| DATE OF EVENT |
Every Wednesday. |
| TIME |
6:00
PM to 1:00 AM or later.
Free dance lesson early in the evening with
Amaryllis Cintron.
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LOCATION
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LQ is located at 511 Lexington Avenue (between 47th & 48th Streets) on the
east side of midtown Manhattan, NYC. Club phone 212-593-7575. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below) |
| PRESENTED BY |
Ralph Mercado. |
| CONTACT INFO |
Club phone 212-593-7575.
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| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
Newly renovated night club with nice atmosphere, a medium size wooden
dance floor and a full bar. As with many commercial clubs, the music is
very loud and sometimes there are all kinds of flashing rotating lights.
There is plenty of seating around the dance floor plus a somewhat secluded
lounge section off to the side.
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| MUSIC |
A mix of classic, commercial salsa and "salsa
romantica" plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue.
Surprisingly for a brand new club, the sound system is somewhat distorted
with poor equalization, not very clear, and sometimes the volume can be
excessively loud. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Very occasionally. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
DJ Wreck, DJ Johnny Famolari and other guest DJs.
DJs do some "mixing" & "looping" manipulations of the music like what you
hear on FM radio station La Mega. |
| BAND |
Every week. Usually starts around 9:00 - 9:30
PM. They would be listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
Excellent medium size wooden dance
floor which is "medium speed". At certain times, it gets
very crowded. |
| PRICES |
Prices change over the months. Contact the
club for current prices.
Club phone 212-593-7575. Dinner guests get free admission to the
club; make reservations. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Full bar with high drink prices.
There is also a restaurant with "Latasian" (Latin & Asian) cuisine and
reports have been that the food is quite good. |
| DRESS CODE |
From dressy casual up to quite dressy. Office
attire. Dress for a night club.
Dress "in good taste", no sneakers or boots. Men must wear dress
shoes.
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|
DANCE TIMING |
Maybe 10% - 20% are dancing "New York On 2" timing and style.
The rest of the people are dancing on various different timings.
You may want to consider bringing some "On 2" friends with you to the club
if you want to be sure of a partner. |
| DESCRIPTION |
Very attractive newly renovated club (formerly Denim & Diamonds), LQ is
the new version of the previous Latin Quarter which used to be located on
Broadway and 96th Street. The new club has an excellent medium size
wooden dance floor ("medium speed", not slippery, not sticky), an active
dressy after-work bar & social scene with typical high drink prices and
plenty of room for standing around and people watching. Usually
there is a free buffet from 6:00 to approximately 7:00 PM. Age 21 and over, ID required.
For further information,
see our Calendar and also
http://www.latinclubs.com/nythisweek.html and also the LQ web site at
www.LQNY.com .
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
LQ is located at 511 Lexington Avenue (between 47th & 48th Streets) on the
east side of midtown Manhattan, NYC. Club phone 212-593-7575.
Click Here For Map
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E or V trains to
Lexington Ave./53rd Street station and #6 train to 51st Street station.
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 |
Please Note: Commercial clubs are
established to please their customers & make a profit. If they get enough
complaints or suggestions, they will often make changes. As mambo dancers,
you should make every effort to let the management & DJ know what type of music
you want to hear, what volume & lighting conditions you want, how the dance
floor should be, etc. If enough salsa lovers give their opinions to
management & DJs, they will listen.
Also, since commercial clubs have high expenses and need to
make a profit in order to stay open and continue playing lots of salsa, they
will therefore cater to the customers who spend the most money. Mambo
dancers can help get what they want by spending more money at the bar, even if
it's sodas, fruit juices, virgin cocktails, water, sports drinks. You may
think you're smart by not buying anything at a club, but actually you are
pushing them to play more merengue, bachata & English music, because customers
who prefer this music spend more money at the bar. If you want commercial
clubs to feature more salsa nights, you have to pay for it by purchasing
beverages at the bar. This is just simple economics.
www.SalsaNewYork.com is not affiliated
with any events or clubs; we are just being realistic.
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