March 2010
VH1 Basketball Wives Episode 5
Couple goes on a blind date and takes Salsa lessons with Salsa
Mia!
VH1 follows wives and girlfriends of some of the NBA’s most
elite players to give the viewers a behind-the-scenes
look at the glamorous life of a professional basketball player’s
wife in VH1’s original series, Basketball Wives. Premier
March 15, 2010.
Watch the complete Episode
Dhani with Salsa Mia at Yuca on Lincoln
Rd.
Photo by: Susan Fisher
February
4, 2010 Dhani learns to dance with Salsa
Mia at Yuca Lounge
Salsa Mia & Super Bowl 2010 - Miami
February
7, 2010 Salsa Mia showcasing Miami Style
Salsa before the game.
The Miami Herald's New Miami.com
March 18, 2008
Salsa Fridays at Yuca
When in Miami, do as the Miamians do:
Salsa!
By Rayme
Samuels
Picture this: It's Friday
night and you find yourself
sauntering down Lincoln
Road. Somehow along the way
your feet start tapping,
your hips start shaking and
before you know it, you're
swept up in the sensual
rhythm of a salsa beat. No,
your ears aren't playing
tricks on you. Look up on
the corner of Drexel Avenue
and your senses will surely
be overwhelmed by the flurry
of sexy dancers spinning
their way across a crowded
dance floor. Salsa Mia has
hosted an addictive salsa
night in the upstairs lounge
at Yuca restaurant for more
than two years and has
successfully attracted both
diehard dancers and novices
alike week after week.
Once you venture past a
cheerful doorman and up a
narrow staircase, you will
find a ceramic tile dance
floor filled to the brim
with some of Miami's most
enthusiastic salseros.
"People come here to
socialize at the end of the
workweek, have drinks and
practice dance with other
students," says Salsa Mia
owner, Susan Fisher.
For the novice dancer,
Cuban salsa classes begin
every week at 9 p.m., when
impossibly attractive
instructors cover the gamut
of basic steps, intricate
twirls and classic rueda
calls. Arrive a few hours
later and you'll be amazed
by the gravity defying spins
and dips enacted by the
second wave of visitors --
some of Miami's best and
surprisingly humble dancers.
Everyone here is eager to
share the spirit of this
Latin dance. If you're
feeling shy, pony up to the
bar for a Corona or mango
mojito, two popular
favorites, and just enjoy
being inspired by the crowd.
For those with two left
feet, don't worry. It's not
all salsa here, as DJs Alex
and Alfredo mix things up
regularly by adding
reggaeton, merengue,
bachata, and hip-hop to
their rotations. At Yuca,
where the party goes on
strong until the wee hours,
says Fisher, "everyone fits
right in."
Crowded house: Salsa Mia
at Yuca on Lincoln Road. Photo: Rayme
Samuels
Southern Living Magazine:
Healthy Getaway
Robbie
Caponetto, Van Chaplin, Article
by Erin Shaw Street
Klaudia Szabo and Alex Ruiz Dancing
May 2009
Healthy Getaway: Miami
Go
beyond its nightlife and discover
Miami's lighter side for an active
urban vacation.
Salsa
Mia
Bliss comes in many
forms, and no weekend
here is complete without
a taste of the
nightlife. I head to the
Yuca Lounge on
Lincoln Road, home to
Salsa classes on
Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday nights.
Instructors from the
dance company Salsa Mia
teach the footwork and
timing of Cuban salsa
here.
"People come to unwind,
have a good time, and
learn a few steps,” says
Salsa Mia’s owner Susan
Fisher. Dancers are
divided into groups
based on ability. As the
evening goes on, the
music gets louder, and
locals and visitors
gather in this communal
experience of rhythm,
dance, and celebration.
Salsa Mia at Yuca Lounge
:
501 Lincoln Road; (305)
987-3033. Classes 8:30
p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays
and Sundays.
Lincoln Road - The Heart of South Beach
The Heart of
South Beach
History, architecture and
location combine to make Lincoln
Road one of the more remarkable
streets in the world
STORY AND PHOTOS
BY DONNA SWEENY
When it comes
to people-watching, nothing can
beat the Lincoln Road Mall. The
seven-block promenade between
16th and 17th Streets is a
popular destination with
visitors to South Beach, and a
central part of SoBe life.
Filled with restaurants,
theaters, art galleries and
shops, it pulsates with energy
from early morning to late at
night.
The first
bay-to-ocean roadway cleared out
of the mangroves by Miami Beach
developer Carl Fisher in the
early 1900s, it was named in
honor of his hero, President
Abraham Lincoln. Fisher’s plan
was to create a street that
would be the “Fifth Avenue of
the South,” and indeed from the
1930s to the 1950s it was one of
the premiere shopping districts
in the country.
Frequented
by shoppers in flashy sports
cars and chauffeured limousines,
the wide avenue was lined with
the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue,
Bonwit Teller, Peck & Peck,
Adrian Thal Furs, Elizabeth
Arden, FAO Schwartz and others.
Joseph Moseley’s store took
orders from around the world for
its delicate hand-embroidered,
custom-dyed 1000-thread-count
linens. Cadillac and Packard
dealerships showcased their
newest models on the strip.
