Topics:

1. NEWS FLASH: Plan to Get Fit with Pilates in 2008, Student of the Month, Ladies and Men’s Styling Workshop Information (Mark your calendars!), Check out www.salsasabios.com where Grace has her column, Christmas present Ideas!
2. Tuesdays at the Promenade: Mark Your Calendars: November/December Salsa Lessons.
3. NEW location on Saturdays at Kasbah!!!
4. Things to do & Salsa Field Trips w/ Grace and Hugo!
5. Good Deeds: Feel like doing a good deed? Grace’s Pick of the Month. Help Grace give to orphans this Thanksgiving!

1. NEWS FLASH

Get Fit With Pilates in 2008

Grace Will be Assisting in teaching this Class with famous Ann Hyland, YOGA BUTTERFLY and trainer to the stars. To see the Yoga/Pilates flyer click on the image below.

Student of The Month

Congratulations Lauren! It was easy to choose student of the month for November because Lauren is full of life, fun and laughter. Intelligent, bright, beautiful and a joy to instruct and be around, Lauren has a light in her eyes that just makes us happy to see her. Kind and goofy our personalities surely match and we are proud to call her Student of The Month. Thank you for lighting up our lives Lauren.

Website Recommendation

Check out the new www.salsasabios.com website started by Tony Vargas (DJ Tony) and a host of other salsa professionals that have come together to educate the population on dance education, salsa music and more. Grace has her own column there and is part of a wonderful team! Email her your thoughts at grace@dancingwithgrace.com.

Private Lesson Gift Certificate and Packages

Click here to see what kind of packages we offer.

Lady’s &Men’s Styling Workshop

Back by popular demand. We will be having this workshop on Saturday February 23, 2007. The ladies workshop will be held at the same time and then our classes will join! More information will be posted on this workshop next month!

2. Tuesdays at the Promenade: Mark Your Calendars: November/December Salsa Lessons.

All Classes at the Promenade are $10 Each Unless Otherwise Stated

November/December 2007 Schedule

• 7-8 p.m. Beginner Salsa: Learn important foundational salsa basics! Practice makes perfect. Don't be afraid to take this class over and over again until you are comfortable and you can then move into the 8-9 pm Salsa Improvers Class!
• 7-8 p.m. Performance Class: Learn a DWG Intermediate-Advanced Salsa choreography. This class will continue through December 2007. You are not required to take all the classes but if you want to learn it and get good take as many as you can! Students will also get the opportunity to perform this at one of DWG's Venues for charity! Have fun and do a good deed for others! $10 each
• 8-9 p.m. Salsa Improvers: Beginner-Int Patterns. Even if you are an intermediate-advanced dancer this class can help you with beginner-intermediate patterns that you may not know. Not all patterns have to be intense, long or complicated. Sometimes the uncomplicated patterns are the most fun.
• 8-9 p.m. Combination Class: Feel like moving? Take our combination class that will help you understand the secrets to keeping your partner close during your dance together. FYI: You must know a cross body lead with a turn and how to lead it to take this class. Intermediate/Advance Students Only.

Dress Code:
Casual, comfortable sweats or yoga pants, (preferably) salsa practice shoes (for turns and spins on a wooden dance floor). If you don't have salsa shoes, you can wear your evening dance shoes. Tennis shoes will inhibit your spins and may ruin your knees over time. You can go to the DWG Store to see if you find something you like or go online and check out shoes like Supadance or International. They can get pricy but make a world of difference when you dance.

Check out Grace's Shoe Clues Chapter in her Salsa With Grace Instructional Video so she can explain why you need good dance shoes, which pair you should buy first and how to take care of them! Purchase our Salsa Videos.

Directions:
Promenade Dance Sport Facility is located at 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive.  For directions and more information click here.

3. NEW location on Saturdays at Kasbah!!!

Sexxy Salsa Saturdays has been moved to the Kasbah located at 2324 Boston St. in Baltimore City. Come support the new Sexxy salsa night at the Kasbah on Saturdays. Come one come all!

