Favorite Setting for Salsa!

[Sabor]

what is/has been your favorite salsa setting/venue/location thus far.. the place that u enjoy(ed) best? :banana: on the beach .. on a cruiser.. a club with a unique setting.. open air venues.. etc.. and where?

for me, we used to have nights on the roof top of a Cruiser on the river Nile.. the decor was mostly bamboo wood and designed to immitate the 'island scene' .. it was open air and the view was gorgeous as u could see the city spread out with lights at night not to mention the river itself and stars in the sky :P ..it was really a great mood setter and helped promote the salsa scene here alot..

unfortunately.. the nights there are no more :( .. hope it comes back some day..

[youngsta]

Pinnacle Club in Denver on the 38th Floor of the Qwest building. Great floor and a gorgeous view of the Denver night skyline.

[salsachinita]

Hmmmm......let's see:

-- St. Kilda beach at an open-air cafe, right on the beach front, steps away from the sand, during Sunday sunset in summer monthes

-- Alumbra, this Morocan style bar in the riverfront (used to be part of a shipping wharf). Rueda under the stars in warm summer air

-- Darling Harbour, Syd Bacardi. Dancing 5-in-a-row with CapricornDancer on the balcony of Port Orient (Chinese Restaurant/Salsa club).

-- Lakeside Seattle, Lattitude ? summer 1999. Great view to the lake!

[salsero-Romania]

Interesting topic .....
my favourite local setting???? maybe i don't have a answer ...because we have just a one salsa club in our town.......but my favourite will be my salsa club ...:)) it's my dream ...and maybe in future......i will have a club:)) after 1 year, 2 or 10 years ...doesn't matter ........

[borikensalsero]

Out next to the Hudson river in NY City peer 21st. It wasn't the setting but the energy there that night. It was unbelievable, I've yet to date, dance as good as I did that day. The band was, Jimmy Sabater Y Sonboricua, there must have been over 500 people dancing. It smelled of late afternoon just before the sun sleeps. A smell particular to NY City, guys, I'm not talking about the stench from the subways, but that smell that says, YOU ARE IN NY CITY! Ever since a boy I can remember that smell, whenever someone opened his or her suitcase freshly arrived from NY City, you just knew where they’d been.

There was just something there that evening, for the very first time my energy didn't get lost in the vastness of an open air event. It wasn't the kind of dancing that is deep soul connecting, but rather the equilibrium of energy finally reached at a place where East, West, North, and South was infinite. That has been my favorite spot to dance in. The sight of the river, the tall buildings at one side, a zenith which was there but I couldn't see, yet became part of. That is definitely the bestest place, and to date, my mostest favortiest bestest place to dance. I think. hehe

[salsachinita]

Geez, Boriken.....I missed out by going there, summer '99, for Tito Nieves gig :x ! It rained that day, and no one I knew could confirm whether it was cancelled or not........so I did something else instead :roll: .

Gotta visit NYC soon........

[borikensalsero]

Geez, Boriken.....I missed out by going there, summer '99, for Tito Nieves gig :x ! It rained that day, and no one I knew could confirm whether it was cancelled or not........so I did something else instead :roll: .

Gotta visit NYC soon........

They definitely have some very sweet bands there, you have to come back!

[danceguy]

Out next to the Hudson river in NY City peer 21st. It wasn't the setting but the energy there that night. It was unbelievable, I've yet to date, dance as good as I did that day.

Was that the event where your dad demonstrated his great picture taking ability? :D :P

I haven't gone out to many Salsa venues...only 5 or 6 that I can think of in my few months of dancing. I'm not sure what my favorite is...my Salsa dancings spots are ever expanding and changing...but I do love my regular Sunday night venue...;)

SG

[tj]

This is interesting - when I think about my favorite settings, I tend to think more about my favorite dance experiences more than the actual setting. In that, having a particularly nice dance sticks out in my mind much more than how good the club/music/DJ/environment was.

But staying on topic, I really liked the Vancouver Rowing Club from last October's Congress. Nice floor, you could go outside and enjoy the fresh cool air right there on the bay. Very scenic.

My favorite local place would be the Century Ballroom. Huge floor, lots of dancers, no smoking, cheap entry fee.

[Pacion]

sniff, sniff Sabor :roll: the past is past. I will only think about the future and my favourite place to dance? Where ever you are :twisted:

---Sabor

Stranded at the drive-in
Branded a fool
What will they say Monday at school?
Sabor can't you see I'm in misery
We made a start now were apart
There's nothing left for me
Love has flown all alone
I sit and wonder why-yi-yi-yi
Why, you left me oh Sabor :shock: :lol:

Oh Sabor baby someday when high-yi school is done
Somehow, someway, our two worlds will be one
In heaven, forever and ever we will be
Oh please say you'll stay oh Sabor

Sabor my darling you hurt me real bad
You know it's true but baby you gotta believe me
When I say I'm helpless without you
Love has flown all alone
I sit, I wonder why-yi-yi-yi
Why, you left me oh Sabor

Sabor, Sabor, why-yi-yi-yi-yi
Oh Sabor

:lol: :banana: :lol:

[borikensalsero]

Out next to the Hudson river in NY City peer 21st. It wasn't the setting but the energy there that night. It was unbelievable, I've yet to date, dance as good as I did that day.