But when the
opulent Fontainebleau Hotel
opened in 1954, it threatened to
eclipse Lincoln Road – and much
of Miami Beach as well. Designed
by famed Russian immigrant
Morris Lapidus, the
Fontainebleau was the antithesis
of the popular minimalist
architecture of Art Deco
designer Ludwig Mies van de
Rohe, whose dictum “less is
more” summed up his style.
For Lapidus,
more was more, and the design of
the curvilinear Fontainebleau
was extravagant, ebullient and
exuberant, recalling the glamour
of Hollywood. “If you create a
stage and it is grand, everyone
who enters will play their
part,”
Lapidus
wrote. Guests at the
Fontainebleau certainly played
their part, beginning at the
majestic “staircase to nowhere,”
which led to a small coat room
above the lobby. Guests would
take an elevator up, check their
coats and descend the stairs for
a grand entrance. Architecture
critics decried the design, but
the public loved it.
The
beachfront Fontainebleau was a
self-contained resort, providing
guests with everything they
might want or need, even a
shopping concourse with
exclusive shops. With the
then-popular American plan, all
meals were included, and the
hotel hosted top entertainers
like Frank Sinatra, Tony
Bennett, Dean Martin and Jerry
Lewis. As a result, guests had
no reason to venture out and
local businesses suffered.
To address
the problem, the city
commissioned Lapidus to make
Lincoln Road desirable again.
The first thing he did was close
it off to traffic, creating one
of the earliest pedestrian malls
in the world. Criticized for
that, Lapidus famously quipped,
“A car never bought anything,
people do.”
He brought in
hundreds of towering palms,
tropical plants, trees and
flowers from around the world,
transforming the mall into a
lush garden, complete with long
rectangular pools, fountains,
waterfalls and concrete shelters
reflecting the Miami Modern, or
MiMo, style he pioneered.
When it
reopened in 1960, it was an
immediate success. For
well-heeled matrons wintering in
Miami Beach, a trip to the Road
was de rigueur, and they would
fill up their suitcases with the
latest styles from the fanciest
stores in town.
By the
mid-1970s, however, Lincoln Road
Mall’s luster was seriously
tarnished. One by one, the
leading retailers had left, many
drawn to suburban malls such as
the new, exclusive, Bal Harbour
Shops. In their place came
small-time storefronts selling
cheap electronics and clothing
in bulk to tourists from Latin
America.
“By 1986,
Lincoln Road Mall was dead,”
says M. Barron Stofik in her
book, “Saving South Beach.”
Vacancy rates reached 25% to 40%
and property values dropped.
Vandals, drunks and bag ladies
made themselves at home, and the
only store that continued to
thrive was Woolworth’s.
Desperate merchants floated
every conceivable plan to revive
the mall, but none drew
sufficient support. Given its
striking architecture and
unsurpassed location, however,
it did not remain depressed for
long. The city approved a
$60,000 grant to revitalize the
area through the arts, and
landlords lowered their rates to
attract artists.
“ArtCenter/South Florida has
served the community for 25
years, and was one of the early
leaders in the economic and
cultural revitalization of South
Beach and Lincoln Road. Since
then, it’s been a story of
location, location, location,”
says executive director Jeremy
T. Chestler. “An easily
accessible venue has helped make
audiences aware of the work
created by many of South
Florida’s most talented artists,
provided the community with
exposure to contemporary art,
and access to hands-on art
instruction. Lincoln Road is
dynamic and vibrant and it has
become a world-class cultural,
dining and shopping destination
for residents and tourists
alike.”
The Miami
City Ballet opened its first
studio on Lincoln Road, where
passersby could look through a
large window and watch the
dancers practice their routines.
Another early arrival was
Mitchell Kaplan who opened Books
& Books in the late 1980s, and
who vividly recalls those days.
“Over twenty years ago, and
about seven years after we
opened our first Books & Books
in Coral Gables, I was
approached by Cathy Leff about
opening a store in [the]
Sterling Building. She knew that
I had grown up on Miami Beach
and that Lincoln Road held a
great pull for me. She had just
the right space in what I
thought was the most beautiful
building on the Road, and when I
saw it I knew Books & Books had
to be there to help with the
revival of South Beach.
“It was very
lonely in those first years, not
much traffic, but I could sense
that a community was building,”
Kaplan says. “Now, with rents in
the stratosphere, and our lease
out of options, we’ve been able
to secure our store and café for
the foreseeable future in the
same building, if not in the
same space. With our move toward
the back, we’re happy that our
customers have found us, and are
very pleased that there is still
room for a small, local
independent business among all
the giants that now seem to
inhabit one of the more
remarkable streets in the
world.”
These days
Lincoln Road attracts national
chains such as Williams Sonoma,
Gap and Ghirardelli Chocolate,
contributing to high rents.
“Legendary
and historic Lincoln Road is an
ideal location for the
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company,”
says senior PFabrizio Parini.
“Almost a decade ago, [we]
recognized that the iconic
pedestrian mall would be the
epicenter of retail and
restaurant activity for Miami
Beach, attracting steady streams
of visitors from nearby
oceanfront hotels along with a
strong and loyal local following
to its umbrella-clad sidewalk
cafes, signature black and white
striped streets and lively
international destinations. Its
50-year old nostalgic design is
still vibrant today.”
