Sunday 7 November 2010

The Afro-Latin Lounge



Verse Dance Arena & Spread Expression
present
the GO HARD dance-athon fundraiser!

A day jam packed with one of the best line-ups of dance artists in London volunteering their expertise through workshops, raising funds for international dance exchanges and for the benefit of the UK dance community.

OUR EXCEPTIONNAL GO HARD WORKSHOP LINE-UP:

Turbo, Paradigmz , Duwane Sparxx Taylor, Supermalcom, Sean Graham, Karou, Etta Ermini, Anna Buonomo, Jane Sekonya-John, Cindy Claes, Kweku Aacht

Sat 13th November
From 10am till 10pm

Masses of people will be dancing their way through the movement marathon lead by London ’s finest in techniques such as:

Hip-Hop, African fusion, Krump, Waacking, Dancehall, UK Underground Jazz, Hip-Hop Theatre...

Join the MADNESS and help us raise funds*. There are 3 ways to get right in:

1. Come along and pay per session (£5)

2. Buy full day pass (9 sessions for £36) - email us NOW!! Or...

3. Request a sponsorship form, get your family & friends to back you! Raise a minimum of £36 to gain your FREE full access pass!

E-mail us NOW to secure your space (choose option 1, 2 or3) at gohardteam@gmail.com !!

This all day extravaganza will be held at Centre Stage studios, 1 Gurney Road, E15 1TQ , right in the heart of Stratford and next to the 2012 Olympic site.

*OUR PURPOSE is to create international dance experiences and worldwide artistic exchanges.

- Spread Expression offers professional development to local artists in the US (Nov 2010) and in Jamaica (2011), sharing their passion for Krumping and Dancehall Theatre!

- Verse Dance Arena will produce an international platform for UK artists to share and absorb unique international dance experiences allowing artistic growth here in London (early 2011)!

DANCE ALL DAY, support our vision, and enrich YOUR training experiences!
FOR MORE INFO CALL 07940017054
www.versedancearena.com
www.spreadexpression.com
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Cindy Claes
+44 (0) 7940017054
www.spreadexpression.com
www.cindyclaes.com

El Rumbon Cubano is back on Sunday 14th November
with live music from London's newest Cuban salsa band

Timbache

Directed by Eikel Venegas and featuring the inimitable Yuri Moreno,
the talented Rey Crespo, and other top UK-based Cuban musicians.

Plus, regular Rumbon DJ - Javier, la maquina de Cuba - will be back
to massage your ears, inspire your feet, and move your hips to the hottest Cuban salsa, timba and reggaeton.

CubanaDanza's principal male dancer, the dynamic David Martinez, will also be be back teaching his popular salsaton class

7.30-8.30pm - Salsaton class - all levels
�10 (including entry to the rest of the Rumbon)


At Nueva Costa Dorada
47-55 Hanway Street
London W1T 1UX

Nearest tube Tottenham Court Road

Doors open 7pm
Entry - �7 in advance via online registration (excluding dance class)
�10 on the door (or including dance class)




As you know we occasionally let you know of other events we think you might like...

Don't miss Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes coming up next month at the Barbican

Thursday 18 November 7.30pm

Chucho Valdes & The Afro Cuban Messengers

+ Ibrahim Maalouf

Part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3

Produced by the Barbican

An exciting double-bill which celebrates the global reach of today’s jazz.

Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés, a virtuoso even by the exacting standards of Latin jazz, started his first trio at the age of 16 and founded Irakere in 1972 while playing with the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna. A two-handed, inventive and fluid pianist, Valdés combines the influences of jazz greats like Art Tatum and McCoy Tyner with his Afro-Cuban roots to dramatic effect. Irakere’s music, largely written and arranged by Valdes, ranged over all kinds of combinations of Latin rhythms, jazz and rock, and the group became one of the most famous ensembles ever to emerge from Cuba . Its influence can still be heard in groups like NG La Banda or Charanga Habanera as well as in Cuban jazz. For this Barbican concert he brings his new octet the Afro Cuban Messengers, performing tracks from their eagerly anticipated new release Chucho's Steps (Harmoni Mundi). The CD, which ranges from danzón and chachachá to R&B flavours, includes tributes to the Marsalis family and Joe Zawinul; Chucho has said, ‘it is the best instrumental album I have recorded in my life.’