Was that the event where your dad demonstrated his great picture taking ability? :D :P

I haven't gone out to many Salsa venues...only 5 or 6 that I can think of in my few months of dancing. I'm not sure what my favorite is...my Salsa dancings spots are ever expanding and changing...but I do love my regular Sunday night venue...;)

SG

Yeap, that's the one, I always look back at that day. Wondering how in the heck I managed to dance the way I did. At the end of the night a photographer from germany came up to me to say that he was taking pictures of me and used a bunch of roles on me and my lady, then went on to ask if I was a professional, and if I could sing a disclaimer form that if case he used the pics in his magazine. I laughed and said my friend, I don't even know my left from my right, but I did sign the form. Wonder if he ever used the photos. Hmmmm, I should have asked his name at least.

[Vin]

I have not yet had my ideal salsa experience. There are certain things my ideal salsa experience would include:
1) A good live band,
something about a live band makes me feel more of the energy.
2) An attraction, to a dancer
There should definitely be a certain someone around. I think it may
be better if you haven't gotten to know them too well, I wouldn't know
since I have never had a serious relationship with a dancer before.
3) Alchohol,
Even though I don't drink very often the presence of alchohol makes
the setting a bit livelier.
4) A good amount of people for the venue,
I can't stand too many or to few people,
With too many people it gets to crowded, with too few it kind of gets
depressing also I like dancing with alot of different people.
5) I have never had an outdoor salsa experience, but I would imagine
that an open air venue would be better than an enclosed one.

[MacMoto]

Vin, your list is interesting.

1) A good live band,
Danced to live music last weekend and weekend before. I definitely agree with you -- it was electric!

2) An attraction, to a dancer
I have a feeling that I'd actually enjoy having all my favourite leaders in one place than just having a certain someone. Then again, having a relationship with a dancer might change that...

3) Alchohol,
I can't say I've noticed...

4) A good amount of people for the venue,
Yes -- not too quiet, not overcrowed.

5) I have never had an outdoor salsa experience, but I would imagine
that an open air venue would be better than an enclosed one.
Er, depends on where you are. In Scotland (especially West of Scotland), open air may not work too well for dancing. Let's see, you can have:
Wet,
Windy,
Wet and windy,
Clear and cold (clear nights are never warm in Scotland), or
Dry, warm(ish) and with swarms of midges about, ready to suck you dry.
:lol:

My best salsa experience to date was at the Merlin in Edinburgh -- nothing spectacular to look at, but it has good music (95% salsa) and a good, large floor, most of my favourite dancers turn up there regularly, and hardly any non-dancers wander in. Just a good place for non-stop dancing. Now if they could bring in a live band and all my favourite Glasgow dancers without making the place too crowded, it would be pretty close to perfect for me!

[Sagitta]

1) live band
2) A good number of people, or a packed crowd that knows about dance etiquiette
3) no alcohol
4) good dance floor
3) location--A place high up with good views, outdoors, or indoors with a good set-up

[Sabor]

i also love dancing on the beach when a wooden floor/stage is present! .. the atmosphere was fab.. the sun, sand, waves, breeze, palm trees, beach bar and the pikinis! :shock: 8)

[cocodrilo]

Until now I've danced in smoky clubs with cruddy floors or dance studios which are sometimes a bit too "tame" for me(I prefer the club mood/atmosphere).

Ideally, I would like a live band, but a competent DJ would suffice, a full bar, a decent dance floor, a water fountain, clean restrooms where you don't have to "wade" in your dance shoes(yes, done that many times- YUCK!) and place to put yer stuff.(Some clubs have coin lockers here!)
Good lighting (i.e. dimmer switches) to be able to adjust the mood to the dancers, would be nice, too!

[tj]

Recently, I've been enjoying the smaller venues in town. The floor tends to be less crowded and people seem to be less on edge, too.


I have an interesting observation - there seems to be a general consensus on DF that live bands are preferred over DJ's. In my experience IRL, it's the opposite. Most of my friends over the years prefer a good DJ over a band that plays 15 minute songs with bad acoustics and changing rhythms.

Not that it's important or anything, but I do find it interesting how different it is.

[youngsta]

Well for me a bad band is worse than a bad DJ, but a good band can't be beat!

[SDsalsaguy]

Well for me a bad band is worse than a bad DJ, but a good band can't be beat!
Same here!

I think DJ's are a safer bet though, since even if they're playing garbage each song is typically only 1/3 as long...

[Vin]

I was going to agree, but then I realized I disagree, a good/mediocre dj is better than a bad band, but nothing upsets me more than a really bad dj.
A really bad dj plays 10% salsa when it is a salsa night,
will start to mix the salsa songs together,
and all other sorts of really irritating things.
My preference is
Good band
Mediocre Band
Good DJ
Mediocre DJ
Bad Band
Bad DJ

[salsachinita]

i also love dancing on the beach when a wooden floor/stage is present! .. the atmosphere was fab.. the sun, sand, waves, breeze, palm trees, beach bar and the pikinis! :shock: 8)

:shock: Sabor, are you sure you havn't visited my city and we havn't danced :? ?

Seriously, you ARE describing our Salsa on the beach on Sundays (summer mths only)!

