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Grand Opening Fire N Ice (Scarlet) Salsa Fridays

Dany J — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:33:09 +0000

Scarlet Mambo and Fire N Ice are proud to present the hottest Salsa Party in 2009! Start off the year with the coolest Salsa party every Friday at a plush and trendy lounge. The Grand Opening is on Friday, January 2nd 2009. We have all kinds of good stuff going on. Reduced-cover guest list, low cover, drink specials, free dance classes, etc etc. And this is just the beginning. Live dance performances!!! (details coming soon).

DJ Dany Joshua and DJ Leonard will be spinning the hottest Salsa music for dancing.

Take a look at the photos of this lounge. Enough said about that.

Grand Opening Night
Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Performances by:

Joel and Eleanee
(New York City)
www.joelsalsa.com

Confirming more soon…

2nd Night
Friday, January 9th, 2009

Guest DJ:
DJ Junior Salsero

Emcee: Mike Peña
(New York City)

Fire N Ice is located at the crossroads of New Jersey on Rt-1, 2 minutes away from the NJ Turnpike, Parkway, Rt-287, Rt-440, Rt-9, Rt-27. Also within a half-hour drive from Jersey City on the north, and the Princeton Area and Red Bank on the South.

Ladies Reduced on the guest list before 10pm.
(email LadiesFree@scarletmambo.com with 1 name and phone)

Fire N Ice Salsa Fridays.

Resident DJ’s:
DJ Dany Joshua
& DJ Leonard
+ Guest DJ’s

Classic Salsa, Merengue, Bachata

Budweiser Sponsored Event
$4 16-oz Budweiser
$5 Mojitos and Apple Martinis

9-10pm Free Salsa On2 Class
(2) Instructors (Intro and Improvers)

Fire N Ice
85 Lafayette Road, Fords, NJ 08863
Table Reservations (732) 417-1999
www.fireNiceNJ.com

Fire N Ice is located on Route 1 North at Ford Avenue Intersection (behind Raceway Gas Station). Between Menlo Park Mall & Woodbridge Mall.

Within minutes of Turnpike, Parkway, Rt-287, Rt-9, Rt-18, Rt-27.

Ladies Reduced on the guest list before 10pm.
(email LadiesFree@scarletmambo.com with 1 name and phone)

Nuevotec Productions brings Salsa to the World

Dany J — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:22:08 +0000

During the last decade, the internet has been a crucial tool in the movement of Salsa dancing. Social networking and video sharing websites have given dancers the ability to make artistic connections and share their footage of Salsa dancing. Mainly, sites like Myspace, Facebook and Youtube make communication very easy at the user level. However, at the professional level there are a few companies that feature our Salsa passion as a legitimate artistic endeavor.

Nuevotec Productions, a “videography” company based in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, has made an outstanding contribution to promote Salsa dancing and help inspire enthusiasts around the world. Simply, the Nuevotec team - Allan, Harry and Dimas - cover Salsa events, socials and congresses. Their footage of performances, social dancing and interviews is featured in Nuevotec.com. The following are some of my favorite videos.

[See post to watch Flash video]Oliver and Luda
World Salsa Championships 2006

[See post to watch Flash video]Yesenia and Griselle
All Star Salsa Cruise 2006

[See post to watch Flash video]Yesenia and Joel
Scarlet Salsa Social, August 2008

[See post to watch Flash video]Dany and Camila
Scarlet Salsa Social, August 2008

Pre Thanksgiving Salsa Bash at 360 Lounge

Dany J — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:06:48 +0000

This Wednesday (before Thanksgiving Thursday) is probably the baddest night to go out! (Baddest as in best). Scarlet Mambo is hosting a Pre-Thanksgiving Salsa Bash at 360 Lounge on Wednesday, November 26th 2008.

Scarlet Salsa Thursdays have quickly become the best weekly Salsa party in Central Jersey! The music is great, the place is super cool, the hardwood floor is excellent, and the people are awesome! Enough said.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008.
Free Cover before 9pm.
Reduced before 10pm.

Drink Specials
$4 Margaritas, $3 Buds, $2 House Shots

DJ Dany J & DJ Leonard
Classic Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata
For serious dancing!

Free Salsa Lessons - (2) Levels
by Scarlet Mambo at 9:30pm

360 Lounge, 120 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Actually, a picture is worth a thousand words. And a video is worth a million.

[See post to watch Flash video]
Griselle Ponce and Andy

[See post to watch Flash video]
Yesenia Peralta and Greg Taylor

Photos of Club Paradise Salsa Reunion

Dany J — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:56:24 +0000

Before there was a New York Salsa Congress, there was Club Paradise. After nearly a decade, the Salsa dancers of Club Paradise reunited at 360 Lounge on November 13th, 2008. Older, wiser and with fancier moves, veteran dancers met younger dancers at 360 Lounge. The guestlist that Lenny put together was top-notch as promised. Below, there are 4 sets of pictures to prove it (Courtesy of Tommy Torres, NuevoTec Productions, and Junior Montalvo). It was an honor to host New Jersey’s best Salsa dancers.

