How many people made it out this weekend for anything? Did you participate in the shoveling marathon and then post pictures on Facebook? Are you ready to go out dancing this week? Where will you go? Tonight, Talara's was open for Salsa. Tomorrow, Niss Albaig of SalsaNow is bringing in a special guest instructor at The Promenade - Tanya Fiske - Founder of the internationally acclaimed YemaShun Dance Company (stay tuned, could be rescheduled due to snow). Wednesday, Sean is inviting everyone out to Sammy's Trattoria. Thursday, Mustang Alley's with SalsaNow. Friday, Baltimore Salsa Meetup is heading over to crash the Salsa Block Party. Saturday, Deb Strader is attempting, again, to celebrate her birthday at the Latin Palace. On Sunday, the Meetup is sharing the love of Salsa at Cancun Cantina with Orquesta Salsaley hitting the stage at 11pm. Will you plow yourself out of the snow to make it to any of these this week? I hope so. Did I list everything? Not a chance, scroll down to see more options.

Upcoming Baltimore Salsa Meetup Events:

• Friday, February 12 - Salsa Block Party (Sue hosting)
  
• Sunday, February 14 - Cancun Cantina (Sarah hosting)
  
• Thursday, February 18 - La Palapa (Sue hosting)
  
• Friday, February 19 - Zen West (guest host)
  
• Saturday, February 20 - Salsa Jam (guest host)
  
• Thursday, February 25 - Mustang Alley's (Alex and Mike hosting)
  

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Postponed: February 10: BSDC Event at Latin Palace

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MONDAYS (Select for details)

• Talara's - 615 President St, Baltimore
  
• Towson Dance Studio - 9486 Deereco Rd, Timonium
  
• Towson YMCA - 600 Chesapeake Ave, Towson
  

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TUESDAYS (Select for details)

• The Barking Dog - 4723 Elm Street, Bethesda
  
• The Promenade - 2605 Lord Baltimore Dr, Baltimore
  
• Towson Dance Studio - 9486 Deereco Rd, Timonium
  

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WEDNESDAYS (Select for details)

• Latin Palace - 509 S. Broadway St, Baltimore
  
• Sammy's Trattoria - 1200 N Charles St, Baltimore
  
• Towson Dance Studio - 9486 Deereco Rd, Timonium
  
• Umberto's Night Club - 11230 Grandview Ave, Wheaton
  

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THURSDAYS (Select for details)

• La Palapa Grill & Cantina - 8307 Main St, Ellicott City
  
• Latin Palace - 509 S. Broadway St, Baltimore
  
• UMCP - Stamp Student Union, College Park
  
• 2nd and 4th Thursdays - Mustang Alleys (Feb 11 and 25) - 1300 Bank Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore
  
• Zen West - 5916 York Rd, Baltimore
  
• Coming in March - new SalsaNow venue Cibo, every 1st and 3rd Thursdays
  

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FRIDAYS (Select for details)

• Brasas - 2715 Crain Hwy, Waldorf
  
• Divino Lounge - 7345-B Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda
  
• Latin Palace - 509 S. Broadway St, Baltimore
  
• Marie Louise Bistro - 904 N Charles St, Baltimore
  
• 2nd Fridays - Salsa Block Party (Feb 12) - 9486 Deereco Rd, Timonium
  
• 2nd Fridays - Valentine's Ball (Feb 12) - 8610 Baltimore Washington Blvd, Suite 203, Jessup
  
• 1st and 3rd Fridays - Zen West Cantina (Feb 18) - 5916 York Rd, Baltimore (Starting in March Zen moves to 1st Fridays only)
  
• Soon - new GeorgiaBoyDance venue - March
  

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SATURDAYS (Select for details)

• 13th Floor - One East Chase St, Baltimore
  
• Latin Palace - 509 S. Broadway St, Baltimore
  
• Los Arrieros - 7929 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
  
• That's Dancing Ballroom & Dancesport Center -
  8610 Baltimore Washington Blvd, Suite 203, Jessup
  
• 3rd Saturdays - Salsa Jam (Feb 20) - 1035 Benfield Blvd Millersville
  
• February 27 - Azul 17 Salsa in Suburbia with SalsaNow - 9400 Snowden River Parkway, Suite 127, Columbia
  

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SUNDAYS (Select for details)

• Cancun Cantina - 7501 Old Telegraph Rd, Hanover
  
• Dance Studio in Dickeyville - 4900 Wetheredsville Rd, Bldg #2, Baltimore
  

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Check out Sue Elliott's website for the address, times, cost and additional information.

Additional Events:
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Feb 13: Ladies Only Cardio Class with Susan Leiter
$10, 11-12pm. Sign up here.

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Feb 20: Ladies Styling Class, Part II with Anna Damen
$25, 1-3pm. Read more on Facebook.

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Feb 20: Beginner “Ballroom” Workshop with Susan Leiter and Niss Albaig
$20, 12-2pm. Read more on Facebook. or AliveWithDance

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Feb 27: Intermediate Salsa workshop with Susan Leiter and Dwight Smith.
Sign up here.

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Feb 28: Intermediate Bachata workshop with Susan Leiter and Dwight Smith.
Sign up here.

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Mar 10: Salsalicious BSDC's 1st Annual Fashion Show at Latin Palace with Tabitha.
Read more on Facebook.

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March 20: Maryland Salsa Extravaganza at Stageworkz with Ana and Joel Masacote.
Read more on the SalsaJam website.

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March 21, March 28, April 4: 3 Weeks of Progressive
Beginner Salsa and Intermediate Salsa Workshops with Susan Leiter
Sponsored By UMBC and held On Their Campus
Read more here.

