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| Enjoying Salsa and Mambo Music and Dance Around the Capital. |
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| Where To Find Places To Dance |
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| The DC area has a terrific variety of places to enjoy salsa and mambo. Many have no cover, while others charge $5 or $10 or only charge late in the evening. Here we list some popular night clubs and dance studios. Have you been to these? Tell us about your favorite places -- send e-mail to Admin@SalsaDC.com. E-mail us for reviews, maps and directions. * Indicates an option for mambo/salsa on 2 dancers. Sunday Platinum, DJ Bruno's gig* (Marx Club) Monday Lucky Bar (and accessible by Metro in Arlington, Virginia, Clarendon Grill*) Tuesday Lulu's, Cafe Citron Wednesday Bravo, Bravo, Habana Village, Zanzibar on the Waterfront* Thursday El Rincon Espanol, Habana Village. Every other Thursday, Manuel's Mambo Social* - confirm location (in Falls Church, Terre et Marre, and in Arlington, Cecilia's Club) Friday Diversite, El Rincon Espanol, Habana Village, Havana Breeze, Latin Jazz Alley, Medaterra*, Oo La La (Relish) (and in Silver Spring, Los Arrieros Restaurant, and in Arlington, Cecilia's Club) Saturday Bravo, Bravo, Club 2001 at Bohemian Cavern*, Diversite, El Rincon Espanol, Habana Village, Havana Breeze, Latin Jazz Alley, Oo La La* (formerly Relish), The Third Floor/Insomnia (6th Street near MCI Center) (and in Arlington, Cecilia's Club) If you really want to dance, do call places in advance, as some places may not be ideal for a full night of dancing... - studio may change schedule (Ritmo Cubano (closed 2001 due to fire)), - restaurant/club may not get a big weekday evening crowd or may close early (Diversite), - live music may not be suitable for partner dancing or place may not have much room (El Rincon Espanol), or - the DJ's may play minimal salsa mixed with Latin house music (The Third Floor of Insomnia). Happy Dancing! Copyright 2002 SalsaDC.com TM |