NEWS!
Last Update: 3 February 2012
2012
Travel Leave Schedule:
Jake will be teaching in Hawaii week of Feb 6, back 13th
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Salsa Satire?! You bet! Visit the Dance Humor Page and see my animations!
Nightclub Salsa: Secrets of Connecting to your Partner AND the Music - Feb 11, 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii - Workshop - 2hrs
If you're going to be in Hawaii in February, perhaps you can catch our workshop on Feb 11, sponsored by Greg Henry. This will teach you more about partner connection and salsa music! Will also be teaching a nightclub class at Zanzabar in Waikiki on Tue Feb 7 at 8pm :)
Looking for a hot Salsa Valentine's Day Party?? Look no further! 
This is the perfect Valentine's party for singles, couples, and groups of friends alike. Festivities include gourmet chocolate tastings, a live performance by 12-piece Salsa orchestra La Fuerza Gigante, commemorative photo booth madness, romantic scavenger hunt and all night dance party with a rare vinyl set by DJ Guapo.
NO PARTNERS OR DANCE EXPERIENCE NEEDED! The Bay Area's best dance instructors from SalsaCrazy and Hot Bachata Nights are on hand to demystify the art of Salsa and Bachata. Come with your two left feet and get ready to make new friends while having the time of your life.
Classes begin at 8:00, so get there early for Valentine drink specials and mingling!
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.
DO YOU NEED A SALSA / LATIN JAZZ BAND FOR YOUR PARTY OR EVENT!?!?? 
THEN PLEASE CONTACT JAKE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE! I can configure a great band for you of almost any size, and help with your entertainment!
------------------ Jake's Upcoming Gigs: ------------
| Date | Day | Band | Location | Time |
| Dec 23 | Fri | Andy y su Orq | Montero's, Solano and San Pablo, Albany, CA | 10PM |
| Jan 11 | Wed | Andy y su Orq | Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA | 10PM |
| Jan 20 | Fri | Andy y su Orq | Club Sazon, 2765 Clayton Rd, Concord, CA | 10PM |
| Jan 22 | Sun | Candela |
Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor, Sausalito,CA | 4PM |
| Feb 18 | Sat | Andy y su Callao | Private Party... |
THIS WEEK'S LIVE SALSA NIGHTS AND CLASSES:
GREAT THURSDAY Salsa CLASSES AT 8pm at CAFE COCOCMO with LIVE MUSIC!(S.F.)
February 02- Live Salsa with Mazacote / DJ Luis Medina ($12)
(SalsabyJake's class starts at 8pm, class is free w/paid admission) - Jake is back!
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.)
February 04 - Live Salsa with Borinquen / DJ La Coqui ($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
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 lear
ning 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...
Jake's Boot Camp: A new Concept in learning about Salsa dance and music...
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!
Aplauso! Please Read a short Memo on Musician Appreciation by Jake...
For a quick laugh, Check out our Dance Humor page!
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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Listen to Great Salsa All Day:
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 below to listen to her station or another choice from a New York DJ.
What do women want from men? Dancing! That's what. See www.dancedancedance.com/whatwomen.htm for more. . .
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