Offers:
Winter 2023/4 Offer for the Salsa Rapido 1-Day Intensive for Beginners
Enjoy this great offer!
‘Couples only’ bookings for £79 saving £51!
‘Singles’ bookings £49 saving £16!
Use the offer-code "2023" when you book.
Only available for course dates before end Aug. 2024.
Salsa Rapido 1-Day Intensive Gift Voucher Offer:
From Black Friday (Nov 17th) until Christmas Eve (Dec 24th)
Gift Vouchers for couples will be £79 and Singles £49
No offer code required.
Please spread the word!
All vouchers valid on any course date booked within for six months.
Events:
No other events to show at the moment, but watch this space :-)
News:
I'm delighted to release the Salsa Rapido 1-Day Intensive dates for January, February and March 2024.
They are almost weekly on Sundays and I strongly recommend you book ASAP as there's a back log of people wanting to book, as I've been only able to do a handful of courses since last July, due to health issues (see blog) which are finally over :)
Here's a permanent link to the dates page so you can check them at any time:
https://www.streetbeat.co.uk/dates
The i.2.i. Improvers course returns on Sunday 11th Feb.
There may well be a few adjustments to the schedule as 2024 comes into focus.
I haven't confirmed dates out side of London yet!
Tickets are now on sale for the Summer Thames Salsa Cruise on Sunday 20th August
As we approach the second cruise of the Thames Salsa Cruise’s on on Sunday 20th August 2023, I’d like to offer a few reflections of this very special event that’s been part of the London Salsa scene for quarter of a century....
Continued in the Salsa Rapido blog at:
Salsa Rapido Blog
Mambalsa Daytime Dance returns in a new format to support a wonderful charity, The Nightingale Cancer Support in Enfield.
I’ll be running a three week trial in-house at the Nightingale for client’s who have been affected by cancer.
My aim is to use Mambalsa as a platform to collaborate with the group to hit the three Fs: Fun, Friendship and Feeling Fabulous!
(Ok that four Fs)
Read more on the Mambalsa Blog
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Dance school says ballet is racially problematic and too gender binary!
I saw this article in the news and throught I'd offer a few thoughts so here's my latest Mambalsa blog blog posts titled:
Dance school says ballet is racially problematic and too gender binary
Mambalsa is not just an alternative partner dance, it's an exploration of culture and self.
Dr Dance AKA Dr Peter Lovatt got a crowd at a festival to do a F%&k Cancer Huka. This resonated with my journey personally and with my counselling work at The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre.
I borrowed his Huka and placed it into the Mambalsa framework and used it as a way of expressing anger in a positive way.
Here's my latest Mambalsa blog blog posts titled:
mambalsa-wedding
Summer's a great time for a wedding and this wedding was a wonderful fusion of dance styles.
Here's my latest Mambalsa blog blog posts titled:
mambalsa-wedding
Well I did it! I ran the Brighton Marathon 2022
Here's my latest marathon/ lockdown blog posts titled:
Alastair's Marathon
If you want to sponsor me here's the link to the charity fundraising page (open until end May 2022):
www.justgiving.com/alastairsadler
Salsa Rapido Method has it's own blog at
Salsa Rapido Method
and not forgetting Mambalsa at:
Mambalsa
My latest post in the Salsa Rapido blog is about the Blend Format.
This is an evening format where class and free-dance are blended together.
Not to be confused with blended learning where tuition is both on and off-line, Blend has many benefits for the student, the teacher and the venue....
Salsa Rapido blog post: Blend 21 the RebootMy latest post in the Salsa Rapido blog is about my ethical dilemma as to whether my Salsa Rapido courses should swap partners or not.
I look forward to when this post-covid deliberation is purly of historical interest :)
Salsa Rapido blog post: Blend 21 the RebootCoronaVirus Statement update. (16/09/2020)
Due to the recent second spike in coronavirus cases the venue management has decided that all dance activities at their venues should be put on hold for the time being.
Although frustrating and costly, I fully appreciate their position and although my courses would be fully covid security compliant and well within the rules it would send a mixed message to the public about dance.
I have therefore suspended all dates on the booking system.
I hope that I can restart in the near future.
Meanwhile I am selling open ended gift vouchers at a discount price of £75 per couple with discount code ‘2020’
Gift Link
Last April was the 25th anniversary of The Streetbeat Salsa Co. and I’m looking forward to celebrating it on my next 1-Day Intensive salsa course as soon as possible.
Meanwhile stay safe :-)
Regards Alastair
Yesterday I received an email from TripAdvisor informing me that I had been awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
I had no idea that there was such a thing but now I've got one I'm a big fan.
It's the chance to thanks to everyone who's taken the time and trouble to say some kind words about my Salsa Rapido 1-Day Intensive course.
Click the image to visit TridAdvisor
Reflection:
(You may prefer to read this on the Salsa Rapido Blog)
When I embedded TripAdvisor into my site I was hoping for praise but open to the possibility of harsh and unfair criticism, and in fairness I've received a one star review from someone who wasn't on the course and a two star review from someone who enjoyed the class but didn't enjoy the fajitas at lunch! May I just add that fajitas are not compulsory and anyone can eat wherever they wish. Lunch isn't even part of the deal so bring a packet of crisps in if you wish but don't blame my course if they didn't have your favourite flavour! (I'm so over it now)
Anyway, I overcame my fears and gave it a go, realising that feedback is good and TripAdivsor offers a third party review that's useful for the pubic when booking.
Many months later and I've received mainly five star reviews.
This tells me that:
My presentation is engaging and entertaining.
People are way nicer than I deserve.
Salsa Rapido is a mature enough method to stand comparison to traditional classes.
I'm really good at asking for five star reviews.
On the last point my hobby of stand up comedy led to five shows at the Edinburgh Fringe where at the end of a show we would have a 'bucket speech' to encourage the audience to give a tip (our only source of income)
Cliched line like "Take some change, fold it and put it in the bucket" were common.
One time I got a waif-like act to kneel down holding the bucket while looking as mournful as a Dickensian child.
Another time a showed the audience picture of my cats on my phone and asked "which one should I 'economise' first?" Well it works for charities!
The result was seldom any different. It was the show that counted.
I've set up a new section on the site for Tripadvisor reviews of the 1-Day Intensive Course.
If you've been on the course recently and would be kind enough to review it please go to
link
Thanks in advance :-)
For suggestions and suggestions please email me at salsa@streetbeat.co.uk
I've publish more articles on the Salsa Rapido blog.
streetbeat.co.uk/blog
Other Salsa Rapido articles include:
Top Tips for Pre-Beginners in Salsa 10/25/2017
Counts Commonly Used in Salsa 10/18/2017
Salsa Rapido method- Fast, Fun & Progressive 28/09/2017
Travelling steps 30/04/2017
The Mechanics of Spinning 20/04/2017
What is Salsa Style? 08/02/2017
How I got into salsa 11/01/2017
Welcome to the Salsa Rapido Method 09/01/2017
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