Media
About our Site
www.yasalsa.com is the second most visited sasla website in the world according to www.alexa.com and thirteenth ranked according to www.salsaranking.com. It is visited daily by 200 - 600 visitors. YA Salsa Socials regularly host 200-500 dancers from Detroit, the midwest and southern Ontario. YA Salsa videos are viewed nationally on sites like www.youtube.com. Content on YA Salsa is maintained daily.Media
YA Salsa encourages members of the media to contact us for information on stories related to Salsa in the Detroit Metro area and we can provide assistance in developing contacts and story ideas.Resources
YA Salsa has an extensive collection of photos, videos and promotional materials available from both Socials and other salsa events.News Stories and Press Releases
YA Salsa hosts first boot camp for beginning salsa dancers June 13
YA Salsa hosts first boot camp for beginning salsa dancers
Priced just right for economy, attendees learn everything they need to hit the dance floor
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.—YA Salsa, host of metro Detroit's largest salsa dance social, will offer their first Beginning Salsa Boot Camp Saturday, June 13, from noon - 2:30 p.m. Whether new to salsa dancing, or to brush up on the basics, this two-and-a-half-hour workshop will cover all aspects of the beginner's dance experience, from footwork and partner dancing basics, to making your dance style your own - for just $20.
"Salsa is a great way to have fun and enjoy life," says George Gardiner, YA Salsa volunteer and boot camp coordinator. "But it requires a bit of practice to get moving the way that you want. The idea behind these
workshops is to give you a solid understanding of the fundamentals and ideas on how you can move in the way that best reflects your personality and the music."
YA Salsa Adds Detroit to list of Hottest Salsa Cities
FARMINGTON, Mich. -- Metro Detroit's YA Salsa hosts its most ambitious salsa event yet with the October 2008 Super Salsa Weekend. Expected to draw 500 - 800 amateur and professional salsa dancers from Detroit, the Midwest and Ontario for two days and nights of sizzling salsa dancing, this event continues a trend in the growth of salsa in Detroit and marks Detroit as a destination city for dancers. The schedule includes two full days and nights of workshops, live music, dance performances and even a Halloween costume contest.
Sky Mambo Project Celebrates One Year Anniversary at the Harem Nightclub
Last Updated January 28th, 2008 by Geo-
When a group dedicated salsa dancers got together to create a night that was just about salsa and just about dancing, no one was sure if it would really work. Salsa clubs that were popular in hot spots like New York in the 80's and 90's fell on hard times as dancers became more technical with spins and performance quality social dancing and started consuming less alcohol. Just as the dancers thirst dried up, the dance venues did too. In November 2007, the Copacabana in Manhattan closed, due to subway expansion, ending an era in New York City where the American style salsa dancing originally took shape. However unlikely, the Detroit salsa scene has not only survived, it has become resurgent with clubs like Harem showing that not only can it work, it can thrive. Sky MAMBO team member Samer Georges recalls when he first was introduced to the salsa scene "Back in 1996 we had one club. Now we have a new club opening every week!"
Creating a Movement - YA Salsa in the News!
Last Updated January 6th, 2008 by Geo-
Photo by Kenneth White
SALSA GURUS SHARE DANCE, FRIENDSHIP, ENERGY
By Stacy Jenkins
STAFF WRITER Eccentric/Observer
A dozen or so inches of snow, icy roads and frigid temperatures set the scene for a smokin' hot evening of salsa dancing.
Despite the early December snow storm, the self-proclaimed salsa junkies took to the wooden dance floor at the American Legion Post 346 in Farmington. The group of about 150 on that night wouldn't miss the monthly YA Salsa Social.
The music and the dancing attract a mix of people from all ethnic backgrounds and people from their teens to their 70s and every age in between.
"The music, the people, it's inter-generational and it's international," said Suzanne Geldys, of Dearborn Heights, who is a dance instructor at Eastern Michigan University. "It's great fun."
Read the whole article on hometownlife.com
YA Salsa celebrates fourth anniversary, metro Detroit's largest dance social
Last Updated January 3rd, 2008 by Geo-FARMINGTON, Mich. -- One Sunday each month, hundreds of people from all walks of life file into American Legion Post 346, transforming it into a hot house of dance and culture. This December marks the fourth anniversary of the YA Salsa Social, which has grown from a small group of volunteer organizers hosting 30 or 40 dancers, to a headline event hosting between 300 and 400 dancers each month.
"When we first started hosting socials, we had no idea that four years later it would become such a popular event. We have so many committed people working hard to keep this going month after month. Because of the organizers and local salsa dancers, it keeps getting bigger and better," says Jamin Williams, YA Salsa volunteer and one of YA Salsa's original organizers.
Originally intended to provide dancers with a little extra practice time so that they could improve their dancing for the clubs, the YA Salsa Social now draws salseros from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ontario and beyond. Many may associate salsa dancing with popular TV shows and movies or with Caribbean culture, but salsa has become popular the world over, across all cultural backgrounds.
