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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – LIFE STORY

On: By: Philip Wake
Being appreciated is wonderful and I thank Miguel Mayana London from the bottom of my heart for this LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - see 2019-08-02: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham – Awards Night! for details. I'm writing a book about my salsa life and here's how it begins: In 2003 at the age of 57, after 2 years of being parted from my first wife, I occasionally used to go to The Pyramids in Southsea to enjoy simulated Summer time on the beach. One night as I Read more [...]

2019-03-01: Que Rico Salsa Party at White Eagle Club Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake
Miguel Mayana resumed his monthly salsa event in Balham at the White Eagle Club (aka Hamilton House) in February. As it is scheduled for every first Friday this clashed with my regular date at The Venue in Brighton but this month I decided that I had to to revisit Que Rico to see if it had regained its former glory because it used to be my favourite venue second only to El Grande. I'm very pleased I did because the new venue has a luxurious ballroom for salsa dancing - big enough for 500 dancers Read more [...]

2018-11-16: El Grande every 3rd Friday at Scala near Kings Cross!

On: By: Philip Wake

I always look forward to being part of the biggest and best monthly salsa dancing venue in the UK which is El Grande at Scala from 21:30 to 05:00 - 4 rooms for salsa, cubana, bachata & kizomba - often attended by more than 1200 dancers! Entry is £12 whether you do the lessons or not. The venue is Scala just a few hundred yards down the road from King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station at 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL. There's always somewhere to park for free in the surrounding Read more [...]

2018-10-13: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe every 2nd Saturday of the month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. Sometimes there's one on the 4th Saturday too. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards. The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in the main salsa room formed by 3 rectangular areas surrounding the dining tables down the middle of the room. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small room reserved for bachata Read more [...]

2018-09-14: Que-Rico Salsa Party at Ibex Venue Stockwell!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that used to work and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has Read more [...]

2018-09-08: El Bembe Salsa Party at Bottlescrue London!

On: By: Philip Wake

Salsateca London and Ola Latina run a regular event called El Bembe' on every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at The Bottlescrue, 33 Foster Lane, London EC2V 6HD. There is parking in the streets nearby from 7pm onwards. The venue offers plenty of space for dancing in the main salsa room formed by 3 rectangular areas surrounding the dining tables down the middle of the room. Social dancing is from 9:15pm to 2am and there is a small room reserved for bachata which they call The Bachata Box Read more [...]

2018-08-10: Que-Rico Salsa Party at Ibex Venue Stockwell!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that used to work and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has Read more [...]

2018-07-13: Que-Rico Salsa Party at the Bedford in Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has a friendly Read more [...]

2018-06-08: Que-Rico Salsa Party at the Bedford in Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has a friendly Read more [...]

Event 2018-05-11: Que-Rico Salsa Party at the Bedford in Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has a friendly Read more [...]

Event 2018-04-13: Que-Rico 2-room monthly party at the Bedford in Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake

Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby in Sainsbury for 250 cars! There is one other room devoted to kizomba and the event is called Que Rico which means to a Spanish speaking salsa dancer something like: Isn't it wonderful! Above all the venue has a friendly Read more [...]

Event 2018-03-09: Que-Rico 2-room monthly party at the Bedford in Balham!

On: By: Philip Wake

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Philip Frost and Miguel Mayana run a monthly salsa event at The Bedford in Balham which is one of my favourite venues. The main room for salsa is ideal: wooden dance floor, capacity for 250 dancers, excellent sound system, air conditioning that works and  free parking nearby for 250 cars! There is one other room Read more [...]