| DATE OF EVENT |
Usually held on Saturdays, once per month. See
our Main Calendar. |
| TIME |
This salsa social is from 10:00 PM to around 3:00 AM. |
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LOCATION
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Held at
Yesenia's Dance Factory, 1617 Bergenline Avenue, Union City, NJ
07087. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map .
Travel instructions below. |
| PRESENTED BY |
Long-time instructor and performer
Yesenia Peralta. |
| CONTACT INFO |
Contact Yesenia - Email
Yesenia@KissYesenia.com , Phone 201-210-8669. Web site
www.KissYesenia.com . |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
Classic mambo social held in a newly renovated dance studio. |
| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic salsa
plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Usually. They will be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
Usually DJ JR Salsero
and/or DJ Danny Ramirez. |
| BAND |
None. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
2 wooden floors made of smooth vinyl
composite tiles, both "medium speed". 1500 square feet of
dancing space. |
| PRICES |
Reasonable. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Cash beverages and food available. |
| DRESS CODE |
Casual |
|
DANCE TIMING |
Almost entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
Yesenia is one
of the most well-known local NY/NJ salseras who is an instructor,
performer and choreographer and who has traveled professional around the
world. She has performed and taught at venues in
Italy, Curacao, Canada, Israel,
Brazil, Zurich, Germany, Bermuda, Brussels, Singapore and elsewhere. She
has worked as a lead dancer in music videos, movies, and the hit soap
opera “All My Children.” She was one of the original founding members of
the Caribbean Soul Dancers
and she has also worked with
David
Melendez at The Starlite Dance
Studio in the Bronx where she taught kids between the ages of 9 and
19. Her choreography has been performed at Great Adventure, Disney
World, and Los Angeles, to name a few. In April 2005, along with
other dancers, Yesenia was named ambassador of Goodwill for Israel.
In May 2005, she was honored at the West Coast Congress held in Los
Angeles in appreciation for her contributions as a dancer and instructor
in the World of Music and Dance. She has been featured in two
calendars and was also on the cover of La Diva Latina magazine’s fall
issue in 2007 which was sold nationwide. Recently Yesenia formed a
professional Dance Company called Sangre Nueva which performed recently at
the NY Salsa Festival in Spring of 2007.
Yesenia's socials have great dance
music and attract a wide range of dancers from beginner to advanced,
including performers and instructors. It is a friendly welcoming
environment and all dancers from everywhere are warmly invited.
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
Held at Yesenia's Dance Factory,
1617 Bergenline Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087.
Click Here For Map
. From Manhattan by car: Take the Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey.
Once on the Jersey side, bear left for Lincoln Tunnel Expressway / Route 495
West and then continue following Rt. 495 West. Take the Park Avenue
Exit toward Union City / Weehawken. Take a slight right at N. Marginal
Highway, then another slight right at Cantello Street, then turn left at
Palisade Avenue. Go about 13 blocks and then turn right on 17th
Street. Go a couple of blocks and turn left on Bergenline Avenue.
The studio is at 1617 Bergenline Avenue.
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 |
Yesenia's Dance
Factory is her new dance studio teaching mambo ON 2 and also hip hop,
bachata, merengue, Reggaeton, salsa aerobics and belly dancing.
Those interested in classes should contact Yesenia - Email
Yesenia@KissYesenia.com ,
Phone 201-210-8669. Web site
www.KissYesenia.com .
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