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Bank Holiday Mon 25-Aug-08 BREAKTHROUGH Breast Cancer Research - Charity event. Venue TBA (Hertfordshire). The last 3 raised over £4000 each. This year we'd like you to top that - we reckon that's easy-peasy with your salsatastic support. We have a number of excellent shows for you including our regulars Shelley & Lee, and Tango with Salima & Tom, not mention lots of workshops and classes. Also (gasp) we have some great prizes (like weekender passes) in the raffle. Sponsored by Salsa Machine. You won't want to miss what we've got in stall for you.... Pictures of last years here. Venue: TBA (St Albans area).

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Sat 15-Dec-07 Xmas SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Party starts at 9:45pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £7, food separate menu. Venue: Club de Havilland, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9EU. Contact Ben on 07941 315364.
Sat 03-Nov-07 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Party starts at 9:45pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £7, food separate menu. Venue: TBA.
Bank Holiday Mon 27-Aug-07 BREAKTHROUGH Breast Cancer Research - Charity event. Corn Exchange, Hitchin. The last 2 raised over £4000 each. This year we'd like you to top that - we reckon that's easy-peasy with your salsatastic support. We have 5 excellent shows for you including Shelley & Lee, Laith's Diablo Dance Co, Howard & Nicola Blues champions, Paul & Liz Cha cha cha, and Tango with Salima & Tom, not mention 3 levels of Rueda classes, Ladies' stying with Miriam Oppel, and Men's styling with Laith, and 4 levels of partnerwork and advanced with Laith and Miriam. Also (gasp) we have some great prizes (like weekender passes) in the raffle. Sponsored by Salsa Machine and supported by Red Hot Red. You won't want to miss what we've got in stall for you.... Pictures of last years here. Venue: The Corn Exchange, 31 Market Place, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 1DY. MAPS: LARGE / SMALL
Sat 04-August-07 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: With Robin del Castillo and his band. The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Party starts at 9:45pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Sat 09-June-07 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Party starts at 9:45pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £7, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Sat 31-March-07 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Party starts at 9:45pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £7, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Sat 23-Dec-06 Xmas SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: with the amazing Robin del Castillo and his band and brand new fabulous show by Lisa & Mark of SalsaOxford. The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Salsa starts at 9:45pm. 7:00-7:40pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:50-8:35 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:45-9:45pm partner work 5 levels (Ben & Maria level 5, Basil & Rosa level 4, Amin & Fran level 3, Elery & Karen level 1). 9:45 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £15, food separate menu (~£7 per plate). Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX. BOOK IN ADVANCE TO GUARRANTEE YOUR PLACE.
Sat 21-Oct-06 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 6:30. Salsa starts at 9:45pm. 7:00-7:40pm Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM) 7:50-8:35 La Rueda for 3 levels. 8:45-9:45pm partner work 5 levels. 9:45 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX. Advanced booking at www.salsaq.co.uk
Bank Holiday Mon 28-Aug-06 Breast Cancer Research - Charity event. Corn Exchange, Hitchin. At the last one, 300 of you raised nearly £4000. This year we'd like you to top that - we reckon that's easy-peasy with your salsatastic support. We have Marchant Birch, Shelley & Lee, Osbanis, Inaki, classes, shows, Baxhata, Tango... sponsored by Salsa Machine and supported by Red Hot Red. You won't want to miss what we've got in stall for you.... Pictures of last years here. Venue: The Corn Exchange, 31 Market Place, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 1DY. MAPS: LARGE / SMALL
Sat 12-Aug-06 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 5:30. Salsa starts at 9:30pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Tues 06-Jun-06 Girl Guides - Fund raising event. Corn Exchange, Hitchin. This is a salsa fund raising event in aid of the Girl Guides. There will be partnerwork, styling and shines classes for all, and of course massive partying. Recommended donation £7. Please join us in supporting this good cause.
Sat 03-Jun-06 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 5:30. Salsa starts at 9:30pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Sat 25-Feb-06 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs. Doors open 5:30. Salsa starts at 9:30pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX.
Sat 01-Apr-06 SalsaQ - Ultramegasalsafest: The biggest party and workshops in the known Salsaverse, probably. Superb food, fantastic dance floor for 400, 2 of the best DJs in the UK. Doors open 5:30. Salsa starts at 9:30pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for 3 levels. 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 5 levels. 9:30 salsa party. Bar til 1am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, food separate menu. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX. This time we have a bonus debut show by Peter & Emma of super-fast turn patterns danced on Clave and Conga - you'll not have seen anything like this unique show anywhere....
