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August 24, 2013

2013 New York Salsa Congress Itinerary

We are off to the NY Salsa Congress for our 12th consecutive year!  You will be able to follow along here with our trip and hear stories of what we have been up to.
While we are away, classes are still running at home.  Click here for the schedule.
Here is our itinerary:

2013 New York Salsa Congress Itinerary
for
April Downs, Brittney O’Neill, Christina Morrison, Jess Falkiner, & Olga Mosca

All information is subject to change.

Tuesday, August 27

Depart Victoria on the 7:00am ferry to Vancouver and drive to the Seattle airport for the overnight flight to New York.

Wednesday, August 28

Arrive in New York just after 5:00am and transfer to the NY Hilton Midtown  for 6 nights. Our rooms won’t be ready yet, so we will head out sightseeing until the room is ready. Today we will probably do a full day walking tour of Midtown including Times Square, the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, the NY Public Library, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, and St Patrick’s Cathedral with a stop for lunch at Le Bernardin.
SCHEDULE:
TBA                                       Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
12:15pm                              Lunch at Le Bernardin
7:30- 10:00pm              Newsies on Broadway
10:00pm- 3:00am      Pre- Congress Party at Club Cache

Thursday, August 29

We will have free time for sightseeing after we are done rehearsing until registration at 6pm.  We will probably tour Central Park and one of the museums.
SCHEDULE:
TBA                                       Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
6:00pm                              Congress registration
7:00pm                              Doors open to the Main Ballroom
7:15- 8:30pm                  Yamulee Musical Journey
8:30- 9:00pm                 Intermission
9:00- 10:00pm              Night Showcase (Balmir’s Blazing Angels- NY, Conexion Divina Pro- MO, Domitris & Stella- Greece, Fabrizio Cerrone & Debora Di Sano- Italy, Franck Muhel- NY, Lenin & Genisis- Veneuela, Lorenz Mambo Clasico- NY, MDN dance Company- NJ, Pkante- NY, Salsa Fuego- DC, Santa Rico Queens- NY, Xibicion Santo Rico- NY)
10:00pm- 4:00am      Dancing to Charlie Donato y Su Son Ideal & DJs

Friday, August 30
SCHEDULE:
TBA                                       Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
9:00- 4:30pm                 Beginner Workshops

5:30pm                                  Doors open for evening showcase
6:00- 7:30pm                    Early evening showcase- (ABC Project- Japan, Ahora Baila Corazon- Japan, Art in Motion Ladies- PA, Art in Motion Semi Pro- PA, Carmen Lorente & Magic Dance- Spain, Casa Salsa Student Team- PA, Divas Latinas Lorenz- NY, Dynamix- DC, Fuego Salsero- FL, Las Damas Con Ritmo- MO, Latin Motion Semi Pro- DC, Latin Motion Student Team- DC, Mambo Bravo Dancers- NY, Mambo Inaru Semi Pro- NY, Mamboleo Dance- WI, Masque Nada Project- Korea, Monton de Estrellas- Italy, Rythmology Next Generation- NY, Ritmo y Sabor- NY, Sobor de Nieves- NY, Salsa Sabor- MO, Salsalabama- AL, Sazon de Nieves- NY, Serkan Dadas & Bahr- Turkey, Vaya Sato & Yukiko Akiba Shine Project- Japan, Wilfredo Nieves & Migdalia Santiago- NY)
7:30                                        Ballroom cleared
8:30pm                                Doors open for night showcase
9:00- 10:30pm                Night showcase- (Al Espinoza- CA,  Carmen Lorente & Eduardo Cervera- Spain, Cristian Oviedo & Maria Zhukovskaya- LA, Cultural Explosion- NJ, Eddie Torres- NY, Fusion Dance- Shanghai, Heart Break Boys- NY, Imagen Latina- Venezuela, Juan & Caridad Portella- NY, Las Estrellas- PA, Los Rumberos de Lorenz- NY, Mambo Tirado- NY, Mouaze- France, New York Men All Stars- NY, Piel Canela- NY, Roly Maden- Italy, Shani’s Girls- NY, Sweethearts- NY, The Rhythm Divas- NY, Tito & Tamara- PR, Vaya Sato & Yuko Akiba- Japan, Vito & Stefania- Italy, Wilfredo Nieves & Migdalia Santiago- NY)
10:30pm                               Ballroom cleared
11:30pm- 1:30am            Dancing to Jose Alberto “El Canario”
1:30- 5:00am                     Dancing to DJs

Saturday, August 31

SCHEDULE:
7:00am                                  Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
8:00- 10:00am                  Tech rehearsal
9:00- 4:30pm                     Beginner Intermediate Workshops

