| DATE OF EVENT |
Sundays in June 2013. |
| TIME |
Salsa class 6::00 - 6:30 PM, bachata class 7:00 -
7:30 PM. At all other times, social dancing until 9:30 PM. |
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LOCATION
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Held outdoors on Pier I (that's the capital letter i) in
Riverside Park South @ West 68th Street and Riverside Blvd., on the
far west side of midtown Manhattan. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map. Travel instructions are below. |
| PRESENTED BY |
Joe Burgos,
instructor, performer, Director of the
Piel Canela Dance & Music School,
and Piel Canela Dance Company. |
| CONTACT INFO |
Phone 212-924-6160
email
joe@pielcaneladancers.com. Another contact is
bianca@pielcaneladancers.com.
Also, see the
www.PielCanelaDancers.com web site. |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
Summertime free outdoor salsa dancing event held on a huge pier on the
Hudson River which can hold several thousand people.
Click
Here for picture of the pier. See
Riverside Park South . |
| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic salsa
plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Maybe. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
DJ Ray Colon. |
| BAND |
None. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
Dancing is on cement on a huge pier on the
Hudson River.
Click
Here for picture of the pier. |
| PRICES |
Free. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
There may be food & beverage concessions nearby. |
| DRESS CODE |
Casual, typical outdoor summer clothes. |
|
DANCE TIMING |
A mix of "New York On 2" timing and style plus people dancing on a
variety of other timings and styles. |
| DESCRIPTION |
This event is put on every summer by
Joe Burgos,
instructor, performer, Director of the
Piel Canela Dance & Music School,
and Piel Canela Dance Company . It begins with a salsa lesson by
Joe or one of the instructors from his studio, and then there are several
hours of non-stop social dancing. The Pier i of
Riverside Park South is huge and can hold a few
thousand people, and the event is attended by On 2 dancers as well as
dancers from other timings and styles and also the general public.
The setting is right on the Hudson River on a summer evening in
Manhattan....in other words, it's great. All the mambo dancers are
invited to come and enjoy. See
Riverside Park South .
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
Held outdoors on Pier I (that's the letter i) in
Riverside Park South @ West 70th Street and Riverside Blvd., on the
Hudson River, on the far
west side of midtown Manhattan.
Click Here For Map . Be sure to see this map so you can picture
where the pier is located.
Subway: (1) Take the #1 train to the 66th Street Lincoln
Center Station. Then walk west on West 66th Street as far as you can
go to Riverside Blvd. Turn right & walk 2 blocks to West 68th Street.
You will see stairs heading down into the park and under the West Side
Highway/Henry Hudson Parkway. The pier is somewhat to your right.
(2) Take the # 1, 2 or 3 train to 72nd Street Station. Then walk
west on West 72nd Street. Walk on the left (south) side of the street.
You will eventually end up on Riverside Blvd. walking south near the West
Side Highway/Henry Hudson Parkway. Walk to West 68th Street.
Turn right, walking down the stairs and into the park. The pier will
be somewhat toward your right.
By Car: Approach the park and pier using West 66th Street and head all
the way west to Riverside Blvd. The park entrance is at Riverside
Blvd. & West 68th 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 or HopStop.
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Cancelled in case of rain.
See our
Summer Events Listing Policy. Please Note - Disclaimer: New
York City area summer outdoor salsa events in general are subject to program changes and
occasional cancellations for various reasons (band, DJ, weather, administrative mixups,
etc.), so don't be too surprised if this happens. And the music may
not always be as "pure salsa" as we would like. Also, the dancing
conditions may be less than ideal, for example concrete, grass, dirt,
sand, etc., so bring footwear that prepares you for any surface. I
will state the dancing surface if I know what it is. My information
comes from the most reliable sources I can find. In most cases, the
information turns out to be accurate, but occasionally it is not. It
is the nature of the beast.
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