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Takeshi Young

Founder of Salsa Vida · Salsa instructor & choreographer

Takeshi Young is a dancer, coach, and competitor with more than 20 years in salsa. He writes about the music, people, and experiences that bring the dance community together.

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Customer Appreciation Night at Taste Tonight!

December 28, 2012

Taste Fridays at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco is having a customer appreciation night tonight, ...

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World Latin Dance Cup 2012 Results

December 14, 2012

Click here for World Latin Dance Cup 2015 Results, World Latin Dance Cup 2014 Results, ...

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World Latin Dance Cup 2012 Schedule

December 12, 2012

UPDATE: See the results for the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup. Interested in following the ...

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World Latin Dance Cup Live Coverage

December 10, 2012

The 3rd Annual World Latin Dance Cup is taking place this weekend in Miami, and ...

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2012 World Salsa Challenge Results

November 19, 2012

The 2nd annual World Salsa Challenge was held at the last evening of the SF ...

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Salsamania’s Annual Salsa Social this Sunday

November 9, 2012

Salsamania is hosting their annual salsa social at Club Roccapulco in San Francisco this Sunday. ...

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Hot Salsa Friday to Close It’s Doors Tonight

November 2, 2012

Ricardo Sanchez, the director of PB&G Dance Productions has announced that tonight will be the ...

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Couture Dance Alliance Anniversary Party This Sunday

November 1, 2012

The CDA 3 Year Anniversary Party is coming up this weekend! Hosted at Cafe Cocomo ...

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Salsa By The Bay Sponsoring International Couple at SF Congress

October 25, 2012

Salsa By The Bay is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring a couple ...

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Halloween Salsa Parties 2012

October 22, 2012

UPDATE: See our guide to Halloween Salsa Parties for 2013. Halloween is right around the ...

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SF Salsa Congress 2012 Coming Soon!

October 18, 2012

It’s the middle of October, which means the San Francisco Salsa Congress is less than ...

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Salsa By The Bay Magazine Coming Soon!

October 16, 2012

We are super excited to announce that we are coming out with a print magazine ...

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Shattuck Down Low Closing Down

October 10, 2012

The Shattuck Down Low, one of the longest running salsa venues in the East Bay, ...

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Tribute to Louie Romero at Impala Lounge

September 22, 2012

Louie Romero, a legend in salsa and Latin jazz, will be present this Sunday the ...

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Cafe Cocomo Re-Openning

September 6, 2012

Cafe Cocomo, one of San Francisco‘s top salsa spots which was closed for over a ...

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Labor Day Salsa Dancing 2012

September 2, 2012

It’s Labor Day, the perfect holiday to take a break from work and do some ...

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We Want You!

August 27, 2012

With the recent closures of The Grand (formerly Glaskat) and Cafe Cocomo as well as the ...

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Alum Rock Salsa Festival 2012 Cancelled

August 20, 2012

A lot of our visitors have been asking us when the Alum Rock Salsa Festival ...

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Cafe Cocomo Closed This Week

August 9, 2012

Cafe Cocomo, which was closed last week for renovations, continues to be closed this week. ...

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San Jose Jazz Festival Coming Up This Weekend!

August 6, 2012

Are you ready for the largest outdoor salsa event of the year? The San Jose ...

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San Jose Jazz Festival 2012 Salsa Flash Mob

July 31, 2012

It has become something of a tradition having a salsa flash mob at the annual ...