Night
Club Picks :
In this section Jake and Techi give some of
our recent Salsa Club Picks. (Many ballrooms also host Salsa
nights)
For complete club information check out the
Bay Area Salsa Pages at www.salsasf.com
and also www.salsacrazy.com
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Cafe
Cocomo - 650 Indiana St. (@ Mariposa),
San
Francisco 415-824-6910
Saturdays/
Thursdays
Hottest club in the Bay Area!
Salsa Class with Jake and Techi at 8pm-9pm
is
free with paid admission to club.
D.J. Henry after class until Live Music starts at
around 10:00pm. Web Site: www.cafecocomo.com
Cocomo has the largest dance floor
of any San Francisco nightclub currently hosting Salsa.
Check it out! Large airy room. Full Bar.
More improvements on the way too...
A lot of the old Kimball's Carnival crowd are now
regulars and the atmosphere is great.
Plentiful FREE
parking. Easy access from S.F. or East/South Bay. See DIRECTIONS
Thursday Salsa too!
Lesson at 8pm w/Jake and Techi, followed by live music.
FOR Cocomo BAND LINEUP and Salsa
Lessons Information, see our Cafe Cocomo page CLICK
HERE .
Or visit there new web site at:www.cafecocomo.com
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Alberto's
Studio & Nightclub - 736 W. Dana St. Mountain
View 650-968-3007 Tues/Thur/Fri
Alberto's is one of the Bay Area's oldest Salsa clubs and it is located
in the colorful
downtown Mountain View area with plenty of parking. Classes are emphasized
at Alberto's (they have classes 4 nights per week) The decor is great
and the club attracts
a wide variety of dancers. Weeknights have been their strongest salsa
nights...
See also their web site at www.albertos.com
for more info.
D.J. Tony-O spins on Tuesdays ! (Note:
Jake and Techi are no longer teaching Tuesdays at Albertos...)
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Karamba at the Glas Kat-
520 - Fourth St.,
San Francisco 415.495.6620
Tuesday
Elegant club that has the right mix for Tuesdays
in the city. $8 admission includes a free drink ticket (2/2000).
Dance Lessons by Ricardo and Sarah at 8pm ($5).
New Dance floor, Nice sound system, Good Sushi Bar.
A production of Diana (Cafe Cocomo promotor).
D.J.s rotate weekley with appearances by many Bay
Area spinners. Live music most nights.
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Caribbean Gardens -
1306 Bayshore Ave. Burlingame 650-347-9007 Sundays
One of the Sunday night traditions in the Bay Area. D.J.
Tony-O and lessons now by
Sylvia Rodriguez provide a great finish to the weekend. This place
is small but it has energy.
Get ther early to get your dancing in. More experienced
dancers on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Picks:
for
the weekend getaway...
Sportsman's Lodge -
Coldwater Canyon. Los Angeles Fridays
Very popular on Fridays - many dancers and live music.
Mayan Temple -
1038 S. Hill Street. Los Angeles 213-746-4674 Fridays
/ Saturdays
Huge deco club built in an old theatre houses 2,000 people and they have
a
great floor and sound system. Expect some techno music during the evening
along
with hot Salsa and many dancers. Bay area legend Alex
Da Silva fans can catch him
teaching there on Sat. nights. 1/99:
Alex is scheduled to teach at Rocapulco in San Francisco
every other Wednesday starting 1/20. Call: 415-648-6611
for information...
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Check out the salsaweb and edie's link above
for more info on L.A. Clubs...
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N.Y. Clubs : Check out www.salsaweb.com
or www.lamusica.com for a complete listing...
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The clubs shown in this section are by no means a
comprehensive list of Salsa venues.
The views expressed here are solely those of the
authors of this page and represent no paid
advertising or endorsements of any kind!!
updated: 1-16-2001
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