8) You will love it here, papi.......

[cocodrilo]

Well for me a bad band is worse than a bad DJ, but a good band can't be beat!

My brother always sez "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work".

Oh, Youngsta, we can see you now! Welcome back!

[youngsta]

:lol: Yep, my image hosting provider's servers are back up!

[Sabor]

i also love dancing on the beach when a wooden floor/stage is present! .. the atmosphere was fab.. the sun, sand, waves, breeze, palm trees, beach bar and the pikinis! :shock: 8)

:shock: Sabor, are you sure you havn't visited my city and we havn't danced :? ?

Seriously, you ARE describing our Salsa on the beach on Sundays (summer mths only)!

8) You will love it here, papi.......

:D i'm positive i would mi vida.. and i think i'm gona pay u a visit someday because one of my favorite salseras here is an Australian-Egyptian living here after marrying one of my absolute favorite local salseros and also one of my best friends ... she goes back home to Australia about twice a year .. so i'm thinking one time i would go along with her and her husband to check it out.. meet u.. and bring the salsa burrrrn up a few notches! :bouncy: :wink:

[Pacion]

to check it out.. meet u.. and bring the salsa burrrrn up a few notches! :bouncy: :wink:

:shock:

Attention, Attention all single ladies over the age of 18. A Flirt has been sighted in the vicinity. Please close your ears and resist all attempts to gaze into his eyes. I repeat. Do not gaze into his eyes under any circumstances. The effects are potentially damaging, including a severe weakening of the knees. Please report all sightings to: 0800 Flirt Alert alternatively, please register your sightings at flirtalert.com


:twisted: :lol:

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Priceless! :lol:

[peachexploration]

Too Funny! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hmm, Favorite Setting for Salsa? Still thinking.... Any place will do though, just bring the music. :)

[salsachinita]

Pacion & Sabor :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I will be posting the Flirt Alert closer to Sabor's arrival date :wink: ........

[danceguy]

Sabor - Please let us know when you are going hermano, so that we can plan *the plan* to go along with you! :P

Wow, two flirting Salseros down under...and perhaps more. Look out Aussie ladies...Los Salseros Escorpios are coming to a Salsa club near you!

There is no escape...for your beauty shines like the stars above
Will we meet and fall in love?
Man these lines are old and corny,
But they work just fine since we're horny.
Remember always that no means yes,
Oh mamacita, do I love your dress!

Stare into my eyes
You'll find a surprise

Look closely at my face
And welcome my warm embrace

Stand tall with me in your arms
That way you'll fall for my over used charms

Kiss me once, kiss me forever
Don't say no, and don't say never

Beware of men from a land far away
We're coming ladies, and we're here to stay! *
*Note - In reality this is only a week or two. Or until we get slapped or laughed at!

SG

[Sabor]

:lol: :lol:

SG.. i sure will put out a calling (or maybe a howling :twisted:) when the time approaches :D

Pacion.. :nope: save it darling.. its no use.. scorpio is an unchangeable condition.. and a life time affliction of lalala..amooooor :kissme:

[Pacion]

:doh: We shall see about that!

Ingredients for taming a scorpian male:
1 large cauldrun :lol:
3 frog legs
1 hair from the tail of a zebra
2 Kentucky Fried Chicken, chicken wings :lol:
2 bright red strawberries
3 glasses rabbit's milk (yes, rabbits do not produce milk like cows do, so if you did find a rabbit that produced milk, it would be magical in deed!)
1 glass chardonney (for you! Not for the brew :lol: )

Put all he ingredients into the cauldrun and bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.



What happens next? I don't know. I have run out of ideas :lol:

[jamaicanspice]

too much 'CHARMED' I think :shock:

[pygmalion]

Good point, jamaicanspice! :lol: :lol:

[jamaicanspice]

*listening to 'Malaguena Salerosa' online* have you ever heard this song?? It's....it's.... :roll: intoxicating!! 8)

[jamaicanspice]

favorite setting for dancing?? hmmmmmm.... gee, I don't know:? ..I'm gonna make a long shot here and say.... :roll: JAMAICA!!!! 8) :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

:lol:

[jamaicanspice]

knew you'd see it my way :D :wink:

[Pacion]

too much 'CHARMED' I think :shock:

:roll: Are you suggesting that 'he who should not be named' has charmed me? :roll: :lol: :nope: if anything, I think I have charmed him! :notworth: :lol:

Oh yeah! :shock: I never did answer this question did I :lol: Anywhere where there is water and a gentle breeze and preferably in the open/gazabo type thingy with just a roof and no sides :banana:

[jamaicanspice]

no no no!! YOU charmed 'the one who shall remain nameless' most DEF!! :lol:

[Lita_rulez]

Hands down, the Cannes International Salsa Congress.

Dancing on a very nice dance floor installed on the beach of one of the most beautifull hotels in town, and that stops less than 10 meters from the waves, believe me, this is the best place ever to dance.

You get the sun, the seaside smell, the wonderfull sea wind, the warmth of the sun fading into the freshness of a comforting summer night as you dance the night away...