Fri 23-Dec-05 Xmas SalsaQ - Palenke Xmas Ball (full details), the most famous and respected salsa band in the World: Where will you be on this night before Christmas starts? Room for 400 dancers on the best sprung dance floor in the UK will be salsa animals soaking up a last fix of salsa beats to tide them over the seasonal break. Doors open 7:00pm, bar til 1am. 7:30pm 3 levels of Rueda, 8:30pm 5 levels of partnerwork. This will be no ordinary Christmas party. A Dance Partnership RedHotRedSalsaMachine. It will be big and red with lots of stuff. And things. Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand St, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HX. (on the corner of Grammar School Walk). (full details).
Sat 29-Otc-05 SalsaQ (full details). A Dance Partnership RedHotRedSalsaMachine. One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato, MORE.... You asked for more, so here it is. Loads of workshops, partying and delicious jacket potato dishes to tickle your taste buds. This is no ordinary event: it will be big and salsa coloured with so much going on it just make your eyes pop out. Probably.
Sat 08-Otc-05 Salsa Machine will be supporting this Salsa Fiesta with Palenke at the Watford Colloseum (Rickmansworth Rd). Salsa Machine's Ben will be DJing for the night. Tickets £10 (or 2 for the price of 1 purchased in advance - ticket line 08700 428 528). Separate buffet. Doors open 8pm, party til 1am (last enrty 11pm). Smart dress code. Lovely large dance floor, and additional information on www.flavours101.com.
Bank Holiday Mon 29-Aug-05 £3808.64 RAISED!!!! Breakthrough: Breast Cancer charity event (full details). Marchant Birch, Shelley & Lee, Osbanis with La Rueda, shines, partnerwork and cabaret. Sponsor participant Alice Rochester. Visit www.breakthroughweekend.org and enter Participant ID 54624-1 or click here. We are throwing a big salsa party with the sole aim of helping Alice raise the required £2000 to participate - all of the £2000+ goes the breast cancer charity "Breakthrough". This is going to be a major biggy - please pledge your support, and be entertained and educated by the top names is salsa whilst having a fantastic time and putting your donation to a worthy and needy cause. We are asking for a minimum donation of £10 at the door.
Sat 06-Aug-05 The biggest Salsa BBQ on the planet (full details). A Dance Partnership RedHotRedSalsaMachine. This is no ordinary event and will be the biggest barbecue and salsa event this year. Superb food, fantastic dance floor, 2 of the best upcoming DJs. Doors open 5:30. Salsa starts at 9:30pm. 6:00-7:00pm La Rueda for Beginner/Improvers (Rosa-RHR & Ben-SM), La Rueda for Advanced salsa dancers (Basil-RHR). 7:15-8:15 Shines and bodywork (Ben & Maria SM). 8:30-9:30pm partner work 4 levels (Adv-Ben&Maria-SM/Int-Basil&Rosa-RHR/Imp-Amin&Fran-SM/Beg-Tony&Lyn-RHR). Bar til 12am. Party & Lessons £10, Party £6, BBQ £6 (this is a quality BBQ to tickle your taste buds). Free parking. Go here for more details. Go here to download and print a map.
Sun 19-Jun-05 Marchant Birch & Davina Morris are guests at our monthly party along with advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details. Workshops starting 7pm. Party 9pm. £6 Party. £9 Workshops & Party. Bar extension. Free parking.
Sat 18-Jun-05 MURDER SUBURBIA premier airing of episode "Salsa": You may remember Salsa Machine, along with quite a few of the club members, helped make an episode of "Murder In Suburbia". Well, it is scheduled to air Sat 18th June (9:25pm), and anyone who is interested is very welcome to come to Ben & Maria's house on the day to view it live with us and the rest of the "cast". Come along for 8pm, and we'll have some happy-juice and music for everyone before the viewing.
Wed 15-Jun-05 Latin Night @ Elbert Wurlings. Salsa Machine is supporting this charitable event in Hertford. There will be a live soul singer, top London DJ Leslie, a free cocktail and themed canopies, and auction and raffle. The entrance fee of £15 booked in advance (£20 on the door - call Carrie for group rates) will go to the building of a school in Peru. Enquiries to organiser Carrie Osman (osman@waitrose.com, 07733 338359). Starts at 7:30pm, Elbert Wurlings, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Herts. SG13 8EG. (www.elberts.co.uk).
