Kate's Cuban night

Here are the details for Kate's new Cuban night on Wednesday evenings, which starts on February 5th. It's upstairs in Barocco, the old Bar is it? (where do they think up these names?) on Wharton Street. That's the partly pedestrianised street that runs from St Mary Street to the Hayes, next to Howells.

Times are as follows:

Beginners 7.30
Improvers 8.30
Intermediates 9.15
(Improvers and Intermediates also include la rueda.)

Free style 10-12am

Prices:
£4 per person for all classes
£2 free style only

2008...

...started with a couple of rather drunk bachatas shortly after midnight with the woman who first introduced me to salsa all those years ago. Next was Risa last night. Steve and Sara were teaching. I'd never been to one of Steve's classes before. It was a really nice flowing sequence with some unusual leads, though I did lose the plot a bit in the second half. For once, the (rare) surplus of men was actually a good thing: when I was standing out I videoed the sequence on my phone, and then Sara gave me some really useful pointers on how to refine one of the more unusual leads.

2008 is looking promising: I've discovered a dancer who's only been doing salsa for a year but is great to dance with, and she's up for sharing a private lesson later in the month. Also, Kate's much-anticipated new night is scheduled to start at the end of January: at last Cardiff will have a proper Cuban night, on Wednesdays in Barossa, the refurbished 'is it?' off St Mary Street. I'll post details of exact times and the start date as soon as I know them.