San Diego Representing At the SF Rueda Festival!

Guess What Everyone?! We will have TWO San Diego representative instructors, Vidal and Wilfredo who will be teaching workshops at the San Francisco Rueda Festival!!! Vidal Cordova will be teaching two beginners classes and Wilfredo Guilbiac Rodriguez will be teach a Cuban body isolation class!! This will be Willy's first time at the San Francisco Rueda Festival AND his performance team, San Diego's very own  Cubatá will be performing on Friday night!!!

If you have not yet registered for the Festival, here is the link!
http://www.salsaruedafestival.com/

Carlsbad Rueda Practice - Saturday Feb 2nd

Hello Everyone!
I am hosting a rueda practice for my students in my NEW Carlsbad rueda de casino class. If you would like join in the rueda we would love to have you! This is a beginners group so do expect basic beginner moves such as guapea, enchufla, dame, dile que lo, arriba tiempo Espana, un tarro, un tarro pero no la dejes and all the bulla calls I do. Below are a few pictures of the place in front of the Museum of making Music in Carlsbad where we will practice. 

Here are the details:
What: Carlsbad Rueda Practice
When: Saturday, February 2nd from 12:00noon-2:00pm
Where: In front of the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad (Next to Legoland)
5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008

This is strictly a practice so no teaching, just coaching, joking around, getting some exercise and most of all to have some fun in the sun. What better way to enjoy than dancing in front of the flower fields overlooking the ocean. This location is awesome! I believe in the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a casinero.” This could be the beginning of a new tradition. The Random Acts of Cuban Movement is starting to gain some momentum. What's next? Hmmmm..hiking in Calavera Hills and dancing rueda at the top of the old crator? Let's talk plans on Saturday!!

Una bulla!
Maritza

LA's Curuye Timba Party - Sunday February 10th

That's right mi gente! Our dear friends in LA are throwing one of their amazing timba parties. This is a once a month event worth going. Each month, they celebrate all the birthdays in that month, so if its your birthday in February, you will get your own birthday dance circle a lo Cubano and piece of cake! They also have the best Afro-Cuban suelta line.

DJ SAOCO WILL BE SPINNING: SALSA-TIMBA-REGGAETĂ“N!

It's always a fun time out there! Anybody want to help start a caravan for Sunday? Let me know by e-mailing me at sbdiva32@yahoo.com


Here are the details:
What: Curuye Timba Party in Los Angeles
When: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: The GRANADA  -  17 South First St., Alhambra, CA 91801
Cost: $10 cover
 

Saturday Night Salsa/Casino Fever - Jan 19th at the Hyatt

Hello Mi Gente!
So there seems to be some momentum happening to make Random Acts of Cuban Movement happen. One that was not listed in my original list but I tried last year doing at Cafe Sevilla, was to get a bunch of SD casineros together and hit up common SD dance venue and just raid the floor with casino and rueda de casino. Come join us!!

Here are the details:
What: SD CASINO COMMUNITIES MEET-UP @ SALSA AT THE HYATT IN LA JOLLA

When: Sat, January 19, 2013 at 9pm

Where: La Jolla Hyatt @ The Aventine
3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122

Cost: Get there before 9pm and it's FREE! After 9pm and it's $10 a person.

Hope to see you there and dance with you! Una Bulla!
Maritza

More Leads Needed! New Monday class in Carlsbad

Thank you to all who went to Casino on Astorturf this last Saturday at Solana Beach. I want to thank our new casineros who are taking my Monday Carlsbad class. Welcome Juan Carlos and Phyllis! So glad to have you in our dancing community. We had an awesome spread of snacks. Thank you all for the yummy homemade goodies!

If you know of friends or potential leads in North County San Diego area, even South Orange County or Southeast Riverside County, please let them know that I am teaching a brand new rueda de casino class on Monday nights. I am still teaching Tuesday nights at Yoga Munkey teaching beginners Cuban footwork and body movement.

The two classes combined will speed up the the learning for leads to enter the rueda. If people are wondering about pricing, here is the low-down:

MONDAYS - CUBAN SALSA-RUEDA DE CASINO
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
@ Calavera Hills Community Center Activity Room
2997 Glasgow Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92010
Package Fees:
Class#: Date: Fee:
55750 Jan 7-Feb 11 5 weeks($40 online/$50 in person - $10 drop in)
55751 Mar 4-Apr 22 8 weeks($64 online/$74 in person - $10 drop-in)
55752 May 6-Jun 24 7 weeks($56 online/$66 in person - $10 drop-in)
Below is the weblink to register online.
https://class.carlsbadca.gov/Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp

TUESDAYS - BEGINNERS CUBAN DANCE FOOTWORK AND BODY MOVEMENT
Time: 7:15pm-8:15pm
@ Yoga Munkey & More - 410 S. Santa Fe Ste 105, Vista, CA 92084
Fee: A Zumba and Cuban Salsa Membership at $39/month on Automatic debit or credit means you take all the Zumba & Cuban salsa classes we offer at Yoga Munkey! OR $7 Drop-in + donation.