• 8-9 p.m. Beginner Salsa: Learn important foundational salsa basics! Practice makes perfect. Don't be afraid to take this class over and over again until you are comfortable and you can then move into the Salsa Improvers Class!
• 9-10 p.m. Salsa Improvers: Beginner Patterns. Not all patterns have to be intense, long or complicated. Sometimes the uncomplicated patterns are the most fun.
• 9-10 p.m. Combination Class: Feel like moving? Take our combination class that will help you understand the secrets to keeping your partner close during your dance together. FYI: You must know a cross body lead with a turn and how to lead it to take this class. Intermediate/Advance Students Only.

4.  Things to do & Salsa Field Trip With Grace and/or DWG Team

Field Trips

Check it out! DWG is launching the first ever "DWG Field Trip Advisor" to update you with the latest and greatest excursions around town and out of town. While the Current Newsletter and Club Reviews give you the big picture, you'll want to visit this page regularly to check out the upcoming DWG excursions. Right here is where we will tell you how to find out where Grace and the DWG team are going and what we are doing. Since we do not wish to fill up your inboxes with unwanted messages, the only way to receive Field Trip updates is to sign up here. Depending on the destination, we may end up at a casino, a Broadway musical, dance competitions, a concert, the hottest night clubs or even the beach. Depending on the destination, we may end up in Atlantic City, NY to a broadway musical, competitions, a concert, the hottest night clubs or even the beach. Who knows!? Spread the word and let's get this thing rockin'! Click here to see the current events, proposed events, and past events.

Upcoming Field Trips

We realize this is a very difficult time of year to do field trips due to the holidays and the money spent during this time. There are so many groups promoting events here, there and everywhere that it seems that salseros or people trying to make money off of salsa lovers expect us to be able to afford lessons, events, concerts and parties almost every single night of the week. For this reason we are not having an upcoming field trip in November and December. Try not to waste money in these next two months and if you do make certain that you are giving just as much to those in need around you. Thank you so much for spending time with us! We will announce what we are doing for New Years so that you can spend time with us dancing salsa socially! Be on the look out for the announcement.

Things to do

Anytime
If you want to try one of our favorite places to eat, go to Salsa Grill, Maryland's best Spanish Latin American Restaurant near Catonsville, Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, Baltimore. They server breakfast, lunch, and dinner and also do catering. Checkout their dinner menu.

November 9
Harbor Lights - 2007 Fiesta Night
The Baltimore Museum of Industry presents Harbor Lights - 2007 Fiesta Night. This event promises to make it an exciting evening!
Friday, November 9, 2007 from 7-11pm
Baltimore Museum of Industry |1415 Key Highway | Baltimore, MD 21230
Your ticket includes:

• Latin-themed food from Bent Fork Catering at Little Havana
• Mojito and South American wine bar
• Music by Mambo Combo
• Salsa dancing lessons
• Salsa tasting sponsored by Trader Joe’s
• Special appearance by a Baltimore Blast player
• Museum tours
• Free on-site parking

November 17
Live Music: Saturday, Nov. 17th--Andy Montanez at LeFontaine Bleu in Glen Burnie, MD
Jeri has tickets available--concert/dance is only $75 including open bar all evening---these will sell out! This is the same place we were at for Hector Tricoche and Paquito Guzman. Tickets are almost sold out. Most of us are staying at the Hampton Inn and my understanding is that they are providing transportation to and from the event--this is a classy place--people dress up and it reminded me of the old Chelseas since so many peole from those days were there---the $75 includes sit down dinner, reserved seating and one incredible performance by Andy Montanez who always gives a great show. Many of you have danced to his music in classes i.e. Casi Te Envidio and many others! Last time, we had two wonderful tables full of great dancers and very pleasant people and a great ratio of guys to gals so come on out and play---email Jeri or stop her wherever you see her--she always tix on her!!!.

