Taste Fridays at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco is having a customer appreciation night tonight, which means free parking, free dance lessons, and free dancing until 2am. If you’re in the city and looking for some dancing, you should definitely check it out!

Click here for World Latin Dance Cup 2015 Results, World Latin Dance Cup 2014 Results, and World Latin Dance Cup 2013 Results. Here are the results from the Finals of the 3rd Annual World Latin Dance Cup 2012: From the Bay Area: 1st Place – John Narvaez & Andrew Cervantes, Same Gender Men 1st Place …

UPDATE: See the results for the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup. Interested in following the competition at the World Latin Dance Cup from home? The results from the qualifying rounds will be posted on our Facebook page, and the semi-final & final rounds will be stream live via Ustream. Below is the schedule of the …

The 3rd Annual World Latin Dance Cup is taking place this weekend in Miami, and Salsa By The Bay will be providing live coverage of the event! Last year we provided coverage of the event as well, when Salsamania Dance Company from the Bay Area won the competition in the professional team division. This year …

The 2nd annual World Salsa Challenge was held at the last evening of the SF Salsa Congress last night. The competition brought together some of the top salsa dancers from the Bay Area and beyond for an intense night of competitions. Here are the results: Amateur Couples: 1) Gabriel Alatorre & Maria Latushko 2) Juan …

Salsamania is hosting their annual salsa social at Club Roccapulco in San Francisco this Sunday. The theme for the party is “Angels & Devils”, and attendees are encouraged to dress up in red, white, or black or as their favorite good or evil characters. The event will feature some great performances by Bay Area salsa …

Ricardo Sanchez, the director of PB&G Dance Productions has announced that tonight will be the last Hot Salsa Friday. Hot Salsa Friday (or HSF as aficionados call it) has been one of the largest and most popular salsa socials in the South Bay, bringing out dancers from all over the Bay. It was home of …

The CDA 3 Year Anniversary Party is coming up this weekend! Hosted at Cafe Cocomo by 2-time SF Salsa Congress champions Couture Dance Alliance, this event is sure to be one of the biggest salsa parties this weekend. The party will feature live music by Avance, as well as dance performances by 2-time salsa World …

Salsa By The Bay is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring a couple from Colombia at the upcoming San Francisco Salsa Congress. Here’s a preview of the couple. More info coming soon!

UPDATE: See our guide to Halloween Salsa Parties for 2013. Halloween is right around the corner and there are tons of Halloween salsa events going on, starting this week! Since there are so many Halloween salsa parties going on, we’ve put together this handy list of all the different events that are going on. Let …

It’s the middle of October, which means the San Francisco Salsa Congress is less than a month away! If you’ve never been to the Congress before, the SF Salsa Congress is 4-day salsa extravaganza featuring top class dance performances, all-day salsa workshops, live music from bands like Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and dancing until 4am every …

We are super excited to announce that we are coming out with a print magazine for Salsa By The Bay this month! The purpose of the magazine is to introduce salsa to people who’ve never tried it before, and there will be free copies of the magazine available at coffee shops, colleges, restaurants, and dance …

The Shattuck Down Low, one of the longest running salsa venues in the East Bay, is closing it’s doors for good. Tonight is the last salsa night that will be held at the Down Low. Come out and celebrate over 10 years of salsa dancing and bid the Down Low goodbye! Free salsa lessons by …

Louie Romero, a legend in salsa and Latin jazz, will be present this Sunday the 23rd at San Francisco hot spot Impala Lounge. The night will feature a retro salsa playlist specially chosen by Louie Romero himself, as well as some of the Bay’s top DJ’s. After the fantastic dancer appreciation night hosted by newly …

Cafe Cocomo, one of San Francisco’s top salsa spots which was closed for over a month, may be re-opening as soon as today. It appears that the attorneys for Cafe Cocomo were able to prevail in court, and the club may be starting up again tonight if the club owners are able to get everything …

It’s Labor Day, the perfect holiday to take a break from work and do some salsa dancing! There are a couple different salsa events going on this Labor Day around the Bay Area, and these are the ones we would recommend: 1) Berkeley Summer Block Party The Berkeley Summer Block Party is an annual salsa …

With the recent closures of The Grand (formerly Glaskat) and Cafe Cocomo as well as the cancellation of 2012’s Alum Rock festival we’ve lost some big names and landmarks in recent months. However it’s important to consider that the scene itself has actually been growing. Every week we’re being contacted by promoters and dancers about new and …

A lot of our visitors have been asking us when the Alum Rock Salsa Festival in San Jose is going to be held this year, so we did a bit of research, and it looks like the event is not going to be held in 2012. Here is the official statement from the Alum Rock …

Cafe Cocomo, which was closed last week for renovations, continues to be closed this week. That means no Salsa By Jake and no Taste Fridays this weekend. Cafe Cocomo should hopefully be opening up again next week, but in the meantime check out our Salsa Calendar to see what other events you can go to …

Are you ready for the largest outdoor salsa event of the year? The San Jose Jazz Festival (aka San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2012) is coming up this weekend, from August 10-12. The festival features over a hundred musical groups from around the world, playing everything from Jazz, Blues, Funk, and of course salsa! This …