Charity Salsa Event with Classes and a Live Band!

Charity Salsa event with classes and a Live Band for Cancer Research Wales at The Coal Exchange Cardiff, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FQ Sunday October 16th, 2022 2.30p.m-9p.m This is going to be an amazing family friendly Salsa event at the beautiful Coal Exchange. Guest teachers Mauricio Reyes & Dalia Roccaforte. Classes for all levels and live Music! All profits will go to Cancer research Wales in memory of a wonderful friend. Guest Teacher & DJ- Mauricio Reyes from Birmingham, brilliant dancer, teacher and has won many awards for Top UK Salsa DJ. Originally from Latin America but based in Birmingham (UK), Mauricio Reyes is the founder of Latin Motion, the biggest salsa outfit in the Midlands since it was established in the early 1990s. Mauricio has been dancing and listening to salsa all of his life and has been teaching salsa dance since the tender age of 17. As a DJ he is guaranteed to read the crowd, spinning a broad range of top salsa, from NY to LA, Colombian to Cuban, etc. SALSA pa' Bailar - dura Pero Sabrosa! Mauricio has been DJ-ing since 1994, playing and teaching regularly all over the Midlands, the UK and abroad. He is a regular DJ at some of the UK's biggest salsa events and has been awarded 'Top UK Salsa DJ' several times, 'Top Regional Promoters' & 'Services to Salsa' awards at the 2003 congresses. As a dedicated salsa DJ, dance instructor and promoter for well over a decade, Mauricio’s work within the UK salsa scene has been extensive. He has introduced & inspired a vast number of people to Salsa, including many other Salsa dance teachers in and around Birmingham. Guest Teacher Dalia Roccaforte Dalia was crowned Queen of the UK Amateur Bachata Spice 2021. She is a trained Bachata, Salsa and Kizomba dancer. Her Latin dance journey started in Italy in 2016 when she fell in love with Bachata and Kizomba. She later learned Salsa when she moved to London in 2017. She has a background in Hip Hop, Belly Dance and took part of dance musicals and shows in Italy and UK. After being crowned UK Bachata Amateur Champion, in 2022 she founded Bachardiff - Bachata Cardiff Community - where she and her dance partner Juan started teaching Bachata in a weekly and monthly basis. Sometimes you can find Dalia teaching Bachata and Kizomba in Bristol, London and Belfast. She also will be teaching in some international festivals in Portugal and Italy soon. Follow her IG pages @daliaroccaforte and @bachardiff to keep updated on her weekly and monthly bachata classes and events in Cardiff. https://youtu.be/IpScu0xe0m4 Zumba with Irene Constantinou, Irene loves to dance! She has danced competitively since she was a child discovering a love of Latin styles in her twenties, she now enjoys sharing her passion for dance through teaching. Having taught salsa and bachata, Irene is currently teaching Zumba classes throughout Cardiff. Live Salsa Band called Fiesta Resistance - Cuban-style salsa band! A professional seven-piece band, lighting up the dance floor with a mix of original arrangements, salsa classics, and Latin-infused covers of English pop hits, including hits by David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, No Doubt and more! with Nick Baron drums Lorena Macarthy vocals Gareth Thomas trumpet Edward Jones trumpet Noel Watson congas Pedro Tomateo Asencio keys Sabina Turvey bass Clip the link to see the Band- https://youtu.be/9EiXmwF_hq8 Events Team: - Guest: - Mauricio Reyes Irene Constantinou Kate Woolley-Allen Dr Emma Louise O’Sullivan Thank you to Volunteers Dalia Roccaforte-Bachata teacher Sophie Louise - Performer Anna Constantinou Sha Khn- Salsabuena Betuma Faya Hugh McIntosh Ivana Wong Doors open 2.30p.m 3pm Salsa classes: -beginners with Irene, Improvers-Intermediates with Mauricio 4p.m Bachata classes: -beginners with Dalia Improvers-Intermediates with Mauricio 5.15p.m Zumba (all levels) 6p.m Band 7-9p.m social dancing (Mauricio dj) Belly dancing performance by Sophie Lewis Raffle Adult £20 a ticket Students and Single Parents £15 Children free There will be an option to order food at the event as we’re not permitted to bring food into the Grand Hall from outside. http://www.salsaconirene.com/event.html