Thurs 02-Jun-05 SALSA MACHINE IS ONE YEAR OLD!!! We'd love everyone who's been to us over the last year to come along and help us celebrate our first birthday. There will be quality lessons, cake, dancing, cake, friendly chat, cake, fantastic music, cake, new friends, cake and the usual great atmosphere. Oh!.. and by the way, why not come and have some cake...?
Sat 21-May-05 Big Birthday private function.
Sun 15-May-05 Marchant Birch & Lisa Anscomb are guests at our monthly party along with advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details. Workshops starting 7pm. Party 9pm. Workshops & Party. Bar extension. Free parking.
Sat 14-May-05 Girlguiding training congress. Hoddesdon, Herts.
Sun 24-Apr-05 Marchant Birch & Simone Mowen are guests at our monthly party along with  advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details. Workshops starting 7pm. Party 9pm. Workshops & Party. Bar extension. Free parking.
Sun 10-Apr-05

TSUNAMI AID: All the profits of Tsunami Aid are going to the DEC/Unicef. There are lessons and partying: from 6:30pm to 12:30am. Please see the website www.save-with-salsa.co.uk for full details. Venue: Forty Hall, Enfield, EN1 9HA. The event raised a staggering £3,632.30 - well done to everyone who attended.

Sun 20-Mar-05 Marchant Birch & Connie Daniel (previously planned to be Jean White, but was unable to attend due to illness) are guests at our monthly party along with UK La Rueda Champions Gordon and Cherryl. There will be advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. Guest DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details.
Sat 04-Jan-05 School fund raising Salsa Party. Lessons and dancing. Hitchin.
Sun 20-Feb-05 Marchant Birch & Shelley Cook are guests at our monthly party along with UK La Rueda Champions Gordon and Cherryl. There will be advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. Guest DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details.
Sun 16-Jan-05 Marchant Birch & Fritha Fallon are guests at our monthly party along with UK La Rueda Champions Gordon and Cherryl. There will be advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. Guest DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details.
Sun 19-Dec-04 Xmas Banquet & Ball.  The best ever Xmas salsa party for at least 3 billion years. Marchant & Candice will be doing their amazing new cabaret show. Iris de Brito and the Latin Soul Sisters doing a dancing & singing interpretation from West Side Story - this is a totally unique amazing salsa cabaret. Also Rudy B (Lovely Day) will be along for a Salsa Jam with Iris. Ball and entertainment on the door. Banquet (in advance only - see delicious menu choice - sold out). Fantastic value with cabaret and a chance to socialise and chill out with Marchant, Candice, Iris and Rudy B and the Machine Team at the table. Meal tickets must be purchased in advance by 13th December - there are limited spaced so please book early. DJ Bizy-B and bar extension. Here for more details.
Fri 10-Dec-04 St. Dominic's School fund raising Salsa Party. Lessons, cabaret, and competition, starting at 9pm.
Sun 21-Nov-04 Marchant Birch & Candice Leong are guests at our monthly party along with UK La Rueda Champions Gordon and Cherryl. There will be advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo), and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin. Guest DJ "Bizy-B". Here for more details.
Sun 17-Oct-04 Dean Maynard & UK La Rueda Champions Gordon and Cherryl. The advanced styling classes by Sensalsa (the Maria and Fran styling duo) was a sell-out, and a men's technique class with Ben and Amin pushed the men's techniques to their limit. Guest DJ "Bizy-B". See picture here.
Sat 02-Oct-04 Fund-raiser; Black-history day at the Brammingham Day Centre,  Luton. Free beginner lesson 1-2pm and cabaret at 2:30pm. Other activities and displays.
Sun 19-Sep-04 Salsa party with Dean Maynard, Gordon & Cherryl and DJ Fire. An utterly superb night of salsa in circles and dancing-enhancing workshop style class with Dean. See picture here.
Thurs 16-Sep-04 Super-learning Day at Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden. Sir John Lawes here.
Sun 01-Aug-04 3 hour intensive workshop on salsa techniques. Starts 2pm, Harpenden. Advanced booking only. See Workshops for detailed information. Sections:- Balance and posture; Rhythm-timing-style; Leading; Following; Partner matters; Ladies styling; Men’s styling; Salsa surgery (Q&A). The workshop style will be based on explanation, demonstration and then practice. 40 places. SOLD OUT.
Thurs 9-Jun-04 Super-learning Day at Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden. Sir John Lawes here.
salsa events Royal British Legion, 21 Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2HU.