I was a beginner Salsero last year, and the litle salsa I did know was mainly cuban whereas the congress, as most are, was mainly mambo.
So I danced very very litle, and still had a wonderfull time. I cant wait to leave in 2 days now and get back there, dancing well enough that I now can dare invite anyone for at least one song... which opens for a lot of dancing before I have to invite the same follow again :D


But better than words, let me check if I can find a pic or two :twisted:

[Sakura]

Pacion, Sabor, ScorpionGuy.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Kudos to Pacion for the Grease spoof and the "Flirt Alert" warning (But you failed to warn those of us under 18 what to do! :wink: Are we supposed to forward a warning to the 18 and overs? 8) )

Sabor and ScorpionGuy.... What can I say?! :lol: :lol: :roll: Well, if I'm ever under a great bit of stress, or School is trying to put me six feet under, all I'll have to do is come back and read these posts here, and I'll be sure to be cheered up in no time at all!!! :D 8) :cheers: Wonderful humour you guys possess!

....I suppose I should answer the question, so I have two answers:

1. So long as I have a good lead or two around, I think I could be happy nearly anywhere... I'd like sanitary conditions at least!

2. I *really,* REALLY love the Ocean! (Nana and Granddaddy live a mile from the Beach {Gulf of Mexico side}, and actually have part of the Gulf in their "backyard!") So.... At least once... I'd want to dance on the beach. I'd want that to be at the blazing sunsets that are always present there, with a slight breeze blowing, gently swaying the palm trees.... The calming sound of the Ocean rolling in and out on its tide, its smell permeating the atmosphere and calming everything... But I'd want to be there with my dancing friends (Like all the people here on DF whom I'm supposed to share dances with! :D ), and just having a good time.... Maybe pick up some good seashells whilst I'm out! =^__^= Oh yeah. That'd be heaven....

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Spitfire]

My favorite setting?

Something with a strong Latin American or tropical theme. 8)

[Lita_rulez]

There you go !

Trying out the spot while they are still setting it up (guess who is standing over there ;) ) :

http://membres.lycos.fr/serialdancer/album_photo/cannes2003/photo015.jpg

Love the view :

http://membres.lycos.fr/serialdancer/album_photo/cannes2003/photo016.jpg

And another look at how close from the waves you get to dance :

http://membres.lycos.fr/serialdancer/album_photo/cannes2003/photo017.jpg

[jamaicanspice]

*sigh* :) I love the sea!! and that sounds like the perfect setting for salsa indeed!! :wink: :D

[jenn]

wow :shock: , Lita_rulez, that looks like an amzaing spot for salsa...if only we had something like that here... :cry:

my favorite spots are also outdoor ones. we used to have this spot called the sagebrush cantina that happened on sunday afternoons. nice wooden dancefloor inside and lots of patio seating outside. my salsa friends would hog a couple of tables outside and we'd dance anywhere in between, with the occasional dance indoors. they were great times...*sigh*

i also really enjoy dancing under the stars (in the summer) when certain places have these salsa evens.

festivals are fun too!!

[San]

On a little island in Cuba, only 20 people on the veranda of a restaurant, dancing the night away!

And the Cubans surprised: the blanca dances salsa and merengue :lol: 8)

(Lita, cool spot! I'll be dancing on the pier in Scheveningen (Dutch seaside resort) on July 10, see pic below!)
http://valk.com/rtID/2/property/pie/piehotel.jpg

[Sabor]

http://valk.com/rtID/2/property/pie/piehotel.jpg

Now THAT makes me want to write poetry.. simply amazing!

[jamaicanspice]

http://valk.com/rtID/2/property/pie/piehotel.jpg

Now THAT makes me want to write poetry.. simply amazing!

I TOTALLY agree!!!!! *sigh*

[Sakura]

...Of you, Lita_rulez, I am VERY jealous... :wink: Looks like you got a great scene! :D

Sabor, nice new avatar! :lol: :lol:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Sabor]

glad u like it mon petite jolie kitty :D

[Sakura]

=^__^= Merci, beaucoup, Monsieur. :roll:

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Sabor]

OH MON DIEU! parle-vous francais cheri?

[Sakura]

OH MON DIEU! parle-vous francais cheri?

OUI!!! Il est tres beau, le francais! Je l'adore, mais trois anees est tout que je suis pris. (<--As is evidenced by that awful grammar... It's supposed to say, I love it, but three years is all I've taken/had. Sorry 'bout that! Les "trois anees," nous devons utiliser que nous pouvons!)

Mon amour, mon ami en francais! :D

SK :kitty:

[squirrel]

dis-donc, beaucoup de gens parlent le francais sur ce site... :lol: :lol:

[Sakura]

dis-donc, beaucoup de gens parlent le francais sur ce site... :lol: :lol:

C'est formidable!!! Je suis tres hereuse parce-que ca! Tout le monde ont donne-moi grand aide pour mon francais!

(=O_O= Not quite sure if that's correct, or if I need to put the prepositional "of" in there as well {first sentence at the "parce-que ca!"}... Trying not to do "literal" translation is hard! :x / :D)

:cheers:

SK :kitty:

[Sabor]

EXCELLENT!

as for me.. Je ne parle pas francais!! LMAO :tongue:

[Sakura]

EXCELLENT!

as for me.. Je ne parle pas francais!! LMAO :tongue:

NON! Ce n'est pas vrais! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

SK :kitty:

[squirrel]

Sabor, tu parle tres bien le francais :lol:

[Sabor]

Je m'appele sabor
J'ai trente et un ans
J'aime le chocolat :lol:

[squirrel]

Je crois que tu aime l'amour aussi... et la Salsa!

