It has become something of a tradition having a salsa flash mob at the annual San Jose Jazz Festival, and this year is no different! The details for the 2012 San Jose Jazz Festival have been announced, and you can find it on the this Facebook invite. If you’ve never done a flash mob before, …

Want the chance to perform with a 2-time Salsa World Champion? Couture Dance Alliance is holding auditions this Sunday at the Symbolic Dance and Fitness Studio in San Francisco. The team is auditioning for all levels of dancers, from amateur to professional for their various dance teams. If you’re interested in joining, you can find …

Want the chance to perform on a championship salsa team? Montuno Dance Company (winners of the 2012 US Salsa Open) will be holding auditions this Sunday, July 29th at Dance Boulevard in San Jose. The audition runs from 1-3pm and will be for both men & women for Montuno’s student, amateur, and semi-pro teams. For …

Want to learn some furious Colombian footwork? The Colombians from Esfera Latina who competed at the US Salsa Open this past weekend will be teaching a special workshop this week at D’Venue in Campbell on Colombian Salsa, starting today. The instructors will be teaching beginning and intermediate footwork, and participants have the opportunity to perform …

The long weekend of competitions concluded last night with a long series of Pro-Am heats, Pro showcases, and Jack & Jill competitions. The overall awards for the weekend were handed out as well, including Top Team and Top Dance Instructor. Below are the results from Sunday’s competition: Top Dance Company 1) Montuno Dance Company 2) …

My thoughts (and gripes) on the 3rd Annual US Salsa Open The 3rd Annual US Salsa Open was the biggest one yet, with more competitors from the Bay Area competing than in previous competitions, as well as professional competitors from Colombia and Mexico. It was also the longest competition so far, which started to wear …

Day 2 of the US Salsa Open featured a lot of amateur competitions throughout the day, followed by professional showcases in the evening. Here are the results: Amateur On1 Salsa Newcomer 1) Victor Nava & Vanessa (77.1) 2) Edwin Resuello & Amanda Redmond (75.3) 3) Hariharan Ganapathy & Julie Diano Nguyen (73.6) Amateur On1 Salsa …

The first day of the 3rd Annual US Salsa Open is done, and the results are in! The first day of competition mostly focused on the Pro-Am showcases, as well as several Pro Rising Star divisions. Here are the results: Pro Am Showcase On1 1) Amanda Lowrey & Isidro Corona (87.80) 2) Albert Harnois & …

Ready for one of the largest salsa competitions and parties of the year? Well, the US Salsa Open Championships are coming up this weekend! So what is the US Salsa Open? The US Salsa Open is first and foremost a salsa competition, with competitors from all over the US and Bay Area competing. There are …

Looking for somewhere to go dancing this Memorial Day weekend? Then you might want to check out the Deja Vu Salsa & Bachata Fling which is happening on Sunday night! The Deja Vu Salsa & Bachata Fling is an annual salsa event held in San Jose (close to Cupertino) which features beginning salsa and bachata …

Salsamania Dance Company, two-time recipient of the US Salsa Open “Top Dance Company” and “Top Teacher” honors and home of the current World Latin Dance Cup champions, is holding auditions for its professional, semi-professional and amateur teams as well as its ladies footwork teams and On 2 training team.  This is an open audition that …

We were all sad to see Matrix disappear from the Tuesday salsa scene in the city, but looks like we’ve got a new event to fill the void. Check out tonight’s grand opening Conga Tuesdays at Impala Lounge, featuring salsa lessons by Juan Gil and music by ELDJX, DJ Enrique and others. Be sure to let your …

PB&G Dance Productions is hosting the first ever Campbell Salsa Congress this Memorial Day Weekend, and they are flying out the New Swing Sextet, direct from New York! This is looking to be a pretty big event, featuring 2 days of live music, workshops, performances, and dancing! Checkout the PB&G website for full event details …

Congratulations to college salsa team Spartan Mambo who represented the Bay Area at the College Salsa Congress this past weekend, and came in 2nd in the team competition! Good job also to Santa Clara University’s salsa team Salsa Clara, who also competed in the competition. The future of Bay Area salsa is looking bright!

Are you an intermediate to advanced dancer looking to join a performance and competition team? Montuno Dance Company is holding auditions this Saturday, April 28th for their semi-pro and pro teams. Montuno Dance Company is one of the top dance teams in the Bay Area, and are qualified this year to compete at the World …

The results for Hot Salsa Friday’s annual “So You Think You Can Dance” Jack & Jill competition are in, and the winners out of the 20 finalists is as follows: 1st Place – Jose & Anna 2nd Place – Juanito & Elena 3rd Place – Vimal & Tatiana Here is a video of one of …

Looking for a free salsa lesson and dancing tonight in the South Bay? Well you’re in luck, because the Agenda Lounge is holding its customer appreciation night tonight, which means that you can get in free all night! Just print out this flyer and take it to Agenda to get your free entry. See you …

The SF Salsa Festival kicks off tonight at the Welcome Party at Cafe Cocomo! Should be a good night of dancing, performances, and live music by Danilo y su Orquesta Universal! If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, you can still get them at the door. Hope to see you there, it’s going to be …

The 4th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is just 1 week away! The SF Salsa Festival is one of the biggest salsa events of the year, featuring workshops from instructors that are literally the best in the world, including 2011 World Latin Dance Cup champions David & Paulina, Liz Lira, Grizzly & Alien, and more! …

Salsa By The Bay’s Bay Area Salsa Map calendar is going on sale starting this month! The calendar, which previously sold for $25 is now selling for just $15, shipping included! If you’ve been holding out on getting a copy, now’s your chance! The calendar is great for decorating your home or office, and makes …