The arts
remain very much in evidence
along the Road, where many
galleries and cultural venues
have set up shop. The Colony
Theater, at 1040
Lincoln Road, first opened in
1934 as a movie theater. In
1986, the Art Deco building was
transformed into a performing
arts theater with a seating
capacity of 440. It hosts a
variety cultural performance
including dance, comedy, opera,
music, and theater. The Colony
is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Another
historical landmark, the Lincoln
Theatre, 541 Lincoln Rd., opened
in 1936, also as a movie house.
When it was purchased by the New
World Symphony in 1990, the
interior was gutted and
renovated into a 700+ seat
concert hall with exceptional
acoustics. The exterior was
restored to its original Art
Deco and Miami Modern splendor,
with wide overhanging eyebrows
which curve around the corner,
pilasters topped with painted
relief capitals, a dramatic
overhanging marquee, florid
scrolls and basrelief.
Buildings
like these, and others, attract
architecture aficionados from
around the world. The tallest
building on the Road was
designed and built by Carl
Fisher as the headquarters for
his real estate enterprise. In
the Mediterranean style popular
at the time, it boasts a great
wraparound terrace and tiled
roof.
Located at
846 Lincoln Road, it is now home
to the Van Dyke Café. The
Mediterranean-style Sterling
Building, 927 Lincoln Rd., was
designed by V.H. Nellenbogen in
the 1920s. It was actually two
separate buildings covered with
Moorish detailing. Like many
buildings in Miami Beach, around
1940 it was renovated and
modernized in the Art Deco
style, extremely popular at the
time.
The Miami
Beach Community Church on the
other hand, designed by Walter
DeGarmo, remains true to its
original Mission style. Located
at the corner of Lincoln Road
and Drexel Avenue, it was built
on land donated by Carl Fisher
and has been in continual use
since 1921. Members and friends
of the church have preserved its
architectural beauty with
ongoing restoration projects
over the years. Of particular
note are the beautiful stained
glass windows. It is open daily,
welcoming those in search of
quiet time.
The church
may well be the only place to
find quiet time on Lincoln Road
Mall, as vibrant as ever with
its coffee shops, bars and
restaurants that spill out into
the promenade in a happy
hodgepodge. The ambiance is
decidedly more casual than in
years past and the demographics
more diverse – you are as likely
to hear Portuguese and Italian
as you are English and Spanish.
On Sundays a
year-round farmers market takes
over the promenade between
Meridian and Washington Avenues
from 9
a.m.-6:30 p.m. offering fruits,
vegetables, fresh cut flowers,
plants, bread, honey, jams and
jellies. Organic produce is
available in front of the
Lincoln Theatre.
Lincoln Road
is among a relatively small
group of pedestrian malls around
the globe, and one of the
oldest. Plans are now underway
for a 50th anniversary
celebration in June of next year
says Michael Aller, tourism and
convention director and chief of
protocol for the City of Miami
Beach. “Lincoln Road Mall is an
important element of this
tropical paradise we call home,
and deserves recognition for its
historical significance,” says
Aller.
The
celebration will coincide with
the American Institute of
Architects annual convention,
attended by thousands in the
industry and the media. Miami
AIA member Deborah Desilets, the
last architectural associate of
the late great Lapidus, is
working to make Lincoln Road an
important part of the
convention.
However
well-deserved, the hoopla will
not likely change Lincoln Road
Mall, where on any given day
shoppers are likely to
intermingle with athletic moms
pushing jogging strollers, young
backpackers, dog walkers,
tourists dragging suitcases,
bicyclists, rollerbladers,
skateboarders, hand-holding
couples, the occasional
celebrity, and a model or two
who wander over from Ocean
Drive. Morris Lapidus would be
pleased – the characters are all
playing their parts on the stage
he created.
Salsa Mia gives Tristin and Jeff
the "ins and outs" of salsa dancing, performing
and passion.
Salsa
Your Way to Good Health
June 5, 2009
Finding Fitness on the Dance Floor
By Serena Gordon
One reason many people don't stick with
exercise is that it's often not that
interesting. But what if you could dance
your way to improved health?
Two new studies suggest that you just might
be able to do that.
Presented recently at the American College
of Sports Medicine meeting in Seattle, one
study found that salsa dancing could improve
cardiovascular fitness, and the other found
that less vigorous ballroom dances such as
the fox trot or tango -- although not as
much of a workout as salsa
-- can add 2,000 steps or so to a person's
daily walking total.
"Learning
to dance can be a fun, social, local and
friendly way to enjoy low-intensity physical
activity and skill learning,"
said the author of the second study, Stephen
Cobley, a senior lecturer in skill
acquisition and sport/exercise psychology at
Leeds Metropolitan University in the United
Kingdom.
Dancing, or at least watching dancing on TV,
has soared in popularity recently. In the
United States, "Dancing with the Stars"
draws a significant audience each week, and
its British counterpart, "Strictly Come
Dancing," has more than 8 million viewers,
according to Cobley.
Because this show was drawing so many
viewers in the U.K., Cobley and his
colleagues thought to capitalize on its
popularity and conducted a study by offering
a 12-week series of introductory ballroom
dancing lessons to a group of sedentary
adults.
The average age of the 27 study participants
was 53, and most -- 22 -- were women. The
once-a-week, two-hour classes were led by an
instructor and included dances such as the
tango, fox trot and cha-cha.
