DATE OF EVENT |
Held on the last Friday of each month. |
TIME |
9:00
PM to 2:00 AM |
LOCATION
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Held at the
Salsa In Queens Dance Studio, 34-27 Steinway Street (between 34th &
34th Avenues), street level store-front, Astoria, NY (Queens), 11103.
Studio phone 347-669-3589. |
VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map. Travel instructions are below. |
PRESENTED BY |
Jean Franco Vergaray, founder
& director of Salsa In Queens. |
CONTACT INFO |
Phone 347-669-3589, Email
SalsaInQueens@gmail.com , Web site
www.SalsaInQueens.com .
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/SalsaInQueens/ . |
TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
A classic salsa social held in a newly built dance studio with
excellent wood floor & pro sound system. |
MUSIC |
Mostly pure classic salsa
plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
DJ |
"DJ Negro Malo" - Nelson Cruz. |
BAND |
None. |
DANCE FLOOR |
One good size "medium speed" wood dance
floor. |
PRICES |
$15 in advance (before 5:30 on the day of the
social), $20 at the door. Part of the admission money goes to
charity. |
BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Cash beverages available. |
DRESS CODE |
Casual |
DANCE TIMING |
Almost entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
DESCRIPTION |
These events are classic On 2 mambo socials
held at the newly built Salsa In
Queens dance studio on Steinway Street, one of the main streets in
Astoria Queens, with the subway station just 1/2 a block nearby.
Jean Franco Vergaray hosts this party and invites all the mambo dancers to
come and party; all are welcome. He is the founder and director of
Salsa In Queens. They
also hold salsa events in nearby restaurants and clubs on various evenings
of the week. See the Events Section of their web site
www.SalsaInQueens.com for a
complete listing. The music at this social is by professional
"DJ Negro Malo" - Nelson
Cruz played on a pro sound system. The social starts out with a
class taught by Jean Franco
Vergaray followed by dancing until 2:00 AM. The motto for their
parties is "We sure know how to have fun."
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HOW TO GET THERE |
Held at the
Salsa In Queens Dance Studio,
34-27 Steinway Street (between 34th & 34th Avenues), street level
store-front, Astoria, NY (Queens), 11103. Studio phone 347-669-3589.
Click Here For Map .
Closest subway is the M & R trains to the Steinway Street station 1/2 block
away from the studio.
The studio is only a couple of blocks from the intersection of Northern
Blvd. & Steinway Street if you are coming by car. Easiest route from
Manhattan would be across the Queensboro Bridge (lower roadway), then onto
Northern Blvd, then turn left onto Steinway Street and go a couple of
blocks. The studio would be on your right.
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 |
Salsa In Queens
offers a full schedule of classes for salsa and bachata throughout the week.
See their Class
Schedule and see their contact information above.
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