOU PICK YOUR PARTNER
You will need a dance partner. If you have one, cool. If not, Monterey Salsa will try to help you find one.
MONTEREY SALSA PICKS THE MUSIC
We want to find the best dancers, not the best choreographers. And, real dancers can rip to ANY music. So, on the day of the contest, Monterey Salsa will select the music that you will dance to. You will not know in advance what your song will be. You will just have to be ready to rip to whatever comes on. This will filter out the REAL salseros from the imposters.
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS
Instead of the traditional format of all the couples dancing at once, Monterey Salsa will be setting up brackets like a real tournament. The tournament will be single elimination, and couples will compete heads up until a winner is crowned. More below…
TWO PAIRS ENTER, ONE PAIR LEAVES
That's right, we gettin Thunderdome on this!!! When it is time to compete, the competing couples will step on the dance floor. Neither couple will know what the song will be. Once the song starts, both couples will start dancing. When the song ends, a winner will be selected. One couple will advance in the tournament, the other will be eliminated.
$500 CASH PRIZE. WINNER TAKE ALL.
The winning couple will receive $500 cash and the title of "Monterey Salsa Freestyle Champion." There will be no prizes for any of the losers.
Check out the video from the last two contests to get an idea of how the game goes….
