The Afro-Latin Lounge

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Sunday 1st February from 3pm until midnight
At Tito's Latin Club, 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG
Entry: £5 before 5.30pm £8 after 5.30pm Children allowed until 10pm - free entry
*NEW FOR 2009* Email your RSVP by 5pm on Saturday 31st January to be on our £5 guest list. This will ensure entry for £5 ALL NIGHT. (Please note this does not include participation in the dance classes)

From 5.30pm - midnight
Join us for live rumba with Los Rumberitos de Londres, Orisha dance performances, music with DJ Javier ("la Maquina de Cuba"), and much more!
DJ from 5.30pm - band and dance performances at 8.30pm
From 3 - 5.30pm
Enjoy rumba dance classes with Jesus Morales Martinez, dancer with Clave y Guaguanco in Havana, and director of the folkloric group Omylawua.
£8 per class - including free entry to the rest of the El Rumbon Cubano night with live performances, DJ and much more!
3 - 4.10pm - Beginners 4.20 - 5.30pm - Intermediate/advanced

2009 dates for El Rumbon Cubano The first Sunday of every month: 1st February, 1st March, 5th April, 3rd May, 7th June, 5th July, 2nd August, 6th September, 4th October, 1st November, 7th December
Not been to El Rumbon Cubano yet? Find out what you've been missing by checking out our photo albums on the Facebook Cubacheche page!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Carlos and OlwenCubacheche

It started with Lambada, then zouk,zouklove, soulzouk, zoukrevolution, now London has it's own variation of this wonderfuldance;Lyrical Zouk. Lambada zouk danced with sensuality, poise,connectionwith your partner, allowing combinations to emerge organicallythroughout the dance; Experience this new wonderful style every weekat The Inn On The Green.Inn on the Green a unique experienceInn On The Green is the only Lambada Zouk Class of it's kind inLondon. This is not aclass where one learns a move a week, it's a class where we look atelements that make up the dance and try to work on them in order tobe a stronger dancer. A well structured warm up, using elements ofcontemporary, Jazz, footwork drills, partner work,musicality exercises, choreography work, the toughest and ultimatelythe most rewarding class around.Take Your Dance to the Next levelClass starts 7:30of class only Three pounds ( for beginners and improvers)Inn On The Green3_5 Thorpe CloseLadbroke GroveW10 5XL...Lyrical Zouk Every Monday

Initiated by Sheron Wray, Feedback33 is a Dancer's Mentoring Forum. An opportunity to take part in technique classes in an array of various styles, to share time and space with teachers from around the globe..
In this session Jackie Guy will explore the Characteristics of Caribbean dance aesthetics.29th January & 5th February, 7.30-9.30pm
Please come for registration at 7pm.Cost £13 annual registration fee and £3 for class thereafter!
(non members pay £8)
Venue: The London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way , London , N1 9ABTo book a place on this workshop please email Zela Gayle (Feedback33 Co-ordinator) at inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. .uk
Tel:07946 551 537www.myspace. com/feedback33
Feedback33 teacher's biography: Jackie GuyJackie has been the recipient of many certificates and awards for outstanding contribution to dance. As tutor/lecturer and choreographer, he has worked with De Montfort University, Middlesex University , Birmingham University , University of Surrey , Liverpool University , University of London Goldsmiths College, Birmingham Royal Ballet Education Department, BBC Philharmonic ( Manchester ) Education Department, Talawa Theatre, ACT Theatre Company, Royal Festival Hall, Sadler's Wells Education Department, IRIE! Dance Theatre, Adzido Dance Company and a host of Colleges and Poly-Technique Institutions throughout Britain . His work as dancer, tutor and choreographer has taken him throughout Europe, Africa, Australia , USA , Canada , Mexico and the Caribbean .