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DANCEWORKS

Bar Cuba

Kensington High Street, London. High Street Kensington Tube Station
Nick Rees.  Many thanks, Nick!
Bar Cuba is an atmospheric and long-established club featuring Latin Music.  It is situated on Kensington High Street opposite Hyper Hyper. DJ's - Ara and Dave Hucker et al - and well-established salsa classes run by Elli Galvani and her team.  For salsa aficionados the best club nights are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which focus on salsa with the odd merengue thrown in for good measure.  salsa classes are held at four levels - beginners, improvers, intermediate and advanced on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (with the exception of no advanced class on Tuesday.)

Classes start at 7:30 p.m. for beginners/improvers and 8:30 p.m. for intermediate/advanced. The club starts up when the classes are finished at around 9:45 p.m. onwards until late. I'd recommend this venue highly for all levels.
For information, phone 0171 938 4137
Note from Ian: The club is a friendly and intimate venue and draws some of the best dancers in London so there is a great ambience to the place.

Bar Feeva

 229 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex

For more info phone Nelson on 0958 313381 or 0181 350 6612, or his dance partner Esther on 07931 783385.  

Bar Lorca

261 Brixton Road, Brixton SW9 (Brixton tube station)
Fridays and Saturdays
Classes 7.30-9.30 p.m., then club till 3 a.m.  Entrance: 6 pounds for one lesson, 7 pounds for both (including club), club 3 pounds before 10 p.m.,
5 pounds after.  For information, call 0171 794 6021.

Note from Anna:  A very busy club in an area where a lot of Latin Americans and Africans live, thus there are many "natural" dancers.  At the same time, as there are advanced classes and there has been plenty of advertising, you'll also see many non-Latin people, who also dance very well.  The club makes part of a Spanish restaurant, I've heard very positive opinions about the food, too.

Bar Madrid

 WINSLEY STREET, LONDON, W1
Tuesdays: Salsa Fiesta
7-8pm Beginners/Improvers Classes
8-9pm Improvers / Intermediates Classes
9pm - 10.30pm salsa club
Wednesdays: Seriously salsa, Classes from 7p.m., club from 9p.m. till late
Thursdays: Beginners' Night, Classes from 7p.m., club from 9p.m. till late
Note from Anna: They don't play too much salsa on Thursdays. 
Entrance is free before 9 p.m.,  then entrance is £3.

Bar Mambo -Guildford

3 Onslow St., Guildford, Surrey

Thursdays.
Salsa and merengue until 01.30-02.00. The dancers are good salseros in the main, however a few penguins pop down from the club above (which is linked) and try to dance. The dance floor is not big enough to move comfortably and accommodate the 50-100 or so that regularly attend. The adjacent restaurant inside the bar is very good too.  (free before 21.00) and the dance classes starting at 18.30 until 21.00 split into two sessions, beginners and intermediates.
Note from Anna:  I have received a less favourable response about this club, and, what's worse, the person who contacted me about it had gone there after having read Sean's review.  Obviously everything is relative, so the best thing is for you to judge by yourself.
For more info contact Sean on the above Email link.

Bar Rumba

Shaftesbury Avenue, near Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly Tube Station
Tuesdays, 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Note From Ian: It's that man Elder Sanchez again! Even though it gets quite busy, I can highly recommend it here. There are lessons by Elder and Co from 7-9pm and club 'til 2pm. Great music, friendly crowd and all in the centre of London - check it out! Entry to club costs £4.

Bar Salsa

96 Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square Tube
Monday: El Mas Latino (salsa for all tastes)
Thursday: NU Latino (new style salsa and Cuban timba)
Entrance free before 9 p.m. if you are not going to take part in the classes, otherwise £5 each class but then you don't pay for the cloakroom.
For information, phone 0171 379 3277.
Note from Ian: The "El Mas Latino" night is pure dynamite.  Great music and dancing plus live bands too!  Not to be missed if you're in the area.
This venue is so "in your face" you can't miss it. The best night to go for salsa and avoid office parties prancing around the dance floor like drunken penguins is Monday.

Bar Tiempo

Above La Finca Spanish restaurant, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel or 
King's Cross Tube Station
 
Note from Ian: This venue is perhaps one of the most established in London and one of the most popular. There is salsa Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with classes most nights (usually 7-9pm, different teachers each night). Whilst the DJs are excellent, it becomes very packed Fridays and Saturdays and at times almost impossible to dance. Prices vary between £3-5 for club entry.
Wednesdays is for a great night out. If you want to combine eating out with dancing this venue is not a bad choice.
For more information, phone (0171) 272-1809, 0171 794 6021 or (0958) 313-143.

Bootsy Brogan's / Mambo City

86 East Lane, North Wembley HA0 3NJ
(Shoe Box Entrance, bus: 245, tube: North Wembley station on Bakerloo line)

Thursdays: Classes: 7-8 p.m. Beginners, 8-9 p.m. Improvers.  9-11 p.m. club. 5 pounds for 1-hour class and club, 7 pounds for 2-hour Class and Club, 2 pounds club only.
Tel. 07050 696480

Cafe Continental

120 High St., Uxbridge
Mondays, classes f7:45-9:15 p.m., club till late.

Centre Point

101 New Oxford St.
every Monday
John Armstrong plays Cuban music.

Cine Bar / Odeon Cinema

Alexandra Ave., opposite Rayners Lane tube station
Thursdays: classes and club 7.45-11:00 p.m., classes and club cost 6 pounds, club only 2 pounds
Saturdays: classes and club 7:00-11:30 p.m., classes nd club cost 6 pounds, club only 5 pounds

Club Latino/Ronnie Scott's

47 Frith St., W1
Fridays, Saturdays.
Classes 8:00-10:00, club till 3 a.m.

Club Sabroso

O'Neills Pub, Leytonstone High Road, near Green Man roundabout, Leytonstone Tube (5mins).
Every Tuesday. This is  the best Salsa venue in this part of London.  The actual venue is modern with a wooden dance floor and it is easily accessible by rood and tube. There are lessons between 7.30 and 9.00pm for the levels from beginners to intermediates. After 9.00pm, there is dancing until 11pm.  Very often there are party nights when
there is usually either a band or a dance performance and these are 
well attended. 
For all Club Sabroso info contact Brian on 0181 923 5313.
Note from Ian: Definitely worth a visit if you're near by.

Club Soneros

Ground floor at The Gallery Restaurant, Bondway, SW8 (2 minutes' walk from Vauxhall Tube station, exit 4)
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Classes 8:30-10:00 p.m., then club

COCO XPRESS - salsa band residency

Dover Street Wine Bar, 8 Dover Street, Green Park, London

Every Tuesday, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am Free before 10 pm. No trainers/jeans. Live group and dance floor.

David Lloyd Dance

David Lloyd Club, Aldenham Rd, Bushey
Every Sunday, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Dance lessons and social salsa starts 7pm beginners' classes salsa cost £6.