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The longest running Salsa Casino class in Toronto!!

These classes are said to be the best for advanced leaders, but also excellent at all levels.

Every Sunday!!!

252 Eglinton Av @ Mt pleasant..

… at “Love to Dance” studios..

• 5 pm Beginner
• 6 pm Intermediate
• 7 pm Advanced

To get the details, go onto Facebook, search for Vladimir Aranda, send him a message.

… A Bailar Casino!!

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FRIDAY SALSA DANCE PARTY
Join us our weekly tropical dance party with salsa lesson, live band and DJ spinning the hottest dance floor-friendly salsa, bachata, reggaeton and top 40 hits. Cover is just $15 at the door or book a table for our dinner special (starting at $49 plus tax and tip). The admission price includes our 9PM beginner dance lesson which is followed dancing all night long!

DINNER & SHOW SPECIAL
Arrive early and enjoy Lula’s famous dinner and show package. The three course prix fixe special includes choice of appetizer, main, and dessert as well as the dance lesson and all entertainment. Starting at just $49 per person, the dinner special guarantees seating for the whole evening. Perfect for a small intimate dinner or large parties! Check out Lula’s distinctive tropical fusion menu here.

BEGINNER DANCE LESSON – 9PM
You don’t need a partner to enjoy our beginner salsa lesson! Featuring Toronto’s top instructors, the class will lead beginners  through the salsa basics while more experienced dancers warm up for the best salsa party in town. Popular salsa instructor Vladimir is back.

CAFE CUBANO: 10PM
With their potent blend of dance floor friendly salsa and high-energy showmanship, Cafe Cubano evoke the spirit of the legendary dance clubs of Havana. Drawing on the skills of three of Toronto’s most accomplished frontmen (vocalists Yani Borrell, Alberto Alberto and Angel Luis Marquez) and lead by music director/pianist Jorge Betancourt, the band features some of Toronto’s finest musicians from such famous Cuban groups as Adalberto Alvarez y su Son and Cubanisimo.

DJ SUAVE:  ALL NIGHT!

Door time: 7PM
Dance Lesson: 9PM with Vladimir
Live Band: Café Cubano @10PM
Admission: $15, Dinner special starting at $49 includes cover
Reserve for dinner: 416-588-0307 or reserve@lula.ca

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Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:00pm until Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:00pm

EPIC Lounge
1355 ST. CLAIR AVE. WEST 2ND. FLOOR, Toronto
Near Lansdowne

“EPIC Lounge Casino Rueda Social Sundays”, $10 Salsa Lesson with Trevor teaching the beginners & Sarita Leyva the intermediate Class (Casino Rueda Style) starting at 8:30pm tickets for the class available just from 8pm to 9pm. $10 Cover charge in effect starts 9pm. after the class dance to the hottest TIMBA, SALSA & CUBATON. This Sunday Celebrating Sarita Leyva’s Birthday Bach!!!

Come and Shake what your mama gave you at this real Cuban-style dance party!

NO TE LO PIERDAS!!!!

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Featuring Peruvian Folk Dance with Casa Cultural Peruana and live music by Yani Borell and The Clave Kings and host Pedro Sanchez, this evening of music and dance is being held to help the families of the migrant workers who were tragically killed in Hampstead earlier this month.

Door time: 7 PM on March 1, 2012

Show start time: 8 PM

Admission: $20 donation

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Feb 18: the Salsa Klimax party… Join us Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 at 8pm (to Midnight) to launch our steamy monthly party, Salsa Klimax!  This month’s edition will be a special welcome back party for our beloved teacher and amiga, Sash.

Feb 25: Ana Arruda Samba workshop.

Ana Arruda is a native of Curitiba, Brazil, samba performer extraordinaire and teacher with one of the most well known and innovative dance academies in Rio de Janeiro, the Jimmy de Oliveira Academy.

She is currently staying in Toronto and has agreed to share her vast knowledge of samba with us, through a workshop designed for those already familiar with the basic footwork for Samba no Pé. Known for her energetic dance style and passion for teaching, she will demonstrate impressive footwork and powerful combinations!

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Due mainly to the career and legacy of Alicia Alonso, the reputation of the Cuban school of ballet is up to the world’s highest.  Here’s a chance for your kids to experience it themselves…

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BALLET LESSONS FOR KIDS IN SPANGLISH!!

Strickly Salsa Studio, , 056 Bloor St. West, east of Dufferin St, Toronto On

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO GIVE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER THE CHANCE TO LEARN A NEW SKILL AND ALSO PRACTICE THEIR SPANISH?

