| DATE OF EVENT |
The 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of every month.
See our
Main Calendar . |
| TIME |
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Very occasionally runs
later until 10:00 PM. See our
Main Calendar . |
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LOCATION
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Dance Manhattan Studios, 39 West
19th Street, (between 5th & 6th Avenues), 5th Floor, NYC. Studio phone:
212-807-0802. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below)
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| PRESENTED BY |
Instructor, performer
and DJ Jimmy Anton. |
| CONTACT INFO |
Phone 212-929-1413. Web site
www.JimmyAnton.com . |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
New York's largest, most popular and longest running mambo social held in
a huge dance studio. An average of 400 or more On 2 dancers, at all
levels, come to this social, including some of the best such as
instructors and performers. |
| MUSIC |
Entirely pure classic salsa plus a little cha cha
played on an excellent sound system. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
DJ Jimmy Anton
and invited guest DJs. |
| BAND |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
1 huge wooden ballroom dance floor which is
"medium speed" although some areas get a bit sticky late in the event when
the humidity rises. |
| PRICES |
Regular admission is $11. Price may be higher on special event nights such as a
band. And if it is within 1 week of your birthday, you and 1
friend can enter free with proper ID. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
There is a cash beverage counter in the back with
water, sports drinks and other beverages. Earlier in the evening
there are free chips, salsa sauce and muffins until they run out. |
| DRESS CODE |
Very casual. Come as you are or dress hot for
steamy dancing. |
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DANCE TIMING |
Entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
The longest-running and biggest mambo social in New York,
and one of the best! See Longest
Running & Best Social. It's got super music played on a great
sound system, a large & excellent dance floor, midtown Manhattan location,
consistency, and attendance by several hundred On 2 dancers every time,
even in snow storms, and that usual includes dancers from out of town and
even from other countries. Large dance studio type space with AC, many willing dance
partners at all levels, beginner to advanced. 99% of the dancers
"break On 2". A full evening of excellent salsa music, with an
occasional cha cha, being played by
Jimmy as the DJ ,with
occasional performances by invited guest DJs, dance teams and bands (see Calendar ). Overall, this is
a top notch On 2 event, highly recommended, with a great diversity of
dancers coming from different parts of the NY/NJ metro area as well as
national & international visitors. Dress is very casual; in fact,
dress to sweat! This is a "3 t-shirt event". Click on
Jimmy
Anton Social Pictures to see photographs of this event by
Amir Shimoni on his web
site www.MamboPics.com .
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
Held at Dance Manhattan Studios,
39 West 19th Street, (between 5th & 6th Avenues), 5th Floor, NYC.
212-807-0802. For exact location on a map you can zoom in and out,
Click Here For Map.
By subway: F, V, N, R and W trains to 23rd
Street Station. F, V, 1, 2, 3 trains to 14th Street Station. L
train to 6th Avenue Station. There is street parking nearby if you
drive around the block a few times. 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 |
Click on
Jimmy Anton
- Instructor
for info on his classes, and Jimmy Anton -
Performer for info on his performing. To see Manny Siverio's description of this event in our
Dancer's
Magazine, click on
Longest Running & Best Social
. See Manny Siverio's other articles on
Mambo Social Dances in SalsaNewYork.com's
Dancer's Magazine.
To see Dance Manhattan Studio's web
site, click on www.Dance-Manhattan.com
.
Where's the after-party? Many of the dancers from Jimmy's Social
go out to eat at Flor De Mayo afterwards, an excellent and casual
inexpensive restaurant serving delicious Latin (Puerto
Rican/Dominican/Cuban/Peruvian) and Chinese food, and some of the best sangria
you'll ever taste....hand-made for each order. Come join the group.
You like Jimmy's music? Try some food from his country, Peru:
ceviche mixto, papa Arequipena, papa rellena, parihuela, chupe de camerones, pollo a la brasa, aji de gallina, lomo saltado,
tallarin saltado, arroz verde. Or have NY-Caribbean Latin dishes like arroz con pollo,
chicharones de pollo, bifsteak, picadillo, ropa vieja, paella,
pernil, chuleta, carne guisada, pescado o camerones. Delicious!!!! Flor De
Mayo is at 484 Amsterdam Avenue (between 83rd & 84th Streets), on the upper West
Side of Manhattan, NYC. 212-787-3388. For exact location on a Yahoo
map you can zoom in and out, click on
MAP.
Trains: 1, 2, B and C trains to 86th Street
station.
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