Urgent responses required!!!

[jamaicanspice]

I have a total of FIVE questions to ask and I'm really hoping I get answers QUICK!! :)

1. How many persons here live in New York?
2. Where in New York can you go salsaing (and it aint too expensive)?
3. What are the best nights for this?
4. What kind of figures are we looking at in terms of admissions to these salsa spots?
5. Which DFer is willing to help me, Jamaicanspice. improve my salsa WHEN I HIT THE NEW YORK FLOORS IN AUGUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

yes ya'll!!!! the island girl is scheduled to land at JFK Airport on the 20th August 2004!!!! WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can I SO get some love in this room!!!! :D :P I'm so excited I could SCREAM!!! baring any unforeseen incidents this trip will be a reality you guys!!! please pray nothing goes wrong!!! :D

[Chris Stratton]

I don't really know about the specifically salsa scene, but the fairly active NY USABDA (ballroom) chapter has a discussion board on their site at www.nyusabda.org which overlaps into other social partner dances some and tends to include event announcements.

[jamaicanspice]

thanks Chris....I'll check out the site :D

[Sagitta]

Pm or email borikensalsero. He knows NYC well and is helpful. Also ask Pacion as she was there recently, just this past month. You are going to NYc on the 20th!! Are you be any chance that you are attending the NYC salsa congress, 19th-22nd. I would think that would be where you could get your salsa kick....

Dates:
August 19 - 22, 2004
Thursday thru Sunday

Location:
The Hilton Hotel
53rd Street and Ave of the Americas

And if you want to plan even further ahead the congress will be on labor day weekend for 2005,2006, and 2007!!

A link is here: NYC Salsa Congress (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ny+salsa+congress)

[Vin]

Have fun. Sounds like a blast

[tj]

Lol!

Well, I've been invited to a wedding that weekend but maybe by then I'll have figured out an easy way to get into NYC and go meet up with you (and everyone else) during the week.

In the meantime, Borikensalsero is your man...

[jamaicanspice]

:D cooool!!!!!! I am so excited!!!! I'll keep you all up to date :D

@ sagitta: I'll be sure to do just that! I didn't know they were having a congress at that same time!!! oh my goodness!!!! where have I been!!! :D

@tj: I'll be sure to keep in touch...I'm supposedly supposed to be doing the NY rounds :D

I'll be in NY till the 5th of Sept.. I'll be between Bronx, Albany, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Mt. Vernon....I THINK :lol:

[Sagitta]

Glad that I could help. Anytime. If you check the best salsa club threads boriken has listed what are the top clubs and why, also. That would eb useful for the rest of your stay. :)

[borikensalsero]

It is a good thing that you are staying till the 5th, because there is going to be dance night after dance night after the congreso ends. I would suggest you go to the congreso, everyone and their mother is in NY City is going to be there. The copa usually plays A$$ and tries to capitalize on the congreso by having their own salsa congreso during the same days. :evil:

Anyways, because of the congreso, the following monday to thursday of the week there will be hot jaming dances at Flamingos on Monday, Jimmy Anton on tuesday, Mad about mambo social on Wednesday, and Cache on thursday. hopefully, everyone won't be dead tired as last year to go out the rest of the week.

Hopefully you can go to the congreso, I think it is 60 US Dollars for the night passes. If not the following days after the congress there will be dances, as I mentioned above, which usually run 10 US Dollars, each for entry. The party starts wednesday the 18th of august, with David Melendez B-Day party in the bronx at the Wild Palm, my favoritest floor and club to dance in.

I'll give you my contact info so you know how to find me when you get here. :D On2 HEAVEN BABY!! It's going to seem like a cult thing!

[borikensalsero]

salsanewyork.com/calendar.htm

This is the link to visit for anything happening in NY City Slasa Seen. It is very up-to-date. A few events are missing here and there, but the bulk of what salsa in NY City is about is there.

[pygmalion]

Have a blast, jamaicanspice. 8) :D

[jamaicanspice]

*jumping up and down all over the room!!* WAHOO!! yeh yeh yeh!!! *does cart wheel across room* yipeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*pause* can you tell I'm excited about all this feedback? 8) :D WAHOO!!!!!!!!! *cartwheels again!!*

[jamaicanspice]

Have a blast, jamaicanspice. 8) :D

I shall try to 8)

[Lita_rulez]

Have a blast, jamaicanspice. 8) :D

I shall try to 8)

Just in case you intend to attend the congress, you should make sure you do get your ticket via their website TODAY for begining tomorow, the pre-sales are over and the ticket price goes up...

