Sangria

It seems like every few months I',m compelled to write about Sunday's at Sangria which somewhat to my suprise but much to my delight is really kicking now. Being the night before New Years Eve, my guess was that it would be pretty empty as everyone saved up energy for the big one. But to my amazement, when I arrived the place was packed. Every table was filled, the band was swinging and the dance floor was already jumping. I hadn't even planned to take any pictures, but it was such a great night that I couldn't help myself.

It's always great it is to see the dancers come out in force, but it's even better to see a lot of new faces. One couldn't help but notice the many new people either having dinner and drinks or out for their first time dancing and seeing what salsa is really about. One of the new faces was Shahida Nurullah - one of Detroit's jazz gems who knows her clubs and it was obvious that she absolutely loved the music and vibe.

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Since the idea is to help grow the community and introduce people to each other, the "open" part of the invite has been critical . And true to form, at each one we have had the opportunity to get acquainted with some new people. As well, we had the opportunity to introduce a number of people who had never been to Sangria on a Sunday to what has become one of my favorite haunts. However, even taking into consideration the weather conditions, I'm starting to conclude that "open inviting does not generate a lot of buy-in and committment." By being so open and not having the exclusive feel of a personal invitation, it leaves a lot of people considering it without committing to it.

I'm not sure what happend, but last night -- Wednesday at Sangria Sky Club was completely different.

Originally posted on www.detroitsalsadance.com

With a number of options being presented to us these days, to go salsa dancing, it is somewhat challenging to be everywhere at once. And if you’re having a hard time choosing what venue to attend for your weekly salsa fix, then go ahead and read on.

All I can say is that Sundays at Sangria with Grupo Escobar is pretty damm good! I have to admit that I was skeptical about Sundays at Sangia -- not a lot of marketing and I just wasn't sure that salsaeros would turn out and support a band week after week. I was clearly mistaken! This was my second time there. The first time I made it there, the turnout was OK, but just OK. Things seem to have picked up and it looks like this will really stick.