Summer Salsa Festival – July 16 to 19, 2010 – San Francisco, California, USA

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Summer Salsa Festival
July 16 to 19, 2010
San Francisco , California USA

SalsaCrazy announces it's second annual San Francisco Salsa Dance festival celebrating salsa dance and music with salsa lessons and live bands, over the course of seven days. From July 16th through 19th, at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco, the Summer Salsa Festival will be alive with dance workshops and classes, performances, and social dancing. Every night, live salsa music and dancing will occur everywhere inside the hotel. The Salsa Festival, showcasing the San Francisco Bay Area's top salsa dance teachers and salsa bands and musicians, all takes place in San Francisco's beautiful Parc 55 Hotel, right off Union Square, in downtown San Francisco.

As major network reality TV shows continue to shine the spotlight on learning to dance, and salsa dance maintains, and even widens, its lead as the most popular social dance style, salsa dancing continues to become increasingly popular, both as a style of music, and as a dance. "It's the perfect time to showcase salsa dance and music in the heart of the already vibrant San Francisco salsa dance scene – reaching out to everyone with days of classes, music and dancing," says Evan Margolin, CEO of SalsaCrazy, Inc.

The festival takes place from July 16-19th, 2010 at the Parc 55 Hotel and also has days of pre-parties and events beforehand.

"We have a fantastic line-up of salsa dance classes, with instructors from all over the world, and live music showcasing the Bay Area, that's going to make an exciting weekend of events at the Parc 55 hotel," says Margolin. "San Francisco has always had an incredibly talented mix of salsa instructors and musicians, and with live bands performing each and every night, it's sure to be a scorching hot summer in San Francisco – we expect a great turnout."

This year's Salsa Festival follows a decade of exceptional salsa dance festivals, events and nightlife put on by SalsaCrazy, Inc. in the heart of San Francisco. Last year's "Salsa in the Square" brought out thousands of dancers to Union Square for live music and lessons, and exposed countless people to the fun and passion of salsa dancing. This year, SalsaCrazy is combining both indoor and outdoor events, and greatly expanding the dance lessons, workshops, and live music.

PRE-EVENT PARTIES:

Monday Night, July 12th: (Pre-Event)

Rockit Room – Lesson by SalsaCrazy 7pm Beginners, 8:30 Intermediate, 9:30 DJs SalsaCrazy
& Rodchata, and Special International Guests (admission included in festival pass)

Rockit Room
406 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Tuesday Night, July 13th: (Pre-Event)

Lesson by Rodchata and Camille @ Glas Kat at 8pm in the
upstairs VIP room (admission included in festival pass)

Glas Kat
520 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Wednesday Night, July 14th: (Pre-Event)

Parc 55 Hotel Union Square Salsa Lesson by Special Guests (5-8pm)
DJ Salsacrazy and DJ Rodchata spins (8-1am) (admission included in festival pass)

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Thursday Night, July 15th: (Pre-Opening Party)

Live music with Orq Montuno Swing at Roccapulco Supper Club, Bachata and Salsa and everything
in between in San Francisco's longest running, most historic salsa club. Lesson by Frank Santos and Alina
(admission included in festival pass)

Roccapulco Supper Club
3140 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-4504

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, July 16th: (The Main Event, Opening Night)

Live Band Avance at Parc 55 – Both Bachata and Salsa Ballrooms, DJs, Performances.
This is the Grand Opening Night at the Parc 55.

(admission included in festival pass)

Workshops all day (that's right, there are classes all day) in multiple ballrooms, both Bachata and Salsa.
All levels of classes – Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Workshop Schedule coming soon…

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

LIVE BAND: AVANCE!

Saturday, July 17th (The Main Event, GALA Night)

Live music with Dominique Marte – International Bachata Artist & his full band in the Bachata ballroom.
Mazacote Salsa Band in the Salsa Dance Ballroom.

Workshops all day (that's right, there are classes all day) in multiple ballrooms, both Bachata and Salsa.
All levels of classes – Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Workshop Schedule coming soon…

(admission included in festival pass)

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

LIVE BAND: DOMENIC MARTE!

Sunday, July 18th (The Main Event, Final Night)

Workshops all day (that's right, there are classes all day) in multiple ballrooms, both Bachata and Salsa.
All levels of classes – Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Workshop Schedule coming soon…

(admission included in festival pass)

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

for inquiries please visit: www.SummerSalsaFest.com