El Grande @ The Colosseum, feat showcase from the World Salsa Champions!!

Hola salser@s!

El Grande @ The Colosseum is London's famous and largest monthly salsa party organized by Simply Salsa/ Salsa Republic in Vauxhall.

This is a salsa night that ticks all the right boxes! Check this out:

1) Classes are offered for all levels and both styles (Cuban and LA style) from 9.45 pm, so you have plenty of time to go home after work to eat, relax, change etc.
2) You can enjoy 3 different music with great DJs:

Main Salsa (Nuyorican, Colombian) Room: DJs Johnny G, Mr Bilongo Marquitos
Cuban Room: DJ Rich (La Clave Cubana) & Lazaro
Latin Lounge: Live music + seats to relax, have a chat and drinks.

3) SHOWCASE (around 12.30)
Jhon Vasquez & Judy Aguilar, current Salsa World Champions from Cali, Colombia

4) Dance until 3.30 am.
5) Plenty of night buses from Vauxhall bus station to go home!

+ SPECIAL for this night's El Grande

THE SALSA REPUBLIC OPEN DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
FREE ENTRY FOR COUPLES BASED IN THE UK
1ST PRIZE: A 10 day trip to Cali, Colombia, plus entry into the Cali World Salsa Championships in the ON 1 category, representing the UK on 11th - 14th September.
2ND PRIZE: £500 Cash
3RD PRIZE: £250 Cash

** Where to find us **

I will wear a red Puerto Rico T-shirt and will be waiting for you by the bar in the "Latin Lounge". The "lounge" is upstairs, just before the main salsa room. I'll be there between 9.30 pm and until the classes start ~ 10 pm.
When you RSVP, you will be asked to tell me if you are coming for the class or much later.

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See you on Friday!

Maruro
Assistant organizer

Classes @ 9.45pm

Beginners with Amanda Maitland (Cuban casino salsa/rueda)
Improvers/Intermediate: Michael Mandrel (LA style)
Advanced: to be confirmed (LA style)

When

Friday August 1, 2008
Meetup 9.30 pm, club until 3.30 am

Where

Colosseum
1 Nine Elms Lane
Vauxhall
SW8 5NQ

Admission
£10 (£8 NUS), includes classes, showcase, access to the 3 rooms.

Map
http://www.streetmap....

Tube:
Vauxhall (Victoria line)

Buses:
Day/evening buses: 2, 36, 77, 87, 88, 156, 185, 196, 344, 360, 436
Night buses: N36, N88, N344, N2, N87, N136