(MIT Salsa Club) All Lessons ON, Special Event at Mambos this Friday, FREE Lesson and Dancing at MIT this Saturday, and MORE Upcoming Events!

[Ravi Purushotma]

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

Tuesday'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: LOBBY 13
Click here for directions:
http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?selection=13&selectlayer=Buildings&selectfield=facility&zoom=level1¢erx=709954¢ery=495775&oldzoom=level2&map.x=308&map.y=190

2.) MAMBOS Viernes de Corazones Salsa Event this Friday!

***Click link below to see the colorful web version of "Mambos Mail"
with graphics, Song of the the Week, and Guest List Trivia:
http://www.ymlp94.com/pubarchive.php?vegas76

Mambos was a full house and then some last Friday! Special thanks to
Boston University and Boston College for showing up in huge numbers.
Welcome to the club! Check the videos and pictures from last week to
see if you made the album....(http://www.mambosentertainment.com)

This Friday, Mambos is having a special event, Viernes de Corazones,
to celebrate Valentines Weekend! The night begins with 30 Valentines
cards to the first 30 people in the door.  Each card will have free
music inside!

There will be two floors of special bachata lessons taught by Rumba y
Timbal (2nd Floor) and Boston Rueda (1st Floor).  Read below for more
information about the lessons.

FACEBOOK users, RSVP here:
http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=53596090945

Lessons This Friday:

FIRST FLOOR:
Mambos is pleased to have Boston Rueda teaching this week's begginer
lesson!  For the Valentines event we're hosting, Boston Rueda will be
teaching an introduction to Bachata de Rueda this Friday.  What is
Bachata de Rueda?  Just imagine the classic Cuban circle dance done to
bachata music.  Still have no idea what we're talking about?  Click
the Mambos Mail link to watch a group performing Bachata de Rueda (for
the first half of the song) and classic Bachata (for the last half).
A fun group and always a fun lesson, join Boston Rueda on Mambos 1st
floor this Friday!

SECOND FLOOR:
Mambos is pleased to offer a special advanced beginner bachata lesson
this Friday to celebrate the Valentines Day weekend.  Rumba y Timbal
Dance Co. will be in the house! RyT Director Roberto Figueroa will be
sharing some of his slick bachata skills with Mambos lesson-takers on
Mambos' second floor. Students should have some general familiarity
with bachata. Click the Mambos Mail link to watch RyT dancers Carlos
and Kathryn dancing bachata!

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

* All Ages!
* DJ el Turco
* $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.) Free Bachata Lesson and Dancing with MIT Salsa Club this Saturday!

That's right!  You read it correctly.  This Saturday night, MIT Salsa
is having a one-hour bachata lesson and social dancing in Walker
Memorial.  We'll be dancing from 7pm to 11pm+, so come out and learn a
cool new bachata move and dance with other MIT Salsa clubbers.  The
lesson and dancing are free.  Chris will be there to walk around and
help everyone with salsa and bachata moves for those that come to
practice and dance.

7pm - 11pm+
Saturday, February 14th!
LOCATION: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Building
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=50-140&mapsearch=go

5.)  DRYVE Salsa Dancing for a Cause Event at Mambos! Saturday, February 21st!

Join DRYVE (Dominican Republic Youth Volunteer Efforts) for one of our
biggest fundraising events ever! For this event, we're taking over
Mambos Salsa Club Saturday, February 21st! Mambos has graciously
partnered up with DRYVE to help generate funds and awareness for our
relief efforts.

The night begins with complimentary beginner salsa lessons on both
floors (9pm -10pm); so if you don't know how to dance, you'll learn!
>From 10pm to 1am, the club will be open to dancing on two floors. ALL
AGES welcome!

Proceeds from this event will be taken directly to the Dominican
Republic and put into use exactly one week later, Saturday, February
28th. Here are a few examples of the endeavors your support will make
happen:

Our first project will take place in the impoverished community of
Arroyo Blanco, located in the northern region of the Dominican
Republic.

We will be aiding elementary school children in this community by:

• Building a fence around the perimeter of the school in order to
provide safety for the children.

• Constructing a playground so that students can participate in
physical and social activities during their recess which is critical
for their psychosocial development

• The children living in the towns we're servicing on this mission
have to walk miles to draw clean water for themselves and their
families. We will be installing industrial-size biosand waterfilters
in their local communities so that it's no longer a burden to get
clean water.

• Providing school supplies for the students, which are essential for
education but cannot be afforded by their families.

• Mentoring these students on the priceless value of education and the
importance of positive decision making.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to dancing together for
a good cause, Saturday, February 21st!

RSVP on Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=48201424639

------Mambos Info------
Lessons, 9:00pm-10:00pm.
Dancing 10:00pm - 1:00am
ALL AGES!!!
$15 for everyone, no member's discount.
Boston's best DJs spinning popular and classic salsa, merengue,
bachata, and reggaeton!
Only 2 blocks from the Arlington T station. Right off Route 90 and Route 93.

Website: www.mambosentertainment.com

Mambos
306 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116

6.) 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.

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.