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Retraction of ealier statements about Royal Caribbean

Earlier in the week I made some harsh statements about Royal Caribbean service on the cruise. I was frustrated about some things that happened and I posted while being mad. Over all the service was great not shabby as I had said earlier and ,even with the mistakes I still had the time of my life, I publicly apologize to Royal Caribbean and I am embarassed by my behavior and comments.

George Mason Salsa Lock and Key Party

George Mason Salsa Lock and Key Party
The Azucar George Mason salsa club did a great job having their salsa lock and key party . It was very well attended and DJ Andy and Latin Soul did nothing to disappoint the crowd. The party was a non stop dancing affair as DJ Andy and Latin Soul provided all the dance music you could ask for. This was just the beginning of things to come from the Azucar Salsa club from George Mason. I was so proud to to see a lot of my students that I have been teaching for a couple of weeks out on the floor doing their thing practicing their moves and the doing the most important thing of all, they all seemed to make a conscious effort to stay on beat. Cesar Vance the president of the Azucar club was a perfect host as he stayed on the dance floor and mingled with every one in attendance. A big salsa shout out to the Azucar Salsa Club from George Mason for the fabulous job they did for putting this event together. They provided refreshments , great music, a great facility and The officers of the GMU Azucar salsa club are all friendly, organized and first class.

The StuckOnSalsa All Star Salsa cruise

First let me say this about the cruise . I was very disapointed with Royal Caribbean's service and not delivering on promises that were made to StuckOnSalsa. There were wrong room assignments , misrepresentations about balconies in rooms and all in all pretty Shabby Service. But despite all of this most of the people who wen on the cruise had a great time . The parties were awesome, the performances were great and the workshops were fabulous. We learned a lot on our first cruise and we will not make the same mistakes as this year , meaning we will not be on Royal Caribbean. Kelvin Harris my partner did a fabulous job of being the cruise director. He came across many problems but was able to rise above it all and make the cruise a very memorable experience for myself and others. I have to get some sleep right now, but I have a lot to post about the cruise and after my nap I will get back to posting

I am having a problem with some of the DJs

I am having a problem with some of the songs some of the DJs are playing in the Salsa clubs. They are playing songs that no one wants to or can dance to and I think it is ridiculous with all the great dance songs that are out there. These Djs are playing for their self and not for the crowds and it has to stop right now! Also ssop with the mixing of songs, salsa songs should be played in full not chopped up like rap mixes

Getting ready for the Salsa Maquerade Ball

StuckoNSalsa and Yeson2salsa productions have hooked up and will be having a DC exclusive a BYOB Maquerade Balll at Generations studio in Alexandria. This place has one of the largest dance floors in the area and we are having two of the area's hottest DJS MIke "El Sonero" Morales and DJ Andy. This one promises to be off the salsa chain. WE have students from Virginia Tech and George Mason who plan on attending this event. for more info and directions to the party log on to stuckonsalsa.com

The Fall salsa crawl was a big success

I was thinking we were nort going to be able to pull of a three day party but we did . All three venues were hopping . Club Five was great , H20 was awesome and Juste Lounge was great also. The performances at the H20 on Fridy night were spectacular. It seemed like all the good dancers in town were at the party. Everyone thought the installation of the wood floor made a big difference and the new all salsa format was really appreciated . The majority of salseros said hey had no problem coming back to dance at H20

WINNERS OF MOST IMPR0VED MALE

WINNERS OF STUCKONSALSA MOST IMPROVED MALES

audio weekend salsa event updates

My First Salsa Audio Post

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Betcha didn't know is hottest thing on StuckOnsalsa

My girl SHeila McNeil StuckOnsalsa photographer has started a column that reveals little known facts about salseros in DC . This had turned out to be the hottest thing on StuckOnSalsa . This page has been getting crazy traffic, more than the photo galleries and video pages. To view column log on to stuckonsalsa.com

Also Sheila McNeil will be hosting her Betcha didn't know party at H2O' NEW SALSA ROOM NEXT WEEK FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2005 ALONG WITH STUCKONSALSA'STRICTLY SALSA MADNESS PARTY . THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE OFF THE CHAIN.