"Random Act of Cuban Movement" Campaign

Yes, that's right! Let's start  creating more ways to build community, let's socialize, support our dancing friends, and meet in and  around town to exert our Cuban movement.

Last year we started with Casino on Cardboard and then it turned to Casino on Astroturf. Here is a list of collected ideas of different "random" acts of Cuban movement.

- Meet Up Rueda in the Park with Orange County Casineros
- Rueda in Buena Vista Park (Vista, CA)
- Casino in the Someone's Backyard
- Cuban Salsa Suelta up Fallbrook Monserate Mountains
- Casino in Someone's Living Room
- Timba/Rumba House Party with Live Drumming
- Rueda Flash Mob at the Ocean House
- Temecula Wine Tasting  Rueda Social Mob Squad
- Casino on Cardboard at Oceanside Harbor w/ BBQ Party
- Increase the Caravan's to  Curuye Parties from one car to three cars full of people
- Caravan on a Saturday Night to El Cuba Libre Saturday Timba Night in Burbank, CA.

I need a coordinating committee to help make this happen. If you are interested, please call me at (206)300-4523 or e-mail me at sbdiva32@yahoo.com. Let's make this our "Random Act of Cuban Movement" Bucket List and have fun in the journey getting there!

Una Bulla!
Maritza


Latin Underground Party @ The Kava Lounge, Wed Jan 23rd

Melaza Underground comes to San Diego! Rock en Espanol, Soul & Groove, Reggae, Hip Hop, ElectroCumbia, Timba & more. All artists from the Latin American continent, from Mexico down to Chile and the Caribe. Chill, dance around, have a drink, there'll be tunes for every mood, non-dancers and dancers alike. Pirito & DJ Axel spinning Latin basement jams found nowhere else in San Diego.
 Latin Underground Party @ Kava Lounge
When: Wednesday, Jan 23rd  at 9pm-2am
Where: Kava Lounge - 2812 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA 92102
Cost:  $5,  21+

Casino on Astroturf at Solana Beach - Sat Jan 12th

The first of the new year and it's going to happen. No cancellations unless it really does rain. Dress in layers in case it is still cold outside. Come get together San Diego style and dance on the beachside of San Diego's beautiful ocean fronts, Solana Beach, where they don't have an amplified music restriction by the city. 

When: Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Fletcher Cove Beach Park in Solana Beach: 111 South Sierra Avenue Solana Beach, CA 92075



Come watch the sun go down as we dance together. I am throwing in some structure to this event just to see if it will bring more people to dance with us. To meet the needs of the intermediate/advanced casineros, I'll be sharing 3 new moves or ones that we all just forgot! There are so many, right??

Come learn 3 new/forgotten moves you can do for rueda and/or casino 1-on-1.
January's highlighted moves are:
1. Echufla con ronde (beginner move for kicks and giggles)
2. Enchufla y Casate con la hermana, la abuela, la prima, la suegra, tu madre: response "la tuya" (intermediate move)
3.Setenta Moderna from Seattle (advanced)

The "show-share-teach" a.k.a. SST will be at 4pm.

No charge, totally free but please bring a snack dish to share with everyone, chips, salsa, brownies, edename, veggies, crackers, hummus, drinks etc. These are just ideas.

We'll be at Fletcher Cove Beach Park. The exit from the I-5 is Lomas Santa Fe, then go west, towards the beach, all the way until it end. You'll run right into it. Find any side parking and come join us on the astroturf area over looking the ocean!

UPDATE 2013 San Francisco Rueda Festival - Feb 14th-17th

In 6 more weeks as of today, the biggest rueda festival in the US will take place with a long list of guest instructors, workshops and dancing until the wee hours of the morning for four days and nights. A highlight to mention this year is that Wilfredo Guilbiac Rodriguez from our own San Diego will be a guest instructor at this festival. PLUS, his performance group, Cubata, will be performing for the first time. So eight of us will be there! That's right! Cubata includes: Wilfredo, Evelyn, Sarina, Nabia, Rodrigo "Rudy", Noe, Raul and me. So we want cheerleaders out there to cheer us on! We will be performing on Sunday, Feb 16th and Willy will be doing his workshop on Cuban style body movement.

So if you have not purchased your ticket for the Festival here is the link.

Hope to see you there! Una bulla!