Hope you'll have a blast over there, I have a friend going to NYC to (though she will probably do more hip-hop than salsa) and she asked me yesterday if I would visit her for the congress...

I can't, I'll be broke from LA and Cannes ! *sigh*

[jamaicanspice]

okie dokie :wink: :D

[salsalawyer]

awesome!!

have a safe and productive trip!!

[jamaicanspice]

thanks!!!! :) I got pix to show you all taken last week at our salsa club.

[salsalawyer]

i wanna see!!

[jamaicanspice]

i wanna see!!

they are on the photo album :D u can see me and one of my dance partners (Sean)......he's SUCH a good dancer!!! :D

[etchuck]

Sorry... I'm already here (NYC) for the ballroom comp. The dance colleague/partner with me is not into club dancing at all so ... oh well.

But I do have to buy my ticket for the Carolina Salsa Congress (http://www.carolinacongress.com/).

[jamaicanspice]

Sorry... I'm already here (NYC) for the ballroom comp. The dance colleague/partner with me is not into club dancing at all so/url].

Hey no problem...it's cool.....let me know how things are going now with the ballroom comp. :)

[Reggaemambo]

Hey Jamaicanspice,
I am not sure if this is your first time to NY, but you should have an awesome time and your timing could not have been better as the NYC Salsa congress is going on during that same time!! You will arrive right in the 'thick of things'. I see you have been given some great info so far by the other posts.
I am born and bred from NY, have been dancing salsa here for a bit and am of Jamaican descent. My excitement in seeing your pose made me join this site just to post this reply. I am glad to see some JA grown salsa representation.
I will take a personal interest in meeting you when you arrive. It would be great to put us on the salsa map.

[Sagitta]

WElcome to df Reggaemambo!

[borikensalsero]

Welcome ReggeaMambo! :D

[jamaicanspice]

Hey Jamaicanspice,
I am not sure if this is your first time to NY, but you should have an awesome time and your timing could not have been better as the NYC Salsa congress is going on during that same time!! You will arrive right in the 'thick of things'. I see you have been given some great info so far by the other posts.
I am born and bred from NY, have been dancing salsa here for a bit and am of Jamaican descent. My excitement in seeing your pose made me join this site just to post this reply. I am glad to see some JA grown salsa representation.
I will take a personal interest in meeting you when you arrive. It would be great to put us on the salsa map.

hi and WELCOME Reggaemambo!!! I will certainly keep you informed of my trip and yes this is my first time to NY....I should be moving around alot as I have many friends and family to see in the short space of time but I have already informed them of my salsa committments :D so they are to get themselves ready to take me salsa dancing!!!! :lol: :lol: I'm also glad to see I'm not the only Jamaican on DF now :D this is cool 8) :wink:

[Reggaemambo]

Sagitta and Borikensalsero:
Thanks for the welcome. Glad to be here.
As we all are from NY, see you on the dancefloor!!

[borikensalsero]

Sagitta and Borikensalsero:
Thanks for the welcome. Glad to be here.
As we all are from NY, see you on the dancefloor!!

YEAH BABY!!! Lets tear some holes on the dance floor. That is, if my aching feet can manage to dance more than two songs!

[jamaicanspice]

YEAH BABY!!! Lets tear some holes on the dance floor. That is, if my aching feet can manage to dance more than two songs!

They can manage!!! they can manage!! :D :D you know I'm actually NERVOUS about meeting some of you DFers and dancing with you :shock: oh my goodness!! :shock:

[borikensalsero]

YEAH BABY!!! Lets tear some holes on the dance floor. That is, if my aching feet can manage to dance more than two songs!

They can manage!!! they can manage!! :D :D you know I'm actually NERVOUS about meeting some of you DFers and dancing with you :shock: oh my goodness!! :shock:

I'm all talk jamaicanspice... all talk :D

[jamaicanspice]

Five more weeks people!!!! :shock: my nerves are already starting to jump :roll:

[Sagitta]

So JS? Do we get to meet up since I'm coming to NYC? If you are interested in doing so pm me and we'll exchange contact info.

[jamaicanspice]

it's a done deal lol