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March 27: Baltimore Salsa Fest at Towson Dance Studio.
Full event pass is only $60 for a limited time. Prices go up February 27.
This event replaces the March Salsa Block Party.
Read more on the official website.

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April 18 at 6:00 pm: Oscar D'Leon LIVE @ The Salsa Room
2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 703-685-0790
$40 Tickets on sale now! $25 advanced cost! Visit www.tsrtickets.com
Discount code: tsr2010

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Salsa Congresses
Apr 22-25: Roadtrip to the New Jersey International Salsa Congress. Carpool?
Apr 29-May 2: Miami International Hustle & Salsa Competition
Jun 18-20: DC Salsa Congress
Jul 1-4: Las Vegas Salsa Congress
Jul 24-31: Puerto Rico Salsa Congress
Sep 1-5: New York International Salsa Congress
Oct 29-31: Philly Salsa Fest

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Forward this to a friend and invite them to join: The Baltimore Salsa Meetup Group so they too can receive these awesome weekly updates and grow their social networks both online and on the dance floor.

Sincerely,
Sue Elliott
Assistant Organizer of the Baltimore Salsa Meetup and Creator of the Baltimore Salsa Blog.
For up to the minute updates including snow cancellations, follow me on Twitter.


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Facebook Groups (I think I finally got the links to work):
AliveWithDance
SalsaNow
Baltimore Salsa Dance Company
Baltimore Salsa Fest
Columbia Dance Project
DanceInTime
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
GeorgiaBoyDance & DJ Earle
Pachanga Party w/DJ Gustavo

 

Cheers to the new you in 2010. Even if you don't have a gym membership, the Baltimore instructors and promoters are bringing you lots of fun exercise opportunities in the form of workshops, bootcamps, dance teams, cardio classes, and festivals. Those are in addition to the regularly scheduled weekly classes and parties. Go ahead and immerse yourself. By summer, you'll have taken your dancing to a higher level and reshaped your body. Sounds like a plan to me! If you haven't figured this out already, Salsa is an extraordinary journey to a healthier lifestyle. You may even notice your list of friends on popular social networks growing larger and larger as you meet new people in the dance community. Start by joining us at the Salsa Block Party this Friday where there will be a very special belly dance performance. 

Check out Sue Elliott's Salsa-Source website for the address, times, cost and additional information. 
Monday - Talara’s Lounge 
Monday Lessons Only - Towson Dance Studio, Towson YMCA 
Tuesday - Barking Dog 
Tuesday Lessons Only - Promenade Studio, Zen West 
Wednesday - Umbertos, Latin Palace (Bachata) 
Wednesday Lessons Only - Towson Dance Studio with Rico 
Coming Soon: Milan on Wednesdays with Susan Leiter 
Thursday - La Palapa and Latin Palace 
Second and Fourth Thursdays - Mustang Alleys with SalsaNow
Friday - Latin Palace, Divino Lounge, Marie Louise's Bistro, Basaras 
First and Third Fridays - Zen West (Jan 1, 15) 
Second Fridays - Block Party (Jan 8), Latin Salsa Party (Jan 8) 
Saturday - 13th Floor, Latin Palace, Los Arrieros 
Saturday Lessons Only - That's Dancing Ballroom 
Third Saturdays - Salsa Jam at Stageworkz (Jan 16) 
Sunday - Cancun Cantina, Dickeyville Dance Studio 

Other Events: 
Jan 7-10: Frankfurt Goes Salsa Festival, Germany 
Jan 8: Meetup at Salsa Block Party with KayaDance at Towson Dance Studio. 
Jan 8: Latin Salsa Party at That's Dancing Ballroom & Dancesport Center. 
Jan 9: SalsaNation Performance Team Tryouts with KayaDance at Towson Dance Studio in Timonium. 
Jan 14: Meetup at Mustang Alleys with SalsaNow...a new regular venue...2nd and 4th Thursdays. 
Jan 16: Ladies Performance and Styling Class (Cha Cha & Salsa Fusion) with the Columbia Dance Project (Anna Damen) at Synergy Fitness in Columbia. 
Jan 16: Meetup at Monthly Salsa Jam with Jesus and Nicole at Stageworkz.
Jan 17: Meetup Salsa Party at Dickeyville Dance Studio with guest instructor, Glen. 
Jan 22 - Feb 7: Baltimore Restaurant Week. 90 Restaurants. $20.10 Lunch. $35.10 Dinner. $3 Parking. 
Jan 23: Meetup at Azul 17 in Columbia brought to you by SalsaNow. 
Feb 3: Zen Salsa 8 week Bootcamp with Sean and Anna.
Feb 4-7: The 22nd Annual Maryland Dancesport Championships - Professional and Pro/Am Ballroom -Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
Feb 5-7: Calgary Salsa Congress, Canada and Hong Kong Salsa Festival, China 
Feb 10: Valentine's Day Fashion Extravaganza - Scandalous IV - Don't Kiss & Tell at Latin Palace with Tabitha. 
Feb 11-14: Hawaii Salsa Festival, Honolulu, HI 
Mar 10: Salsalicious BSDC's 1st Annual Fashion Show at Latin Palace with Tabitha. 
Mar 12-14: Texas Salsa Congress
Mar 19-21: San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 
March 20: Maryland Salsa Extravaganza workshops and party with Ana and Joel Masacote at Stageworkz. 
March 27: Baltimore Salsa Fest with guest instructors, showcase, and party at Towson Dance Studio.