| DATE OF EVENT |
Every Tuesday. |
| TIME |
10:00 PM - 1:30 AM or later. |
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LOCATION
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Held at
Lava Gina World Music Lounge, 116
Avenue C (between 7th and 8th Streets), in Manhattan's East Village /
Lower East Side. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below) |
| PRESENTED BY |
Fellow salseras Jerryanne
Heath and Tina Riyabicheva. |
| CONTACT INFO |
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| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
Classic salsa dancing night held at a chic funky East Village lounge which
specializes in world music. Tuesday nights are for the On 2 dancers. |
| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic salsa plus
a little cha cha. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Maybe. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
DJ La Rumba plus guest DJs. |
| BAND |
Maybe. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
Smooth linoleum composite
floor, medium speed to slightly fast (so don't wear slippery shoes).
The dancing area is surrounding the bar. Ladies should wear shoes
that have a somewhat wide heel (not narrow spike heels) because there are
grooves in the floor. Men should follow the same advice.
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| PRICES |
Free admission. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Full bar with a wide range of specialty
drinks. Earlier in the evening, 6:30 - 10:00 PM, tapas are served.
After 10:00 PM no food is served at Lava Gina but there are casual
restaurants right nearby where you can get food if you're hungry. |
| DRESS CODE |
Casual. |
|
DANCE TIMING |
Almost entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
Our
fellow long-time local salseras
Jerryanne and Tina are bringing us this
dedicated On 2 Tuesday salsa night held at the well-known East Village
lounge Lava Gina. The place
is a rather chic funky landmark lounge specializing in many kinds of
music during the week; Tuesday nights are for the mambo dancers. There will be
lots of classic salsa music played by the DJs and there is a very
easy-going socializing scene around the bar.
Jerryanne and Tina are
dedicated On 2 dancers who go to many of our events, are familiar to many
of us, and know what kind of a dancing event we are looking for.
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
This weekly club salsa party is being held at
Lava Gina World Music Lounge, 116
Avenue C (between 7th and 8th Streets), in Manhattan's East Village /
Lower East Side.
Click Here For Map.
By public transportation: Take any train to 14th Street and then
take the #14D bus which lets you off at Avenue C and 11th Street.
Get off the bus when it makes the left turn off of Avenue C onto 11th
Street heading east. Then walk down Avenue C a few blocks.
Lava Gina is on the left side in the middle of the block as you are
walking south on Avenue C.
Also from anywhere on 14th Street,
you can take the #14A bus which lets you off on Avenue A, 2 blocks away.
If you don't mind a bit of a walk, you can take the L train to the 1st
Avenue Station and either walk to the club or take the 14th Street
crosstown bus noted above. Or you can take the F train to the 2nd Avenue
Station. One end of the train lets you off at 1st Avenue / Allen
Street and Houston Street. Walk from there to the club on Avenue C.
If you go by car, there is street parking if you look around a bit.
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 |
Please Note: Commercial clubs are
established to please their customers & make a profit. If they get enough
complaints or suggestions, they will often make changes. As mambo dancers,
you should make every effort to let the management & DJ know what type of music
you want to hear, what volume & lighting conditions you want, how the dance
floor should be, etc. If enough salsa lovers give their opinions to
management & DJs, they will listen.
Also, since commercial clubs have high expenses and need to
make a profit in order to stay open and continue playing lots of salsa, they
will therefore cater to the customers who spend the most money. Mambo
dancers can help get what they want by spending more money at the bar, even if
it's sodas, fruit juices, virgin cocktails, water, sports drinks. You may
think you're smart by not buying anything at a club, or sneaking in a bottle of
water or liquor, but actually you are
pushing them to play more merengue, bachata, Reggaeton & English music, because customers
who prefer this music spend more money at the bar. If you want commercial
clubs to feature more salsa nights, you have to pay for it by purchasing
beverages at the bar. This is just simple economics.
www.SalsaNewYork.com is not affiliated
with any events or clubs; we are just being realistic.
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