SUPERSONES EVENTS CALENDAR 2009

Friday, October 2nd

St Clouds Food & Spirits in Madrona
1131 34th Ave Seattle WA 98122
The SuperSones Trio is back for another night in St Clouds' intimate lounge. Check stclouds.com for more details.
Cover: FREE
Time: 9-11:30PM

Saturday, October 3rd

Winthrop Barn
Winthrop, WA
Our first trip out to the beautiful Methow Valley! We're excited to be playing a dance concert at the historic Winthrop Barn.
Time: 7PM Saturday,

October 10th

Monas Bistro
65th and Latona
We're back at Monas bistro with the Trio plus special guests. Join us for a martini!
Cover: Free
Time: 9:30 Saturday,

October 17th

Fall City Farms
Celebrate the Autumn harvest at Fall City Farms!
Time: 12:00-3:00

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Sonando Public Events Schedule 2009

Antique Quest & Wine Fest

Oct 3, 8:30-10p
Tacoma Glass Museum, 1801 Dock Street, Tacoma (253) 396-1768

Tula's

Oct 8, 8-11p
2214 Second Ave, Seattle (between Blanchard & Bell) 206-443-4221
All ages till 10 (second Thursday this month!)

Tula's

Nov 19, 8-11p
2214 Second Ave, Seattle (between Blanchard & Bell) 206-443-4221
All ages till 10 (every third Thursday)

Crossroads Bellevue - Nov 20, 7:30-10p
NE 8th & 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue 425-644-1111

Tula's

Dec 17, 8-11p
2214 Second Ave, Seattle (between Blanchard & Bell) 206-443-4221
All ages till 10 (every third Thursday)

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Join up for an evening of Cuban music at one of Seattle's favorite performance venues, Chapel Performance Space, located in the historic Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. Our repertoire includes traditional Cuban charanga, son, danzon, cha-cha-cha, classical, and jazz.

Sit and enjoy the music, or, get up and dance! All ages welcome.
Ticket prices are $20 for general, $17 for students/seniors, and free for ages 12 and under.
Each ticket is an additional $5 at the door.

For more Details at http://www.charangadanzon.com/

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Supersones Concert Schedule

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Madison Park Concert in the Park Series
Madison between 43rd and 42nd Ave E. (next to the children’s play area)
The SuperSones septet will be back in Madison Park for another beautiful, sunny Concert in the Park.
Cover: Free
Time: 6:30-8PM

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Mercer Island Mostly Music in the Park Concert Series
Mercerdale Park at 77th SE & SE 32nd on Mercer Island, WA
Join the full septet for an evening of Son Cubano in the park. Bring your dancing shoes, or a blanket and picnic.
Cover: Free
Time: 7 - 8:30PM

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Band founder, manager and director Ricky Flores is a familiar face in Seattle’s salsa scene. Inspired by the great Tito Puente he started playing latin percussion at young age. In 1968 he formed the group "Wakamba" where he shared the stage with Jerry Rivas of "El Gran Combo" and Nicolas Vivas, founder of "Conjunto Chaney". After moving to the Seattle area in the early 80s' he joined "Orquest Chevere". A few years later together with Frank Medina he formed "Latin Expression". Throughout the years Ricky has shared the stage with Salsa greats such as Richie Ray, Dave Valentin,, El Gran Combo and Cortijito to name a few. In more recent years he has gotten his Salsa fix playing with "Orquesta La Nueva Era" and Johnny Conga. By forming the group "Conjunto Chevere" he brings the flavor of New York style Salsa to the local scene. Lead vocal is performed by the talented Danny Olaizola who was the third award recipient of the OTI festival. In 2006 Danny was nominated for a Grammy in the category of lead vocals for his performance of "Mi Lindo Puerto Rico" from the album "Siguiendo la tradicion". He was a longtime member of "Grupo Yoboso" and "Conjunto Colores". He has also shared the stage with some big names in the music industry such as "The Platters", "The Coasters, Selena, Juan Gabriel and many more. Second vocalist Alex Acosta of Mayagues Puerto Rico is an energetic singer formerly with "Latin ExpressionOrchestra". On the rhythm section playing Congas is Tito Salsa. Born in Chicago he discovered his passion for latin percussion when his family moved back to Puerto Rico when he was a teen. He was a longtime member of the group "Latin Dimension" and more recently has played with a couple of local salsa bands. On Bongos' is Oscar De La Rosa. He is a former member of "Plenarium" of Puerto Rico and in 1980 performed with the late great Tito Puente. Piano is played by Ben Verdier who also performs with local salsa and Jazz groups such as "Sonando",The Fred Hoaley Trio and "Cambalache. On Bass is Farko Dosumov from Tashkent Uzbekistan. He moved to the Seattle area in 1999. On the horns we have Scott Babcock on first trombone. Scott is another familiar face in the local salsa scene. Most recently he has been playing and recorded with "Orquesta La Nueva Era". On second trombone we have Eli Clark a talented musician and student in his senior year at the Cornish institute of arts. Rounding it out we have Luis Duran of Mexico. Luis follows in the footsteps of his father Javier Duran who was the director of the renowned "Pablo Beltran Ruiz Orchestra. He graduated form the Cultural Center for the Arts in Mexico. and then went on to graduate from Central University in Seattle. Most recently he is playing lead trumpet for the Bellevue community college Jazz Ensemble.