[Sakura]

Moi, j'adore le chocolat, l'amour, et la Salsa! (Mais, je connais que TOUT LE MONDE ici adorer la Salsa! Ahhh, j'aime beaucoup le francais!)

:D :cheers: :D

SK :kitty:

(PS- Just thinking about it now... That "cheers" emoticon reminds me of a Swedish toast my second cousin twice removed (mouthful, isn't it?) Jan taught me. Goes as follows:

"Miskol, Diskol, Alavaka flikaskol! (sp on any of it??)" Which means:
"Here's to me, Here's to you, Here's to all the pretty girls!"

:lol: :lol: *shrugs* I know it's not exactly a girls' cheer, but I think it's funny! *thinks* Must ask him how to say "pretty boys..." :lol: :twisted: 8) )

[Sabor]

Je crois que tu aime l'amour aussi... et la Salsa!

pas tout les salser@s?.. s'est normal aussi :wink:

[jamaicanspice]

ENGLISH PLEASE!!!!

[Sagitta]

Tu ne parle pas francais, tu ne connais pas francais!! :shock: :wink: :)

Moi, j'ai etudie (supposed to be I studied, as in the past but I have forgotten how to conjugate my verbs :oops: ) francais pour sept ans, mais mais...francais ce n'est pas facile pour moi!

[Sakura]

Je crois que tu aime l'amour aussi... et la Salsa!

pas tout les salser@s?.. s'est normal aussi :wink:

:doh: Nous n'oublions pas tes salseras! :wink: Mais quoi de nos salseros? :D

Tu ne parle pas francais, tu ne connais pas francais!! :shock: :wink: :)

Moi, j'ai etudie (supposed to be I studied, as in the past but I have forgotten how to conjugate my verbs :oops: ) francais pour sept ans, mais mais...francais ce n'est pas facile pour moi!

Tes passe composer pour "j'ai etudie" est correctment! La a ete beau! (<--It was beautiful!) Bravo, Sagitta! Sept ans, t'utilises tres bien! 8)

***
Desolee, JS! --Er, sorry JS! :lol:

SK :kitty:

[squirrel]

Yo amo el espanol mucho mas, pero no puedo hablar muy bien :(

[Sabor]

ahhh pobrecito squirrel :lol:

[Sakura]

Yo amo el espanol mucho mas, pero no puedo hablar muy bien :(

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: PHWEEEEEE?!?!!? Je ne comprend pas!!!!!

SK :kitty:

[Sabor]

ahhh pobrecito Sakura.. lol

[squirrel]

I meant to say "I like Spanish better, but I cannot speak it well" :lol: :lol:

[Sakura]

ahhh pobrecito Sakura.. lol

QUOI?!? :shock: :shock: :shock: *confused* Is that supposed to be like, "Poor Sakura...?"

SK :kitty:

[jamaicanspice]

@squirrel - I agree!!! spanish is so much better :D

[Sakura]

Japanese and French all the way!!!! :D (Even though I'm SURE a two-year-old knows more Japanese than I do right now... =O_o= Not a very comforting thought... :oops: :wink: )

SK :kitty:

[cocodrilo]

I dabble in French, but nothing to brag about. Japanese is cool, even cooler if you can read & write the confounded Chinese characters, though! :wink:

[Sakura]

I dabble in French, but nothing to brag about. Japanese is cool, even cooler if you can read & write the confounded Chinese characters, though! :wink:

=-_-=... Kanji... My eternal foe! :D I know some by recognition, and I can write a few. Can I read them in a sentence? Heck no... =>_<=

SK :kitty:

[ThatHaitianSwede]

the only spanish I know is 'me gusta', mais je parle francais tres tres bien :)

All I know is that ya'll been to all these exotic locations distant cruise ships in the Nile. (sorry if I'm getting off topic :lol: ) But I know that my favorite salsa setting consists of just regular people. I've only gone to one salsa nightclub in my life (I'm fairly new to this still) and I know that what I like so much about club dancing vs. other art forms is that it's just about you your partner and the music & feeling that is exchanged between you two. No showing off, or glory, just regualar working class people enjoying themselves. Yeah . . . a very humble setting is the best for me.

[jamaicanspice]

the only spanish I know is 'me gusta', mais je parle francais tres tres bien :) All I know is that ya'll been to all these exotic locations distant cruise ships in the Nile. (sorry if I'm getting off topic :lol: ) But I know that my favorite salsa setting consists of just regular people. I've only gone to one salsa nightclub in my life (I'm fairly new to this still) and I know that what I like so much about club dancing vs. other art forms is that it's just about you your partner and the music & feeling that is exchanged between you two. No showing off, or glory, just regualar working class people enjoying themselves. Yeah . . . a very humble setting is the best for me.

I can identify with this haitianswede....you should come to Jamaica sometime :D you'll feel right at home where I go salsa dancing :)

[Lita_rulez]

Japanese and French all the way!!!! :D (Even though I'm SURE a two-year-old knows more Japanese than I do right now... =O_o= Not a very comforting thought... :oops: :wink: )

SK :kitty:


Well, if it can give you any confort, you are still probably better in japanese then I am (never been able to get past lesson 7... :oops: )
Just takes to much time for something I have no one to practice with !

