Anglia Salsa Rueda

Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Rueda Class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 26th April 2009. Warm thanks to everyone who came along again and a warm welcome to those who came along for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Some dates to note in your diary:

We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009.
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site

Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession on Saturday 11th July 2009.


The moves covered this week included:

pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
kentucky
el dedo (the finger)
sácala saludos (take her out greetings)
Havana
sombrero doble (double hat)
sombrero doble con mambo (double hat with mambo)
ocho (from guapea) (eight)
ocho (from al medio) (eight)
ocho doble (double eight)
enchufe pa'atrás (plug/connect behind)
el trompo (spinning top)
estrella doble (double star)
vacílense (check each other out)
el dos/dame/se fue (two/give me one/end)
festival de adiós con New York (festival of (triple) adiós con New York)
festival de enchufe con New York (festival of (triple) enchufe con New York)
festival de patín (festival (triple) skating)
festival de patín mujeres (festival (triple) skating women)
algodón (cotton)


When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.

Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.

Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.

See you soon for more rueda fun!

Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group

Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Rueda Class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 19th April 2009. Warm thanks to everyone who came along again and a warm welcome to those who came along for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Some dates to note in your diary:

We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009.
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site

Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession on Saturday 11th July 2009.


The moves covered this week included:

adiós (a la prima) (goodbye (cousin))
adiós con vuelta (goodbye with turn)
adiós a la hermana (goodbye sister)
adiós a toda la familia (goodbye the whole family)
vacílala (check her out)
vacílala con cero (check her out with zero)
vacílense (check each other out)
coca cola
dame me gusta (give me I like her)
dame dos (give me two)
(dame) una pa'arriba (give me one upstream)
(dame) dos pa'arriba (give me two upstream)
pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
cero (from guapea)(zero)
cero (from al medio)(zero)
cero con gracia (graceful zero)
ocho (from guapea) (eight)
ocho (from al medio) (eight)
ocho con gracia (graceful eight)
ocho doble (double eight)
ocho doble con gracia (graceful double eight)
no le llegues (don't get to her)
enchufe pa'atrás (plug/connect behind)
lombriz (worm) / se quedó (stay)
cadeneta (little chain) / se quedó (stay)
el trompo (spinning top)
estrella doble (double star)

When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.

Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.

Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.

See you soon for more rueda fun!

Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group

Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Rueda Class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 12th April 2009. Warm thanks to everyone who came along again and a warm welcome to those who came along for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Some dates to note in your diary:

We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009.
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site

Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession on Saturday 11th July 2009.


The moves covered this week included:

adiós (a la prima) (goodbye (cousin))
adiós a la hermana (goodbye sister)
adiós a toda la familia (goodbye the whole family)
dame dos (give me two)
dame una pa'arriba (give me one upstream)
pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
cadeneta (little chain) / se quedó (stay)
el dedo (the finger)
montaña (mountain)
pasan las manos (pass the hands) / tranca (bar) / chicos también (guys also) / pa' lante (go forward)
sácala saludos (take her out greetings) / dame / dame una pa'arriba
patín (skating)
patín mujeres (women skating)
dos con Cuba ((give me) two with Cuba)
la famosa (the famous)
vacílense (check each other out)
con las manos (with the hands)
treinta y tres (thirty three)
sombrero con coca cola (hat with coca cola)
el trompo (spinning top)

When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.

Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.

Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.

See you soon for more rueda fun!

Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group

Top Cuban Band Bamboleo’s Uk Debut July 18th @ The HMV Forum, Kentish Town, London

¡Como No! presents Bamboleo at the HMV Forum Kentish Town, 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY.


Since their glorious inception in 1995, Bamboleo have remained the cutting edge popular dance band at the top of the musical tree in their native Cuba. Tirelessly innovative and inspirational, their highly combustible funky dance grooves have been thrilling the world since 1996 when they began touring outside their native island.

In the main vanguard of the spectacular Timba explosion of the nineties, Bamboleo were and still are an extraordinary cultural phenomenon whose influence has seeped through into a whole generation of Cubans, introducing fresh styles of dance, fashion and language.

Under the musical direction of the stunningly gifted Lazaro Valdes, pianist, arranger and composer, the band’s ceaseless string of extraordinary hits continues unbroken to this very day. Take a trip to any Cuban nights in our capital and you’ll find yourself being driven uncontrollably to the dance floor by recent classics La Que Manda and La Dormadura/ El Animal medley. And that’s how it’s been for the last 13 years – dip into the vibrant musical jamboree bag that is Cuba and you’ll find Bamboleo’s exceptionally distinct flavour everywhere.

