It’s official Cafe Sevilla will be hosting Wednesday night Salsa once again!!!

Before Cafe Sevilla relocated to the new Fifth Avenue location,  Wednesday nights were known as the “dancers night” within the San Diego salsa community.

Now with a new location and newly remodeled look, Sevilla is bringing it back better than ever! Every Wednesday night will now be  hosted by Majesty in Motion Dance Company. Every week they will be rotating in San Diego’s top instructors including David &  Jennifer Stein from Majesty In Motion, Alma Latina Dance Company, Ooh La La Dance Company, Juan Carlos and A Time to Dance Studio.

Salsa Wednesdays begins this upcoming Wednesday December 7th and we already have an RSVP page up for those that would like to attend on the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup calendar.

See you all for the new Salsa Wednesdays at Cafe Sevilla!

John ;-)

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Dancers for Humanity is presenting another opportunity to help the homeless.  The event is dubbed “Dance Around the World” and will have a multi-cultural dance theme.  Attendees are encouraged to represent their country and cultures of origin by wearing traditional dress and costumes.  The goal of the event is to collect essential items from the following list of items for the homeless people:

BOTTLED WATER, HAND RADIOs, BATTERIES, TAMPONS, FEMALE PRODUCT PADS, SOCKS, TOILER PAPER, SUNBLOCK, BAND AIDS, SMALL BOX OF BABY WIPES, FLASH LIGHT WITH BATTERIES, TRASH BAGS, SUNGLASSES, GREETING AND THANK YOU CARDS, ETC.

Along with the donations drive there will be giveaways including free music CD’s, free dance shoes, dance lessons and a host of other items that will be raffled.

Ritmo Bello and The San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup Group will be on hand to support this great cause.  To join us please visit the RSVP page on the San Diego Salsa and Latin dancing meetup group (click here).

See you at Citrus Lounge!

John ;-)

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Many of San Diego’s dance teams and studios have been busy upgrading their online presence over the last few months.  If you’ve visited David and Jennifer Stein’s MajestyinMotion.com, for example, you’ll notice the new upgraded feel of their website.  The site is simple yet elegant and gets you the information you need about the organization.

Deseo Dance also upgraded their online image recently with a new website that integrates the essential information you need along with a sleek presentation.  Some of the video links are still being upgraded but overall it looks like a great start to match Deseo’s powerful image.

Other dance studios and teams are working with their established online presence, continuously adding new content that is appealing.  Salsa Susie’s Ooh La La Dance offers easy ways to reach information and in particular videos of performances in case you missed a recent competition on their nice website.

If you know of any other salsa teams or groups upgrading their online image let us know so we can share with the whole San Diego salsa scene.

John ;-)

@RitmoBello

San Diego’s ever expanding salsa dance scene is gaining a new salsa dance club beginning Friday, January 7, 2011.  Presented by David & Jennifer Stein  of Majesty in Motion and Angel & Tulane of A Time to Dance Studio, the new salsa spot finds it new home at the Citrus Restaurant located inside the Four Points Sheraton Resort.

The new salsa dance venue boasts a huge dance floor, full bar, dinner/drink specials and free parking around the hotel every Friday night.  The San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup group along with Ritmo Bello will be there to start the new year off right with some great salsa dancing.

See you all on Friday, January 7, 2010!

John ;-)

@RitmoBello

What do you get when two of San Diego’s largest salsa dance companies join together for the greater good?  The first ever San Diego Christmas Salsa Jam!

A Time to Dance and Majesty in Motion, two highly respected and premier dance companies in San Diego, are presenting this unique event at the newly remodeled Four Points Sheraton.  The event is unique because it is the first time there will be two different dance companies coming together to do a joint salsa class.  The event will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in going to experience a class with David, Jennifer, Angel and Tulane all together.

Other good reasons to go are the live band that will be performing, dance performances, a Jack & Jill contest where you can compete for some holiday cash and free parking.

The event is sure to sell out since there are options to partake in a 3 course meal or to come dance the night away only.  You can find out more details on the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup Group’s event page that’s been set up (click here).

There are also rumors that a new salsa dance venue will be opening soon with the announcement to be made at the San Diego Christmas Salsa Jam so don’t miss out!

See you all at the 1st ever San Diego Christmas Salsa Jam Friday December 10th!

John ;-)

@RitmoBello

Here is a recent video of one of Majesty in Motion’s performance teams as they showcase their dance at Tango Del Rey.  Make sure to check Ritmo Bello’s YouTube Channel for more videos.

Also don’t forget that we are still trying to raise money to upgrade our videos to high definition.  Check out this article for more information or donate below here using the widget (any amount helps, thank you!)

John ;-)

@RitmoBello

At first glance you probably wouldn’t think that San Diego has much going on apart from the traditional surfing and other recreational diversions for which this place is known. It takes a simple look under that well known surface to see that San Diego is a teeming hot bed of salsa dance talent.

Much of that dance talent is due in part to the myriad of salsa dance competition teams that offer a wide array of styles and philosophies of salsa dance. San Diego is fortunate to have a salsa scene influenced by such a great group of performers that help inspire those new to the scene to learn more about the dance.  Here at Ritmo Bello I’ve been privileged to get to know these performance groups over the years and I wanted to highlight some of them here.

Well known performance groups like Majesty in Motion and dancers from A Time To Dance Studio have excited audiences through the years through innovative dance. Newer dance companies such as Alma Latina and Salsa Susie’s Cosabellas & Hot Tamales have done a great job of expanding salsa dancing to a wider group of people. Some local San Diego talent has seen great national exposure such as Junior & Emily’s Amicitia Dance Company and Serena Cuevas Deseo Dance.

These and many other dance teams which I haven’t mentioned here all deserve to be recognized for the great exposure they give salsa dancing to the general public. For many people here in San Diego, joining a dance team is a great way to accelerate your learning of salsa dance while expressing yourself through performance.

If you’ve had a good experience with a local San Diego dance team feel free to leave a comment on this post.

John ;-)

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