PB&G Dance Productions has announced the qualifiers for the World Salsa Challenge, a salsa competition to be held this November at the 10th Annual San Francisco International Salsa Congress. The first qualifier begins tonight at Hot Salsa Friday at 11pm (sign-up by 10pm). The qualifier will consist of 1:30 of freestyle salsa dancing to DJ …

Lots going on this week in the Bay Area Salsa Scene! First of all, tonight is the grand opening of Hot Salsa Night @ Crogan’s in Walnut Creek, organized by Tomaj Trenda. For those living in the East Bay, this a welcome addition to the list of weekly salsa events. For those in the South …

Have you seen our Salsa Instructor Caricatures? Interested in getting a salsa caricature of your own? Well, here’s your chance! Starting today we’ll be holding a contest on Salsa By The Bay for a chance to win a FREE caricature of your very own. How do you enter? Simple: All you have to do is …

If you live in the San Francisco area and are looking to join a beginning level salsa team to improve your salsa technique and gain performance experience, Ava Apple and The Latin Symbolics are beginning a Student Salsa Team this Saturday. The team will hold classes every Saturday between September and December, with performances throughout …

In addition to the Bay Area’s regularly scheduled programming, we’ve got several unique events coming up this week – they’re not to miss! Thursday, September 1st – Avance in Jessie Square Popular Bay Area Band Avance plays a free concert in San Francisco’s Jessie Square – another great outdoor event featuring music and dancing. Saturday, …

It’s come to our attention that user reviews have been broken for nearly 2 weeks – well, that’s fixed now and you can once again leave reviews for all your favorite events! Also new is our salsa instructors page, a comprehensive list of every salsa instructor in the Bay Area. We currently have a poll up …

The remainder of August has a slew of special events and concerts going on. As always these are in addition to the regularly scheduled events and classes – be sure to check the calendar for more: Thursday, August 25th Music in the Park Pete Escovedo 2011 The summer weekly Music in the Park series closes …

This week we’ve got a few more live outdoor concerts, a new weekly latin bar night in the east bay, and a new series class, read on for the details: Wednesday, August 17th – Downtown Sunnyvale Music Summer Series The concert series continues with FREE live latin music featuring the always awesome Tortilla Soup. Thursday, August …

If you live in the South Bay and have looking for a place to go salsa dancing on Saturdays, you’re in luck! Steve Vasco from DanceX2 is starting a new social at Dance Boulevard in San Jose on the first Saturday of every month called Latin Nights. The event will feature beginner and intermediate dance …

There are a lot of great salsa events coming up in August, especially if you’re located in the South Bay. From the San Jose Salsa Festival to the San Jose Jazz Festival, August has some great outdoor salsa events with live music. Here’s a look at some of the big events that are coming up …

There is going to be another Salsa Flash Mob this year at the 2011 San Jose Jazz Festival! If you’re looking to have fun dancing at the Jazz Festival, here’s your chance! It is completely free to participate, and you don’t even have to know how to dance. The practices for the flash mob will …

Sadly Jimmy’s great free classes at Miraido Studio have been discontinued until further notice. We’ll keep you posted about any new information we receive about JSmooth Salsa. Update 8/5/11: Classes are back on again at Miraido Studio! Free beginner salsa lessons every Thursday and intermediate classes every Tuesday & Friday for just $5!

The 2011 San Francisco Bachata Festival kicks off tonight with a pre-party at Caribbean Gardens, featuring an intro to Zouk lesson with Duncan and Jane from Australia as well as an all levels bachata class by Camille from Switzerland. The opening party continues tomorrow at Roccapulco  featuring a bachata lesson by the renowned Nestor and Katrina …

World Championship finalist and US Open Champion Isidro Corona is kicking off his intensive workshop series tonight. Check out the link for detailed info on what each day will cover. Isidro was and still is one of my greatest inspirations as a dancer and leader and anyone looking to learn from one of the elite really …

If you’re looking for some salsa dancing and live salsa music tonight, stop by Mambo Monday at Cafe Cocomo, to dance to rhythms of the 19-piece Pacific Mambo Orchestra! Also, On2 salsa lessons from Fernando and Mimi of Five Star Dance and the latest mambo, salsa dura, and bachata music from DJ Hong.

Due to the US Open, Latin Fever Fridays, the popular (and awesome) dance social hosted by Afincao dance company will be held this Friday the 15th. See you all there!

If you’re looking for a fun, outdoor salsa event, check out the Fillmore Salsa Festival this weekend. The event will take place on Fillmore street between Eddy street and Geary street, and the 3-block area will become an entertainment corridor featuring live music, beginner salsa lessons, and outdoor dancing on the streets of San Francisco!

Acclaimed latin jazz band Salsón is playing at the Agenda Lounge tonight. Agenda is great on normal nights but when they host live bands it gets really fun as it brings out much of the greater Bay Area community. A note on the price though, live band nights are $10.

Looking to challenge yourself and learn from world-class salsa dancers? Andy Cruz, Chicago’s “Prince of Salsa”, and Candy Mena will be teaching a special, 3-day intensive workshop next week, following the US Salsa Open. Training will take place for 3 hours every night from Monday-Wednesday, with a performance at El Valenciano on Wednesday night. If …