	Paradise Reunion at 360 Lounge (SCARLET Salsa Thursday) by NUEVOTEC 28 photos

	Paradise Reunion at 360 Lounge (SCARLET Salsa Thursday) by Tommy Torres 57 photos
	Paradise Reunion at 360 Lounge (SCARLET Salsa Thursday) Part 2 by Tommy Torres 32 photos

	Paradise Reunion at 360 Lounge (SCARLET Salsa Thursday) by Junior Montalvo 28 photos

Don’t forget that every Thursday we host the best Salsa party in Central Jersey. New-York-Style! Check the Upcoming Events section for the full Salsa schedule.

Drink Specials
$4 Margaritas, $3 Buds, $2 House Shots

Free Cover before 9pm.
Reduced before 10pm.

DJ Dany J & DJ Leonard
Classic Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata
For serious dancing!

Free Salsa Lessons - (2) Levels
by Scarlet Mambo at 9:30pm

360 Lounge, 120 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Upcoming Events Tab is (New Section)

Dany J — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:21:19 +0000

ScarletMambo.com has a new section. The “Upcoming Events” tab found in the top menu (between “Class Schedule” and “Salsa Shop”) is now being updated regularly. Okay, it is not new, I know… but it is being updated regularly now. Use this new section to find a list of Salsa events hosted by Scarlet Mambo.

New Jersey Salsa Reunion at 360 Lounge

Dany J — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:48:08 +0000

This Salsa reunion party will put together under one roof the best talent of yesterday and today! We already have attendance confirmation from many instructors, dancers, DJ’s and personalities. If you are a relatively newcomer to the Salsa scene, this party is for you too! If you danced at Club Paradise, enough said!!! If you were a regular at Nova Terra, 360 Lounge is only two blocks away! NuevoTec Productions will cover this Salsa reunion.

As of Nov, 11th. 2:42pm. Confirmed to attend:
Mario B & crew, Marcus & crew, Yesenia & crew, Bernie, DJ Orlando, DJ/MC Get Bizzy Izzy, Willy Will, Johann from Jersey Salsa, Allan or Harry from NuevoTec, Irene, Junior, Greg, Joey, Danny, Manny, Brenda, Betsy, Josh, Tommy, Ellery, Carlos C., Carlos G., Louie, Walter, George, Pablo, Leo, Makensie, Lissa, Maribella, Alex R., Jimmy, Veronica, Mike, Delila, ngie, Alex M., Elvis, Geo, Sal, Richie, Laurent, Arnold, Bert, Elsie, Fernando, Juan, Jimmy, Gabe, Alan, Jose, Julie, Freddy, Edita, Lilian, Marisol, Madeline, Stefano, Rachel, Ellie, Erin K., Josh, Elena, Rasna, Jade, Samantha, Marie, Rebecca, Brenda, Palash, Johanny, Eyup, Alana, Roberto, Ellie, Laura, Leon, Merve, Stalin, Patty G, Laura, Pete, Yana, Don, Amarilys, Lyne, Julie, Andrea, Sara, Tandy, Camila, Lisa, Gina, Thidian, Luis, Lyne, Antonio LaConga, Dany and Lenny

And the lists keeps growing everyday….

Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 10pm

This weekly party is already a hit! Cool trendy people are always in attendance at this downtown Salsa spot. Photos albums of recent weeks. More here and here.

Drink Specials:
$4 Margaritas, $3 Buds, $2 Shots

Free Cover before 9pm.
Reduced before 10pm.

DJ Dany J & DJ Leonard
Classic Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata. For serious dancing!

Free Salsa Lessons - (2) Levels
by Scarlet Mambo at 9:00pm

360 Lounge, 120 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

More salsa events: www.jerseysalsa.com

Thursdays Hotter in Downtown New Brunswick

Dany J — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:15:43 +0000

Scarlet Salsa Thursdays at 360 Lounge are heating up even more. Every Thursday night, we host the coolest, trendiest, party in Central Jersey. This week (November 6th), we are celebrating 360 Lounge’s 1-Year Anniversary with Brazilian Rum Leblon and the Leblon models! Drink specials: Capirinas, beer, shots!

Thursday, November 6th 2008 - 10pm

Drink Specials
$5 Capirinas, $3 Buds, $2 Shots

Free Cover before 9pm.
Reduced before 10pm.

DJ Dany J & DJ Leonard
Classic Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata
For serious dancing!

Free Salsa Lessons - (2) Levels
by Scarlet Mambo at 9:30pm

ALSO, celebrating Andrea’s Birthday!

360 Lounge, 120 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Thank you for a Great Salsa Birthday

Dany J — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:56:39 +0000

I want to thank everyone that made this birthday special. The list goes on and on. My mom, Tania, Andrea, Camila, Lyne, Gina, Leon, Tommy Torres, Lisa, Veronica, Jimi, Lenny, Antonio La Conga, Yana, Don, Henri, Neil, Carla, Edita, Natasha, Angie AND TRICIA!!!… and the list goes on and on. Thank you for dinner, for the drinks, for the birthday dance, for your cards and presents, for the cake… and for being there! See you tonight!

