(MIT Salsa Club) Workshops Begin Jan. 5, Holiday Event News, and Mambos News!

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1. MIT Salsa Club's Worshop Series Begins Monday, January 5th!

Regular salsa lessons are over. But we'll be back January 5th to begin MIT Salsa's Workshop Series!  In the meantime, join MIT Salsa at Mambos for weekly lessons on Friday nights.

Here are details for this year's workshops:

* All lessons will be held in Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Building, 7pm - 8:30pm.

* Monday, January 5: MIT Salsa Club's Merengue Challenge!

Join Chris and Stephanie as they take merengue and mix in some MIT-style engineering.  They'll start with the basics and then they'll take you on a journey where you'll discover how far you can contort your bodies and stretch your minds. In other words: You'll all look like pretzels by the end of the lesson. 

* Monday, January 12: Introduction to Club-Style Cha Cha!

You'll learn the basics of dancing cha cha On2 (on the second beat).  After an hour and a half, dancers will have enough of the basics down to effortlessly enjoy cha cha dancing, club-style.

*Tuesday, January 13: Advanced Beginner Club-Style Cha Cha!

All dancers should be very familiar with the basics of cha cha dancing and be dancing salsa at the advanced beginner level.  Students will learn a cool combination or two in an hour and a half's time.

*Monday, January 19: Introduction to Bachata Dancing!

Make sure to wear deodorant and chew those breath mints, you're all gonna get close.  MITSC will be teaching you the basics of bachata dancing, including timing, the basic steps, and basic turns.

*Tuesday, January 20: Advanced Beginner Bachata Dancing!

All dancers should have a firm grasp of the basics of bachata dancing.  MITSC will lead you through a smooth combination, without sacrificing the sensuality of the dance to too much technical maneuvering.  

REGULAR SALSA LESSONS resume Monday, January 26!

2.) MIT Salsa Club's Annual Holiday Salsa Social! 
(Saturday, December 20th)

MITSC's big eng-of-the-year party! Join MIT Salsa for the Annual Holiday Salsa Social, Saturday, Dec. 20th. Facebook users please RSVP so that we can estimate the attendance and dress the room accordingly:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49627894560  

All proceeds will go towards purchasing new sound equipment for MITSC's weekly lessons and events.  Details of the event below.

VOLUNTEERS:
Thank you to all that have volunteered for this year's event!  You will receive an email with a link to a private online sign-up sheet.  You will be able to choose what half hour you would prefer to volunteer during the evening.  ***All volunteers get free admission and free beverages at every MIT Salsa event in which they volunteer. 
   
Event Details:
Only $5 Admission!
All Beverages, $1 
PERFORMANCES by Boston Rueda and Rumba Y Timbal Dance Company!
Open to the General Public
All Ages
Lessons 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Dancing 9:30pm - 1am
In MIT's Stratton Student Center, 2nd floor
77 Mass Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Click here for Directions:
http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?mapterms=student+center

3.) Mambos Salsa Fridays News!

***Click the link below to see the colorful web version of "Mambos Mail"--with graphics, Song of the the Week, and Guest List Trivia: 
http://www.ymlp.com/msg.php?id=anrcpkxtlmc

This Friday's Lessons at Mambos:

On the first floor, MIT Salsa will be teaching an intro to salsa AND
cha cha dancing this week.  These lessons are always fun for beginners and you'll learn enough in one hour to keep you dancing all night long! No partner or experience necessary.  **Please try to arrive early for the beginners lessons to guarantee yourself a good spot in the circle.  The lessons are filling up in the first half hour.  

Lesson is FREE with admission.
1st floor, 9:30 to 10:30.

Ever try rueda dancing? What is rueda? Rueda is an old Cuban dance in which participants dance together in a circle in pairs. During the dance, dance moves are called out by one person, a caller (or 'Líder' in Spanish). Many moves have hand signs to complement the calls (and these are useful in noisy venues like Mambos). When dancers hear the call, every dancer performs the same move simultaneously, often switching partners around the circle. It's alot of fun and highly addictive.

This Friday, Mambos is fortunate to have Boston Rueda in the house to lead a rueda lesson on Mambos' 2nd floor. Prior dancing experience is necessary (at least the basics), but no partner is necessary. Always a fun lesson, Jose and his crew know what they're doing and can show you how to do it!

Lesson is FREE with admission.
2nd floor, 9:30 - 10:30.

* All Ages!
* DJ Ricardo
* $10 for members, $15 for guests
* Only 2 blocks from the Arlington T station. 
* Right off Route 90 and Route 93

http://www.mambosentertainment.com

5.) Private Lesson Information.

Private lessons are a fun and affordable way to learn salsa dancing  quickly. The private lesson setting allows each dancer the opportunity to address his or her own needs directly to a teacher. 

Private lessons are available for solo dancers, for couples and for groups up to 5--all for the same price. 

Currently taught at MIT!
Lessons are currently available Mondays thru Thursdays.  No Fridays.  Lessons are available on Saturdays and Sundays for higher rates.  
New Rates:
Weekdays: $40 per hour
Weekends: $60 per hour

Email Chris at vegas76 at yahoo.com for more details.  

6.) Register with Facebook.

Please register.    

Our Facebook club allows you to participate in many of our
lesson activities, such as voting for lessons, meeting
dance partners, being invited to our events, etc.  

Even if you don't want to create a profile with a picture
or tell the world anything about yourself, create an
account and join our Facebook club; you'll still be able to
participate in all of the club's online activities.
   
Follow this link:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2209203537

If you are already registered with Facebook, then log in
and click the "Groups" link in the left side of your
browser.  Then type "MIT Salsa Club" into the search box
and click "Join" when you are on our club page.  You'll be
added to the club.

If you are not registered with Facebook, it will take you
less then 5 minutes to set up an account.  And it's free!
Just follow the link above, click "Register" and follow the
instructions listed above.