The classes replaced what was usually
sedentary time for the participants and
added about 2,000 steps to their daily
total, the researchers said. Experts
recommend 10,000 steps a day for good
health.
"Ten thousand steps per day is the
recommendation, but how many seniors are
getting that?" asked sports and lifestyle
nutritionist Molly Kimball, from the Ochsner
Health System in New Orleans. "Two thousand
steps is still good, and every little bit
helps."
But, she said, different dances, such as the
salsa
would provide a much greater aerobic
workout.
Salsa
was the focus of the other study, in which
Italian researchers measured heart rate and
oxygen consumption in dancers who were doing
a typical
salsa during lessons,
salsa
dancing at a night club or doing a group
dance called
rueda de casino.
The study included 11 pairs of dancers who
were, on average, 36 years old. Maximum
heart rate increased between 58 and 75
percent for those doing any of the three
dances, and oxygen consumption went up
between 41 percent and 56 percent, depending
on the dance. Nightclub salsa
dancing appeared to be the most aerobic of
the three dances, though all increased heart
rate and oxygen consumption, the study
found.
"Salsa is
a spirited dance," study author
Gian Pietro Emerenziani, from the University
of the Studies of Rome, in Italy, said in a
statement. "With this
form of dance, you are clearly getting a
workout. All three types of salsa in our
study, practiced frequently, will have a
positive impact on health and fitness."
More information
The AARP has more on dancing your way to
good health.
Daily
Candy Miami - Addicted to Love,
Spring 2008 Wedding Guide
April 23, 2008
Planning your wedding is
driving you to drink. Fight back with
DailyCandy’s twelve-step program. Private Salsa
lessons with Salsa Mia are an essential part of
your wedding planning.
Step
1 Admit you have a problem. Your future
mother-in-law? Nope. Your lack of venue.
Luckily,
Schnebly Redland’s Winerynow hosts weddings in the
plantation-style property’s tranquil gardens
(complete with waterfalls and passion fruit
vineyards). And for party favors: mango wine
bottled especially for your guests.
Step 2 Discover the higher power. Flower power,
that is. Guerdy Réjouis, the flower architect
behind Fisher Island’s
Ocean Flowers,
pairs her stylized
designs with lighting, accents, and draping. Her
pick for this season: opulent color, like
fuchsia calypso orchids.
Step 3 Turn your will over to the gods (of
music). Namely
DJ Ross One,
the super spinner known for Favela Chic at
Mokai. Without a tinge of the macarena, he gets
everyone out on the dance floor (even, rumor has
it, Bill Clinton).
Step 4 Take an honest look at yourself. Realize
you deserve couture invitations.
Paper Fetish’s
designers don’t work off books. Instead they
craft each distinct card from scratch, using
everything from watercolors and rose petals to
feathers.
Step 5, 6, and 7 Admit the nature of your wrongs (it’s
your dancing); prepare to change (light
stretching); eliminate your shortcomings.
Private lessons from
Salsa Mia,
the folks who bring you Friday nights at Yuca,
should do the trick.
Step 8 and 9 Make a list of those you harmed (your
bridesmaids) and make amends. Before the
big day, send them Beauty in a Box from
Face Time Cosmetics.
The darling package arrives bearing the maid’s
name and a cache of customized makeup.
Step
10 Keep a personal inventory (of the party).
Capture it all, not just posed and sober. Let
In Focus Studiosresident artist, Manolo Doreste,
reveal the night in all its natural splendor,
including a trash-the-dress shot, in which the
bride mars her fated frock in fiery devotion
(optional, obv).
Step 11 Contact the higher power. Or get a power
contact high by providing guests hand-rolled
cigars. Anissa Velazquez of Deco Drive Cigars
(305-674-1811) will arrange for a tobacco
aficionado to craft stogies using their
Dominican and Nicaraguan blends.
Step
12 Have a spiritual awakening (after tasting
your cake).
Ana Paz
uses her grandma’s recipe to create iced
art, which she can bling-out Miami-style with
Swarovski crystals.
If all else fails, there’s always step 13:
rehab (a.k.a. your honeymoon)
Miami
NewTimes "A Different Kind of Dip"
Thursday, March 6, 2008
A Different Kind of Dip
Learn how to do it with Salsa Mia.
BY RAINA MCLEOD
Feeling Caliente, Caliente Caliente!
The infusion of Latin traditions into Miami
culture requires that upon entering
Miami-Dade County, you trade in the rules
you used to live by for a set saturated in
Goya spices. Here coladas are
piping-hot and sipped for breakfast instead
of on-the-rocks and guzzled by the pitcher,
and when you speak of salsa, you’re usually
referring to the dance, not a dip for
tortilla chips. But although you’ve
perfected the art of ordering a Cuban coffee
sin azúcar, your dance moves are
another story. And since your Hispanic
friends giggle behind your back at the
stiffness of your swivel, the crew at
Salsa Mia will teach you how to execute
the sensuous and flirtatious dance with ease
– and rhythm.
Two-hour salsa classes will take you
through all the steps, whether you’re a
beginner or a hoofing legend. New students,
just show up 15 minutes before the class
begins and you’ll be grooving before you
know it!
