| DATE OF EVENT |
Held on the 4th Friday of each month. |
| TIME |
Usually 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. From 9:30 - 10:00
PM there is a boogaloo warm-up with an instructor plus music playing. If there are time
changes, they will be noted on our Main Calendar. |
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LOCATION
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This event is held at
Club 412
which is part of the You
Should Be Dancing Studio, 412 Eighth Avenue (between 30th & 31st
Streets), 4th floor, on the west side of midtown Manhattan, near Madison
Square Garden. Dial 007 for to get in the building's front door on
street level. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below) |
| PRESENTED BY |
This salsa social, hosted by
Manny Blackett of the
Abakua Latin Dance Company, is presented by instructor and
performer Frankie Martinez
of Abakua Afro-Latin Dancers. |
| CONTACT INFO |
Manny Blackett - Email:
Emanuel.Blackett@gmail.com
You
Should Be Dancing Studio
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Telephone: 212-244-0011.
FAX: 212-868-3281. Email:
info@youshouldbedancing.net . Web site:
www.YouShouldBeDancing.net .
Business hours begin at 12:00 Noon.
For information about
Frankie Martinez and Abakua Afro-Latin
Dancers, Click Here. |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
Held at the newly renovated and very charming
Club 412
,
which is set up like a club with soft lighting, seating,
attractive decor, a cash bar and a good DJ sound system.
|
| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic old school salsa plus a
good amount of cha cha. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
DJ Frankie Martinez
and occasional guest DJs. |
| BAND |
None. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
The all-wooden
floor ranges from "medium to a bit fast speed". |
| PRICES |
Reasonable and typical admission price for a local
salsa social. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
There is a regular bar with both alcoholic and
non-alcoholic beverages. Often there are drink specials,
particularly before 11:00 PM. |
| DRESS CODE |
Casual. |
|
DANCE TIMING |
Almost entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
A night of classic salsa and cha cha dance music played by
DJ Frankie Martinez.
This salsa social, hosted by
Manny Blackett of the
Abakua Latin Dance Company, is presented by instructor and
performer Frankie Martinez
of Abakua Afro-Latin Dancers, and is
held at the newly renovated and very charming
Club 412
,
which is set up like a club with soft lighting, seating,
attractive decor, a real cash bar and a good DJ sound system. This is an opportunity to dance in an
attractive studio setting with lots of dance floor space and a very friendly
environment. There is a very reasonable admission
price and beverages will be available for purchase. The dress code
is "casual" and all ages are welcome and invited.
Click on
Pictures of Abakua Social to see photographs of this event by
Amir Shimoni on his web
site www.MamboPics.com .
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
This event is held at
Club 412 which
is part of the You Should Be
Dancing Studio, 412 Eighth Avenue (between 30th & 31st Streets), 4th floor,
on the west side of midtown Manhattan, near Madison Square Garden and Penn
Station. It can be reached by many trains: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 and the
Long Island Railroad LIRR. All 7th, 8th and 9th Avenue, and 34th Street
crosstown, busses stop at 34th Street. For more information on public transportation, click on
NYC Subway-Bus-Train Maps ,
or NY-NJ PATH Train Maps
or Long Island Railroad Maps or
MetroNorth Railroad Maps .
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Frankie Martinez
and members of his
Abakua Afro-Latin Dancers
teach salsa classes and privates at the studios of
You Should Be Dancing Studio,
which also offers classes and private lessons in many different types of dance
taught by a variety of different instructors.
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