DATE OF EVENT |
Usually once a month, usually on a Friday but occasionally
on a Saturday. See our Main Calendar
for exact dates. |
| TIME |
9:30 PM to 2:00 AM or later. See Main Calendar
for exact times on a particular night. |
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LOCATION
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The Yamulee Dance Studio
is located at 1401 Jerome Avenue, 2nd floor (entrance on Plaza Drive), right
near West 170th Street, in the Bronx, NY, in the Mount Eden neighborhood. Studio phone 718-292-9768. |
| VIEW LOCATION MAP |
Click Here For Map . (travel instructions below) |
| PRESENTED BY |
Instructor and performer
Osmar Perrones,
Founder and Director of the
Yamulee Dance Studio. |
| CONTACT INFO |
For information call the studio at 718-292-9768, or
Osmar at
917-597-3576 and email Osmar@yamulee.com
(in Spanish). See their web site at
www.Yamulee.com . |
| TYPE OF EVENT & VENUE |
This is a very enjoyable "hard-core uptown" salsa social held in medium-to-large
size dance studio which attracts dancers, including some very advanced
ones, from NY, CT and NJ.
The crowd ranges from 100 to 150 dancers, depending on whether it's a
regular social or a special event with several performances or other
special attractions, and depending on how many dancers there are from
the wider mambo community. The Yamulee studio has very powerful air
conditioners so it's COOL in the summer. The excellent music is a
wide selection of different styles of very danceable salsa. There is
definitely an "uptown" Latino atmosphere here representing the authentic
flavor and roots of our New York style On 2 mambo.
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| MUSIC |
Almost entirely pure classic salsa
plus a little cha cha, bachata & merengue. |
| DANCE PERFORMANCES |
Yes, usually local and out-of-town mambo teams perform. They
are listed on our
Main Calendar. |
| DJ |
Usually music is DJd by
DJ Osmar Perrones,
DJ "Doc Salsa" Steve Shaw (from
www.SalsaNewYork.com). Occasionally there are guest DJs.
See our Main Calendar for DJs on any
particular date. |
| BAND |
None. |
| DANCE FLOOR |
Large wooden studio dance floor which is
generally "medium speed". However, when the weather and the dancing
gets really hot, the floor can become "a bit slower". So wear your
"medium" to "more slippery" shoes or bring powder.. |
| PRICES |
Very reasonable. |
| BEVERAGES AND FOOD |
Beverages for sale such as water, Gatorade, etc.
Feel free to BYOB. |
| DRESS CODE |
Very casual. Come dressed to dance hard. |
|
DANCE TIMING |
Entirely "New York On 2" timing and style. |
| DESCRIPTION |
Presented by
Osmar Perrones and the staff of the
Yamulee Dance Studio and Dance Company at their own facility. They invite all mambo dancers
to come and enjoy the dance performances by invited groups and lots of classic
salsa by the DJs on their professional sound system. The music mix is one
of the best and most versatile of any mambo social in NYC, spanning the broad
range of salsa styles and also including some occasional well-chosen bachata &
merengue. And the dancers range from basic beginners to some of the best
in New York City, including many Latinos. No age limits. See our
Calendar for the list of performing dance teams
and DJs.
The dance floor is wood and it is about "medium speed" so wear appropriate
shoes. Beverages will be available for sale. The studio is
cooled by the Bronx's natural tropical breezes plus there is a new very
powerful air
conditioning system, so come dressed to party hard in one of the COOLEST
dance spots in NYC. The
location of the studio is 1 -3 blocks from the nearby train stations in a
residential/commercial neighborhood in the Mount Eden section of the
Bronx.
Click on
Pictures of the Yamulee Social to see photographs of this event by
Amir Shimoni on his web
site www.MamboPics.com .
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| HOW TO GET THERE |
The Yamulee Dance Studio
is located at 1401 Jerome Avenue, 2nd floor (entrance on Plaza Drive), right
near West 170th Street, in the Bronx. For exact location on a map you can
zoom in and out,
Click Here For Map.
Nearby subways: #4 train to 170th Street Station (1/2
block walk). A bit farther away are the B and D trains to 170th Street Station (3 block walk).
By
Car: From the Cross Bronx Expressway, take the Jerome Avenue exit.
Turn right on Jerome if you are coming from the George Washington Bridge/Henry
Hudson Parkway direction. If you are coming from the Triboro Bridge/Queens
direction, turn left on Jerome Avenue. Drive down/south on Jerome Avenue to 170th Street
and turn right. In front of the Wendy's restaurant, there is a stoplight
at the corner of 170th Street and Plaza Drive. You will see the orange
Yamulee canopy/awning facing the Wendy's. The studio is upstairs on the northwest corner of that
intersection, next to the Wendy's restaurant. You can easily park on the local streets or you can use a 24 hour
Parking Lot with an attendant which is 1 1/2 blocks away on the north side of 170th Street
between Inwood and Cromwell Avenues. It costs $6 plus tip (6/12) all night.
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 |
See Osmar Perrones' SalsaNewYork
Instructor Listing
and also the performers page of the
Yamulee Dance Company .
There web site is www.Yamulee.com .
They sell their own DVD instructional DVDs and also dance shoes.
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