Universal Music and Salsa Mia present Hector Lavoe "The Originals"
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Enter To
Win
A 2-Night Pass to Salsa Mia at Yuca Lounge
Compliments of Universal Music & Fania
Participants went
online to FYE, submitted their entries at Yuca Lounge, or the
FYE stores in South Florida. Winners were announced in September
2007.
Premier of "El
Cantante"
Thursday, August 1, 2007
Premier
of El Cantante
Regal Cinema - South Beach
Salsa Mia Dancers were
invited by PictureHouse to perform at the
premier of new movie "El Cantante". El
Cantante celebrates the life of the
legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector
Lavoe. Local Miami radio station MEGA 94.9
was there to broadcast the event. Que viva
para siempre la salsa y la musica de Hector
Lavoe! Tremendo "Cantante".
Miami.com
Salsa and the City
By Lisett Araujo
The Miami
Herald's
Nightlife
Homepage
Miami’s got a reputation – and it’s a hot one.
Steamy nights, trendy clubs, little clothing and lots of spice. The city is a melting pot, and nothing captures the essence, the feel, the vibe of the place and its people like salsa. This style of music and dance, derived from the Cuban son and mambo, exudes sensuality and passion. No wonder it’s often the soundtrack for movies and shows that depict Miami and its sexy inhabitants.
A city so full of Latin influence is also full of clubs claiming to be the definitive salsa spot. But which are worth your money and time? We did the research and found the perfect clubs for every sabor of salsa lover.
If you have a desire to swivel your hips and turn or be turned, head to South Beach’s Salsa Mia at Yuca Lounge. Located on the northwest corner of Lincoln Rd. and Drexel, Salsa Mia offers salsa classes at Yuca every Friday and Sunday night beginning at 8:30 p.m. All dancers – regardless of skill level – are welcome. The two-hour classes teach hordes of eager dancers everything from the basic step to the more complicated Rueda – a group dance where couples form a circle and rapidly swap partners through fancy moves.
A 5-night lesson pass is only $22 per night for a two hour class and it gets you free admission into the nightclub, which opens once the classes are over, and half-price drinks. This is a great place to master the basics, gain some confidence and join the party on the dance floor. Come with a partner or alone. Yuca provides a friendly atmosphere perfect for mingling. Yuca, 501 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach; 305-987-3033
El Nuevo Herald
Friday, July 6, 2007
Salsa
con sabor a
Yuca
MANUEL
EDUARDO SOTO
El Nuevo
Herald
Son hombres y mujeres altos, bajos, gordos, flacos, rubios, blancos, pero todos se reúnen los viernes y los domingos en el salón de fiestas del restaurante Yuca de Miami Beach con un solo fin: aprender a bailar salsa, perfeccionar sus pasos en la pista, o simplemente mirar a los alumnos de la academia de baile Salsa Mía que luego se quedan en la fiesta hasta altas horas de la madrugada.
PARECIERA
QUE SU LEMA
ES QUE EL
MOVIMIENTO
SE DEMUESTRA
BAILANDO, Y
PARA ELLO SE
HA CREADO
UNA ACADEMIA
QUE LOS
VIERNES Y
DOMINGOS
ADIESTRA A
SUS
ASISTENTES
EN EL RITMO
LATINO POR
EXCELENCIA
Son
hombres y
mujeres
altos,
bajos,
gordos,
flacos,
rubios,
blancos,
pero todos
se reúnen
los viernes
y los
domingos en
el salón de
fiestas del
restaurante
Yuca de
Miami Beach
con un solo
fin:
aprender a
bailar
salsa,
perfeccionar
sus pasos en
la pista, o
simplemente
mirar a los
alumnos de
la academia
de baile
Salsa Mía
que luego se
quedan en la
fiesta hasta
altas horas
de la
madrugada.
Mientras
por las
bocinas se
escuchan
discos de El
Gran Combo,
Celia Cruz y
Willy
Chirino, y
cada una de
las parejas
que repletan
la pista del
local
situado en
el segundo
piso del
famoso
restaurante
de comida
cubana
practica lo
aprendido,
la directora
y
propietaria
de tan
singular
escuela,
Susan
Fisher, se
desplaza por
todos los
rincones
para
cerciorarse
de que todo
esté bien, y
de paso para
bailar con
algún alumno
que no tenga
pareja en
ese momento.
''Esta
noche
tenemos unas
80 personas
en el
salón'',
dijo Fisher.
Un pase
por una
noche cuesta
$40; por dos
noches, $50,
y $100 por
cinco
noches.
También se
puede firmar
contrato por
20 horas de
clases
privadas o
en grupo o
si uno
resulta un
alumno
aventajado
sólo paga
por 10
horas, pero
tal vez le
baste con
cinco horas.
Hay
diferentes
tarifas
según lo
aventajado
que sea el
alumno o
alumna.
La noche
del domingo
llamaba la
atención una
rubia
espectacular
con un
vestido de
seda
transparente
que no
dejaba
prácticamente
nada a la
imaginación.
Tamaña
sorpresa fue
saber que se
llamaba
Catherine
Ivanova y
que había
llegado
recientemente
de Moscú
para
aprender a
bailar mejor
la salsa, a
pesar de que
por sus
sensuales
movimientos
muchos
podrían
confundirla
con una
caribeña de
cuerpo y
alma.