Scarlet Salsa Thursday - Dany Joshua’s Birthday Photo Album @ 360 Photos courtesy of Tommy Torres. This photo album is also on facebook. You can tag yourself if you see a photo of you.

New York International Salsa Congress Review

Dany J — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:39:39 +0000

Let’s talk about what makes the 2008 NY Salsa Congress different from previous years. The director of the congress, John “Choco” Knight, has truly developed the 2008 NY Salsa Congress into a well-marketed all-week event. The schedule is so full of back-to-back attractions - workshops, afternoon socials, afternoon shows, and night shows, night socials – that it is difficult to find free time to rest, eat or sleep during the congress. Before the congress even started, there was plenty of dancing at pre-parties during the week all over New York City.

It has hard to estimate the number of people that participated in each evening social. I do not think that anyone kept track. Suffice it to say that it was crowded! I could have danced every song if I wanted to. Let’s assume that I danced about 100 songs during the whole congress (6 songs per hour x 4 hours x 4 nights = 96 songs). Out of those dance partners, I can only remember one girl saying that she didn’t want to dance. Those are good odds! The point is that everyone wanted to dance, and there was a lot of everyone.

Our favorite professional dancers/instructors were easy to spot also. They were usually found in the middle of a circle of observers.

[See post to watch Flash video]

Performances
Saturday and Sunday night performances were amazingly spectacular, so many to list. Two acts that stood out from the rest were Jayson Molina’s kids group and Maykel Fonts solo performance.

Every year, Jayson Molina showcases a mega routine composed of very young Salsa dancers. The most charismatic kid (the one with spiky hair) in that performance looked no older than 6 years old!

The Cha Cha performance of Cuban-born dancer Maykel Fonts was introduced by the man himself, Eddie Torres, and it was worthy of long and unanimous standing ovation. Maykel Fonts is the type of performer that gives his whole heart and soul on stage for those couple of minutes. His raw and energetic body isolations painted a not-so-distant connection of our present-day style of salsa dancing with the afro-influenced Cuban dancing tradition.

Workshops
Even though instructors from around the globe contribute their own flavor, it amazes me how Salsa dancing has matured into a well-defined and standardized dance genre. Again, Maykel Fonts gave a workshop on cuban guanguanco body movement. The workshop was a very uninhibited lesson of body isolations.

Eddie Torres taught a number of shines and partner work workshops during the congress and he demonstrated why he is the King of teaching. No need to say anything else.

Music
The music at every night social was top notch. New York City has an abundance of top notch Salsa DJ’s and their selection of music always connects with the mood of the moment.

However, live Salsa bands during the night socials left much to be desired. On Friday night for example, the “battle of the bands” between “La Excelecia” y “Ocho y Mas” was a disaster for the dancers. Their songs were long, loud, and so percussive that they overpowered any desire to groove to the music. Frankly, I went to the hotel bar downstairs during the bands performances. Salsa orchestras need to understand that when playing for dedicated Salsa dancers, they must to do exactly that, play for dancers and not play for themselves.

My photos of the 2008 New York Salsa Congress

In short, the New York Salsa Congress has turned into a truly international event. No matter the experience level, beginner or advanced, or the Salsa style, this event will inspire your dancing while filling your soul with raw Salsa emotion.

Scarlet Salsa Social, Sunday October 26th 2008

Dany J — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:16:43 +0000

Confirm “Yes, Attending” on this Scarlet Salsa Social Facebook Event”.

*** Also, Celebrating DANY’S BIRTHDAY! ***

Sunday, October 26th, 2008.
5-10pm

Please note NEW location:
5 Patterson St, 2nd FLOOR
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(Corner of Neilson Street,
2 corners away from old Nova Terra)

Come to learn and to practice Salsa at the Sunday Scarlet Salsa Social (SSSS). The August and September socials were very fun. Tell your friends, both, novice and seasoned dancers, that the SSSS are for serious Salsa dancing.

$22 for Workshops AND Social - $12 for Social only

Workshops:

5-6 pm - by CHRISTY KAM: Styling for Ladies
(Henri Velandia and Christy Kam perform at the Scarlet Salsa Social in September 2008)

Christy Kam won 2nd place at the Philadelphia Salsa Congress, and she will competing at the ESPN World Salsa Championships in December.

6-7 pm - by JOEL DOMINGUEZ: Flashy Turn Patterns from NYC
(Joel Dominguez and Yesenia Peralta performing with Yolanda Rivera ( Sonora Poncena ) El Dia Mundial de la Salsa in New Jersey 2008)

Joel Dominguez is a seasoned Salsa instructor and performer now residing in New York City

Performance by Tumi Mambo’s Jesse and Jacky (J&J).

7-10pm - Social (come to practice your moves)
Live DJ Dany J +Guest DJ’s
Classic Salsa and Cha Cha

Confirm “Yes, Attending” on this Scarlet Salsa Social Facebook Event”.