DATE OF EVENT |
Held on the 2nd Friday of each month. Also held on certain Saturdays: July
22nd - 24th Anniversary Social, Sept. 23rd, Oct. 21st - Jimmy's Birthday
Social, and Dec. 23rd, 2017.
See our
Main Calendar for exact dates each month. |
TIME |
Usually 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM but times may
change. See our
Main Calendar for exact times . |
LOCATION
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Manhattan Ballroom Dance, 29 West 36th Street (between 5th & 6th
Avenues), 2nd Floor, Midtown Manhattan, NYC. Studio phone - 212-868-6686. |
VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map Of Location. Travel instructions are below.
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PRESENTED BY |
Instructor, performer
and DJ Jimmy Anton. |
CONTACT INFO |
Phone 212-929-1413. Web site
www.JimmyAnton.com . Email
Jimmy_Anton@hotmail.com .
Jimmy Anton Social FaceBook Page -
https://www.facebook.com/jimmy.anton.14 . |
TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
A mambo social held in
a huge dance studio with an excellent professional wooden floor, a very
sophisticated sound system, mirrored walls and seating & lounge areas.
This is a classic New York On 2 style dance event.
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MUSIC |
Entirely pure classic salsa plus a little cha cha
played on an excellent sound system. |
DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
DJ |
DJ Jimmy Anton
and invited guest DJs. |
BAND |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
DANCE FLOOR |
Very large wooden ballroom
dance floor which is "medium speed", suitable for most dance and street
shoes. |
PRICES |
Regular admission is $15.
When there is a
band or a special event such as Jimmy's birthday or an anniversary for
this social, or part of a big salsa festival or congress, the price may be anywhere from $16 to $25 . |
BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
There is a cash beverage counter with
water, sports drinks and other beverages. |
DRESS CODE |
Very casual. Come as you are or dress hot for
steamy dancing. |
DANCE TIMING |
Almost entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
DESCRIPTION |
Jimmy Anton is famous for running the longest-running mambo social in New York,
started in 1993. See Longest
Running & Best Social. It's got good music played on a great
sound system, a large & excellent dance floor, midtown Manhattan location,
consistency, and attendance by several hundred On 2 dancers every time,
even in snow storms, and that usual includes dancers from out of town and
even from other countries. This is his associated event to give
salsa lovers more opportunity to dance. Large dance studio type space with AC, many willing dance
partners at different levels. 99% of the dancers "break On 2".
A full evening of salsa music, with an
occasional cha cha, being played by
Jimmy as the DJ ,with
occasional invited guest DJs, dance teams and bands (see Calendar ). Overall, this is
a classic New York style On 2 event, with a diversity of
dancers coming from different parts of the NY/NJ metro area as well as
national & international visitors. Dress is very casual; in fact,
dress to sweat! This is a "3 t-shirt event". Click on
Jimmy
Anton Social Pictures to see photographs of this event by
Amir Shimoni on his web
site www.MamboPics.com .
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HOW TO GET THERE |
Manhattan Ballroom Dance, 29 West 36th Street (between 5th & 6th
Avenues), 2nd Floor, Midtown Manhattan, NYC. Studio phone - 212-868-6686.
For exact location on a map you can zoom in and out,
Click Here For Map Of Location..
By subway: Nearest subway stop: 34th
Street - Herald Square Station on the B, D, F, N, Q, R, V and W trains.
By Car - There is street parking if you
drive around the nearby blocks although sometimes parking will be difficult. Be sure to read the parking signs VERY
CAREFULLY. Some of them have night parking restrictions.
There is a
parking lot on the other side of the street from the studio, Meyers Parking at
12 West 36th Street, a little down the block
toward 5th Avenue. This event will give you a parking validation for a
discount at that parking lot. Be sure to mention Manhattan Ballroom Dance
Studio to the parking lot attendant.
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 . |
OTHER INFORMATION |
Click on
Jimmy Anton
- Instructor
for info on his classes, and Jimmy Anton -
Performer for info on his performing. To see Manny Siverio's description of this event in our
Dancer's
Magazine, click on
Longest Running & Best Social
. See Manny Siverio's other articles on
Mambo Social Dances in SalsaNewYork.com's
Dancer's Magazine.
To see Stepping Out Studio's web site, click on
Stepping Out Studios .
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