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Learn Salsa Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced

5 weeks series is starting this Tuesday Sept. 9th and Sunday Sept. 14th

 

To view the class schedule and to register please visit the Salsa Dance On 1 website

 

Belltown Dance Studio
2620 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
ph: 206.930.7246

 

About the Instructor:

JIM CHOW

From a young age Jim possessed the rhythm and
love of music and art which has influenced him throughout his life. He has always been known as an exceptional freestyle club dancer, how ever in 1999 when he was introduce to Salsa Dancing, his freestyle dancing days were over. It immediately became his biggest passion and his primary means for self expression. Although he was strongly influence with LA style on 1 and captivated by its flares, drama and its beauty, in early 2004 he started to combined lots of flavor and softness of NY style on 2, which now has created his own unique on 1 style that stands out above the rest.

To Jim, Salsa is more than just dance moves, it is playful, dramatic, sensual and flirtatious. Within a short period of time he was addicted and was dancing at the professional level. Jim has been a successful artist working nationally for 20 years and his art background has had a definite impact on his dancing and instruction. With his artistic eyes, Salsa is very much comparable to his on going mastery in the art of Kung Fu. With this he is able to correctly express body movement and body language, and is exceptional at sharing with his students accurate cues and directions for better footwork, patterns and styling.
Jim has danced with some of the most well known national and local dancers. To better offer the ladies with the great concept of being an outstanding follow, he complements his teaching instruction with his talented dance dance assistants that offer the grace, fun, flirtatiousness, and proper technique of ladies styling.

He has been demonstrating these techniques with students since 2002 in dance studios such as Cameo Dance, American Dance Institute as well as workshops in health clubs, Gold's Gym, 24 hrs Fitness, Columbia Athletic Club, Bally Total fitness, also numerous private lessons, private parties, fund raisers events, and has developed a loyal following. Jim gets a great deal of personal gratification when he is sharing his passion and seeing his students progressively mastering the art of Salsa. Why dance with just an instructor when you can dance with an artist?

His Keywords. Always follow your passion, forever be humble, and always open to learn.

To view the class schedule and to register please visit the Salsa Dance On 1 website

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HaLo - Hallie's Loft

500 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122

Music by DJ Fernando, DJ Cebrina, or DJ Cebrina

HaLo is Century Ballroom's second location for classes located 5 blocks west of Century Ballroom, offering ongoing five week series, along with occasional three week mini-sessions and weekend workshops.
Sunday classes in the ballroom are a four week series, along with Queer West Coast Swing on Fridays. Sunday classes in HaLo are a five week series.

No partner required. Those who register at the door get in the class as space allows. With classes in both locations, so be sure you know where your class is located.

New Dance Classes:

• All Ages Salsa Practica every Monday.
• All Ages Salsa on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Fridays of the month.  Our All Ages Salsa dance continues at Century Ballroom on the 1st Friday of the month.
• All Ages Swing on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of the month.

Halo is kindof like a living room.  With comfy couches, soft benches, and cozy lights.  There is no bar or cafe, but they have some beverages available.

The floor is newly refinished, so they ask that you not wear street shoes in HaLo.  If you have dance shoes, please bring them.  Otherwise, you may dance in your stocking feet or they will sell you some moleskin ($1) that you can put on the soles of your street shoes to protect the floor.

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Ilusiones Latin Club

China Harbor, 2040 Westlake N, Seattle WA, 98419

Music by DJ Alonzo & DJ Manny; Jairo is your host

Salsa on Thursdays; cover $3
Live Salsa bands on Saturday with a cover of $9. 21 and over.

The attraction to Ilusiones Latin Club, of course, is dancing. Once you past the security frisk, and pay your cover ($6-$7), you follow the thump of merengue into the inner sanctum: 90 percent dance floor. Along the wall is a bar selling thin, small drinks at fat, tall prices. But only the most dedicated wallflower could actually keep out of the fray. There is nothing quite as infectious as merengue being pumped through huge speakers at a crowd of swaying dancers under flattering strobe lights.

The dancing is ready for public participation: The level of competency of everyone on the floor is fairly good, but not intimidating. Besides, the figure-eight hip swaying and up-tempo loin grinding of the China Harbor crowd tends to discourage self-consciousness. The DJ plays merengue, cumbia, and Spanish-language rap and reggae styles to which you can do any old nasty stomp.

The more difficult salsa steps, turns, and dips won't be tested by most songs, so you can work out the kinks without hang-ups. If you still want a refresher before show time, though, Thursday night features a group lesson earlier in the evening. Either way, China Harbor is worth a visit for a better-dressed and more authentic Seattle dance experience.

 

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