BALLET LESSONS FOR KIDS FROM 7 UP TO 14 YEARS OF AGE
ONCE A WEEK 1 1/2 ONE HOUR AND A HALF CLASS
STARTING February 18 to April 21st
SATURDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 – 12:00PM

15 WEEK PERIOD WHERE YOU KID WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF PRE BALLET, POSITIONS, FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE, TECHNIQUE, will also develop creativity, musicality and co-ordination with an emphasis on expression and enjoyment through music and movement.
The dance lessons encourages all children to achieve their personal best.

Cost of full program $300. per child.

LESSONS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH,
SPANGLISH TO BE MORE EXACT, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS FOR THOSE PARENTS THAT WANT THEIR KIDS TO PRACTICE AND NOT TO FORGET THEIR SPANISH, IF YOUR KID IS NOT FROM LATIN DESCEND IT WILL NOT INFLUENCE THE MATERIAL OF THE CLASSES.

PLEASE INBOX ME FOR MORE DETAILS OR CALL VLADIMIR @ RHYTHM AND ROOTS @ 416-666-2441.

LESSONS TAUGHT BY CUBAN DANCE INSTRUCTOR AND PROFESSIONAL DANCER:
YUSLEIDY. A

BACKGROUND
Born in Matanzas Cuba, Yusleidy developed an interest in the arts at the age of 8, the same year when she joined the National team of Synchronized Swimming,

Graduated at the age of 17 from 2 of Cuba’s most recognized arts schools in the same year, ENA and TROPICANA School, At 18 she moved on to work with the BENNY MORE ORCHESTRA and integrated in the artistic cast of Andy Gola and COLE COLE GROUP.

Trained in: Ballet – Hip Hop – Modern – Latin American Cabaret – Jazz – Afro Cuban – Afro Caribbean

Traditional – Folkloric and Popular CUBAN DANCES such as: Mambo – Son – Cha cha cha – Rumba – Danzon – Casino – Casino Rueda.

Latin American Dances like Bachata – Merengue – Salsa has also received training in ballroom dancing such as Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Swing, Cha cha Rumba and Hustle.

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……BACK TO VARADERO!!!!

Join us for Varadero Friday on February 10th @ Epic Lounge for the latin urban bash.

DJ Bernal and DJ YumaNiche spinning the best and latest in Urban and Latin vibes, Salsa, Cubaton, Top 40 and the hottest Bachata to set it off right for Valentines!

Doors open at 9pm with complimentary reggaeton dance lesson by AfroLatino’s Sash La Salsera.

Entrance is $7 before 11pm and $10 after.

SHAKE IT, STIIIIR IT….and SHAKE IT SOME MORE!!!!

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Here’s good news from Luis Mario Ochoa:

A quick note to wish you a Happy New Year and to share with you the big news I have been quietly working on for the last while.

For the last year and a half, my wife Franca and I, have been running our own  Bloom Restaurant and we have turned it into a Cuban Oasis in the middle of the Bloor West Village. We are located at 2315 Bloor St West, a few meters from Windemere on the South side of the street.

Well, it has been a big hit, but of course, we got the great Cuban Chef Pedro Quintanilla running our kitchen.

Before coming to Toronto in 1992, chef Pedro spent 7 years as sous chef of the French Embassy in Havana, Cuba, then he moved to Toronto, where he has ran the kitchens of Rum Bacardi, Xango and Latitude restaurants among other places. Last May, we brought him into Bloom and here are some of the Reviews we’ve received ever since he moved in with us.

Now, I am ready to add another touch to this endeavor by bringing my Cuba Tradicional Quartet on Sunday Feb 12th (see special menu) as a “pre-Valentine” celebration…but hey, you don’t have to be “in love” to come that day, so bring yourself alone or come with a friend or two and enjoy the great food and ambiance in my new house Bloom Restaurant. I will be performing two shows starting at 7pm & 9pm and we will try to make you feel as if you were right in my Caribbean Island of Cuba.

Hope to see you, but if not, please spread the news! There will be Cuban parties happening in the Bloor West Village from now on!

Warm Hugs,

Luis Mario Ochoa

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Havana Lounge at Cayo Coco 2012 Edition!

Join us Friday Feb 3rd from 9:00PM to 2:00AM at the beautiful CAYO COCO resto-lounge for a night of great music and dancing (304 Richmond St West across from Scotiabank Theatres).

Inspired by the classic dance bars, cafés and lounges in Centro Havana, we invite you come sip mojitos, socialize and dance the night away to smooth Cuban salsa, timba, and son spun by Toronto’s premier latin DJ BERNAL.

Cover is free before 10PM and $10 after 10PM (no coat check fee) and domestic beer and Havana Club drink specials will be in effect all night!! Kitchen open until midnight with great tapas and remember, those who arrive <9 PM will enjoy no cover and an extended version of Cayo Coco’s famous $4.50 Happy Hour Martini’s (4:30pm-9PM)!

A guarachar!

www.clubcayococo.com

havananights.TO@gmail.com
facebook.com/havananights.TO

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