Opening the evening is French/Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, who uniquely combines jazz and classical Arabic music. Born in 1980 in Lebanon under the bombs of a civil war, Ibrahim Maalouf was uprooted from his motherland and lived his exile in France . He kept the music of his childhood buried inside for many years, but later his homesickness helped him to develop his own musical world. He studied modern, classical, baroque and contemporary concertos, and at the same time was surrounded by Arabic classical, ethnic and traditional music. Ibrahim discovered trumpet with his father Nassim Maalouf, who invented the quarter-tone trumpet (with a fourth valve) in the 1960's enabling the instrument to reproduce Arabic musical modes. As a boy, Ibrahim dreamt of becoming an architect in order to rebuild Lebanon . Instead, he built his life around that country's rich and mixed heritage which he now communicates through his music. Ibrahim was recently named Discovery of the Year at the 2010 French Jazz Music Awards and has played with renowned artists such as Amadou et Mariam, Matthieu Chédid (M), Marcel Khalifé, Sting, Salif Keita, Toumani Diabate, and more. His latest CD Diasporas will be released in the UK on 15th of November.

Plus, on the Freestage 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Younger Zen

Formed last year, Younger Zen are a British group who draw liberally on calypso and steel pan traditions, funk and rock and whose members hail from the Congo , England and Trinidad . With a percussive, dancefloor-friendly sound, they play African-Caribbean music made in London .

For more information and to book tickets, please visit the Barbican website

LONDON LATIN AMERICAN

FILM FESTIVAL

20th Edition

Festival: 19th - 28 th Nov 2010

Launch: 17th Nov 2010,


The London Latin American Film Festival (“ Excellencia Latina” award 2005) is one of London’ s best established and most respected annual cultural events, and this year it is screening a selection of the strongest new Latin American feature films, documentaries and shorts.

Celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year and coinciding with the bicentenary of Latin American independence from Spain, the London Latin American Film Festival is your guide through an ever more sophisticated and diverse cinematic landscape.

Firstly, the launch night features a screening of the gorgeous animated feature “Chico and Rita ”, a love story across the Mambo clubs of 40’s Havana and Harlem , with an original soundtrack by Bebo Valdés.

Then, on the opening night at the Riverside Studios we have a special treat: Laura Lindemann, a young German opera singer, is opening the Festival and setting the mood for the night with her beautiful mezzo-soprano voice, as an introduction to the Argentine film “ Felicitas” an historical extravaganza!

The many other highlights include emerging talent from Cuban cinema: the stunning

political thriller “City in Red”, the sumptuous, neon, neo-Noire feature Neuralgia and the

powerful “Memories of Overdevelopment” a sequel to the towering “Memories of Underdevelopment”, a classic of Cuban Cinema.

“Impulse” is again a compulsive thriller set in the Ecuadorian remote countryside and the compelling Colombian “ My Kidnapper” documents the life of a man held hostage by guerrillas, when an email relationship with his kidnappers ensues after his release. Then, young filmmakers of Chile contribute a left field take on the Road Movie tradition with “ Tour” and “ Ultramar”, as well as the fascinating “April 31st” which explores the distinction between documentary and fiction.



The Festival is also presenting some extraordinary documentaries and short films from emerging talents: Among the many: “ El Puesto” , a portrait of one man and his relationship with the natural world, cannot be beaten. “Revolution” counts as probably the most controversial Cuban film of recent years, the press was banned from its only showing in Havana , while the poignant “Vainilla Chip” tells the story of an ordinary day for a widower, an ice-cream maker, permeated with his sense of longing.