''Me
encuentro de
vacaciones
aquí en
Miami'',
dijo en una
pausa que
hizo para
tomar
aliento,
pero sin
perder la
sonrisa en
ningún
momento.
``La salsa
la conocí en
Moscú a
través de
unos amigos
latinoamericanos.
Pero siempre
que vengo a
Miami,
aprovecho
para
perfeccionarme''.
Y nadie
puede dudar
de que a
cualquiera
le gustaría
entablar
amistad con
esta rusa
tan alegre y
simpática,
ya que a
ninguno de
los varones
que la
invitaron a
bailar les
dijo que no.
Uno de
los
bailadores
que tuvo
oportunidad
de bailar
más de una
pieza con
ella fue Wes
Barnes, un
traductor
del
tailandés y
el laosiano
al inglés,
de unos 70
años, que
según contó
hace cinco
años que
concurre a
Salsa Mía
``por orden
del
médico''.
''Mi
médico me
recomendó
que hiciera
ejercicio
para
mantenerme
bien
físicamente
y por eso
vengo a
bailar salsa
aquí, a
Yuca, en
lugar de
montarme en
una
bicicleta
estacionaria,
como lo
hacen los
viejos'',
dijo en alta
voz para
poder
superar los
decibeles
que invadían
la sala. ``A
mi esposa no
le gusta
bailar, así
que vengo
solo. Ya
pronto me
voy a
jubilar y
pretendo
irme a vivir
a Bangkok,
donde no
dejaré de
hacerlo
porque allí
también se
baila
salsa''.
Los
alumnos
reciben
lecciones de
expertos
hasta las
11:30 de la
noche, los
viernes o
los
domingos,
después de
lo cual el
sitio se
convierte en
discoteca,
donde todo
el mundo
puede
disfrutar
por igual de
los bailes
tropicales.
Algunos
de ellos se
solazan
sirviéndose
los variados
tragos del
bar del
salón y
otros
prefieren
bajar al
comedor del
primer piso,
donde pueden
degustar
exquisitos
platos
cubanos como
la clásica
ropa vieja y
otras
especialidades
de la
exquisita
mesa cubana,
pero con un
toque
gourmet
que los
diferencia
de los que
sirven en
cafeterías y
restaurantes
familiares
de la
ciudad.
Otro
aspecto
positivo de
Yuca es que
a pocos
pasos están
los
estacionamientos
municipales
que les
permiten a
sus
parroquianos
dejar sus
automóviles
sin el
peligro de
que queden a
merced de
imprevistos.
Una mujer
ya madura
entró al
local en
medio de la
clase, se
sentó
tranquilamente
en un sofá,
abrió su
cartera,
extrajo un
par de
zapatos
cerrados con
los que
reemplazó
los que
traía, que
no tenían
talón. Se
paró y
raudamente
se sumó a
los
bailadores
de la pista,
moviendo los
pies al
ritmo de
Azuquita
p'al café,
de El Gran
Combo. Fue
una de las
últimas en
irse con su
pareja,
satisfecha
de la
jornada
salsera.•
'Salsa mía'
en Yuca, 501
Lincoln
Road, Miami
Beach. Para
más
detalles,
llamar a la
escuela al
(305)
987-3033
SunPost
Best of 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The SunPost Best Of 2007
Treasures Of Miami And The Beaches
Nightlife:
Best
Salsa Nights
Salsa
Mia
Ever
wanted to learn to salsa? Or are you
just looking for a great place to dance
the night away to a Latin beat? Salsa
Mia incorporates both. Six different
levels, from beginners to advanced, are
taught by six different instructors at
the same time and place. No need to
bring a partner as everyone rotates, so
you get to step on the toes of, and
eventually get in perfect rhythm with,
all sorts of people. Classes are held
Fridays and Sundays from 8:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. Stay after class Friday for
the hottest salsa nightclub on the
beach; open until 2:30 a.m. Location:
Yuca Lounge, upstairs, 501 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach. Phone: 305-987-3033. Web
site: www.salsamia.com
Sports Club LA -
Member Celebration with Salsa Mia
Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Sports Club LA/Miami at the Four Seasons Hotel Members enjoyed a
wonderful night of Salsa with Salsa Mia.
The 2007 Miami Beach
Dance Festival
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Miami Beach Dance Festival
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Salsa Mia was invited to host the first Salsa Night with
Sangria, appetizers from Yuca, and dancing. The
Miami Herald was there to
take pictures.
Alonzo Mourning's Overtown Youth
Center Fund-raiser
Saturday, March 10, 2007 Salsa Mia representing Yuca at
Alonzo Mourning's
Overtown Youth Center Fund-raiser
Miami NewTimes "Hot and Spicy"
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Hot and Spicy. Salsa is our favorite dance
and condiment
BY KAREN R. FIGUEIREDO
Baile, baile!
You’ve lived in
Miami for how many years and you still can’t dance salsa?
There’s no need to feel like a dance floor loser; Salsa Mia will
make it easy for you to learn. Every Friday night at 8:00
the muy caliente event organizers host group classes at Yuca
Lounge. You don’t need a partner, and you certainly don’t
need to know anything about dancing; just show up and
they’ll teach you how to move.