Does having a wood floor make a diference?

I have a survey on my web site http://stuckonsalsa.comthat asks would having or not having a wood floor play a part in your decision making as far as going to a salsa venue. I am curious to know what you think to voice your opinion log on to http://stuckonsalsa.comand participate in the poll

Azucar George Mason Salsa club party was a big success

The party on Saturday night turned out to be great . I was so proud of my students who came out to try all the moves that we have been working on in class. There was even some salseros who don't go to George Mason who came out to support. Some members of ClaveKazi and Azucar Morena gave sizzling dance performances and Maribel Soto did a sizzling performance dancing with me. This party is just the beginning of many more salsa functions given by the Azucar Salsa club. My studenmts presented ,e with a swedish massage certificate. It was one of the nicest gifts I have ever received. I wanted to cry but I have to keep that tough guy image I present going . (lol)

a photo gallery of the party can be found on/photos

GEORGE MASON SALSA CLASSES GETTING LARGER AND LARGER

Last night at George Mason the salsa clas had over 60 people and the beauty of it was everybody had a partner to practice with. The class was very up beat and every one had a great time. We are all gearing uo for the Azucar George Mason salsa club party this Saturday Oct 1,2005 at Dewberry hall in the Johnson Building They will have performances by the hot dance group Azucar Moreno Salsa Warm up class by StuckonSalsa and music provided by DJ Andy.

Show a ticket stub from the Azucar party and you can get into YUCA LATIN NIGHT IS BACK for free courtesy of Padrino Productions

REVIEW OF JUSTE LOUNGE IN BETHESDA

Grand Opening of Juste Lounge

I went to the grand opening of Juste Lounge which used to be Thyme Out in Bethesda.
When I first went to the Thyme Out opening I was not happy but I knew my girl Eileen Torres would make the adjustments that needed to be made and I just had to be patient. We all have been in a bad mood around here after Yuca shut down the Latin Night and we really did not have a place that we felt comfortable to go out on Saturdays. Well Eileen has made the adjustments and then some. If you remember I was not happy when it was Thyme Out. The dance floor was very sticky and very small , The place was dark and again it seemed like I was at another place where they wanted to put salseros in a basment type atmosphere, I hated that about VIP THE LIGHTS WERE TOO DARK. I think people do not realize when you are dancing with some one you use a lot of hand signals but how can you see the signals if it seems like you are in a dark cave.where yo cant see a thing. Not only that how can I steal some one’s moves if I can barely see.

Well they have a brand new larger wood floor , The lights have brightened a bit , and hey have lovely leather couches spread out all around the room They have also added a stage for live music and Eileen is making sure the majority of music played is salsa , mambo and Cha Cha Cha , she is not like StuckOnSalsa who will not allow any merengue or Bachata to be played at their party, She will play a couple of merengues each set .

The Juste Lounge is now one of the hottest spots in the area in the area for salsa , they have good service, friendly staff, great parking and a owner who listens to what Eileen tells him . The ambiance is awesome and I think it is going to be a great success.

The grand opening had a great turnout as DJ Tony , DJ Bruno, and DJ Ricardo taking turns playing he danced music all night long.

Oh by the way Juste Lounge will be the third leg of the Fall Salsa Crawl
( A three night salsa party )sponsored by StuckOnSalsa , Latin Vip and Eileen Torres on Saturday October 15, 2005 stay tuned for more details for Fall Salsa Crawl Updates log on to http://STUCKONSALSA.COM

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Ramiro Parada Birthday party at Yuca

I went to big Poppa Ramiro's birthday party at Yuca and the turnout was great. Ramiro has been taking a break since leaving Yuca and now he is back better than ever and so is Yuca which will now be called Escape. They took up the carpet and there is wood floor every where to dance. DJ Chris did a great job of keeping the dance floor packed. The grand re opening is this Saturday Oct 1, 2005. Ramiro happy birthday you are the man.For photos of this event log on to /photos