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It's not too late to join us!  Come to the 4th annual Salsa Rueda Festival in San Francisco. It will change  your life.

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From: Salsa Vale Todo <salsav...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Subject: Salsa Rueda Festival San Francisco!! Rooms available at Holiday Inn- Hotel Whitcomb booked!!!
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FEBRUARY 16-19, 2012
 
WWW.SALSARUEDAFESTIVAL.COM

2012 CLASS SCHEDULE IS UP!!
PLAN YOUR WEEKEND OF LEARNING AND PARTYING IT UP! 
http://salsaruedafestival.co/workshopschedule2012.htm 
 
REGISTER NOW!!
http://salsaruedafestival-eorg.eventbrite.com/  
 
4 days of Salsa Cubana, Casino, Rueda de Casino, Son, Folkloric, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, y Timba   
                  HOTEL WHITCOMB IS BOOKED!!!
 
ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HOLIDAY INN
  for $92/Night!!


BOOK BEFORE FEBRUARY 10th to RECEIVE SPECIAL RATE OF $92/NIGHT.

Call (415) 626-6103 to reserve now! Mention the "Salsa Rueda Festival"
for the special rate!

 

Join us in celebration of Cuban music and dance in the US! We've grown to become the largest Cuban music and dance festival in the US. We've grown from 3 nights, 2 days, 3 classes at a time, 2 live bands, and 1 Hotel to four nights of non-stop dance and partying, 3 days of dance Workshops, 5 classes each hour to choose from, 4 Live Bands and 2 Hotels to house all the excitement. Each and every year our international guests and performers grows!! We hope this event supports and contributes to the ongoing growth of the Cuban salsa community in the United States and throughout the World. Thank you for your ongoing support of this event, building your Cuban salsa dance communities in your home towns, and being part of the ever changing and growing landscape of the salsa rueda and casino world!

Check out the press we've gotten in the New York Times:
This year your favorite festival instructors return along with instructors new to the festival.

As always, each year the festival showcases new groups. The festival strives to be a welcoming, non-competitive environment for groups to showcase their latest works with others that share the love of Cuban music and dance. We have never turned away any group that wishes to participate. Our deadline for confirming 2012 performers has passed, but if you are a new group or returning group- consider showcasing your piece at the 2013 festival!

As always, the festival is the third weekend in February and this year we are lucky to have President's Day on Monday, February 20. So book your trip now and enjoy a long weekend in San Francisco at the festival!!!

  Be a part of quality classes, exciting performances, and parties every night with the best Timba music! Meet new casineros who share the love of Cuban music and dance and reunite with your casinero family at the beautiful historic Hotel Whitcomb.


Make sure you register before online ticket sales end on February 13th! Tickets will be available for each nightly event at the door and Passes can be purchased at the registration desk. Cash only.  
Register now online 

HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2012:

MANOLIN "El Medico de la Salsa" will be singing live with Timbalive!
Hear his classic tunes live in SF with your favorite dancers from around the world!

MORE LIVE MUSIC! 3 nights of live music: Rumbache (Fri), Manolin (Sat), and Timbalive (Sun)!

SON DE BAHIA (live son band) TO KICK OFF YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT DANCING!

Bay Area Rumba All-Stars on Thursday night feat. Javier Naverette, John Santos, Colin Douglas, Hector Lugo, Erik Barberia, and Chris "Flaco" Walker
  
Madeline Rodriguez returns!!! Last year we were lucky enough to have this talented instructor and dancer teach! Take her high energy classes that received rave reviews last year.

Enjoy 15 MINUTE BREAKS BETWEEN CLASSES! No more rushing from the Whitcomb to the Holiday Inn for class. Plenty of time to reset and be ready for your next class. 

Keeping the Festival Affordable:
Hotel Whitcomb room rates are half the price of larger corporate hotels in SF so in an effort to keep costs low for you- we've chosen to stay!
Book your hotel room for $89/night!
 