You’ll start with the basic steps, one foot forward then the
other back, almost easier than walking. Soon you’ll be
swaying like a native Cuban, twirling in rhythm with
everyone in the rueda group or inching closer to your
favorite salsero. Ay papi. After the lesson is over you can
carry on Latin dancing at the lounge until 2:30 a.m.
Despierta America on Univision
Friday, February 23, 2007
2-Year Anniversary of Salsa Mia at Yuca Lounge The story of Salsa Mia filmed and reported by Paola
Gutierrez
Despierta America! Aired on August 3rd,
2007
Escandalo TV on
Univision's Channel Telefutura
Monday, February 5, 2007
Salsa Mia teaches new Hip Hop artist, JJ, to Salsa on
Escandalo TV
His album titled Disco de Oro was released this August.
CBS Early Show - Live from South Beach
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Salsa Mia LIVE from South Beach on the CBS Early Show. Saturday, Feb. 3rd. Super Bowl 2007 special coverage.
Telemundo's Ritmo Deportivo Films
at Salsa Mia
Friday, January 19, 2007 Salsa Mia was filmed for
Ritmo Deportivo on Friday, January 19th, 2007. The program
aired on Sunday, January 28, 2007.
Food Network Filming of Giada's Weekend Getaways
Friday, November 10, 2006
Food Network's Filming of
Giada de Laurentiis' new TV program called "Giada's Weekend
Getaways"... (MIAMI)
Chef Giada de Laurentiis travels across the
United States looking for vacation destinations for food lovers.
Giada’s
Weekend Getaways premiered
Friday, January 12, 2007. vv
The Miami Herald
Posted on Sat, Sep. 09, 2006
First of a series
Where DO singles mingle? Some
untraditional places to seek out Mr. or Ms.
Right
BY
JILL BAUER
CAN'T BE BEAT
If you have to choose one
place to be on a Friday night, try salsa lessons
at Salsa Mia (at Yuca Lounge) on Lincoln Road in
Miami Beach. With a relaxed lounge atmosphere
and a welcoming staff, it's impossible not to
feel at home here -- whether you have two left
feet or can shake your bon-bon with abandon.
''I think this is fantastic,'' said
27-year-old Juan David who was there for first
time. ``I've been looking for an atmosphere like
this. . . . Everybody's like a family. You can
see and feel the energy.''
You don't need to bring a partner, and gay
participants can learn both the leader and
follower role, says owner Susan Fisher.
Italian TV Host - Gino Latino,
Films @ Salsa Mia
August 18, 2006
Salsa Mia was visited by Italian television host, Gino Latino.
Salsa Mia instructors were interviewed and the classes were
filmed for a program called Momento Latino to air in
Italia.
Wild On
Latino
Sunday, August 6, 2006
E! Entertainment Television Latin America Wild On Latino
Salsa Mia was interviewed and filmed for an upcoming program
of Wild On South Beach.
The program will air in over 28 Latin American countries. Stay
tuned for dates!!!
Satisfy Your Zest for
Adventure
The Salsa Mia Crew
Oscar, Alex, Brianne, Alex, Susie, Silvana,
Klaudia, Benny, Liliana
Not pictured above (Shadow, Nelson, Leticia,
Alexito, Tamara, Omar and DJ Alex)
July 14, 2006
On his summer tour of the most adventurous
cities in the United States, Procter & Gamble's ZEST FOR
ADVENTURE Man visited Salsa Mia at Yuca in Miami.
Written by
Zest for Adventure Man, John Guidroz
Fact: Salsa
Dancing lessons exist to make you look silly. At least that's
what happened to me last night. I went to South Beach for a
taste of the infamous Miami nightlife. What better place to try
some Latino grooves? Kickin clubs, hot ladies strutting down the
promenades, clothes clinging to flesh like a man to his pride.
As it turns out, a "good night" of Salsa education requires a
man to take off his pride; a "better night", his clothes. I
can't comment on the clothes.
The lesson kicked off with an introduction
to the basic 1-2-3 steps. Then a couple transition moves, some
side-steps, back steps-- simple enough after a few minutes. Then
they tripled the speed and threw on some music. Add the group of
people watching and I was petrified. Don't get me wrong, I can
count to 3 and generally get by on the dance floor at a club or
bar, but when I tried to follow the instructions in my head and
still listen to the music I ended up moving like a Zombie from
Night of the Living Dead. After an hour, solo time was finished
and, apparently, we were ready to be paired up for couples
dancing.
In a thick Hispanic accent,
the instructor told the men in the beginner group that it was
our jobs to lead the ladies. "Salsa dancing is communication
with your bodies. You take the ladies. Ladies, you want to be
taken, no?" I liked this guy, but he was a liar. When I got out
on the dance floor to try out my basic steps my experienced
partner tolerated my zombie steps for about two seconds before
taking me. I didn't care, she made me look good. What the hell,
dancing is all about a good time and living a little right? The
bottom line is that tonight had all the core elements of a good
adventure: fear, hesitation, learning, and, in the end, success.
Next time I just need to stop counting in my head, loosen up a
bit and brush up on my espanol. Maybe that will also lead to a
"better night."
Summer Rocks with Salsa Mia!
