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Salsa Kingdom Programme

Friday Night

Time Event/Description Price
3pm-2am Registration, Floral Hall & Theatre Complex N/A
7-10pm Salsa Kingdom Opening Party with Will Robinson & Henry Knowles, Vincent Hotel £8
7:30-8:30pm Salsa (Beg), Uncle Phil. Floral Hall £8
8:30pm-3am Salsa Kingdom Party, with The Willy Torres Allstars from New York City playing at 11pm. £20
9:30pm-5am Viva Cuba! Brought to you by award-winning Cuban Salsa Promoter Enrique Perez & Salsa Explosion. Cuban Salsa classes with Enrique & Banderas for all levels at 9:30pm, child prodigy Davide Rumberito (Italy) teaching & performing plus more artists tbc. Prince of Wales Hotel. £15 or £10 with a ticket from the Floral Hall party.

Saturday

Time Event/Description Price
9:30-10:30am Cha Cha (Int), Mariana & Paris. Floral Hall £8
9:30-10:30am Salsa On2 an Introduction, Brigitte & Franklin. Waterfront Suite £8
9:30-10:30 Spinning Technique (Int), Andrea Stewart. Waterfront Suite £8
10-11am Salsa On1 (Adv), Joseph & Esmerelda. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
10-11am Salsa On1 Following & Leading Technique (Int), Mark & Lisa. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
10-11am Salsa On1 (Imp), Miguel Angel Plaza. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
10-11am Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
10-10:45am Salsa On2 (Beg), Duncan. Nostalgia Tea Rooms, breakfast+class £5.50, Breakfast from 9:30 Lesson only £4
10:30-11:30 Bachata (Imp), Nicolai & Helena. Scarisbrick Hotel £8
10:30am-12pm Street Party in the Town Hall Gardens with Uncle Phil (Salsanorthwest) with shows from the Salsanorthwest Dance Team, & featuring Noel Hernandez, the British Open Professional UK Salsa Champion 2010 £Free.
10:45-11:45 Salsa On2 (adv), Moe Flex. Floral Hall £8
10:45-11:45 Bachata (Int), Mauricio Reyes. Waterfront Suite £8
10:45-11:45 Bachata (Beg), Ces & Kerry. Waterfront Suite £8
11am-12pm Cuban Moves (Int/Adv), Osbanis & Anneta. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
11am-12pm La Rueda (Imp/Int), Michael Mandrel. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
11am-12pm Intro to La Rueda (Beg), Amanda Maitland. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
11am-12pm Intro to On2 (Beg), Mark & Lisa. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
11am – 12pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
11-11:30am Salsa Taster Class, Becky Howe. Wayfarer Arcade £2.00
11-11:45am Salsa On2 (Imp), Salsa con Estillo. Nostalgia Tea Rooms £4 or £6 with previous Tearooms class
11:30-12:30pm Salsa On2 (Imp), Irene Miguel. Scarisbrick Hotel £8
12-1pm Salsa On1 (Adv), Adrian & Anita. Floral Hall £8
12-1pm Salsa On1 (Int), Darlin & Loreta. Waterfront Suite £8
12-1pm Salsa On1 with Spins & Styling (Imp), Jimmy SA. Waterfront Suite £8
12-1pm Ladies’ Styling (All), Iris de Brito. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
12-1pm Spinning Technique (All), Hugo Cortez. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
12-1pm Rumba (Intro for All), Lazaro & Paola. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
12-1pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
12-2pm Moe Flex Dance Mayhem Street Party in the Town Hall Gardens. Classes, line-ups, la rueda, laughter & a big party! £Free
12:30-2:30pm Mistura Latina ‘From Cuba to Puerto Rico’ Latin mix session with DJ Silvao. Playing the best urban Latin sounds from Cuba, Republic of Dominica, Miami, Panama, Colombia & Puerto Rico. For something fresh and funky. Scarisbrick Hotel £5
