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Check out this video piece that has just been posted to the Detroit Free Press web site.
Thank you Mandy!!

Watch it here of view on the video on the Detroit Free Press website

That was one crazy social!!  Once again we would like to thank everyone for coming out to dance and have a good time with us. The official numbers are not in yet but we can safely say that over 400 people turned out for our first social in 2010.   I think back to the days of our first few socials when there were only 40 or 50 of us at the salsa social.  We had a great time then just as we do now and it is always exciting to us when more kindred spirits find us and fall in love with the same music and dancing as we have.

The January social was definitely one of our best! There is no substitute for the energy that live music brings to the dance floor and Orquestra Ire truly delivered.  They did a fantastic job and it was great seeing all the facebook messages complementing them on it.  What most people probably don't know is that it may have very well been Bobby Guzman's last performance with his band.  Much to our chagrin, he has decided to hang up the spurs for a while.  Hopefully not forever!  If you see him out and about, be sure to stop, give him a hug, and let him know that his presence on stage will be missed!

Check out this recent article about our Detroit Salsa Scene!

"Picture this: You hustle through freezing winds from your car to the doorway of the Sangria Sky Club in Royal Oak. You shake off layers of coats, sweaters, boots, and scarves, then grab a colorful cocktail as the sound of salsa music hits your ear. Suddenly the dance floor is filled with gorgeous, lithe dancers (who might not actually be gorgeous and lithe in real life) gracefully step-step-twirling their way around you. You'd love to join this momentary vacation from frigid Michigan reality, but don't know your clave from your conga.

Don't get your pantalones in a bunch: Metro Detroit is a veritable mecca of salsa resources, so that no matter your level of skill or interest, there is ample opportunity for you to let your inner salsero shine. "

Read the whole article at: http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/salsadetroit0147.aspx

Huge thanks goes out to Nicole Rupersburg for writing this article!

What an outstanding salsa weekend! We could have not asked for a better turnout or a better time. It was one of our best yet!

The weekend started off with workshops by the legendary Al “Liquid Silver” Espinoza with Denisse Cambria from LA and Miami respectively. The turnout to the workshops were fantastic, in large part thanks to you all telling your friends and family about it. It is always an inspiration to see people enjoying the events that we work so hard to put together; it fuels us to do more. Al & Denisse lived up to their reputations and did a stellar job. We received awesome feedback about the classes and hopefully we can get them back here for more. A frequently asked question I heard leading up to this event was, “How did you guys manage to get Liquid Silver here??” The answer was simple, we just asked! It is amazing what you can accomplish if you just get out there and try it and of course Detroit is starting to get noticed by the performance circuit as a "salsa city."