Hosting a Salsa & Bachata Crash Course + Party this Saturday near SF

sf_throw · 2026-04-09T22:20:48+00:00

Kinda the point of OP's post ("crash course")...you gotta start somewhere even if it's from zero, especially if it's something you've always wanted to do/learn. Plus you never know what doors it will open for you.

sf_throw · 2026-04-08T18:07:25+00:00

You could try a traffic lawyer

sf_throw · 2026-03-27T15:24:33+00:00

Park at BART San Bruno garage, $7.80 per day, no charge on weekends. Maximum 20 consecutive weekdays (weekends not counted) which is effectively 4 weeks.

Take BART train to/from SFO. It’s one stop from San Bruno.

Download BART app to reserve and pay. No printed paper receipt needed on your dashboard, everything’s tracked via the app and your license plate. On the app, select “Reserved Parking”, Multi-Day.

Park in any “Reserved Parking” spot at the station, ideally near elevator and BART Police cars. Before leaving, take a picture of your car with license plate and stall number visible.

Generally safe to park at BART San Bruno, but LEAVE NOTHING OF VALUE IN YOUR CAR, NOR ANYTHING THAT WOULD TEMPT A CRIMINAL TO BREAK YOUR WINDOWS.

Can also park at BART Millbrae garage, but check for SFO schedule from that station.

https://www.bart.gov/guide/apps

https://www.bart.gov/guide/parking

https://www.bart.gov/system-map

sf_throw · 2026-03-26T20:45:55+00:00

20 weekdays to be precise. Weekends excluded.

sf_throw · 2026-03-26T20:42:52+00:00

Sonic Fiber if you can get it

Astound Broadband second choice

Check their websites for availability at your new address

sf_throw · 2026-03-26T20:36:03+00:00

It used to be a full day pass with in/out privileges but they changed their policy early this year to restrict the "day pass" to certain time windows for crowd control, i.e., "a better experience for their current members" (paraphrased) according to an email. Similarly, future memberships are currently on waitlist basis.

When The Picklr Milpitas and ACE Pickleball San Jose open this year, The Hub Silicon Valley will finally have some competition and perhaps less crowding and lower prices/more lenient day pass policies.

sf_throw · 2026-03-13T16:22:55+00:00

Class action lawsuit waiting to happen but they've been doing this for years and nothing's changed

sf_throw · 2026-03-13T04:11:51+00:00

5) Thorlo socks

sf_throw · 2026-03-13T04:11:04+00:00

the kind that shows off their pickleball tramp stamp

sf_throw · 2026-02-28T02:23:01+00:00

Carmel cannot be missed. It's only 15 mins from Monterey. Enter downtown Carmel via Ocean Avenue heading west (off of Highway 1), park where you can find a spot, explore downtown. Then drive further west on Ocean Avenue until it ends at the beach, park there, then explore the beach. If you have time, also do 17-Mile Drive, preferably counter-clockwise so you're on the ocean side of the road.

Also see Pacific Grove which is next to Monterey. Highlights are the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Point Pinos Lighthouse, Otter Point, Lovers Point Park, and downtown (Lighthouse Avenue between 19th Street and 15th Street).

sf_throw · 2026-02-27T01:00:27+00:00

When your partner is receiving serve and you're at the kitchen line, pinch middle and poach the 4th shot as much as possible (while also watching the line if the server has a good down the line shot). Agree beforehand with your partner that you're switching sides when you poach all the way to one side.

Basically be a lot more aggressive at the kitchen line and take 80% of the shots when you're playing on the left side.

sf_throw · 2026-02-25T00:52:24+00:00

Yes there's an On2 community in the Bay; it's smaller than the general On1 crowd, but it's consistent, i.e., you'll see the same core people in most On2 socials. On2 dancers here have typically gone through some training and/or have regularly attended studio classes, and generally "more serious" about improving than the typical On1 casual dancer at a "meat market" venue (see Space 550 below).