As an absolute contrast in tone, “The Crab, The Crocodile and Love in Cuba ” portrays a small, vibrant Cuban community with the exuberant art of world famous ceramicist Fuster at its heart.

This is just a taste of the cinematic delight awaiting you....



Some of the Highlights:

- Charity Event in aid of “Children of the Andes ” with Eastern Colombian music from Diego Laverde and Screening “My Kidnapper”.
- Peruvian Night. Screening “ Altiplano” supported by Cusqueña beer.
- CLOSING NIGHT. Screening “ The Belle of the Alhambra”, followed by cocktail reception.



Art Exhibition:

ART REVOLUTION curated by Ronald Hernandez

22-25 Nov. Private View: 22nd Nov, 7pm.

@ Acquire Gallery, London SW8



Festival Venues and Rest of the Programme on:
www.latinamericanfilmfestival.com , LLAFF 2010 Facebook: gid=85242434706

+44 (0) 7785 328000
www.twitter.com/llafestival
Facebook Page http://bit.ly/bY9yaA
Facebook Group http://bit.ly/aYyPQF
www.facebook.com/evatarrkirkhope.LLAFF


FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY SPOT
FIESTA HAVANA FULHAM

Hola preciosos/as
Just a quick email to remind you about our events, courses as well as a group booking we are organising for Afro-Cuba Spring party in March. Info below



CSArts

1- SalsaconWodka! - is back this Friday and every Friday in South Ealing with more to offer from Cuba with our great Salsa classes for all levels, animations throught out the night and promotions in drinks during the happy hrs.

Also write in your diary - special nights with live Salsa bands on 5th & 26 November in our SalsaconWodka! night in South Ealing



Venue: Kuznia Smaku, - 175 South Ealing Road London W54QP

Closest station South Ealing
Free parking spaces
Price: £8 no band day & £10 on band days



Great funr *Great classes *Great friendly place * Great Teachers * Great Djs * Great Animation *Great Food & Fantastic bar prices during very good happy hours offer


Time: From 8pm till late

Classes start at: 8.30pm
3 level Salsa classes with isolation moves

*The restaurant Kuznia Smaku serves very nice Polish food.



Tell your friends and come and join us together in a hot Salsa night!

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*December 17 – Celebration of Babalu Aye & Christmas party. Afro-Cuban performance from CSArts’ students plus Live band and more for only £10 in Hammersmith
Venue: JazzCafe Posk,



** Taking bookings now

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2- Spaces left in our Get it Right! - Intensive Afro-Cuban dance coursesstarting last Saturday at the Place.

If you want to enhance your dance vocabulary, isolation movemnts as well as musical interepretation, stamina, self confidence and learn more about the roots of Salsa - these are the right courses for you!

Dates: Saturdays



Duration: 6 weeks (2 hrs each week)

Course includes – Intro to music interpretation and understanding, Chants, Afro-Cuban technique and choreography.

Teachers from CSArts: Damarys Farres & Miguel Gonzales plus guest

Times- Afro-Cuban - 6-7.05pm – Shango & Ochun

-Arara 7.10-8.10pm

* Demo on 3 Dec & 17 Dec

Venue: The Place, 17 Duke Road , London WC1H 9PY



Tube station: King X or Euston

Check these links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVdyRMAWcng&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QorS1mh-yo&feature=related
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1608107893728




* Intensive 3 hrs Rumba & Son workshops caming soon- let us know if you are interested!

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3- MiCUBA! - Your Saturday Salsa Dance Party near Tower Bridge is back on Sat 20 Nov- After our great success on our Launch party on 16th of October we would like to thank all the students, friends and organisers who came to support us on the night! - We hope you come on the 20th of Nov when we bring CUBA to you with our hearts.




Get ready and get warm on Saturday 20 November! -we have created a great Cuban night and ambience for the cold NOVEMBER month & invite you to the most authentic Cuban Salsa night in town – MiCUBA! - Don't miss it! .



Reasons to come


* Transportation with destination to- CUBA !



