Simply
Salsa Monday's, was held the first year (2000) at Club
Hush, moved to El Flamingo (2001) and to Show Night
Club (2006). This night has been attended by "Die-hard"
Salsa Lovers for the past 5 years and considered to
be one of New York City's..."Hottest Salsa Dance
Party".. Simply Salsa.
The
party has always been intense and the energy level Explosive.
Due to Monday night's Salsa format, several persons
have suffered from "Salsa Overdose"....but
have kept coming back for more....they just can't seem
to ever get enough!!
Some
of New York City's most notable Salsa Dancers and Salsa
Socialites have been attending since our opening and
had declared this party to be their home on Monday nights!
Our
Monday night parties have been attended by a very exclusive
audience. The cozy atmosphere, combined with music that
is guaranteed to make you dance, is what makes our parties
the hottest after work spot for Salsa fans from all
walks of life!!.
Definition
of a true salsa jam?
It's
the performance on (Mon. Oct. 21,2002) with "Fania
legend" Johnny Pacheco featuring vocalist Hector
Casanova and Ray Viera...also "master violinist"
Alfredo De La Fe. There were surprise guest performances
by Papo Lucca (Sonora Ponceña), Jose Alberto
"El Canario" and Little Johnny (LP percussionist
& ex-Sonora Ponceña member).
It’s
also Monday (Oct. 28, 2002) with Lebron Brothers, exclusively
celebrating their 35th anniversary andpractically setting
the dance floor ablaze with plenty of Hot Salsa with
Soul. Lead vocalist Luisito Ayala was on hand to please
the audience and as always...came through like a prize
fighter. The second set was good enough to put on the
Madison Square Garden stage with surprise performers
Jimmy Bosch, Bobby Allende & Marc Quiñones
taking the stage to join in on the fun...and like that's
not enough...our friend...singer, composer, actor, etc....Ruben
Blades modestly makes his presence on stage. Ruben astounds
the audience with his vocal improvisations. We were
also honored with a guest visit by legendary Johnny
Colon (Original Merencumbe-1972).
The
only night where the selection of live acts, the high
standards and the programming of the music
is done by yours truly... a DJ who's name is recognized
around the world and for over 20 years,
has proudly catered exclusively to salsa dancers. Our
goal is to maintain the Salsa scene
alive and kicking in New York City by offering a true
Salsa night...we can not do it without your support.
Please drop in for a dance and say hello...Salsa Para
Ti!!!
"The
Mambo Mamas"
Proving
that dancing is for people of all shapes and sizes.
My
name is Abbey and I am the founder/director of a Latin
dance performance group called The Mambo Mamas, www.MamboMamas.com.
We
are a troupe of all large-size women who just happen
to be able to dance! I just celebrated my FORTY FIFTH
Birthday (ugh!) at a wonderful party in NYC that we
call Mad About Mambo. My dance team and I throw these
parties from time to time in order
to cover some of the very expensive costs of having
a dance addiction(costumes, rehearsal space, choreography
and coaches, etc.).
I
rent a gorgeous space at a church called St. Jean Le
Baptiste on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. They have
a fantastic dance floor in their community center and
we have found it to be a perfect location for our soirees.
I then went in to promotion mode as I always do about
a month before one of the parties. I go out to all the
hot
spots
where I know the NY mambo dancers hang out and start
giving out the 5,000 flyers I have made as well as,
send out a thousand or so e-mails during each of the
four weeks. After making all these rounds at the clubs
and via the computer for the month, we usually wind
up with a few hundred of our similarly dance-addicted
friends to
participate in what inevitably turns into a fantastic
night of salsa/mambo and cha cha cha!!! Well, my Birthday
was no exception.
As
a matter of fact, I think this particular party was
even more fabulous than most!! There was something really
special in the air that Saturday night. I don't know
if it was
because it was my Birthday, but there was just a beautiful
vibe all around. Many other people mentioned that they
felt it too.
My
DJ, Ray Colon was on fire that night. The party started
at 9pm and once those 1st few people broke the ice and
got the dancing started, the floor stayed packed until
the end of the celebration at 2am. The thing I always
love about our evenings is that we always have dancers
of ALL different levels AND styles and EVERYBODY has
a blast! Nobody feels intimidated. Shyness falls by
the wayside and you see everyone on the floor by the
end of the night.
To
add to this beautiful ambiance, some of my friends performed
that night to make for an unparallel fete. I had two
AWESOME children's' groups, David Melendez'
Baby
Sweethearts and Debbie Melendez' Dancers Dreamzzz. There
were beautiful numbers by Mike Rodriguez' Latin Reflections
and Mario B's Plan B. There were
smokin'
hot choreographies by Winsome Lee's Tormenta Oriental
and CC Williams' Revelation Dancers. There was a magnificent
routine by that goddess of stage sensuality Duplessey
Walker and her Latin Dance Factory and I EVEN got a
"SPECIAL" routine by two, cute, YOUNG, hotties
who call themselves Fuego Y Candela... Not bad for an
OLD BROAD like me!!!!
All
in all it was just a perfect night, a SUPER Birthday
and an all-around great event. I
hope that all of you readers will get to attend one
of our Mad About Mambo nights when you're in NYC some
time. Our evenings are always listed on our web site
www.MamboMamas.com
and on the dance calendars of www.SalsaNewYork.com and
www.CinSationalDancer.com
Photos courtesy of Pablo Munoz
www.mambon2.com
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New York Latin Clubs
This
page has a directory of New York Clubs, Cafes, restaurants
and venues that play Latin Music or Salsa Music, including
Reggaeton, and Urban Music.