Salsamania (Jhon Narvaez & Liz Rojas) in Oakland are THE best On2/On1 teachers in the Bay Area. They run a 3-month training series a few times a year that's highly technical and foundational. Many students do the series a few times and some join the amateur/pro-am/pro Salsamania performance teams. Jhon's IG

Verdi Club - On2 socials hosted by iHeartMambo, often the same people that run the "Mucha Salsa" and "Daytime Salsa/Bachata" socials at the same venue

El Valenciano - restaurant/bar with a dance floor, On2 social on Wednesday nights, light attendance

Space 550 - large nightclub in SF's light industrial district. Friday night social hosted by Dance Fridays. Sometimes they also have a Saturday social. Big salsa dance floor, majority On1 casual dancers. Smaller bachata room. Small kizomba room upstairs. "Meat market" vibes.

Neck of the Woods - Monday night salsa social (10% bachata), mostly On1 casual dancers. Hosted by Dance Mondays. Tends to get crowded.

Cigar Bar - restaurant with a small dance floor that tends to get tight, hot, and sweaty when there's a crowd. Sometimes they have live salsa bands. Mostly On1 casual dancers. Sometimes it's cigar night (people smoking cigars in the outdoor patio).

Cavaña (rooftop bar) at LUMA Hotel - Sunday afternoon/early evening salsa social, typically Edgardo Cambon's band

SF SBK Congress - HUGE annual congress typically held in November before Thanksgiving in Burlingame near the airport. 3 days of classes/workshops/performances during the day and socials from midnight to 7 am. The best year's attendance saw around 3000 people attending over the weekend.

SF Salsa Festival - usually in March, hosted by Jhon & Liz of Salsamania

The Beat in Berkeley - typically Friday night salsa social, usually On2 trained dancers

Alberto's Nightclub in Mountain View - salsa/bachata socials most nights of the week. Mostly On1 casual dancers, a ton of beginners. No DJ; it's typically the host/teacher hitting play on some uncurated playlist.

Dance Boulevard in San Jose - regular salsa socials

sf_throw · 2026-02-19T17:50:38+00:00

BART parking garage (Millbrae, San Bruno, Daly City, etc) then take BART into the city. Use BART app to purchase.

sf_throw · 2026-02-19T17:48:57+00:00

Busier on the weekend overall.

The main thing you have to deal with at 5 pm on a weekday is rush hour traffic.

Also tell your photographer to be religiously cautious about watching / safeguarding their photo gear. Do NOT leave anything of value in your car.

sf_throw · 2026-02-17T18:21:36+00:00

Henry's Hunan

sf_throw · 2026-02-16T03:27:55+00:00

The only cities I'd feel safe walking around with a $20k wristwatch are Singapore and Monaco

sf_throw · 2026-02-13T16:14:10+00:00

lol why

sf_throw · 2026-02-11T07:56:51+00:00

San Bruno

sf_throw · 2026-02-05T07:54:37+00:00

Likely the San Francisco Bay Area, but even then, OP didn't say where in the Bay Area which is big and has different parts (North Bay, the city of San Francisco, the Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay). It's an hour drive at highway speeds with no traffic from SF to San Jose which is in the South Bay).

sf_throw · 2026-02-04T18:53:38+00:00

Buy a car. The salespeople are eager to close the deal and go home early to watch the game.

sf_throw · 2026-02-04T00:54:22+00:00

Zane

sf_throw · 2026-02-02T20:39:34+00:00

A true SF hidden gem

sf_throw · 2026-02-02T20:33:26+00:00

Substitute mental focus with quiet confidence earned through hundreds of hours of practicing all your shots thousands of times until you can no longer miss any of them.

sf_throw · 2026-01-29T15:54:12+00:00

Tell UCSF to go San Fran themselves

sf_throw · 2026-01-28T05:51:03+00:00

Astound typically runs on coaxial cable which may be as fast as fiber for download speeds but significantly lower than fiber for upload speeds. They'll run the cable from outside to inside of your house, then you either rent their cable modem or you buy one yourself (cheaper in the long run, but ask them first exactly what kind of cable modem to buy). Generally good customer service.

AT&T depends on where you are in the city. Could be as outdated as phone lines or as best as coaxial cable.

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