* Internation well known teachers

* Great Dj

* Great Venue & location

* All levels Salsa class

* Fun all night

* Animations

*1 specialised class each month

* raffles

* Greatest Cuban Salsa band in town in a way that you have not heard them performing before,

*cds give away - & more....



Venue- BLV Club of the Don Restaurant (upstairs)- 224A Tower Bridge Road, SE1 2UP , London

Time: 9pm – 4am

Price: £10 in adv or by sending email to cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com confirming attendance

£ 12 on door



You can get it through CubanVibes in any of his events as well as Lazaro/Paola Lopez



Cu all on Saturday 20th November where magic happens



20 Nov 2010 - you can buy tickets in advance now £ 10 or £12 on door

18 Dec 2010 - Christmas party in Cuban style! Great night! Now selling fast- get your ticket in adv and start celebrating the Christmas experience!

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For payment please see- Transfer details and courses specifications below

Name: Cuban School of Arts

Branch - HSBC

Sort code 40-02-17

Account # 21570412



Afro1 Oct10 - £69

Afro2 Oct10 £130

MiCUBA! Nov - £10

17 Dec - £10

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4- The CSArts is organising a group to participate in Afro-Cuban Spring Salsa fiesta from 25-28 March 2011!

Set amongst green fields and woodland, its elevated and rural location gives a stunning view overWeymouth Bay. Seaview is attractively landscaped and bordered by green fields, with Weymouthwide sandy bay and Bowleaze Cove only a short walk away.



All accommodation includes: fully equipped modern fitted kitchen, fridge, shower & toilet, colour TV, bed linen, pillows and duvets, free gas, electricity and hot water



Prices from just £105 per person (based on 4 people sharing), including all Entertainment, Workshops, Party Nights, 3 Nights Self Catering Accommodation.



Half Board available for just £45 extra.



Site facilities include: heated swimming pool, snooker, pool, games room, 10pin bowling plus more.



Kids are welcome! & under 12 years old are free with one adult paying.



Reasons to come

3 Salsa Party Nights till 4am

After-Parties

World Class Salsa Band

Spectacular Dance Shows

Luxurious & Spacious Accommodation

2 Days of fun and inspiring Workshops

From £105 per person



* Prices coming up on the 31st October



To save some money we will need to book by the end of the week. So please let me know if you would like to participate asap!



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PRIVATE CLASSES- Great offers



Looking for Private classes to enhance your dance vocabulary, isolation technique, music interpretation, following/leading technique, and/or specialised classes in Rumba or Afro-Cuban? Then look no further. Contact us today by mail:cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com or call 07788 110421. Benefit with block discounts offer during October & November month!



Great present also for those yoiu love!



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Other services



REMEMBER that the CSArts is available for Christmas parties, performances, workshops, choreographies anywhere in the UK or abroad as well as private classes, one to one or small groups. We also have a special offer for private classes during the months of October & November. Please contact me for more details.



Thanks besos & happy Halloween uhhhhhhh



Damarys Farres (The Cuban School of Arts)
+ 44 (0) 7788 110421
Cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com
www.CubanSchool.co.uk


Fiesta Havana has a great atmosphere, and is filled with
the Latin feel. We have DJs every week playing you
the hottest Latin vibes.

You can either sit back and enjoy a drink at happy hour
prices or you can get up and learn some salsa dancing
every Friday!


