This Week with SalsaTech - PT Tryouts!

[Maureen (Sawyer) Fuller]

Performance Team Tryouts Tomorrow!!

In addition to free weekly lessons and socials for general members, our club also has a Performance Team! Want to learn new choreographies and perform with our group at cultural shows, community events, competitions, and more!? Try out for our team! 

When: Monday, January 31, 6:30-8:30

Where: Squires 116 (same place as weekly lessons)

What: Edgar will teach a short, intermediate Salsa routine and give you time to practice from 6:30-7:30. Then you'll dance the routine and a quick freestyle (choose either Salsa or Bachata) for our judges. 

No partner or experience necessary!

Sign up for tryouts using this google form: https://forms.gle/6F9HV98EJ14RthVL6 . We'll also have a laptop available for people to sign up at the door. There are more details about commitment level for the team in the form, but if you still have questions, email our team captains Ariana and Reagan (rea...@vt.edu, arianag...@vt.edu )

Don't want to try out this semester? 

No worries - you can still come for the routine lesson tomorrow 6:30-7:30! Regular lessons will start back up next week.

Monday Lesson - No tryouts necessary!

We host FREE lessons every Monday of the semester. They are in Squires 116 (the dance studio behind the Break Zone) and are open to all students and the public. No partner necessary, but bring some friends if you'd like!

This week will be:

• Salsa Beginner 2/ Intermediate lesson - 6:30-7:30 (with Edgar, professional instructor from Roanoke!)

Next week will be:

• Bachata Beginner 1 lesson  -  6:30-7:30 (no experience necessary!)
• Bachata Beginner 2 lesson  -  7:30-8:30  (with Edgar -  professional instructor from Roanoke!

Lessons will alternate between different styles of Latin dance, including Salsa, Salsa Casino, Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, and Zouk! If there's a specific style you'd really like taught, let us know!

Join our Event Committee!

Help with our Valentine's Day Dance, End-of-Year Event, and more! Volunteers needed for decorating and planning. Email our Event Coordinator, Elmer (elm...@vt.edu), to join.

Submit Photos for our Social Media or Join our Historian Committee!

Email our Secretary, Rebecca (Treb...@vt.edu), with photos of you and your friends at our lessons and socials! You can send photos to her periodically or ask her how to join our Historian Committee. As Historian or a committee member you can regularly take pictures for the club. We may have a camera for you to borrow, but phone pictures are fine too! No photography experience necessary!

Wednesday Social at Milk Parlor

No partner or experience necessary! Bring yours friends and enjoy dancing and drinks…if you're 21😉 

• 9PM BEGINNER LESSON  ***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
• 10pm Open Dance until closing

Please Note:

• 21+ are FREE.
• Under 21 is a $4 cash cover. No one under 21 will be let in past 9:30pm, and only the first 50 get in. Sorry for the inconvenience; this is not our doing. 
• Two forms of ID needed if from out-of-state.
• No drinks are allowed on stage. We do encourage bar safety. If you set a drink down, please do not continue to drink from it; and if you see any suspicious activity, notify the bartender or bouncers
• We encourage a healthy environment. Please stay home if you are feeling sick, and wear a mask if you are unvaccinated. Note: VT requires masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. 

For more updates, follow us on GobblerConnect and social media. Our Facebook page and Instagram @salsatechvt and @salsa_vt pictures will look like the one below.

Dance With You Soon:)

-SalsaTech