And now, finally, thanks to the tireless work of ¡Como No!, London’s leading promoter of Latin events who brought Los Van Van to The Roundhouse in March, they are making their UK debut in old London Town. Supported by a trio of our fair city’s top Cuban DJs, Dr Jim, Javier De La Rosa and La Clave Cubana’s Richard Fallon. People, this will be a night of Cuban musical bliss that’ll shake your hips and energise your musical soul and must absolutely not, on any account,
be missed!

Venue
HMV Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Tel: 0844 847 2405

Transport
Tube & Rail: Kentish town
Buses: 134, 214, 393, C2 & N20

Tickets
£20

Times
7pm - 2am

Facebook event

Havana Rumba! - The New Generation, Tuesday 31 March to Sunday 3 May

Riverside Studios Hammersmith London presents the UK premier of Havana Rumba!, Cuba’s hottest dance show which celebrates the emotions of rhythm and rumba live on stage.

Recession Tickets! There is a limited number of recession-beating £10 tickets available for each show. Book now while tickets last - call the Box Office on 020 8237 1111 now.

Featuring the country’s best musicians and dancers, Havana Rumba! is an exhilarating and infectious slice of contemporary Cuban life. Come and be dazzled by this sun-drenched street party that got the audience on its feet every night at the Edinburgh Festival.

With the right groove in their hips, the young dancers – Cuba’s new generation – showcase their skills. With power and precision, modern salsa and rumba rhythms are put in the spotlight. The full use of physical strength and the lively dance style are contagious, sexy and intoxicating.

However at its heart Havana Rumba! is a serious story of the marginalised poor people of Cuba, where the rumba brings freedom and escape from the hardships of daily life.


The show tells the story of Ramon, the king of Rumba and his son Papito, who sings reggaeton, the music of the new generation. Papito dreams of going to the States to win a Grammy and imagines that the streets of Miami are paved with gold. Like many before him, Papito leaves Cuba on a raft, to find fame and fortune.

Through the characters of Ramon and Papito, Havana Ramba! takes the audience on a musical journey, from the fertility dances of the African slaves, the music of the fifties, the mambo, cha cha cha and son, to the thrilling music of Cuba today, the salsa, the timba, and the reggeton.

For reviews, music and videos go to www.havanarumba.co.uk

Havana Rumba! features the legendary group Sonora la Calle - ten of Cuba’s finest musicians, the cast includes Eric Turro who danced with the Buena Vista Social Club and Ramon Padila, a legend of Cuban dance who sang with Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.

The quality and exuberance of the dancing is staggering. Havana Rumba! offers an exhilarating and infectuous slice of today's Cuba. ***** - The Scotsman

Cuba in all its blatantly sexy, sweaty, booty-shaking glory. ***** - Metro

RUNNING TIME
2 hours plus interval.

AGE SUITABILITY
Suitable for ages 15+.

BOOK RIVERSIDE STUDIOS TICKETS ONLINE

Tuesday 31 March to Sunday 3 May at 8.00pm
Sundays at 7.00pm
Previews on 31 March, 1 and 2 April

TICKETS: £20 (£16 concs.)
Groups: £16 for groups of 10+
Previews: £17.50 (£15 concs.)

LOCATION: Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RL.

Facebook event

Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Rueda Class at Keir Hardie on Sunday 5th April 2009. Warm thanks to everyone who came along again and a warm welcome to those who came along for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Some dates to note in your diary:

We have been asked to do a Rueda demo at the Dance Cuban Fiesta on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009.
Dance Cuban Facebook Group
Dance Cuban Web Site

Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession on Saturday 11th July 2009.


The moves covered this week included:

adentro y afuera (to the inside and to the outside)
arriba (up)
abajo (down)
un tarro (an affair)
dile que no (tell her no)
pimienta (pepper)
exhíbela (show her off)
cero (from al medio)(zero)
(la) cubanita (Cuban girl)
enchufe al medio (plug/connect, to the centre)
adiós (a la prima) (goodbye (cousin))
adiós a la hermana (goodbye sister)
adiós a toda la familia (goodbye the whole family)
adiós con vuelta (goodbye with turn)
dame dos (give me two)
dame una pa'arriba (give me one upstream)
coca cola
dame me gusta (give me I like her)
dame pa'afuera (give me one on the outside)
pelota (ball)
festival de pelota (festival of (triple) pelota)
lombriz (worm) / se quedó (stay)
cadeneta (little chain) / se quedó (stay)
el dedo (the finger)
montaña (mountain)
pasan las manos (pass the hands) / tranca (bar) / chicos también (guys also) / pa' lante (go forward)
sácala saludos (take her out greetings) / dame

When you see us out on the dance floor starting a rueda, you are welcome to join in, we'll try to call moves that you know, and don't forget, you can join in even if you don't have a partner to start with.

Even if you are not dancing in a rueda, you can practice many of the moves in your free dancing.

Any feedback, comments or suggestions are always welcome.

See you soon for more rueda fun!

Anglia Salsa Rueda Facebook Group