7.30pm:
Bachata Classes Various Levels (£8)
8.30pm:
Salsa classes
Beginners FREE
Improvers, Intermediate/Advanced (£8)
Special Offer: Take both Salsa & Bachata for £6 each
9.30pm - 2pm:
Club ''Havana Nitez'' DJ El Nino mixing Latin and commercial tunes
Free entry before 10pm
£4 between 10-11pm
and £6 after 11pm
Bar & Restaurant:
Offers from 5 to 9pm:

2 for 1 on Cocktails
£2 San Miguel
£2 Tequila Shots
Address: 490 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NH
MAP


Theatre / Colombiage / Teatro del Presagio
Fri 19 - Sun 21 Nov / 7.30pm / Venue 1 / £12, £10 concs
Book tickets online
El Teatro del Presagio is a crowd: if an actor is many then 8 is infinite. Of course, El Teatro del Presagio is an intimate, timid crowd, crouching in the dark, among that other crowd of open eyelids and silent fauces tempted to devour us.
More details

It started with Lambada, then zouk,zouklove, soulzouk, zouk
revolution, now London has it's own variation of this wonderful
dance;
Lyrical Zouk. Lambada zouk danced with sensuality, poise,connection
with your partner, allowing combinations to emerge organically
throughout the dance; Experience this new wonderful style every...............
week
at The Inn On The Green.

Inn on the Green a unique experience

Inn On The Green is the only Lambada Zouk Class of it's kind in
London. This is not a
class where one learns a move a week, it's a class where we look at
elements that make up the dance and try to work on them in order to
be a stronger dancer. A well structured warm up, using elements of
contemporary, Jazz, footwork drills, partner work,
musicality exercises, choreography work, the toughest and ultimately
the most rewarding class around.

Take Your Dance to the Next level
Class starts 7:30 followed by social dancing
classes are Three pounds
Inn On The Green
3_5 Thorpe Close
Ladbroke Grove
W10 5XL..

Ayaka’s weekend body percussion course in November

13&14, 20&21 November (Sat & Sun)

What time?

11-12pm Class 1 *14&21st (Sun)- open to children
12-1pm Class 2

*14&21st Sun 11-12pm Open to parents and children (suitable from 5years old)- ask details to Ayaka, numbers limited

Place?

@ the Rhythm Cafe (Arch 65, Camden Stables Market) www.therhythmcafe.com

Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH (Recommend to print out as it would be hard to find in the market)

(closest tube- chalk farm or camden town on Northern Line)

How much?

1class £6/*5 (dancers and concessions)

2 classes £10/8

14&21st 11-12pm Family pack- a child& a parent- 11pounds

1class £7/6

2classes £12/10

*Bring trainers/hard-sole shoes/wellies*

For the pre-booking, please contact to

aykolour_dance@hotmail.com

or 07810-836583

Any questions welcome! Many thanks for reading through...

Ayaka Takai
Dancer/Choreographer/Teaching
http://www.ayaka-aykolourdance.com/

Ayaka's Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/aykolour
Ayaka's official Blog: http://addincolour2009.blogspot.com/

Hi,

Thought you might want to know about this fantastic event 2Funky and Punch Records are holding very soon…

Midland’s Best Dance Crew 2010

The cream of the Midland ’s dance crews will battle it out in front of you for the coveted title and £1000 CASH!

PLUS £50 CASH prize for the best dancer from the audience! That could be YOU!

Friday 12th November 8pm

Where: Town Hall, Victoria Square , Birmingham , B3 3DQ

How much: £10, under 14s: £7

To book tickets click here: http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/midlands-best-dance-crew

For more info click here: http://punch-records.co.uk/2010/08/03/midlands-best-dance-crew-2010/

And here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124994744182581

This is not to be missed, Leicester Best Dance Crew tickets sold out at lightning speed and these ones are going just as quickly!

Also don’t forget Leicester ’s Best Dance Crew 2011 returns February 26th 2011…watch this space!

Thanks,

2Funky Arts Team

Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/2funkyempire

Check out our website: http://www.2funkyarts.co.uk/


Cubartista Productions presents:
VA POR CUBA .
Last concert of the year!

An evening of Music and Poetry
recital featuring classical
music from the Americas and
poetry from Cuba

19th November at 7.30pm
Bolivar Hall 54 Grafton Way London W1

Staring: Roberto Molina, Neus Guiu Ritort, Eralys Fernandez , Sofie Almroth, Nicola Burnette.

