EVENT DETAILS
\nTHE FIRST EVER UK SALSA MARATHON was originally organised for May 2020 but the Global covid -19 problems forced its cancellation.
\nThe New date for the UK Salsa Marathon is finally here. This 3 day event of Pure Salsa Social Dancing is the one to put in the diary without any doubt. Yes just Social Dancing, no performance shows and no teachers to break up the day.
\nTime -\ufffdFriday 13th May – from 6pm until midnight – 6 hours to ease you into the weekend
\nSaturday 14th May – from Noon until 1am, thats 13 full hours of dancing
\nSunday 15th May – from 3pm until 11pm that’s a third day of Social Salsa Dancing.
\nThis 27 hour Spectacular is filled with nothing but One on One Social Dancing.
\nThis first ever UK Salsa Marathon will be an event not to be missed and at a very affordable price at just \u00a359 inc some food
\nOPTIONS FOR DAY PASSES NOW AVAILABLE! <\/p>\n
Tickets available via Salsaunity.co.uk<\/p>\n
Location –
\nCrigglestone WMC – Same Venue as the Monthly Salsa Mambo Party (WF4 3EB Postcode)
\nThis amazing event space for Dancers, has a newly refurbished wooden Dance floor which is perfect for Social Salsa and plenty of seating around the floor to accomodate your every wish.
\nIt is situated 3 minutes from junction 39 of the M1 motorway with 4 Hotels a stones throw away, the venue has ample free car parking at the rear.
\nThere are many other shops and amenities in the village and Wakefield town centre within 7 minutes so plenty to do if you need a quick break.
\nMusic and DJ’s
\nIts the FIRST EVER UK Salsa Marathon with the finest in UK DJ’s attending to play and dance
\nDJ LUBI JOVANOVIC- LEEDS UK
\nDJ SASSIA – LONDON UK
\nDJ EDDIE HUNT – BRISTOL UK
\nDJ RUPERT -LONDON U.K.
\nFriday: Welcome drink between 6-6.30pm
\nSaturday – Between the hours of 5pm to 7pm there will be a Gourmet Street Food van in the car park and another Buffet Style food arrangment will be fully provided within the venue. (www.falafelstreetkitchen.com)
\nSunday – Between the hours of 6pm to 7.30pm there will be a Yorkshire Fish Supper Food Truck. in the car park and again another Buffet Style food arrangment will be provided within the venue.<\/p>\n
Hotels and Guest Houses
\nThere are 5-6 Hotels within 1.5 miles so no excuse to stay at home, this 26 hour long dance event cannot be missed and will be something to talk about all summer long.
\nEach of the Hotels are close to the venue, 75% of these are within 3-4 mins drive only.
\nPremier Inn Wakefield South\ufffdRamada by Windham Wakefield\ufffdHoliday Inn Leeds Wakefield M1 Junct 40\ufffdBest Western Wakefield Hotel St Pierre\ufffdClarion Cedar Court Hotel\ufffdHolmfield Arms\ufffdCampanile Hotel\ufffdApprox 5 mins by taxi, cost of 5 to 6 pounds
\nParking
\nCar Parking is very easy, the Venue has a very sensible free car park.
\nTHE DJ’S
\nSASSIA MICHEL<\/p>\n
Sassia though from London, was born in Jacmel, Haiti, and got her love for Latin music through listening to music with her mother. Sassia would make her debut at the re-knowned London Salsa School TNT in 2009 where she would later become a resident DJ, and has remained a fixture in the London Salsa scene for over 10 years; Sassia regularly shares her love for music at the world famous SOS, Pexava, Funky Mambo, House of Mambo, and Revolution among others. Sassia has also been blessed to have shared her music at many international events, including being a regular at the Valbonne Salsa Festival, Paris Latin Box Night, and over a weekend at the Heidelberg Mambo Marathon; all of this for her love of Salsa music. Sassia has an unwavering passion for Salsa music and her Funky Vibe and infectious music means that she has left a distinctive mark on events, dance floors and Salsa dancers.
\nEDDIE HUNT<\/p>\n
Abanico Salsa provides many monthly and quarterly salsa events to the whole of the South West of England, with classes and parties based in both Bristol and Clevedon. He co-hosts the Montuno Monthly, as well the co creator, host and resident DJ of the Southwest\u2019s first 100% vinyl night \u2018Saturday Shingaling\u2019. His dance nights are just as much about the music as well as the dancing.<\/p>\n
Eddie has been a guest DJ at The Yorkshire Salsa Congress, Salsology in Manchester, Alchemy in Basingstoke, NYC in Selby, Selly Oak (Latin Motion) Birmingham, Salsa at the Pier in Weston Super Mare which regularly has 350+ plus dancers in attendance and Bristol Salsa Congress, to name a few
\nDJ LUBI<\/p>\n
DJ Lubi (Lubi Jovanovic) is one of the UK\u2019s best known salsa and Latin music DJs both at home and abroad. He is also a long time jazz\/soul\/funk\/world music DJ and live music promoter. His career spans over 30 years working in all aspects of the business \u2013 international DJ, live music promoter, club promoter, radio presenter, record label PR and CD compiler. He began in 1982 spinning Mongo Santamaria\/Tito Puente\/Art Blakey\/Tania Maria records in Bradford in the north of England as part of the UK jazzdance movement \u2013 hard bop, jazz fusion, samba batucada and mambo \u2013 and was soon running weekly sessions in the city including The Jazz Cellar (a DJ and live band night) and Wild Style (two floors \u2013 one rap\/electro, the other jazz\/Latin \u2013 breakers and jazz hoofers battling it out under one roof). By 1986, he was promoting his first salsa clubnight, Club Afro Latino in Leeds, one of the earliest outside London, plus guesting as a DJ across the country, playing bass in local jazz groups and leading his own Latin jazz bands. In the 1980s, DJ Lubi was also a working musician.<\/p>\n
Rupert’s passion for Salsa music shines through in the energy that he brings as a DJ, this makes him a favourite with dancers everywhere.
\nHes been a music collector for many years and has specialisted in vinyl salsa for over 14 years.
\nRupert is the host and organiser of Revolution Salsa Social – one of London’s most popular social events. He regularly DJs at events in London and around the UK. He is also a regular on the international scene performaing at parties congresses and salsa marathons such as SalSounds (Pairs) , Mambo Fever (Geneva), La Malanga (Madrid), Salsa P’al Bailador (A Coruna), and Istanbul Social Dance Marathon amonst others.
\nHe is a presenter of the weekly radio show ‘Que Barbaridad’ on Our Salsa Radio and is also a frequent guest on Salsa Lockdown Radio.
\nRupert is Super excited to be visiting Salsa Uniuty again and be part oif the First UK Salsa Marathon.<\/p>\n
Terms and Conditions.
\nTickets are non-refundable in any circumstances, however, there are always things out of our control, if this or any other events are cancelled by us or the U.K. Authorities due to any natural event such as the Asian Virus, the ticket would be 100% refundable. We cannot be held responsible for any loss of monies sustained by you for booking of hotels \/ travel etc.
\nThe Safety of the Dancers and Artists are primary under all circumstances.<\/p>\n
Here is a link to our event page with the full itinerary for the 3 days <\/p>\n