NEWS!

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2009 Travel Leave Schedule:
T.B.A.

JOIN JAKE'S EMAIL LIST:  Just drop us a line at using our email form to be on the list, and don't worry - we do not send out loads of junk mail!  We only send class announcements and special event notifications... Privacy Policy: We do not share email addresses with other promotors or any third parties!

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Donor Drive/Salsa Party SUN, MAR 07 at Cafe Cocomo, San Francisco: THANKS!
- THIS EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS - We registered 102 new donors. Gracias Salseros!
If you'd still like to register, visit the link below or look for our next event..

This is a drive to sign up new people in the national bone marrow registry on behalf of our friend and salsera Viet Lam, a doctor here in the Bay Area with lymphoma. Only 7% of people in the registry are Asian and that makes it all the more difficult for sick Asian people to find a match. Often a person in the registry can donate to a sick person that matches simply by a blood transfusion. The registration process takes only 10 min and includes a form to fill out and a cheek swab. Please come and help others in need! This donor drive is administered by Be The Match Foundation.

DANCE PARTY!
The party will include FREE salsa lessons by Jake and Louise (Beg) at 7pm and Luis and Louise (Intermed) 8pm. Then there is LIVE SALA music with Montuno Swing, and also DJs Fab Fred and El de la Clave! Dance team floor shows too.

FOR TICKETS AND INFO: Cafe Cocomo is located at 650 Indiana St, San Francisco (Cross street Mariposa). Their web site is www.CafeCocomo.com.

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Dancing meets the Band:

If you've been around for a while, you probably know that Jake has been studying percussion for several years, sitting in with bands now and then at Cocomo and generally obsessed. Well, the more you know about the music, the more fun you have dancing to it after all... Jake has been playing with local bands....when he can! Jake's gigs can also be found on the Percussion Gigs page.

------------------ Jake's Upcoming Gigs: ------------

Date	Band	Location	Time
March 20	Andy y su Orq.	Seafood Peddler, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, CA 94901	10:15PM
March 26	Andy y su Orq.	Monteros, 1106 Solano Ave, Albany, CA	10:15PM
March 28	Andy y su Orq.	El Rio, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA	4PM - Afternoon Patio Salsa!

Also Feb 27 with Alma del Barrio at club Puertorriqueno, 3249 Mission St, SF 415-920-9606. Call for info pls - not sure if private party or not!

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Aplauso! Please Read a short Memo on Musician Appreciation by Jake...

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Where's The Beat?!

Having trouble hearing the beat?! Know your Clave from your Conga?? Confused about the count??!  Check out our new Hearing the Beat page for some help... including a Salsa rhythm Tutorial for learning more about the music you hear every time you dance and JAKESBOOTCAMP, a new online based learning site! Need basic music theory? Check out http://www.smu.edu/totw/rhythm.htm or links to some good basic books on the same page...

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CHECK OUT CAFE COCOMO'S NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA EVENT at www.CafeCocomo.com!

THIS WEEK AT CAFE COCOMO:

GREAT THURSDAY Salsa CLASSES AT 8pm at CAFE COCOCMO with LIVE MUSIC!(S.F.)

March 11 - Live Salsa with Pepe y su Orq. / DJ Fab Fred ($12)
(SalsabyJake's class starts at 8pm, class is free w/paid admission)

Thursday is the "dancers" dance night!   -the hottest Salsa night in town.
Join us for a WEEKDAY class in San Francisco at the most popular club in the Bay Area.  One-hour class 8-9pm which is freew/admission,followed by D.J. Fred and Live bands. See the COCOMO Page  for band schedule information, and directions....Attention DANCERS: Cafe Cocomo gets very crowded now, so come early for best dancing, (free) parking,seating, and of course, our warm-up Salsa class!   Try Saturdays early too, for more dance room...

********* Cafe Cocomo Information: 415-824-6910 or visit www.CafeCocomo.com

Sizzlin' SATURDAYS at Cafe Cocomo! with Salsa Classes at 8pm and LIVE MUSIC! (S.F.)

March 13 - Live Salsa with Mazacote / DJ Luis Medina ($15)
(SalsabyJake's class starts at 8pm, class is free w/paid admission)

Please join us every Saturday at the hottest club in San Francisco: Cafe Cocomo for a fun club class. We teach Beg./Int. Salsa from 8 to 9PM, followed by D.J and LIVE music. Huge dance floor!  Plenty of free parking, easy access. CLICK HERE for full Cafe Cocomo Schedule/Pricing information... Attention DANCERS:> Cafe Cocomo gets very crowded now, so come early for best dancing, (free) parking, seating, and of course, our warm-up Salsa class!

********* Cafe Cocomo Information: 415-824-6910 or visit www.CafeCocomo.com

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Check out a new web site where multiple dancers and musicians are contributing content to help you learn their secrets of how to dance to and understand Salsa music. JakesBootCamp.com Click on the image below to access this site and learn more! Jake is planning to produce content for this site as well in the near future... (brought to you by SalsaCrazy)

Instructional DVDs from Salsacrazy:

For instructional DVDs, click here: Just released! Advanced Mastery System DVDs!

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Troubled by the "On-1 vs. On-2" chatter about dancing? We hear you. We teach and dance mainly On-1, the timing you'll find 90% of dancers in California dancing.. That being said, many of the 'hardcore' dancers dance on 2 and it feels good too! Learning to dance on both rhythms is a great idea for your own versatility, but we highly recommend to be very good at one BEFORE trying the other! The instruction is quite different for each of the styles. By learnng one first, and understanding the music, the switch or transition is much more easy...

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Like HOT Salsa Music all day long? Check out the internet radio station of the Bay Area's own DJ La Coqui, Ivette Fuentes radio show on live365.com. Click here: SaborBoricua to listen on your computer...Also check out the "So You Want Salsa" station, which is excellent as well. -Jake

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What do women want from men? Dancing! That's what. See www.dancedancedance.com/whatwomen.htm for more. . .

 

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