Cuban salsa outside of Cuba

Posted by Valkana Lesseva on May 29, 2011 at 11:42

What is the best substitution for Cuba?

In which city outside of Cuba is the Cuban salsa scene the best? In which city in Europe is the Cuban salsa scene the best? In which city in Latin America or the Caribbean is the Cuban salsa scene the best? Miami and Mardid or not?

 

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  • Valkana Lesseva April 28, 2012 20:22

    Waw, nice long message Erik! Thanks for the info! Now I'll return the favor.

    (Maar ik ga gewoon lekker verder in het Nederlands :D )

    Ik weet niet hoe het is met de salsadansscholen in Madrid en Barcelona, maar het uitgaan vind ik leuk. Barcelona heeft iets meer indruk op me gemaakt qua salsaclubs. Ik heb het idee dat ze in Madrid en Barcelona salsastijlen meer mixen dan in Nederland. 

    In Madrid ben ik in Ramdall, El Son, Alegoria en een Cubaanse bar met live-muziek (naam vergeten) geweest. Ramdall is van een dansschool Cubaanse salsa. Ik vond het leuk, hoewel ik wat meer timba had verwacht. Er was goede entertainment. Ze deden op gegeven moment rueda de casino met wedstrijd: als iemand een fout maakte werd "a fuera a la calle" geroepen en moest de koppel weg. Ze deden ook passen zonder partner voor op het podium en nodigden iedereen uit om mee te doen (Hoe heet dat eigenlijk? Zoals Mosito ook doet.) 
    El Son is meer 'mainstream', het bevindt zich ook in het centrum van Madrid. Er worden daar verschillende soorten salsa, bachata, reggeaton, etc. gedraaid. In Alegoria werd ook een mix van verschillende stijlen gedraaid. Ik weet niet of in Algoria altijd salsa is. Het Cubaanse barretje vond ik ook erg leuk. Het is ergens in het centrum van Madrid.


    In Barcelona naar Antilla, Agua de Luna en Mojito gegaan. In Antilla kun je van dinsdag tot en met donderdag salsadansen. Er wordt vooral Cubaanse stijl gedraaid en gedanst. Er is geen entertainment zoals in Ramdall (Madrid), maar ik vond de muziek en de sfeer leuker dan in Ramdall. Op de zondag is het aan te raden om eerst naar Agua de Luna te gaan en daarna naar Mojito. Op de zondagen na middernacht is in Mojito namelijk spetterende live-muziek. Agua de Luna is leuk om alvast in te dansen (verschillende stijlen salsa). Ik heb nog niet de mogelijkheid gehad om naar Havana Barcelona te gaan, dat schijnt ook leuk te zijn (in het weekend), maar het is mij verteld dat op de zondag Mojito toch echt the place to be is.

    Chau, Kani 


    erikhobijn said:

    Hi Valkana

    Italy has a very high level of cuban salsa dancing (also according to José). This is because of the dancers that live there and it's a dancing country. Than Moscow , Munich , I don't know anything about Madrid. inform me !
    Also in Poland there is good cuban dancing and Belgrade. 
    About Amsterdam ore Netherlands
    the more the dance schools work together the better it gets, I think I hope ;)
    I would be good if students could 'hop' from one school to the other, because every instructor has its specialty and its good to feel the different approach.
    for my self I visit dance schools in Amsterdam with Margarita Avila Pérez , (not existing any more in Amsterdam) José Luis Pelayo Herrera, and now Ernesto Betancourt Ramirez. and maybe some day Luis Mosito . The 'Dutch' cuban dance schools I have not visit for lessons .
    Every teacher has his style, and it shows that cuban dance has more freedom in developing your own style .
    Margarita has a very nice flow, very female and elegant and for me easy to pickup, there is a logic in the moves.
    José is like a gentle men, almost serene and precise, very nice to dance with for the ladies , the best reports I hear from the girls ;)
    Ernesto I just had one lesson so I cant describe jet, there are good student,  the level is high, and the energy is excellent so I look forward to dance there for the a while.
    Luis is fun, a joker, joyful, and he is greet in organizing party's, thats also important for dancing, to practice
    but its very personal, I could pickup every thing from Margarita but my best friend Martijn could not and liked José for this more. I like fun and a bit of chaos so you forget that there is teaching going on, others need structure and no rumor ore fuss
    this is a beautiful thing of learning it needs to "click" between persons.

    I good thing is now there are more young people dancing cuban

    is there a list of cuban dance schools in Amsterdam ore in Holland on this site?

    by by erik

  • Leonna Alive April 28, 2012 14:22

    Voor veel links naar dans scholen (stijl staat erbij vermeld) check:

    http://www.salsa-amsterdam.nl/Lessons

    Verder ff googelen:

    Groetjes, Leonna

  • erikhobijn April 26, 2012 16:04

    Hi Valkana

    Italy has a very high level of cuban salsa dancing (also according to José). This is because of the dancers that live there and it's a dancing country. Than Moscow , Munich , I don't know anything about Madrid. inform me !
    Also in Poland there is good cuban dancing and Belgrade. 
    About Amsterdam ore Netherlands
    the more the dance schools work together the better it gets, I think I hope ;)
    I would be good if students could 'hop' from one school to the other, because every instructor has its specialty and its good to feel the different approach.
    for my self I visit dance schools in Amsterdam with Margarita Avila Pérez , (not existing any more in Amsterdam) José Luis Pelayo Herrera, and now Ernesto Betancourt Ramirez. and maybe some day Luis Mosito . The 'Dutch' cuban dance schools I have not visit for lessons .
    Every teacher has his style, and it shows that cuban dance has more freedom in developing your own style .
    Margarita has a very nice flow, very female and elegant and for me easy to pickup, there is a logic in the moves.
    José is like a gentle men, almost serene and precise, very nice to dance with for the ladies , the best reports I hear from the girls ;)
    Ernesto I just had one lesson so I cant describe jet, there are good student,  the level is high, and the energy is excellent so I look forward to dance there for the a while.
    Luis is fun, a joker, joyful, and he is greet in organizing party's, thats also important for dancing, to practice
    but its very personal, I could pickup every thing from Margarita but my best friend Martijn could not and liked José for this more. I like fun and a bit of chaos so you forget that there is teaching going on, others need structure and no rumor ore fuss
    this is a beautiful thing of learning it needs to "click" between persons.

    I good thing is now there are more young people dancing cuban

    is there a list of cuban dance schools in Amsterdam ore in Holland on this site?

    by by erik

  • Leonna Alive January 24, 2012 13:23

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  • Valkana Lesseva June 4, 2011 8:48
    Ik vind José echt goed! Hij beweegt zoals Yosuel. 

    Leonna Heartbeat said:
  • Leonna Alive June 3, 2011 23:36
    We moeten bij de volgende Meet-up maar eens wat filmpjes van elkaar maken en op youtube zetten, want er staat nog niet veel van Salsa Cubana Amsterdam. Alleen maar van Sabor de Cuba en van Baila Si! (mijn laatste dansschool)
  • Leonna Alive June 3, 2011 23:18
    Amsterdam? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbbIkStc49I
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