Music by Astor Piazzola, George Gershwin, Ernesto Lecuona, Juan Pineira & Ignacio Cervantes
Poetry by Nicolas Guillen & Miguel Barnet

FREE mojito in the interval!

www.culturacubana.co.uk cubartista@hotmail.co.uk
Tickets can be purchased from eralyspiano.webden.co.uk

Artistic Director Roberto Molina

Assistant Director - Louise Shepherd

Feedback33 is a Professional Dancers' Mentoring Forum set up by Sheron Wray.

An opportunity to take part in various dance techniques with teachers from around the globe. It is a chance to gain insights into the passions, challenges, and experiences of various artists and teachers.

Feedback33 with Robert Hylton Thurs 11 Nov @ London Studio Centre

Venue: The London Studio Centre, 42 - 50 York Way, London N1 9AB (adjacent to Lincoln Lounge)

Contemporary Fusion with Robert Hylton, Thursday 11 November 2010, 7.30 -9.00pm.

PLEASE COME FOR CLASS REGISTRATION AT 7PM.

In this session, Robert will lead a Contemporary Fusion class blending hip hop styles and contemporary dance, with an emphasis on technique, weight transitions and dynamics. Music is used as a tool for exploration to enhance musicality, set choreography and improvisational concepts.

Cost per class

£5 Members / £8 Non-members

Concessions*

£3 Members / £5 Non-members

* Concessions are open to students and to unemployed professional dancers only. ID/proof of status is required. To check if you qualify for the unemployed professional dancer concession, please phone number below.

Annual Membership fee

£10

To book a place on this workshop please email Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail.com or phone: 07792236583.

ABOUT ROBERT HYLTON

Artistic Director of Robert Hylton (www.urbanclassicism.com) Robert’s left of centre approach to hip hop, theatre, film and contemporary dance choreography has carved an original artist, performer and educator.

Education is at the forefront of Robert’s work which has taken him all around the world, teaching hip hop and contemporary fusion as well as lecturing in hip hop dance on a variety dance programmes including Skills n Drills, a yearly hip hop intensive focusing on hip hop dance technique and history.


Robert’s stage work as a soloist and with his own company choreography has toured relentlessly in the UK and internationally supported by Arts Council England and The British Council. In 2010 Robert choreographed and composed the music for Human Revolution a pax de deux commissioned by Ballet Black which premiered at The Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House. His film credits include Jaffaman (2003), Two Sugars with my hip hop please (2004), and Fresh ‘A Spaghetti and Fried Chicken Western’ (2008) his directorial debut.

Formerly an Associate Artist at The Place theatre, Robert is in constant popping training with the Electric Boogaloos and is also credited as being a UK hip hop theatre pioneer. His journey within fusing the different styles began in 1991 with his stage debut of his first solo in 1999 earning him worldwide critical acclaim; ever since he has continued to practice and cultivate his craft.

Feedback33 Dancers' Mentoring Forum: “Let's celebrate our differences by coming together"


Another hot night from our friends at Sun Bailante!

Sun Bailante is 3 years old this month so, on Friday 12th November, they'll be treating everyone to the funkiest Fiesta ever at Traffic Bar in Holborn.

Special guest DJ, Jose Luis, the best Urban Latin DJ in the UK and creator of 'La Bomba' at Ministry of Sound and Pacha will throw top Reggaeton, Dancehall, Salsa and much more.

And don't miss the sexy 'Baile Funk show' straight from Rio de Janeiro.

The Fiesta takes place on two floors - the Latin & Tropical room (with Jose Luis) and the Party Jam room with resident DJs Jerome, Shakit, G-Sharpz & Friday.

Don't miss the introduction to Salsa and Cumbia at 9:15pm.


Day and Time:
Friday 12th November
9pm to 2:30am

Location:
Victoria House 1 Vernon Place, London, WC1A 2EP

Tube:
Holborn

Price:
�7 on guestlist
�10 on the doors

For guestlist visit www.sunbailante.com


Contact:
www.sunbailante.com
Or call 07921891611

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