Spanish is probably the next language I am going to learn though. I so want to understand the words I am listening to every night ! Not so much the salsa lyrics mind you, but rather the bachata lyrics. I have had a few songs translated to me, and boy do I relate ! Almost like reading country lyrics ;)



the only spanish I know is 'me gusta', mais je parle francais tres tres bien :)

All I know is that ya'll been to all these exotic locations distant cruise ships in the Nile. (sorry if I'm getting off topic :lol: ) But I know that my favorite salsa setting consists of just regular people. I've only gone to one salsa nightclub in my life (I'm fairly new to this still) and I know that what I like so much about club dancing vs. other art forms is that it's just about you your partner and the music & feeling that is exchanged between you two. No showing off, or glory, just regualar working class people enjoying themselves. Yeah . . . a very humble setting is the best for me.

I hear you ThatHaitianSwede : one need be no place specific to enjoy a wonderfull dance with a great partner on a wonderfull song. I actualy went to a club yesterday that a friend has been trying to drag me to for a couple of weeks now.
First of all, let me start by saying I really love the club I usualy go to. The main grudge many have against it is there is no clim there. So it is very very hot.
Now as for that club my friend wanted to drag me to, he told me :
the floor is terrible : just concrete, sticky as hell.
It is very very hot in there, much hotter then where we usually go.
The dance level is nowhere near the one at the place we go to.
The sound system is not at good either.
But I am having a great time every week, it is just a relaxed mood, most people are there just to have fun and enjoy themselves, every one is friendly.

I ended up having a very good time, though it actually is hotter than hell, no room to dance, no outa-this-world follow (nor lead as far as I could tell)
and the floor is so sticky that even with everyone gone, and giving it all I've got, I could not pass more than a double spin... And there was 80% cuban music !!!(I have turned to the dark side and only dance mambonowadays)

But the mood in the room was just... enjoyable. You are to hot ? Get a coke, kick back, relax, chat a bit with the lady next to you, and go back after a few songs...
And anyways, the music was switching a lot faster than it usualy is in the clubs I go to : I got there at 10:30pm and it closed down (early because of a litle incident) at 1:30. Well we got 3 sets of Bachata, 3 sets of zouk, 3 sets of merengue !
So after a few salsa, you get a drink, and after a while, when you feel like dancing again, wam, bachata my friend ! SO you dont get hot right away, you can just let it go... then a few salsa, a drink... merengue !

Yep, very good time indeed, I'll go back ocasonally !


So you see, the seting is not the most important thing, and I can have a blast anywhere.

But believe me, if I had my choice for "just one dance" I am not quite sure what partner I would pick, but most definitly it would be in cannes, on the beach, on a very good floor, with the sound of the tide next to us, a beautifull sunset, a light breeze, and... well, my favourit song of the moment (if I had to pick now, it would definitly be "Lady")

And a setting like that is so special precisely because it is something that you don't do very often. It adds to the dance, because it is not the usual surroundings, it is much better. It doesn't mean I don't enjoy the places I dance at otherwise (cause I do) and it doesn't mean I'd like to dance there all the time. I like it to be something exceptional, something to cherish, something to look forward to. I don't want it to become so usual, so much of a habit, that it is flavorless. I want each time I go there (so basicaly once a year) to go :
"Wow, this is truely a marvelous setting. How could it get any better than that !"

[squirrel]

which are the places to go dance Salsa in Paris, Lita? I wanna go back to Paris and this time I shall have the list of the coolest places!!! Can you please help?

[Lita_rulez]

which are the places to go dance Salsa in Paris, Lita? I wanna go back to Paris and this time I shall have the list of the coolest places!!! Can you please help?

Of course I can, and I will gladly do so, but I do have two litle questions first :

1. What style do you want to dance ? (Cuban, Mambo on 1, on 2, all of them, etc.)

2. When are you coming ? (dates for me to know if I'll be in paris or not, days to know what clubs are interesting on those days)

[squirrel]

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: some time next year...
and I would dance to anything! I usually do dance on 1, LA style, but I tried Cuban and it was fine and Rueda de Casino and I love it and on2 (I can only follow... )
it was just a question for me to know what I have to regret that I didn't know this year when I went :roll:

[Lita_rulez]

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: some time next year...
and I would dance to anything! I usually do dance on 1, LA style, but I tried Cuban and it was fine and Rueda de Casino and I love it and on2 (I can only follow... )
it was just a question for me to know what I have to regret that I didn't know this year when I went :roll:

No problem, it is just that there is quite a few places, and some are more specialised in one style, some are only interesting to go to on some nights...

wouldn't want to send you to THE best club for dancing "on 2 ET" if you are only going to be there from sunday to wednsday, knowing that they only put on a salsa night tuesday, friday and saturday, now would I ;)

The good thing is, if you can manage to spend at least one monday evening in Paris, you'll get to see the place I am always at, and the fun part is that you can find very very good cuban lead, mambo on 1 lead, and depending on your luck, a few on 2 lead...
All in one night ;)
(And as a bonus : me 8) )

[squirrel]

I wanna go back to Paris!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Sakura]

I've got a CD with Japanese lessons on it, but I haven't touched it in a while. Most of my knowledge comes from anime and the anime music... =^_^=;; (Good places to learn though... :D )


:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: some time next year...
and I would dance to anything! I usually do dance on 1, LA style, but I tried Cuban and it was fine and Rueda de Casino and I love it and on2 (I can only follow... )
it was just a question for me to know what I have to regret that I didn't know this year when I went :roll:

Say it's summer, Squirrel! Summer 2005!!!! :banana: 8) :banana:

I'd love to meet up with whoever I can while we're on the part of the trip in Paris... (<--French trip for schoool! Very excited!!!)

