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I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when after the fabulous night at Top of the Park, my little crew and I drove over to El Camino Real. My first impression was a good one. Not only were the doormen nice, when we walked in they were playing salsa music. We were seated by a host immediately and had three waiters at arms length most of the time. They offer appetizers late into the evening which ranged in price from $2.50 for a cheese quesadilla to $11 for some monster nachos. Their claim is authentic Mexican cuisine and though they only served appetizers at that hour (after 11 p.m.), you could tell they were closer to authentic than many "Mexican" restaurants. My telltale sign is the type of flour tortillas they use. These looked like fresh, hand-tossed ones you might find at the tortilla factory in Detroit. From what I ate, I thought the food was good and a much needed boost after dancing in the streets for 4 hours already. The service was really great and friendly too The music was loud (but not too loud) and the variety of music was great too. Best of all, for me, was that the reggaeton didn't start until 1 a.m. Those of us who wanted to dance mostly salsa got what they were looking for. Whether or not that was the intent, DJ Sabor did a great job keeping everyone on their feet.

Sunday night was fantastic. Absolutely entertaining, great energy, wonderful dancers and just plain old amazing as always. Unfortunately, I had to leave.

So, I posted this question on MySpace, but I also wanted to see if anyone here knows of good places to go in Las Vegas to dance salsa - advice or feedback not found when performing a Google search suc

When I started dancing salsa seriously in August, I was single after a long-term, serious relationship ended several months earlier.. Not really ready to date, but ready to go out and meet new people and make friends, I briefly attempted to date someone whom I still think is cool and we can be friends.

But, it's made me think twice about it for myself and makes me wonder if others have experiences/advice/concerns about such things.

There are lots of hot people out there who dance fabulously. It's hard not to appreciate all of the beautiful people and personalities.

On the other side, what do you do if you are dating someone with no interest in salsa?

Curious discussion - my mind revisits a rather crass saying, but essentially, "Don't s**t in your own back yard" sums it up.

Thoughts?

Reading recent comments about the Metro Times article and the perhaps implied expectation that yasalsa.com is to be a kid-friendly site, or that somehow the salsa atmosphere here in Detroit is suppose

Two things happened last night that put a crappy taste in my mouth.

1) You can't have any fun without some creepy dude grabbing your stinger.

2) I'm pretty loyal to the YA group, many of whom also organize the Sky Mambo Project. I am a loyal Harem attendee - mostly because the music is really great, I'm comfortable being myself and I can have a good time without the sleezy pick-up bar atmosphere.