Takeshi Young

The World Latin Dance Cup announced the dates today for the 2019 competition. This year’s WLDC (which is being moved to Medellín, Colombia) will be held from December 6th-15h, 2019. In keeping with previous years, the first two days will likely be qualifiers for competitors who have not yet qualified at other competitions, followed by …

The World Latin Dance Cup announced today that their competition this year will be moving to Medellín, Colombia, in an announcement they teased for the past 2 weeks. This year will mark the 10 year anniversary for the World Latin Dance Cup, which has had many homes over the years. The first competition was held …

Jonathan y Jorge, the same gender salsa duo currently competing in World of Dance, successfully defeated their competition during “Duels” today and qualified for the next round of the competition. After 3 weeks of qualifiers, the Duels pit dance couples against each other, with the winner of each duel moving onto the next round. Jonathan …

The 11th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is coming up this month, March 29th-March 30th at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco! The SF Salsa Festival is one of the largest salsa events of the year, featuring live music from renowned musicians like Jimmy Bosch and Herman Olivera as well as international salsa instructors …

Celebrate International Women’s Day at the first ever Bella Dance Weekender, a Latin dance festival aimed at celebrating and empowering women! The event will be held on March 8th & 9th at the Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center in Berkeley, with workshops with some of the top female salsa & bachata dancers in the …

Following on the heels of Ricardo & Karen from last season, another salsa couple has made it onto NBC’s World of Dance reality competition show, and this time it’s a same gender duo. Jonathan Troncoso & Jorge Valcarcel are well known dancers in the competitive salsa scene, and they easily made it through the qualifying …

Looking for Salsa By The Bay? You’re in the right place! As of today (December 2018), Salsa By The Bay is now officially “Salsa Vida SF”. Why the name change? We are joining forces with Salsa Vida, the premier destination for salsa dancing on the web.

Mark your calendars, because the San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba (SFSBK) Congress is coming up in exactly 30 days! SFSBK is a 3-day long dance festival featuring 16-hours of dance instruction, world-class dance performances, and dancing every night until 6am! The event will be held at the gorgeous Hyatt Regency San Francisco hotel, and will …

Albert Torres, one of salsa dancing’s most influential figures and a legendary promoter, passed away on May 25, 2017. He was 60. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Torres grew up immersed in Puerto Rican culture, sparking his lifelong passion for salsa music and dance. After overcoming personal struggles, he moved to Los Angeles, where he …

Warriors fans were treated to a salsa and bachata dance performance last month when the San Jose State University’s salsa team, Spartan Mambo, performed during their halftime show. The four minute routine was performed as a part of the Golden State Warriors’ Latino Heritage Night event, which also featured a pre-game show by a Folkloriko …

The 9th Annual SF Salsa Festival is coming up next month, March 17th-18th! The SF Salsa Festival is the largest annual salsa event in San Francisco, featuring top international salsa performers & instructors, live salsa music, and dancing until 4am each night! This year’s headliners include World Champions Jefferson & Adrianita from Colombia, Alma Latina …

The World Salsa Championships is an international salsa dance competition that brings together some of the best salsa dancers from around for what some call the “Olympics of Salsa”. Dancers qualify to compete at the WSC by competing and placing at other top international salsa competitions such as the World Salsa Summit, World Latin Dance …

The 1st annual Bay Area Salsa Bachata Festival is coming up in just a few short weeks! The Bay Area Salsa Bachata Festival is a 2-day long Latin dance event featuring 6+ hours of dance workshops with top instructors, exciting dance performances from top teams from LA and the Bay Area, and dancing until 3am. …

Looking to go out dancing this weekend in your latest Halloween costume? Here’s our annual guide to Halloween salsa events going on in the Bay Area: Thursday, October 27, 2016 Salsa Thursdays Halloween Party Location: Burlingame Salsa Thursdays at the Vinyl Room in Burlingame is hosting a Halloween costume party. Free salsa lessons from 8-9pm …

Get ready for the largest outdoor salsa dancing events of the year! The San Jose Jazz Summer Fest (also known as the San Jose Jazz Festival) is coming up this weekend! The San Jose Jazz Summer Fest is the largest music festival held in San Jose every year, featuring hundreds of musicians and dozens of …

We have received word from the promoters of the salsa night at the Agenda Lounge that the venue has been sold to new owners and will be closing down this week! This means that the this Wednesday, March 18th, will be the last night of salsa dancing at the Agenda Lounge! This closure follows a …

For the second year in a row teams from the Bay Area took the tops spots at the annual College Salsa Congress held in Los Angeles. Los Salseros de Stanford and SJSU’s Spartan Mambo were just 1 point apart, and took 1st and 2nd at this year’s competition. The two teams competed against some of …

The 8th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is coming in less than a month! The SF Salsa Festival is a 3-day long salsa festival held in San Francisco every year, featuring dance workshops, competitions, performances, live music and dancing until 2am every night. The event will be held from Thursday, March 24th to Saturday, March …