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

[Lita_rulez]

I've got a CD with Japanese lessons on it, but I haven't touched it in a while. Most of my knowledge comes from anime and the anime music... =^_^=;; (Good places to learn though... :D )

Same here, except you can replace anime with Video Games/manga. (and given that it was long ago, you can also put in "tape" for "CD"...)
A few years back, (say like Super NES and Genesis time) the best RPG were produced in Japan, but the category was not as popular as today. And to play Final Fantasy 6, well you needed to either do it in japanese, or wait a year and a half, praying that they might translate it in english eventualy (forget about french)

As for anime music, well, dramatic masters do help a lot ;)



Say it's summer, Squirrel! Summer 2005!!!! :banana: 8) :banana:

I'd love to meet up with whoever I can while we're on the part of the trip in Paris... (<--French trip for schoool! Very excited!!!)

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

Well, I for one will probably be there to greet you
http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/TEX_AVERY/wolfy09.gif


(as long as it is not the first week end of jully... Cannes congress, again ;) )

[Sabor]

We just got a new venue going by the way.. its fantabulous! :banana: .. a big platform right in the water of the Nile river.. great setting of tables and dance floor.. open air of course.. fab decor.. the city lights in the background .. night sky.. moon overlooking.. aaaah.. my favorite setting yet!! 8) i didn't know wether to love or dance .. so i just mixed it up :bouncy:

[squirrel]

Sabor, is Egypt expensive? I was thinking to pay you a visit! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[peachexploration]

We just got a new venue going by the way.. its fantabulous! :banana: .. a big platform right in the water of the Nile river.. great setting of tables and dance floor.. open air of course.. fab decor.. the city lights in the background .. night sky.. moon overlooking.. aaaah.. my favorite setting yet!! 8) i didn't know wether to love or dance .. so i just mixed it up :bouncy:

Wow, that sounds really nice. :)

[Sabor]

Yesss! its soo inspiring.. but we still need to strike a deal with the manager of the place to have consistent nights there.. that time we went it was more for checking it out .. i wish it works because i need such a setting so bad! it really puts u in the mood u know... now to my eyes the other places seem like prison in comparison :lol: .. i'm crossing my fingers and toes! LOL

Squirrel.. :lol: .. how much are u willing to pay? :lol:

[ThatHaitianSwede]

I can identify with this haitianswede....you should come to Jamaica sometime :D you'll feel right at home where I go salsa dancing :)

8) I do have dreadlocks...

[Sakura]

I've got a CD with Japanese lessons on it, but I haven't touched it in a while. Most of my knowledge comes from anime and the anime music... =^_^=;; (Good places to learn though... :D )

Same here, except you can replace anime with Video Games/manga. (and given that it was long ago, you can also put in "tape" for "CD"...)
A few years back, (say like Super NES and Genesis time) the best RPG were produced in Japan, but the category was not as popular as today. And to play Final Fantasy 6, well you needed to either do it in japanese, or wait a year and a half, praying that they might translate it in english eventualy (forget about french)

As for anime music, well, dramatic masters do help a lot ;)

:lol: :lol: So true! Except that none of the video games and manga I have are in the Japanese (couldn't read it even if I wanted to! Kanji are eeeeevil right now! :wink: ) *happy sigh* I remember SNES and Genesis (we never got the SNES... :evil: ) But I *DO* know FFVII (Final Fantasy Seven)! Greatest game of ALL time!!!! *finished with her "Gamer-Chick" rant*

I was (semi**) familiar with FF 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, X-II (Properly pronounced = Ten-Two), and 11, but I never heard what happened with 3-6... *strokes her chin* Very interesting. Could you tell me about 6?

Anime music composers are the *BEST*!!! Cowboy Bebop's sountrack as well as Noir's are AWESOME!! I'm fond of Cardcaptor Sakura's too... =^__^= But I would be, wouldn't I?

*trying to get back to topic* ....



Say it's summer, Squirrel! Summer 2005!!!! :banana: 8) :banana:

I'd love to meet up with whoever I can while we're on the part of the trip in Paris... (<--French trip for schoool! Very excited!!!)

Sakura Kitty :kitty:

Well, I for one will probably be there to greet you
http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/TEX_AVERY/wolfy09.gif


(as long as it is not the first week end of jully... Cannes congress, again ;) )

=^__^= I'd like that very much! The norm is to go in either the 2nd or 3rd week of June; hopefully there's nothing contradicting then, and maybe I'll catch you at the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower!

