| DATE OF EVENT |
Usually held on the 2nd and sometimes the 4th Saturday of each
month. See our
Main Calendar for exact dates. |
| TIME |
8:00 PM to 12:00 midnight or later. Later on special occasions
- See our
Main Calendar for times. |
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LOCATION
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Most
of the socials are held at the Latin Fever
Dance Studio, 1609 Cortelyou Road (between East 16th & East 17th
Streets), in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Phones - 718-693-2488 studio & 718-755-8871
cell.
Click Here For Map. To get there by train: Take the Q
train to the Cortelyou Road Station. The studio is 1 block away.
Sometimes a social is held at Visions Bar & Lounge, 750 Coney Island Avenue (between Cortelyou
& Dorchester Roads). in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY
11218.
Click Here For Map. See our
Main Calendar for exact dates. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map. Travel instructions below. |
| PRESENTED BY |
Performer and instructor
Marisol Ramirez,
founder and director of Latin
Fever Dance Studio . |
| CONTACT INFO |
Phone - 718-693-2488 & 718-755-8871.
Email - LatinFeverOn2@yahoo.com
. Web site -
www.LatinFeverOn2.com . |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
An On 2 mambo social held in a neighborhood salsa dance studio with 1 good size room.
The crowd ranges from 40 to 100 + dancers, depending on whether it's a
regular social or a special event with several performances or other
special attractions, and depending on whether there are many dancers from
the wider mambo community. |
| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic salsa
plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
Usually it is DJ Ray Suave, plus
sometimes there are live drummers and another guest DJ. See our
Main Calendar for DJs on a particular night. |
| BAND |
None |
| DANCE FLOOR |
1 good size tile dance floor which is
"medium speed". |
| PRICES |
Very reasonable and typical. Slightly more on
special occasions when there are performances or a band. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Water, Gatorade, Red Bull, ice tea, sodas available for sale.
There are usually chips, pretzels, etc., for snacking. |
| DRESS CODE |
Casual |
|
DANCE TIMING |
Entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
Marisol Ramirez
has several years of performing and teaching experience and runs her own
studio in Brooklyn for adults and children, and is also the director of
her 2 performing teams. She was formerly a performer with
Revelation Dancers.
Everyone is invited to this mambo social which features plenty of dancing
and socializing with people from her studio and usually some from
elsewhere as well. The crowd is welcoming, casual and easy going.
This is one of the "Brooklyn circle of salsa studios" which have grown
very popular in the last several years spreading mambo On 2 throughout the
borough.
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
Held at the Latin Fever
Dance Studio, 1609 Cortelyou Road (between East 16th & East 17th
Streets), in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY 11226.
Phones - 718-693-2488 studio & 718-755-8871
cell. Usually the socials on the 2nd Saturday of the month are held
here.
Click Here For Map. To get there by train: Take the Q
train to the Cortelyou Road Station, which is about 1 block from the
studio.
By car from Manhattan - Take the Manhattan Bridge
which becomes Flatbush Avenue on the Brooklyn side. Stay on Flatbush
for around 3 - 4 miles. Turn right on Cortelyou Road (the next block
after Beverly Road) and drive about 5 blocks.
Or take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway / Gowanus
Expressway and exit for Prospect Expressway, which turns into Ocean Parkway.
Turn left on Cortelyou Road (1 block after Avenue C) and go about 6 blocks.
Sometime a social will be held at Visions, 752 Coney Island Avenue (between Cortelyou
& Dorchester Roads). in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY
11218.
Click Here For Map. Same train and car instructions as above. See our
Main Calendar for exact dates.
For more information on public transportation, click on
NYC Subway-Bus-Train Maps
, or
NY-NJ PATH Train Maps or
Long
Island Railroad Maps or
MetroNorth Railroad Maps .
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
You can get more information about the
Latin Fever Dance Studio's classes for adults and children, as well as
information about their performing teams, by going to their web site
www.LatinFeverOn2.com .
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