Every year the festival gets bigger and better!! This year we will be featuring:

 

* Over 50 Intermediate and Advanced Workshops in Rueda, Casino Partnering, Son, Afro-Cuban Folkloric, Rumba, Cuban Styling for Ladies, Cuban Cabaret and Mambo, Reggaeton, Suelta (open work), Body Movement, and more

 

* 4 nights of parties with 3 Live Timba Bands, 4 DJ's, and Dance Performances

 

* A Beginners Track in a full ballroom with your favorite Casino instructors 

 

Return of the Instructor's Track!!! A seperate class for the teachers and the teaching assistants in the Casino community. Participation is subject to meeting the requirements that can be found here .

 

* Classes will be held at the Hotel Whitcomb and next door at the Holiday Inn for a total of 5 classrooms!  

4 - 5 classes to choose from every hour:

~ Beginners Track~ 2 Int level ballrooms ~ 1 Advanced level ballroom ~ Instructors track.  

 

* After-Party Space with DJ. Party till 5 in the morning!!

 

 

Be a part of the largest Cuban music and dance festival in the States!!  

We look forward to seeing you in February 2012!!

 

Una Bulla!

Nick & Serena

For more information, check out the website: www.salsaruedafestival.com
Photo by Patrick Hickey  
Confirmed Instructors-2012
more T.B.A.

  

 

 

Madeline Rodriguez (Havana-Paris)

Roberto Borrell (Havana-Bay Area)

René Dennis Thompson (Havana-Minneapolis)

Kati Hernandez (Havana-Los Angeles)

duane Wrenn (Detroit)

Julian Meija (Atlanta)

Nick and Serena (The Bay Area)

Sandra Moro Sleeper (Austin)

Marcos Ravelo (Havana-Calgary)

Yismari Ramos Tellez (Havana- Bay Area)

Mike and Simona (Corvallis)

Chris Rogicki and Evelyn Ramirez (New York City)

Yussef Breffe (Havana-Bay Area)

Javier Rosillo (Venezuela)

Leslie Vazquez and Reinier Fernandez (Havana-Mexico City)

Ahmed and Katherine (New York)

Victoria-Hadar (New York City)

Patricia Martinez (Los Angeles)

Ramon Ramos Alayo (Havana-Bay Area)  

Ramani Nicola (Miami)  

Temistocles Fuentes Betancourt (Santiago de Cuba-Bay Area)  

 

 



Confirmed Performers-2012
more T.B.A.
New Performers Added!!

Salsa Vale Todo (SF/Bay Area)

Salsaddiction (Edmonton, Canada)

Rumbanana (Corvallis, OR)

Mike and Simona (Corvallis, OR)

Las Que Son Son (The Bay Area, CA)

SALSAtlanta (Atlanta, GA)

Rueda Vale Todo (SF/Bay Area)

Casineros con Ache (Los Angeles, CA)

Salsa Belles (Atlanta, GA)

Fuakata (New York, NY)

Afri-K-sineras (Los Angeles, CA)

D.C. Casineros (Washington D.C.)

CMV con Ritmo (Mexico City, Mexico)

Ladies of Rumbanana (Corvallis, OR)

CMV Kids (Mexico City, Mexico)

Eugene Casineros (Eugene, OR)

Bombolay'e (New York, NY)

Salsa Gente (Santa Cruz, CA)

Central Integral de Danza (Venezuela)

Nippori Rueda (Tokyo, Japan)

Street to Stage (Minneapolis, MN)

Grupo Experimental Nago (The Bay Area, CA)

Fuego Latino (Watsonville, CA)

Salsa con Rumba (Mexico - Washington)

Alchemia Theater for Life Dancers (Santa Rosa, CA)

Las Puras (The Bay Area, CA)

Rueda Pa' Goza (Portland, OR)

Rueda Rockets (Moffet Field, CA)

Bruno and Ann (Minneapolis, MN)

Daybert and Lina (Tallahassee, FL)

Chicas Solamente (Edmonton, Canada)

Street Salsa Student Group (Austin, TX)

Amanda and Adrian (Washington D.C.)

Rueda de la Calle (Minneapolis, MN)

Nashville Rueda (Nashville, TN)

Temi and Alisa (The Bay Area, CA)

 

 

Photo by Patrick Hickey  

We strive to be a fun, friendly, and welcoming festival to perform your work at. We have never turned any groups away- this is an all inclusive event for performers exhibiting Cuban dance. Our deadline for confirming 2012 performers has passed, but if you are a new group or returning group- consider showcasing your piece at the 2013 festival!.