SK :kitty:

**Semi-familiar in that I"ve only barely played 1 and 2 (not finished with 1 and got about 10 minutes of play in on 2 -- it was someone else's set of them on the set they released on Playstation) and I watched my brother beat all of 7, most of 8, my cousins had nine, watched my brother beat most of 10, and what Gamer *DOESN'T* know about other FF releases? =^_~=;;

I have yet to get past the first disc of 7 on my own... Thanks to my brother deleting that one game when I was at Crater... =>_<= *repressed feelings of anger* "Oh, doctor it all started when...!" :lol:

[Sakura]

We just got a new venue going by the way.. its fantabulous! :banana: .. a big platform right in the water of the Nile river.. great setting of tables and dance floor.. open air of course.. fab decor.. the city lights in the background .. night sky.. moon overlooking.. aaaah.. my favorite setting yet!! 8) i didn't know wether to love or dance .. so i just mixed it up :bouncy:

*classical "jaw-drop to the floor" with a huge sigh* I wanna dance there... *wistful smile* It sounds absolutely beautiful; a perfect place to dancewith a scene like that -- someplace I would love to dance at! Night+Moon+River+City Lights = I'm so there!!!!!!! :)

SK :kitty:

[Pacion]

We just got a new venue going by the way.. its fantabulous! :banana: .. a big platform right in the water of the Nile river.. great setting of tables and dance floor.. open air of course.. fab decor.. the city lights in the background .. night sky.. moon overlooking.. aaaah.. my favorite setting yet!! 8) i didn't know wether to love or dance .. so i just mixed it up :bouncy:

*classical "jaw-drop to the floor" with a huge sigh* I wanna dance there... *wistful smile* It sounds absolutely beautiful; a perfect place to dancewith a scene like that -- someplace I would love to dance at! Night+Moon+River+City Lights = I'm so there!!!!!!! :)

SK :kitty:

Ehemm Sakura. :roll: Flirt Alert! :lol:

We Sabor? Does that include you? Does that mean free entry for all DFers who happen to be in Cairo? :roll: :lol: (With a tour of the pyramids of course :wink: )

[Sakura]

We just got a new venue going by the way.. its fantabulous! :banana: .. a big platform right in the water of the Nile river.. great setting of tables and dance floor.. open air of course.. fab decor.. the city lights in the background .. night sky.. moon overlooking.. aaaah.. my favorite setting yet!! 8) i didn't know wether to love or dance .. so i just mixed it up :bouncy:

*classical "jaw-drop to the floor" with a huge sigh* I wanna dance there... *wistful smile* It sounds absolutely beautiful; a perfect place to dancewith a scene like that -- someplace I would love to dance at! Night+Moon+River+City Lights = I'm so there!!!!!!! :)

SK :kitty:

Ehemm Sakura. :roll: Flirt Alert! :lol:

We Sabor? Does that include you? Does that mean free entry for all DFers who happen to be in Cairo? :roll: :lol: (With a tour of the pyramids of course :wink: )

:) :oops: :) :wink: I shall alert the proper authorities right away, Madam. Fear not, this nonsense will be stamped out immediately! :lol: :lol:

I like the sound of this "Free" of which you speak... Would we get to ride camels? I think that'd be an interesting experience! :shock: :D

SK :kitty:

[Pacion]

Yes, a camel ride would/could be interesting - but, I have heard that they smell and their breathe :shock: a bag of mints downed in one go would not even help for a micro second but, I will if you will :wink:

[Lita_rulez]

New setting to ad to the collection : on the border of the seine, in the middle of Paris :

http://pdesdanse.free.fr/IMG/jpg/tango_couple_myriam-2.jpg

Actually, I'm packing up right now, leaving work in about 5 minutes, going to change in the car, and hopefully will get there before 8h30 if I don't hit traffic. :wink:

[Sakura]

Yes, a camel ride would/could be interesting - but, I have heard that they smell and their breathe :shock: a bag of mints downed in one go would not even help for a micro second but, I will if you will :wink:

:D :lol: :D My Nana rode a camel when she went to Egypt (sent us some really cool camel dolls; I'll have to try and get a picture for the photo album), and she said it wasn't exactly a picnic (she was sore!!! :lol: ), but I think it'd be fun to say you've done it!

So, we'll be Camel riding buddies! But remember: leave those cigarettes behind! :wink: :roll:

SK :kitty:

PS- L_R! Great new scene! The lights in the background looked really nice, especially reflecting off the Seine! :D Have fun!

[Lita_rulez]

PS- L_R! Great new scene! The lights in the background looked really nice, especially reflecting off the Seine! :D Have fun!

Well, the fun part is that boats do pass by all the time, and when it is dark, all the "tour boats" have lights on them so it's really a beautifull sight.

Yesterday, a few boats actually stopped for a while just to watch the dancing http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/DIVERS/salsa.gif


(besides, it is a close from dancing by the sea http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/SIMPLES/palmier01.gif as you can get in a city like paris :

it is not too hot as it is in many clubs out there,
you get a nice litle wind,
and if you trip http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/3D-2/doh.gif, you might actually swim for a bit http://membres.lycos.fr/owk/FORUM/MINI-ICONES/DA/tiburon01.gif

[Sakura]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love that shark!!!!! :twisted:

SK :kitty: