Last month we reported that the closing date of Cafe Cocomo was pushed back from the end of June to the end of July. Today we have received word that Cafe Cocomo will now be open until the end of August, and possibly later. Cafe Cocomo is one of the most historic salsa venues in …

Does your child love to dance? Do they want to become a salsa dancing star? If so, Montuno Dance Company is holding a free salsa & bachata workshop this Sunday for children and teens! The workshop will be held at K.B. Fitness in San Jose 1pm – 2:30pm. The workshop is free and open to …

We know many of you access Salsa By The Bay on-the-go, which is why we’ve been working around the clock to create a mobile-friendly version of our site. Today we’d like to announce that the mobile site is finally complete! We’ve completely re-designed the site from the ground up to be mobile friendly, from our …

Earlier this month we reported that Cafe Cocomo is closing in June. However, this no longer appears to be the case. The management of Cocomo has negotiated with the new landlords, and Cafe Cocomo will remain open until at least July 25th. The exact final date for Cocomo has not been announced yet, but the …

Cafe Cocomo, the most popular venue in San Francisco for live salsa music and dancing will be closing its doors for good this month. The property has been sold for residential development, and although the management is planning to re-open at a new location, the Cocomo that we have all come to know and love …

SalsaCrazy, one of the longest running salsa socials organized by Evan Margolin in the Bay Area is hosting their 20th Anniversary party this weekend! The party kicks off on Friday night at Taste Fridays at Cafe Cocomo with live music by N’Rumba. Saturday the party returns to Cafe Cocomo again with a special daytime barbecue …

Two salsa dancers from the San Francisco Bay Area, John Narvaez and Andrew Cervantes, will be auditioning tonight on America’s Got Talent at 8pm PST on NBC. John Narvaez is the director of Salsamania Dance Company based in Alameda, and he and Andrew are 3-time winners of the World Latin Dance Cup in the Same …

The New Swing Sextet are coming to SF in June! The New Swing Sextet is a Grammy-nominated Latin Jazz and salsa band that is loved by dancers around the world for their dancer-friendly music. They will be playing in SF for night only 103 Harriet Street on Saturday, June 14th. Ticket prices are going up …

Three college salsa teams from the San Francisco Bay Area competed this past weekend at the 7th Annual College Salsa Congress, held in Los Angeles. San Jose State University’s salsa team “Spartan Mambo“, Santa Clara University’s salsa team “Salsa Clara”, and Stanford University’s salsa team “Los Salseros de Stanford” competed on Saturday against schools from …

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Are you ready for one of the biggest salsa events in SF? The 6th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is coming up this weekend! The party begins on Saturday night at SF’s premiere salsa venue, Cafe Cocomo, then moves to the Westin Hotel in SF for Friday and Saturday night. The event features performances from …

Salsa By The Bay would like to congratulate the Bay Area’s very own Pacific Mambo Orchestra, who won a Grammy award tonight at the 56th Grammy Awards in the Best Tropical Latin Album category! Pacific Mambo Orchestra is a 19-piece Latin Big Band from the San Francisco Bay Area that plays salsa, Latin jazz, mambo, …

Is performing on a salsa team one of your New Years Resolutions? Is so, you better get ready, because there are a bunch of auditions coming up this weekend! First up is the audition for Salsamania Dance Company coming up this Saturday, January 11th at the Just Dance Studio in Oakland. Salsamania is the largest …

UPDATE: See the results for the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup. Congratulations again to all the couples and teams who represented the Bay Area at the World Latin Dance Cup this past weekend! Competitors from the Bay Area competed in the Finals for 14 divisions, and won six 1st place finishes including the Salsa Teams, …

UPDATE: Check out the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup Results. The 4th Annual World Latin Dance cup held from December 10th – December 14th was the largest competition yet, drawing over 800 competitors from 50 countries competing in 32 divisions. The SF Bay Area was well represented at the competition, with over a dozen teams …

UPDATE: See here for the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup results. Click here for the full results of the 2013 World Latin Dance cup. Also, check out our live coverage for the 2014 World Latin Dance Cup. The World Latin Dance Cup is one of the largest salsa competitions in the world, and it’s taking …

Does your child want to be a Salsa Star? Montuno Dance Company is having open enrollment for their kid’s Latin dance team “Montuno Stars” this month. Lessons are every Tuesday from 7:30pm – 9pm at KB Fitness Studio in San Jose. If you are interested in enrolling your child in the program, please contact Marianela …

Were you inspired by any of the shows at the SF Salsa Congress? Have you ever wished you could perform on stage? Well if you want to join a salsa team, now’s your chance because many of the dance teams in the Bay Area are holding auditions this month! Here are the dates for the …

Every year the SF Salsa Congress is the host to a number of salsa dancing competitions, and this year was no exception. There were 3 competitions on Sunday of the Congress: the Open Jack & Jill, Masters Jack & Jill, and World Salsa Challenge. Here are the results from this year’s competition: Open Jack & …

The biggest salsa extravaganza of the year is coming this weekend, and the party starts tomorrow! The Congress kicks off tomorrow at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco, where dancers from around the world will gather for a night of dancing, live music, and performances. The party then moves to the Oakland Marriott Hotel, where there …