Hi Malecon Matinee Amigos
A wonderful but mad family holiday in France has been extended by having an eye operation here with specific recuperation and follow up required. I won't be at MM this week. But it is most definitely on - Keith is DJing as he did to great effect earlier this year. And Margaret, Jack and the rest of the team are now dab hands at leading the Salsa Ceilidh fun! I wish I could be there, and you can be! So please all have a dance for me.
In attending to other details I see I got the date wrong in the last mailing. Apols. It was correct in Salsaholink and here:
LILY & YAMIL: Son Workshop, Sat 15th Aug 1-2.30pm, Beach Lane Social Club, Portobello, £9
Lily and Yamil this time continuing our MM Son classes. Split class for different levels.
MALECON MATINEE, Sat 15th Aug, 2.30-5.30pm, Beach Lane Social Club, Portobello, £5 incl drinks
MM always at 2.30-5.30pm (Sat or Sunday) with a 90min class from 1pm. Lazy Cuban afternoon fun with something to get everyone on the floor. Beach Lane Social Club is behind Portobello Police Station. Park on or off the High Street. Lots of buses. £5 entry includes drinks. For more info, street level photo route and maps, go to the website for MM:
A SALSA CEILIDH, Fri 9th Oct, Beach Lane Social Club, Portobello
If you like Nick's slow Salsa Ceilidh circle dances at Malecon Matinee, then you'll like this. It's actually a local campaign fund-raising event, but it's main feature will be Salsa Ceilidh. There will be lots of new locals taking part, so it would help if dancers can come to make it go with a swing, and so that they come back to "our" events in future. Bringing in new people like that is the main aim of Salsa Ceilidh.
This will also be the first time that the other aim of Salsa Ceilidh's full potential will become clear. Not that you need it, but hopefully by the end of an evening of fun with minimal teaching, people will be dancing basic Rueda de Casino with some style, even though they didn't even know they were learning while just having fun!