helloman

doudouliu,
Is it for sure that your school will perform at 4pm ?
In general most performances will take place later
so that more people will show up to watch
for the school to get the maximum publicity.
Can you find out the exact time of the performance ?

doudouliu

I guess it is around 4pm on June 13th.

I am learning in Latin Spirit.

helloman

The following salsa schools are invited to perform
on the following Sundays, probably around 6pm:
Jun 6 - SAN TROPEZ
Jun 13 - LATIN SPIRIT
Jun 20 - SALSA RICA
Jun 27 - AZUCAR

helloman

minitila,
   It takes place every Sunday only.
I believe that a different school will perform every Sunday.
You can gather the info of different schools
and then decide on which one to join.

doudouliu

我只知道我的instructor会在那里有表演，我们班上的学员也都会去，也许还可以practice一小会儿，据说是一堂很特别的课程。

minitila

是每天下午都有吗, 还是只有周末有

helloman

The return of Salsafolie Sundays
in the Old Port of Montreal

Salsafolie returns for its 2nd edition
in the Old port of Montreal,
from June 6 to September 5, 2004,
from 16h00 to 20h00!

The King Edward pier !

Located all at the end of the street St-Laurent, being prolonged by a passage (on the left: the food fair; on the right: the Center of Sciences and Cinema IMAX), the salsa is now danced along the St-Laurent river.

This year several improvements and innovations are made to the program!
Shows by various dance schools and musical troops, DJ and Clubs invited, activities of animation and kiosks on the site, Salsafolie Bar, Cloakroom of Salseros and more still.

Note the time change of beach. This year, the activity of Salsafolie Sundays to the Old Port will begin at the end of the afternoon, that is to say 16h00 (4PM) until 20H00 (8PM).
In the program this year, four hours consecutive of music, animation and shows, free for all.

Geographical chart: Directions


X = SITE OF The King-edward pier in the OLD PORT OF MONTREAL
for Salsafolie Sundays in the Old Port of Montreal.

Direction: Reach the Old Port located at the corner of De la Commune street and St-Laurent street. Follow indications for the parking on the King-Edward pier (between the food fair and the Center of Sciences/Cinéma IMAX).

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Continue until the end of the pier and you are there !

This place is conveniently located near the metro Place D'armes,bicycle track and river shuttle and parking.

helloman

I go to some clubs downtown, though not very often.

For some of the clubs, you can see the following thread:
http://www.sinoquebec.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=289455#post289455

If you are learning now, you can ask your instructor
about the good places to practise,
then go together with your other fellow students as a group.

doudouliu

我最近在学习salsa(初级学生），所以对这些非常感兴趣，谢谢helloman提供的这么多有用的知识。

另外想知道大家都在哪里练习呢？

helloman

Colombian Styles:

Salsa is danced differently all throughout Colombia. In Cali, it is more "showy", in other, more rural parts of the country, it is danced more closely and tightly, with heads touching in some cases. However, the underlying commonality is that there is no forward and backward motions of the feet. It is simply what we call "Cumbia" style, which is feet alternating to the back or to the side. There are not too many fancy tricks, turns, or spins in Colombian style - except if you are a professional dancer, dancing with bands, or competing. Casual social dancing, Colombian style is much calmer, closer, where both dancer's bodies are almost completely touching each other, from head to toe.

Ballroom Style:

This is what is officially called "Ballroom Mambo". Here, there are no tricks, fast spins, dips, nor lifts. Ballroom Mambo is normally danced on the "two", "three", "four", beats of the music, where both feet come completely together at an almost stand-still on the "four" and the "eight" beats of the music. This is normally taught in professional dance studios by professional ballroom coaches. The Ballroom Mambo style differs from the New York Razz M Tazz style of dancing on the four, five, six, in that Razz M Tazz style is more showy, and has a big hustle influence behind it. It also differs from the Eddie Torres, "5, 6, 7" method of teaching Mambo on "two", which also has a big hustle influence, and includes a great deal of spins and fancy floorwork (shines).