Many
of the venues listed below host regularly scheduled
and weekly Latin Events. Latin clubs are great places
to dance and enjoy music as well as meet people and
socialize. The crowd is young, stylish, and urban.
Manhattan
clubs
Blue
Note
131 West 3rd Street
(between 6 Ave & McDougal St) (212)
475-8592
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Copacabana
560 West 34 Street
(corner of 11th Avenue)
(212) 239-2672 |
China
Chalet
205 Pearl Street
(between Liberty & Fletcher St)
(212) 558-6139
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D`R`K
114 Dyckman Street
(between Post and Nagle Streets)
212-304-1717
Subway 207 St Station on 1,9 lines
|
China
Club
268 West 47 Street
(between 7th & 8th Ave)
(212) 398-3800 |
El
Flamingo
547 W. 21 Street
(btwn 10 Ave. & J. Dimaggio Hwy.)
(212) 243-2121
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Club Babalu
323 W. 44 Street
(between 8th & 9th Ave)
(212) 262-1111
|
E'Toile
109 East 56th Street
(212) 750-5656 |
Club
Cache
323 W. 44 Street
(between 8th & 9th Ave)
(212) 262-1111
|
Gonzalez
y Gonzalez
625 Broadway
(between Houston & Bleeker Sts)
(212) 473-8787
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Club Vasilon
3534 Broadway
(144 & 145 Street)
(212) 283-1788
|
Kaña
Tapas Bar
324 Spring Street
(Washington & Greenwhich Sts.)
(212) 343-8180
|
Karavas Place
162 West 4th Street
(Corner Cornelia St. near 6th Ave)
(212) 243-8007
|
La
Belle Epoque
827 Broadway
(Between 12 & 13 Streets)
(212) 254-6436
|
La
Maganette
825 3rd Avenue
50 & 51 St
(212) 759-5677
|
Libation
137 Ludlow Street
(Between Stanton & Rivington Streets)
(212) 529-2153
|
LQ
511 Lexington Avenue
(between. 47 & 48 Streets)
(212) 593-7575
|
Mad
28
72 Madison Avenue
(Bet. 27th & 28th Street)
(212) 689 2828
|
Mirage
179 Dykman Street
(Sherman & Vermilyea Avenues)
(212) 942-151
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Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
(Between Avenues B & C)
(212) 505-8183
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Parkside
Lounge
317 East Houston Street
(Corner of Attorney Street)
(212) 673-6270
|
Plan B
339 E 10 Street
(Between Avenue A & B)
Tel: 212-353-2303
|
Remy Lounge
104 Greenwich Street
(212) 267-4646
|
Sequoia's
Pier 17 ~ South Street Seaport
(212) 732-9090
|
Smoke
2751 Broadway
(Between 105 & 106 St)
(212) 864-6662
|
SOB's
204 Varick Street
(corner of Houston Street)
(212) 243-4940
|
Satalla:
Temple of World Music
37 W. 26th Street
(between Broadway and 6th Ave)
(212) 576-1155
Subway: F/V or N/R/W to 23rd Street
|
White
Rabbit
145 East Houston Street
(Btwn Eldridge and Forsyth Sts)
(212) 477-5005
Subway: Second Ave. Station on F Line
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Umbrella
440 West 202 Street
(212) 942-5921
Vue 151 East 50 Street
(Btwn 3rd. & Lexington Avenues} |
Zinc Bar
90 Houston Street
(Btwn Thompson Street and LaGuardia Place)
(212) 477-8337
Subway: West 4 Street. Station on A,B,C,D,E,
or F Lines
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Bronx
clubs |
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Jet
Set Cafe
1834 Webster Avenue
(near E. 175 St)
(718) 901-2222 |
Rhumba
396 E. Tremont Avenue
(btwn Anthony & Valentine Ave)
(718) 294-1100
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Brooklyn
Clubs |
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200 Fifth
200 Fifth Avenue
(btwn Union and Sackett St)(718) 638-2925
|
Bembe
81 South 6th Street
(between Berry St & Bedford Ave.)
(718) 387-5389 |
Mana
Lounge
270 South 5th Street
(Btwn Havemeyer & Marcy Ave,)
(718) 599-5623
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Queens
Clubs |
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Amazura
91-12 144th Place
(Btwn )
(718) 298-6760
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Casa Latina
116-02 Jamaica Ave
(Btwn )
(718) 850-4836, 37
|
Casanova Night Club
73-12 Roosevelt Avenue
(Btwn )
(718) 205-2614
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Chibcha
79-05 Roosevelt Ave
(Btwn )
(718) 429-9033
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Club Melao
36-14 31st Street
(Btwn )
(718) 392-4833
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Extravaganza
33-15 56 Street
(Btwn )
(718) 565-6454
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Ilusiones
36-21 Steinway Street
(Btwn )
(718) 729-6476 |
Metro
126-02 Northern Blvd
(Btwn )
College Pt
(718) 426-1345
|
Play
77-17 Queens Blvd
(Btwn )
(718) 476-2828
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Vault
29-11 Queens Plaza N. (Btwn )
(718) 706-7666 |
Rancho Jubilee
23-04 94th Street
(Btwn )
East Elmhurst
(718) 335-1700
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