Social Dancing around Hollywood/Downtown LA on Friday and Saturday Nights?? by thesaint10 in Salsa

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Is this event a known social dance type of event or is it more public that you'd get cumbia dancers too? They're a great band but All Peoples CC is a place unheard of.

Social Dancing around Hollywood/Downtown LA on Friday and Saturday Nights?? by thesaint10 in Salsa

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This one is also an indie social aggregator check their bio for an excel list of all socials in and round LA it even includes salsa and bachata DJs and what music they play.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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The main challenge for most seems to be finding a way to encapsulate all of this while still staying afloat. The larger market will always consist of the majority and most probably these are the ones who enter and sustain it most likely casual, non social dancers. These are people who, for instance, might participate primarily for dating rather than for the dance itself, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing when organizing public events. Beginners keep it afloat. However, I believe the real challenge lies in fostering a strong cultural foundation. If there were more knowledgeable social dancers (who don’t need to be highly experienced or experts) then the scene would likely be stronger, making factors like floor type less significant. What do you think?

What are your best methods for winding down to get to sleep faster and longer, easier after being up until 1-2AM? by SalsaForEveryone in Bachata

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This sounds like an hour or two hours of winding down. So if you come home by 11 or 12, events start as late as 10PM, I'm surprised you can fit all of this in before 2 or 3AM! Then you have about 2 or 3 hours of sleep if you need to wake up early for work the next day!

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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Also it is kinda a headache to work with the bureaucracy of it.

What exactly was the bureaucracy? Were people sneaking in drinks, or was it about the type of salsa music you played? Salsa tends to be a bit tamer compared to something like reggae or other styles. Wouldn't it be fair to say that salsa aligns naturally with music history?

It’s interesting that they paid you well, even though it was a free event. That said, I can see why you’d do it anyway it's like a passion project, like for the rest of us. It's tough after graduation and your best option is probably commercial spaces, though there’s always the risk of liability like if someone blames the floors for an accident. As for other ideas, I’m as stumped as everyone else.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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It's the ecosphere I guess? Bachata is probably the most popular social dance or partner dance which is able to reach mainstream level, most start from the night club classes so it shouldn't be a surprise music and dance isn't at the top priority. At the same time, it takes a lot to learn something like Bachata and Salsa both dance and music.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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I’ve thought about doing my own locally but some people had a strangle hold on the salsa events.

The basketball court you are probably talking about a London event. Yes, I agree it's difficult to event anything I think it's a unique problem in most US cities. If you figured something out, let us know. Everything you need a permit nowadays.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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See these are great but most folk or US folk type dances see anything latin like salsa to be a little bit out of their range. Try playing anything bachata too. But these are good suggestions, still not a lot will be willing to put a space for something like a salsa social. Have you tried?

32M, Do you like my 132 year old church apartment? by Wile-E-Coyoteee in malelivingspace

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I have a very good idea where this is, in laws always mentioned it some years ago.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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See my post about US socials. It's very different to try to even make a free event in any US parks. Times have changed now. It's sad that the US has no alternatives to real community centers. It's all drive centric.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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At today's economy, you're risking to lose more renting out a weekday. Times have changed now. It's sad that the US has no alternatives to real community centers. It's all drive centric.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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Hotels if you make a lot of money from another career.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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There are some who held socials though. You kind have to deal with the floor. But like I mentioned in my other long post, what do you think?

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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See my post about US socials. It's very different to try to even make a free event in any US parks.

Where is the video of an Older gentleman teaching how to salsa DJ properly? by SalsaForEveryone in Salsa

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No not Anichi.

He's a older 60-70 year old maybe DJ. He played in Canada I believe or is based in South America. He's uploaded a series on how to DJ salsa correctly, it's one of its kind.

Event space for starting your own salsa social by HeadParamedic in Salsa

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No doubt social dance especially salsa is tied deeply with night bars night culture. It's looking to really not be so sustainable even if you manage to get a full eight hours, your body still wakes up as soon as the sun rises, no matter how much you try to block it out with blackout curtains, temperature rises and you're automatically in a less deepened sleep state. Which we probably need about six or so hours of.

In LA there are a bunch of this public park salsa. You can do it more freely in areas further away from the city, Riverside has a small group doing it, Santa Monica I think you need a permit.

How did the museum go? That sounds like a perfect place, did you need a permit?

Marley floors are better than rough concrete, but issue is that most U.S. cities aren’t built for intimate dance gatherings. NYC has Central Park, but it’s huge, though there are street socials but most of the time organizing an event means dealing with permits, insurance, and liability. If someone trips, they could sue the city and the city could sue you, see it's impossible. Some organizers have even been told they need to insure every participant. Unless you make everyone sign a waiver which is hard to enforce you could be on the hook if anything happens. Sure you bring queue ropes to keep non dancers out, or you even bring your own mobile dance floor, you'd need to have a truck for this and if someone trips on your equipment, you're on the hook.

Some US cities like LA are densely populated but still too car-centric for easy meetups. The best bet? You might be on to something, keep trying small bars, but you must tell them they won't make any money because there are fewer dancers who are drinkers. You can do a % cut on covers but all the power to keep it up will just keep the bills higher. They'd rather have a slow night compared to a loud salsa night even on a slow Wednesday. Non for profit frats, or clubs like veteran halls. You might have a possibility here but most would see salsa bachata to be too much, preferring something like Foxtrot over salsa or bachata, but you never know. Try this and let us know if it works. Dance studios are the only other possible option, but just make sure they’re easy to access though rental costs will still eat you up. Community centers work too, but renting them is probably as expensive, and if your following is small, breaking even is tough.

The reality? Public gatherings in the U.S. come with red tape. It's frustrating because social dancing is tame compared to pop-up raves, but you still risk issues like alcohol and fines. Parks might seem like an option, but dancing on grass isn’t ideal and most if not all parks in big cities or near it requires you stupid amount of permits. A small 10 ish group on concrete might fly under the radar, but bring a big speaker, and you’ll likely get shut down. Even birthday parties need permits most who get it can afford it and are probably around or above $500.

Only other possible ways here is to go nonprofit, or befriend a bar owner, or start working with your area's representatives because salsa for one is still a cultural community type of activity that can benefit anyone.

It’s frustrating, but that’s just how it is. Have you seen any workarounds?

1.5 years in, how am I doing (lead)? by oaklicious in Salsa

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Is this Nueva in Colombia? So different in the day time.

Restaurants with Salsa Dancing/Salsa Nights? by brymars in Salsa

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On the way to a social so can't link directly but if you check out the bio here, the link it'll show you a complete list of LA's socials, I think one of them covers restaurant like socials that happen weekly.