All White Easter Salsa Jam on 4/3/10

An evening of the hottest Salsa, Mambo, Bachata and Cha-Cha brought to you by DJ Tiguere and John Ramirez. Last year was crazy, this year we are turning up the heat and featuring Guatu!

**UPDATE**
Sensual Bachata will be hosting the FIRST Island Touch Bachata afterparty. That's right from 3 am - 4 am, Sensual Bachata will be jamming out at the ITDA Studio and will have a few surprises for you as well. You do not want to miss this event.

4.5 hours of workshops during the day, party and shows at night at the spacious Green Parrot. Great dancing floor, killer sound and a bar with drink specials all night for those wearing ALL WHITE.

Workshops Begin at 2 pm at Island Touch Dance Studio:

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Bachata with Guatu.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Int. - Adv. Bachata Footwork and Turn Patterns with Ataca Jorgie and La Alemana.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Strip Tease with La Alemana.

Pricing:
All Access Pass for $45.00.
Workshops $15 each or $35 for all.
Social $10 in advance, $15 at the door

Where's the party?!?

The party will be at The Green Parrot Pub.
The Green Parrot is located in the same plaza as the Island Touch Dance Studio at 11759 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33618-3503.
Social starts at 10 pm



Purchase Your Passes at: All White Easter Jam

Festa Italiana today in Ybor City

FESTA ITALIANA
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Hopefully the weather will cooperate! That would be a shame if it didn't, this is such a great festival in Tampa every year.

Featuring
Aaron Caruso
Frank Tenaglia
Moreno Frazzette
Christina Luna
& More!

L'Unione Italiana - Tampa
1731 East Seventh Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33605
(813) 248-3316

Salsa dancing in Sarasota

Just an hour south of Tampa lies the quiet little beach community of Sarasota, Florida. But don't be deceived, as there are some good places to dance salsa in Sarasota.

15 South
15 S. Boulevard of Presidents
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-388-1555

Friday & Sunday

There is live Latin entertainment every night of the week but the best Salsa nights are Friday and Sunday. The location is great, as it is on St. Armand's circle.
This place starts happening around 10 p.m. and goes til 2 a.m..

Another option to dance salsa in Sarasota

Right off of Fruitville road, where the old Don Pablo's restaurant used to be is a place that has salsa on Saturday nights. I haven't been to this place yet, but with easy access off the interstate, I will check out this soon!

5911 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232

La India playing at Busch Gardens, March 21, 2010

A true salsa princess, La India will be performing live at Busch Gardens this Sunday (March 21st, 2010) as part of their "Viva la Musica" festival. The festival starts at 11:30 AM and the concert starts at 4PM.

How to dance salsa - Getting the most out of your beginner salsa classes

Learning how to salsa dance is easy, even if you think of yourself as having two left feet. All you need to have is a can do attitude, a little persistence and some time to practice. Combining these attributes with good salsa dance instruction you will have a recipe for salsa dancing know how. In this article I will take you through some of the things to look for when selecting a dance school to learn to salsa dance and also how to get the most out of your salsa classes.

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Luis Enrique in Tampa, March 7th at Busch Gardens

Salsa sensation, Luis Enrique will be performing live at Busch Gardens this Sunday as part of their "Viva la Musica" festival. The festival starts at 11:30 AM and the concert starts at 4PM.

Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer and composer and achieved enormous success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He earned the title "El Principe de la Salsa (The Prince of Salsa). His most recent hit, "Yo No Se Mañana" has been a huge success and has re-established his career after about a decade of being mostly out of the spot light.