1-1:30pm Salsa Taster Class (Beg). Wayfarer Arcade £2.00
1-1:45pm Salsa On2 (Adv), Salsa con Estillo. Latin Lounge Restaurant £4, see RCevents advert for Meal Deal.
2-3pm Cali-style Salsa (All), Nilson y Deisy. Floral Hall £8
2-3pm Cha Cha (Imp), Mauricio Reyes. Waterfront Suite £8
2-3pm Cuban Salsa (Int), Fadi K. Waterfront Suite £8
2-3pm Bachata (Imp/Int), Frank Santos & Alina. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
2-3pm Bachata Intro for All (Beg), Dani K. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
2-3pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
2-3pm Salsa Kingdom Street Party in the Town Hall Gardens £Free
2-3pm Children’s Merengue & Salsa (Ages 7-15 years). Latin Lounge Restaurant £4
2:30-5:30pm Uncle Phil of Salsanorthwest for "The Front Room" at the Scarisbrick Hotel, with DJ Les from MANCUBAN & Noel Hernandez of Alma Cubana £5
3-4pm The Salsa Kingdom Street Party – the crew take over! Town Hall Gardens £Free
3-4pm Kizomba Intro for All, Iris de Brito. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
3-4pm Orishas Intro for All, Lazaro & Paola. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
3-4pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
3:15-4:15pm Lifts & Dips (Int/Adv), Adrian & Anita. Floral Hall £8
3:15-4:15pm Ladies’ Styling (Int), Irene Miguel. Waterfront Suite £8
3:15-4:15pm Men’s Styling (Int), Darlin Garcia. Waterfront Suite £8
3:30-4pm Salsa Taster Class. Wayfarer Arcade £2.00
3:30-4:15pm Salsa On1 (Beg), Duncan. ASK Italian Restaurant Check RCevents advert for Meal Deal prices.
4-5pm La Rueda (Int/Adv), Osbanis & Anneta. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
4-5pm La Rueda (Imp), Amanda Maitland. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
4-5pm Cuban Moves (Imp/Int), Michael Mandrel. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
4-5pm Zouk Intro for All, Dani K. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
4-5pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
4-5pm Street Party with DJ Silvao of Mistura Latina, Town Hall Gardens £Free
4:30-5:30pm Hustle (All), Jhesus Aponte. Floral Hall £8
4:30-5:30pm Reggaeton (All), Moe Flex. Waterfront Suite £8
4:30-5:30pm Salsa On1 (Imp), Brigitte & Franklin. Waterfront Suite £8
4:30-5:15pm Samba (Latin & Ballroom, Beg), Duncan. ASK Italian Restaurant See RCevents advert for Meal Deal.
5-6pm Salsa On1 Men & Ladies’ Styling in Partnerwork (Adv), Frank Santos & Alina. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
5-6pm Salsa On1 (Int), Chris De La Pena. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
5-6pm Men’s & Ladies’ Shines Intro for All, Joseph & Esmerelda. Prince of Wales International Suite £8
5-6pm Intro to Salsa (Beg), S4Salsa Team. Prince of Wales Stanley Room £8
5:30-6:30pm Kizomba (Beg/Imp) plus demo, Prince Tevin. Scarisbrick Hotel £5
6:30-7:30pm Kizomba (Beg/Imp) plus demo, Prince Tevin. Scarisbrick Hotel £5 (take this and the previous class for £8)
6:45-7:45pm Salsa On1 (Beg), Nicolai & Helena. Floral Hall £8
8pm A Tribute to Celia Cruz, with Anissa Gathers live in concert. Southport Theatre £18
8pm-3am Salsa Kingdom Party, Floral Hall, with 2 rooms: salsa & Cuban party time. Show at 10:30pm from the Fever Latin team Preston who are the British Champions £15.
10pm-5am The S4Salsa After Party, with shows at 1:15 and 2:15 then party til the early hours! Prince of Wales Hotel £20 or £15 if you have a ticket from the Saturday theatre show or the Floral Hall party.

