HAVANA NIGHTS SOCIAL - EL GRANDE!
with special guests YERSIN RIVAS, and DJ JAVIER DE LA ROSA, 'LA MAQUINA DE CUBA', ALL FROM CUBA!

FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY @ THE ODDFELLOWS CLUB, LEICESTER
THE BEST SALSA VENUE IN THE MIDLANDS!

Son lesson (improvers+) with Yersin Rivas plus animation.! Music played by DJ Javier including salsa, timba, Son, reggeaton, bachata and salsaton!

WHAT IS SON AND HOW WILL IT ENRICH YOUR SALSA?

Son is derived from Cuba's African and Spanish roots, and is the predecessor of Salsa. It is a sensual and elegant dance, with a similar dance-hold and footwork as Salsa. It is danced, off the beat, and relies less on complicated turn patterns than Salsa and more on quick flirtatious and sensual side-to-side movements of the shoulders, torso and hips accenting the underlying rhythm of the feet. Son music is rich and traditional and associated with the best of Cuba. A common saying in Cuba is, 'if you can't dance Son you can't dance Salsa', as most Cubans use Son dance technique (e.g. the dancing off beat and the body movement) to enrich their Salsa dancing.

 

PRICES & BOOKINGS

Doors open @ 8pm
Son Lesson (improvers+) @ 8:30pm
Social dancing from 9:30 till 1am
£8 (on the door)

VENUE

The Oddfellows club is spacious venue with great wooden dance floor plus very cheap drinks and is one of the best Salsa venues in the Midlands! NCP car park next to the venue.

The Nottingham Oddfellows Club, Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB. Map Link

LINE-UP

YERSIN RIVAS (CUBA/UK)
Yersin Rivas, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Yersin started dancing at an early age. For the last 7 years he has been teaching Cuban Salsa, Cha Cha Cha and Afro Cuban in the UK. As well as as his passion for dance, Yersin is the resident Cuban DJ at Babylon Lounge Club in Brighton. Yersin is an energetic person who brings excitement and joy through his dance.

DJ JAVIER DE LA ROSA (CUBA/UK)
Javier, winner of the "Most Popular Cuban Salsa DJ " Award 2006 and finalist in the Bacardi DJ Competition 2003, he is one of the most exciting Latin DJ's on the scene. He came to the UK five years ago from Havana, Cuba, where he worked at the Castillito Cultural Centre and was involved in various musical activities. He has been DJing in the UK since his arrival, playing Salsa and Timba Cubana, Reggaeton, latin Hip-Hop and R & B to suit the occasion. He featured in ID London magazine (October 2005 edition) as one of the UKs leading emerging acts in the urban Latin music scene. Currently, you can find him playing at various clubs and events in London and the UK