 

Confirmed Music-2012
  

Rumbache
Son de la Bahia feat. Fito Reinoso
Manolin with Timbalive
Timbalive  

DJ WaltDigz

DJ Dark Rum
DJ Antonio

also,
Bomberas de Las Bahia
The Bay Area Rumba All-Stars

After party DJs until 5am:
DJ ASHO, DJ P.A. Trix, DJ Reyna


Beginners Track !!
family, friends, just starting ?

Over 15 workshops dedicated to beginners only. A perfect way to begin learning, brush up on your knowledge of the basics, and introduce family and friends to casino rueda.

Special beginner's pass available at a discounted rate for beginner track workshops only and includes entry to all parties, performances, and events.

INSTRUCTOR'S TRACK!
PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR THIS TRACK BY FEBRUARY 13TH. 
Special advanced level classes for instructors and performance group leaders

This year, we are excited to add a Instructor Track to the festival. The Instructor Track will have its own classroom and will offer advanced training in Casino Partnering, Rueda de Casino, Afro-Cuban Folkloric, and Rumba.

 

What is the Instructor Track?

The Instructor Track is to create a space for instructors, teaching assistants, and performance group leaders to receive advanced training from master instructors. This special track will be for people who have received permission from the organizers based on meeting the requirements set for the track. The requirements for this track are to maintain an advanced level for all the participants and ensure that participants are able to learn at an accelerated speed.

 

What are the requirements?

Current instructors, teaching assistants*, and performance group leaders.

 

Participants in the Instructor Track should have at least 2 years of experience teaching ongoing regular group classes.

 

Participants should have a website or some sort of verification of their ongoing classes

 

*Co-instructors or teaching assistants should have the support of their main instructor to participate in the Instructor Track.

 

How do I register?

If you meet the above requirements and are interested in participating in the Instructor track, please contact Nick and Serena via email at salsav...@gmail.com or 415.608.6180 to receive approval for entry into this track.

 

Instructor Track participants should register for a full or limited access pass and will receive a special wristband for the Instructor Track upon registration at the festival.


2012 S.F. Salsa Rueda Festival at The Hotel Whitcomb
REGISTER NOW!
PRICES GO UP JANUARY 15th!!!!
  2012 Tenative Schedule of Events

Thursday Night 2/16/11
6 -7:30pm: cocktail party at the Hotel Whitcomb
8 -2 am: Welcome party and performances
DJ Extravaganza: DJs Walt Digz, Dark Rum, Asho, P.A. Trix, Guapo, annd more TBA!!

The Bay Area Rumba All-Stars- live Rumba!! 

 

 

Friday 2/17/11
11am - 5pm: 4-5 classes to choose from each hour.
5pm - 6pm: Dinner Break
6pm-7:30pm: Cocktail party in Hospitality Suite
8pm - 10pm: Dance performances
10pm - 2 am: Rumbache and DJ Antonio
2am-5am: Afterparty with DJ P.A. Trix

Saturday 2/18/11
10am - 1pm: 4-5 classes to choose from each hour.
1:30pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch Break
2:30pm - 6pm: 4-5 classes to choose from each hour.
5:30-8pm: Son de Bahia, feat. Fito Reinoso (live Son band)
6pm - 7:30pm: Cocktail Party in Hospitality suite
8:30pm - 10pm: Dance performances
10pm - 2 am: Manolin with Timbalive and DJ Walt Digz
2am-5am: Afterparty with DJ Reyna

Sunday 2/19/11
10am - 6pm: 4-5 classes to choose from each hour.
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Lunch Break
8pm - 11pm: Timbalive with DJ Dark Rum, Mega-Rueda, dance performances, and more surprises.
11pm - ??: After Party with DJ Asho

MONDAY 2/20/12 IS PRESIDENT'S DAY IN THE US!!! So, stay a little longer this year and enjoy the long weekend at the best fest in the west!

To help in your trip planning, we have included several ticket options that include passes for Thurs-Sun or Fri-Sun.
Thanks again to all of you that supported this event the last three years!! We look forward to partying it up and dancing with the casino rueda family in 2012!  
Sincerely,

Nick, Serena, & Salsa Vale Todo
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