Sunday

Time Event/Description Price
9:30-10:30am Salsa On2 (Int), Jhesus Aponte. Floral Hall £8
9:30-10:30am Salsa On2 (Imp), Giles & Rosa. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
9:30-10:30am Bachata (Imp), Wesley Prince. Prince of Wales Windsor Suite £8
10-10:45am Salsa On2 (Beg), Duncan. Nostalgia Team Rooms Breakfast+class £5.50, lesson only £4. Breakfast from 9:30.
10:45-11:45 Cali-style Salsa (All), Nilson y Deisy. Floral Hall £8
10:45-11:45 La Rueda (Adv), Fadi K. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
10:45-11:45 Bachatango (Beg), Mariana & Paris. Prince of Wales Windsor Suite £8
10:45am-midnight Mariana, Helena and Brigitte present: The Salsa Glitz Day of Dance @ The Scarisbrick Hotel. Also featuring the world's #1 Salsa DJ Henry Knowles, Nicolai and Franklyn. Beauty & Spikes - massage treatments available on the day by beauty therapist Michelle Baldwin. 1 class £6, 2=£10, 3=£14. Massage £8 for 20 mins.
10:45-11:30 Salsa On2 (Beg), Brigitte & Franklin. Scarisbrick Hotel £6
11am-12pm Salsa Kingdom Street Party, Town Hall Gardens £Free
11-11:30am Bachatango Taster Class, Uncle Phil. Wayfarer Arcade £2.00
11-11:45 Salsa On2 (Imp), Salsa con Estillo. Latin Lounge £4. See RCevents advert for Meal Deal.
11:45-12:30 Bachata (Beg/Imp), Helena & Nicolai. Scarisbrick Hotel £6
12-1pm Ladies’ Styling (Adv), Susana Montero. Floral Hall £8
12-1pm Ladies’ Styling (Imp), Andrea Stewart. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
12-1pm Men’s Styling (Imp), Inaki Fernandez. Prince of Wales Windsor Suite £8
12-3pm Urban Latino by Moe Flex Dance. Hip hop, salsa & reggaeton class, shows & DJs. Come party as only Moe Flex Can! £6 with class, £5 without. Children under 12 accompanied by a paying adult go free
12-1pm Hip Hop (All), Moe Flex. Royal Clifton Hotel £5
12-1pm Sami & Pilar party on the street, Town Hall Gardens. £Free
12:45-1:30 Cha Cha (Beg), Brigitte & Franklin. Scarisbrick Hotel £6
1-2pm Ella Mesma brings you Brasil Brasil! Town Hall Gardens £Free
1-1:30pm Merengue Taster Session. Wayfarer Arcade £2
1-1:45pm Salsa On2 (Adv), Salsa con Estillo. Latin Lounge £4 (see RCevents advert for Meal Deal)
1:45-2:30pm Bachatango (Beg), Helena & Mariana. Scarisbrick Hotel £6
2-3pm Bachata (Adv), Inaki Fernandez. Floral Hall £8
2-3pm Salsa On1 (Imp), Andrea Stewart. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
2-3pm Salsa On2 (Int), Irene Miguel. Prince of Wales Windsor Suite £8
2-3pm DJ Tijeras plays the Salsa Kingdom Street Party, Town Hall Gardens £Free
2-3pm Tango (Beg), Lucy Kershaw. Latin Lounge £6
2:30-3:15 Bachatango (Beg/Imp), Helena & Mariana. Scarisbrick Hotel £6
3-4pm Bachata (beg), That Salsa Thing. Vincent Hotel £5
3-6pm The Cuban Matinee! Brought to you by award-winning Cuban Salsa promoter Enrique Perez & Salsa Explosion. Workshops in Rumba, Cuban Partnerwork & Rueda in the Royal Clifton Hotel £15 all afternoon
3-4pm Rumba (All), Davide “El Rumberito”
4-5pm Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino classes (all levels), Enrique & Banderas
5-6pm Traditional Cuban Matinee – come and dance dance dance!
3:15-4:15pm La Rueda (Imp), Fadi K. Floral Hall £8
3:15-4:15pm Samba (All), Ella Mesma. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
3:15-4:15pm Musicality (All), Willy Torres. Prince of Wales Windsor Suite £8
3:15-4:15pm Tango (Int), Lucy Kershaw. Latin Lounge £6
3:30-4pm Salsa Taster Class, Uncle Phil. Wayfarer Arcade £2
3:30-4:15pm Salsa (Beg), Duncan. ASK Italian Restaurant £See RCevents advert for Meal Deal.
4-5pm Salsa (Beg), That Salsa Thing. Vincent Hotel £5 (or £7 with previous class in Vincent)
4-5pm Salsa Glamwear Fashion Show, presented by Posh Pink Ladies Camila & Caleen. Scarisbrick Hotel £4
4:30-5:30pm Salsa On1 (Int), Susana Montero. Floral Hall £8
4:30-5:30pm La Rueda (Int), Moe Flex. Prince of Wales Bamber Ballroom £8
4:30-5:15 Samba (Latin & Ballroom, Beg), Duncan. ASK Italian Restaurant £See RCevents advert for Meal Deal.
5-5:30pm Sexy Bachata Competition hosted by That Salsa Thing. Vincent Hotel £Free to enter or watch.
6pm Salsa Kingdom Dance Showcase in Southport Theatre. Supporting up-and-coming talent alongside some of the world’s best dancers. £12
8:30pm-midnight "Hot and Sexy" Salsa Party - Featuring Henry Knowles - the #1 Salsa DJ around the world, also top DJs Nicolai, Helena & Franklyn; playing an explosive mixture of the latest salsa, bachata, cha cha & many more... Definitely THE Party! Scarisbrick Hotel £6
8:30pm-midnight The Latin Connection Pyjama Party. Come party with the Newcastle crowd like you never have before...this will be a party to remember! Beginners’ Salsa Class with Jimmy SA 8:30-9:30pm then straight into party mode! Royal Clifton Hotel £5 class £5 party or £8 for both.
11pm-5am The Latin Motion Farewell Afterparty. Party til the very end! 2 rooms – The Anything Goes Afterparty, playing Cuban Salsa, Bachata, Reggaeton, Salsaton, and room 2 playing salsa all the way. Prince of Wales Hotel £10, or £8 NUS, Latin Motion Members, or if you have a ticket from another Sunday night party.

Key / additional info:

Levels: Beg – Beginner, Imp – Improver, Int – Intermediate, Adv – Advanced

All events are free to people with a Salsa Kingdom gold, silver or Saturday/Sunday day pass covering the relevant period.

The Waterfront Suite and Floral Hall are in the Southport Theatre complex.

Salsa Absolute Beginners – Aim for On1 classes as other styles require previous experience.

Tickets for all events are available on the day at the venue, & theatre tickets are available in advance from the Southport Theatre box office.

Click here to view the Salsa Kingdom program.