November 21
Salsa Thanksgiving Party
Susan Leiter's AliveWithDance Brings You A Salsa Thanksgiving Party at Zen West Cafe 5914 York Rd Baltimore MD 410-323-3368 (on the corner of Belvedere Ave and York Rd near the Senator Theater) Wednesday, November 21. Looking for a place to go Salsa dancing the night before Thanksgiving? This is it! A wonderful space with all hardwood floors everywhere.
9:00pm - 2:00am
Cover: $5 All Night
Music by DJ Earle
Check out: www.baltimorestyle.com/index.php/style/article/3358/
For more info: spleiter@aol.com or www.alivewithdance.com

November 30
Salsera Calendar Pre-Release Party
Friday November 30th @ Caribbean Breeze 4100 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington VA 22203
Pre-Order your own copy on November 30th @ the 2008 Salsera Calendar Pre-Release Party!
The Calendar Will Be Ready For Sell & Distribution On Friday December 14th For The Official Release Party! Right Before The Christmas Holiday & The New Year 2008!

Created by the salsa community salseras & directed by Karen Aguilar from YesOn2salsa Production. The purpose for this calendar is to raise money for The DC Salsa Network Scholarship Fund for 2008, held every year in the DC, VA & MD areas.

Monday Nights
Beginner Salsa 7:30pm/ Intermediate Salsa 8:30pm with Hector "Toti" Chavez
Ocean Drive 11230 Grandview Ave. Wheaton, MD
$10 cover with lessons, $5 after 9pm

Wednesday Nights at Club ONE (in Baltimore)
300 E. Saratoga St. Baltimore, MD (entrance on Guilford St)
Classes with Susan Leiter from 7:30 - 9pm *levels vary from week to week
Open Dancing 9pm - closing
$5 cover before 7:45pm, $7 after
For more info: spleiter@aol.com

Wednesdays at Zanzibar
Zanzibar on the Waterfront
700 Water St., WDC Dance Lessons w/ Eileen Torres

Wednesdays at Davidsonville Dance Club w/David Malek
www.davidsonvilledanceclub.org

Thursday Nights In Virginia
Jeri Dembrak is teaching at Cecilia's Night Club
2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA.
This is the only venue with a live band after classes, beginners at 7:30pm, intermediate at 8:45pm,
Sin Miedo at 10:15pm for $10! Ladies are in demand--lots of great guys! EMail Jeri at thesalsanews@aol.com

Saturday Dancing (No Lessons At This Location)
Divino Lounge
7345-B Wisconsin Ave Bethesda, MD
from 11pm til 2am
with friends DJ Andy & Tony V:
Small location but great food and drinks, small but good hardwood floor.

Sunday at Cancun Cantina w/David Malek
9-10 pm Salsa Dance Lesson
10-1:30 am Dance To Latin Music
www.cancuncantina.com

Weekend Classes: Rueda/Salsa at The Avalon:
  1. Saturdays 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Madeira School; 8328 Georgetown Pike; Mc Lean, VA.
  2. Sundays 5 to 7 PM at the Avalon Studio; 15 Mellor Ave; Catonsville, MD. Occasionally a party replaces this class at the exact same time---check details at: http://danceintime.com/classes.html

No partner is needed; classes are drop in and are welcoming to newcomers. This dance builds team spirit as you trade partners and dance with everyone!! For more details, summer/holiday schedules, etc., call Barb 301-9806043 or visit http://danceintime.com/classes.htm Cost is $10/class, except the CP class which is $7..

5. Good Deeds

Grace and Hugo’s Pick for doing a good deed this month goes to our DWG Field Trip to Puerto Rico to Help the orphans there that are struggling. Although Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, they have not integrated the Foster Care System there and have 22 orphanages in need of serious help. Grace will be going to Puerto Rico, assessing the need and purchasing everything in our power to help the children. Do you feel like doing a good deed? Donate $ or gift cards from Sams Club or Sears as these stores are located there and Grace can shop for the children’s school clothes, get bedding etc for the children. We thank you for your consideration and will be taking photos of the children we help so you can see them soon! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!