(MIT Salsa Club) Lessons ON (Guest Instructors), Mambos Update, MIT's BIGGEST Salsa Party Ever, and More Upcoming Events!

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1. All Lessons are ON Next Week!  (((Special Guest Instructors)))

This is our LAST LESSON before the BIG event (read below)!  Both Monday and Tuesday's lessons will be taught by BU Salsa Club this week!  

Lessons for next week:

Monday's Beginner Lesson Information:
Beginners are welcome; no experience or partner necessary.
The first half hour of the lesson (7-7:30) introduces new dancers to
salsa. In this half hour, you will learn the basic steps, the basic right
turn and the cross-body lead. From 7:30-8:30 we will be teaching new
material. All students already familiar with the basics should arrive to
class at 7:30 to learn new material.
LESSON LOCATION: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Building
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=50-140&mapsearch=go

WEDNESDAY'S Advanced Beginner Lesson Information: 
7:00PM - 8:30PM (followed by social dancing).  Advanced beginner 
dancers should feel very comfortable with the basics of salsa 
dancing, such as timing, the cross-body lead and inside/outside 
turns. 
LESSON LOCATION: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Building
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=50-140&mapsearch=go

2.) Mambos Salsa Saturdays Update!!!

***Click link below to see the colorful web version of "Mambos Mail" with graphics, Song of the the Week, and Guest List Trivia: 
http://ymlp.com/z3AkeB  
(Join Mambos Mail at the Bottom of Any Page on the Mambos Website--It's FREE!)

Come out social dancing with MIT Salsa Club this Saturday night!

Lessons this SATURDAY: 

FIRST FLOOR: 
On the first floor, MIT SALSA CLUB will be teaching an intro to salsa dancing this Saturday night.  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. 
  
SECOND FLOOR:
One of the best is back!  Mambos is pleased to have Noche Latina Dance Co. in the house this Friday night.  A very fun and informative lesson led by NLDC director  Hedwige Louis.  He's one of the best in the area, and taking lessons with him is like learning from a buddy in your living room.  Down-to-earth and friendly, Hedwige and NLDC will be at Mambos this Friday to share some of his cool moves and styling!

All lessons begin at 9:30pm.  Free with admission, no partner necessary.

* 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

3.) The 4th Annual MIT Salsa Social!!!!  MIT's Biggest Salsa Party of the Year! 

Saturday, May 26th!!!
RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=75976041694

Every May, MIT Salsa Club's Annual Salsa Social celebrates salsa dancing in Greater Boston with a huge event. And every year it gets bigger and better. This year, the Annual Salsa Social is part of a 3-day event: Boston's Spring Fling Salsa Weekend, Friday May 15 thru Sunday May 17!

The MIT Salsa Social will be the MAIN EVENT of the weekend! AND for this year's event, MIT Salsa Club is flying in one of the world's best performance groups all the way from Caracas, Venezuela to perform for all guests! Fusion Salsera Dancers will be arriving in Logan International Friday to kick off one of our biggest salsa parties ever!

Details of the Weekend:

DAY ONE: Friday, May 15
Welcoming Party for Venezuelan Dancers at Ryles Jazz Club! A big pre-party at Ryles!
* Party begins at 9:30 and ends at 2am. 
* A special performance by Fusion Salsera to kick off the 
  weekend. 
* Admission is only $5 until 11pm! $10 after 11pm.

DAY TWO: Saturday, May 16 
The MAIN EVENT! The 4th Annual MIT Salsa Social. In collaboration with Mambos Entertainment and Rumba y Timbal, this year's event will celebrate the conclusion of MIT Salsa Club's fall and spring lesson terms and 
Rumba Y Timbal's two-year anniversary.
* Doors open 8:30 pm until 1am.
* Salsa lessons, 8:30pm - 9:30pm.
* 4 performances by some of the best performers in the 
  world.
* $10

DAY THREE: Sunday, May 17
4 hours of workshops with Fusion Salsera and Rumba y Timbal! Learn some of the coolest flips and tricks by one world circuit performers Fusion Salsera! 
* 3pm Registration
* 3pm-7pm workshops with Fusion Salsera of Venezuela 
  and Rumba y Timbal. Salsa tricks, flips, and partnering! 
* $30 for all 4 hours of workshops

DON"T MISS One Boston's Best Salsa Events of the Year!! 
RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=75976041694

5.) More Upcoming Events: Mambos Goes to RIO!!!

Patrick Carvalho is a professional Samba de Gafieira dancer from Rio de Janeiro.  Patrick will be touring the USA for the month of May, and as he passes through Massachussetts, he'll be stopping by Mambos to teach a special Samba de Gafieira lesson, Saturday, May 23!

In collaboration with Brazil Arts World, an organization that aims to showcase the authenticity of Brazilian art, music, and dance, Mambos has signed a contract to have Patrick perform and teach at Mambos for a special event May 23.  You will get to learn how to dance this creative style of samba AND see it performed live on Mambos first floor!

6.)  NEW Private Lesson Information!

Private lessons are finally available for solo men!  If you have emailed Chris in the past about taking private lessons but you didn't have a partner to learn with, you will now have one made a available to you.  

Lessons are now available during the week at various times.  Contact Chris with at least two days and times that you have available and he will fit you into his schedule!  His email is cgzebo at gmail.com. 

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.  

7.) 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.