5:30pm                                  Doors open for evening showcase
6:00- 7:30pm                    Youth showcase (Art in Motion Teens- PA, Baby Sweethearts-NY,Baila Conmigo Kids- NJ, Bailadores de Duran- NY, Dancers Dreamzzz Jr Team- NY, Duran Juniors- NY, Duran Sweet Angels- NY, Fuerza Gigante- NY, Grupo Dinamita Lorenz- NY, Heartbreak Boys & Sweethearts- NY,Herencia- NY, Jr Heartbreak Boys- NY, KDC- NY, Lorenz Latin Dancers- NY, Mas Estilo-PA, Piel Canela Teens- NY, PzazzTeens- NJ, Rythmology Dancers- NY, SBK Senior Mambo- NY, Take Two- NY, Team Con Clase- NY, TNT- NY, Tropical Image Unlimited- NY, Young Ambition- NY)
7:00pm                                  Hair & Makeup
8:00pm                                  Backstage Call
7:30pm                                  Ballroom cleared
8:30pm                                  Doors open for night showcase
9:00- 10:30pm                     Night showcase- (Aggressivo- NY, Alfred Pena & Aleksandra Kozlowska- NY, Art in Motion Pro- NY, Calle Sol- PA, Caribbean Soul- NJ, Cultural Explosion- NJ, Delile Thomas- NY, Descarga Latina- NY, Eddie Torres- NY, Franck Muhel,Y Su Conguero- NY, Godsell Dance Collective- NY, Karisma- NY, Krystal & Matthew- NY, Las Reinas Del Tumbao- NJ, New Tribe- France, Piel Canela- NY, Pzazz Dancers- NJ, Reflejo de Lorenz- NY, Sabor Ajeno- PR, Salsa Caliente-Canada, Tropical Image Elite- NY, Unified- NY, Vitico La Magia- Ny, Yamulee-NY)
10:30pm                               Ballroom cleared
11:30pm- 5:00am          Dancing to Eddie Montalvo & DJs

Sunday, September 01

SCHEDULE:
TBA                                       Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
9:00- 4:30pm                 Intermediate Workshops

3:30pm                                  Doors open for kids showcase
4:00- 5:00pm                    Kids showcase (Baby Sweethearts- NY, Baila Conmigo Kids- NJ, Dancers Dreamzzz & Herencia- NY, Duran Juniors- NY, Duran Sweet Angels- NY, KDC- NY, Lorenz Latin Dance- NY, Piel Canela Kids- NY, zazz Kids- NY, Santa Rico Kids- NY, Santoriquitas- NY, SBK Jr Mambo- NY, SBK Show Stoppers- NY, TNT- NY)
5:30- 11:00pm                     Dancing in the Old Skool Room to Charlie Donato
5:00- 5:30pm                       Ballroom cleared
5:30pm                                  Doors open for evening showcase
6:00- 7:00pm                       Early evening showcase (Agressivo- NY, Alegria Dance Company- France, Candencia- NY, Casa Salsa Semi Pro- FL, Challenges- Amando Estilo, Challenges- Caribbean Soul, Challenges- Santo Rico, Dance Avenue- NY, Dulce Bembe- NY, Eclipse- PA, F& F Semi Pro- NY, GDC- NY, Grupo Dinamita- NY, Kat & Jeromy- NY, Latin Dance Movement- FL, Latin Expressions- IN, Lee Jeon Hun & Jung JuHee- Korea, Mambo Groovin- LA, Midosuji Basics- Japan, Oh Beko Kyoung Soo & Oh Mong Jee Yeon- Korea, Onda Latina- PA, Pura Candela- NY, Rythmology Ritmo Sensual- NY,Rocoto Dance- Belgium, Sabor y Bembe- Spain)
7:00pm                                  Ballroom cleared
8:00pm                                  Doors open for night showcase
8:30- 10:00pm                     Night showcase- (Al Espinoza- LA, Baila Conmigo- NJ, Bajari de Yamulee- NY,Balmir Pro- NY, Calle Luna- PA, Caribbean Soul- NJ, Carmen Lorente & Eduardo Cervera- Spain, Challengs- Amanda DIVA, Challenges- Caribbean Soul Bachata, Challenges- Santo Rico Salsa, Cristian Oviedo & Maria Zhukovskaya- LA, Dave Paris & Zoe Klein-NY, Eddie Torres- NY, Imagen Latina- Venezuela, John & Johana- NJ, Lorenz Latin Dancers- NY, Mouaze- France, Roly Maden- Italy, Santo Rico- NY, Sekou Mcmiller- NY, Swing Latino- Colombia, Tito & Tamara- PR, Vito & Stefania- Italy, Yamulee- NY)
10:00pm                               Ballroom cleared
11:00pm- 1:00am               Dancing to Sonora Ponceña
1:00- 5:00am                       Dancing to DJs

Monday, September 02

Today is free for sightseeing after rehearsal.  We will probably go shopping at Canal St and tour Wall St, Little Italy, Battery Park & Southstreet Seaport.
SCHEDULE:
TBA                                       Salsa Caliente Rehearsal
3:00pm                              Boarding for Salsa on the Hudson Cruise
4:00- 8:00pm                 Salsa Cruise with live music by Edwin Morales & Jimmy Bosch-(Carmen & Eduardo- Spain, Baila Conmigo- NJ, Las Reinas Del Tumbao-NJ, Imagen Latina- Venezuela, Belmir Dance- NY, Deklan & Adrian- Peru, Piel Canela- NY, Salsa Caliente- Canada, Swing Latino- Colombia, Pzazz Dancers- NY, Tropical Image- NY, Salsa Fuego- DC, Lorenz Dancers- NY, Ritmo & Sabor- NY)
8:00pm- TBA                      After party (venue TBA)

Tuesday, September 03

Today April leaves us for Calgary, Brittney leaves us for Ireland, and Christina continues on to Philadelphia.  April, Jess & Olga will check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport at 5:20am for the flight back to Seattle and the drive home to the ferry. Arrive home on the 9pm ferry at the latest.