Issue 29 | July/August 2006
Salsa Mia appears in the
July/August issue of LRM magazine in their cover story of
the summer called "Summer Rocks! Twenty-four reasons to
emerge from the air conditioning to experience all that Miami
has to offer during the summer--great deals, hot events,
cultural stimulation and, best of all, shorter lines."
"Summer Rocks"is proof that summer is not hell on earth in South Florida.
It's also far from boring.
Salsa Mia is #2 out of 24 hottest
things to do this summer in Miami!!!
You Can Dance
"You may hear the music, but you'll
never really feel like a Miamian until you've learned to Salsa.
Summer's a great time to learn with Salsa Mia, which holds
lessons every Friday and Sunday night at Yuca Lounge. After the
2-hour Friday-night lesson, put your new moves to the test at
Yuca's Salsa nightclub."
-- Sara Churchville
Testimonials
Please send your testimonials to
info@salsamia.com if you would like them to be posted here below. Thank you!
From:
Joanna Popper Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010
Thank you so much for your
generous donation! We raised almost $20k on Saturday night
for Haiti! Thank you so much for your support and
contribution. We couldn't have done it without generous
people like you!
Thank you and see you soon :)
Joanna
From:
Christina Vilaboa Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hi Susan. I contacted Salsa Mia
because in April my organization, the Hispanic Law Students
Association, is hosting our annual event, the "Hispanic Night of
Flavor". We are going to award FIU College of Law's new Dean and
Maria Dantes-Sanchez, a prominent Miami attorney, with awards.
We want to make it a fun event; we are being sponsored by Caldas
rum; and we feel that adding a show with Hispanic flavor will
really give the event the atmosphere we're going for.
I have been in the salsa scene since the 90s and I would really
like for Salsa Mia to do this event because I feel that every
other "school" and/or performance team doesn't have the class
and elegance that we need portrayed at this event. You guys are
perfect. I really like the style you guys have, and that is what
I want at this event.
And, most importantly, thank you
guys for keeping Miami Salsa classy. That takes a lot of work
these days!!
Sincerely,
Christina J.D. Candidate, FIU College of
Law
From:
Angela Nano-Edwards Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009
Dear Salsa Mia,
Thank you so much for the awesome classes! It has made our
Miami stay so much more memorable. I'd especially like to
commend Denisse and Brianne. Denisse taught Michelle for Level
One and made her enjoy a dance she otherwise would not
have. Brianne took me from Level Three to Level Four in one
weekend. I am going to my regular Sunday salsa class (and
Michelle is going with me!) being a better follower. I'm sure
the boys would appreciate that! I'm also giving some of
your dance cards to my friends.
I wish you all had a presence here in Dallas, because you know
we'd be very loyal followers!
Many, many
thanks,
Angela
Dallas, Texas
From:
Kristine Fredrick Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Dear Salsa Mia,
I want to thank Alex for the great lesson. Here's a nice shot of
him giving instructions. I had a great vacation to Southern
Florida and a real taste of Miami. If any of the other
Wednesday, April 22 classmates want pictures, I have a bunch
more- you can pass on my email.
All the Best,
Kristine Fredrick
Rochester, NY
From: Tahirah Gomez Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
You guys are sooo great! I found you
on Expert Village instructional videos & want to know if you can
recommend any teachers in the Sacramento area of California or
bay area? I have never tried salsa before, but have learned
basics from your videos, & I am very happy dancing salsa, it is
fun. I am a belly dancer, so a little different for me dancing
with a partner.
You made it very easy with the instructional videos.
Tahirah Gomez
From: Damla Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008
Hello Everybody,
First of all I would like to thank
the whole Salsa Mia crew and especially Susan, Klaudia and
Oscar. I started salsa classes last week on Friday. I am Turkish
and I never danced salsa before in my entire life. I don't know
any moves or anything and I tried all the sports, all the
exercises you can imagine and never enjoyed what I was doing
till now.
It's really amazing how I became
addicted to salsa. I cant wait Fridays to come. I have a really
busy schedule at work, I work for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in
Human Resources Department so you can imagine how crazy it is.
Normally on Fridays I get so tired and don't even want to go out
till I met you guys. Thank you very much for all your hard work
and your PASSION.
I just wanted to share my thoughts
with you. Have a great week and keep up the good work.
Love
Damla
From: Ray Hernandez Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008
Hi!.... I recently moved out of
state and unfortunately, I cannot attend your awesome classes
any longer.
I miss South Beach!!...Thanks for
your lessons...Sincerely, Ray.
From: James of the Miami Beach
Salsa Meetup Group Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:38 PM To: info@salsamia.com Subject: James just RSVPed for Salsa Saturday at Yuca
I was there yesterday. I'm in town from
Austin Texas for a few days. Great place, lots of friendly people!
James
From:
Zinaida Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:15 PM To: info@salsamia.com Subject: You are the best!
I would like to thank you for wonderful time I have spent at Salsa
Mia. You have succeeded to create a very natural atmosphere for you
guests and collect the best instructors in Miami. I tell to my
friends about Alex, Alexito and Klaudia who I miss very much.
Nobody can take their places in my heart, so I decided to wait with
salsa before I am back in Miami. I have zouk classes here instead.
Looking forward to meet you again,
Zinaida
From: Norah Azoulai Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:37 PM To: info@salsamia.com Subject: Saturday Evening Class
Hello Salsa Mia
Staff,
I just returned
from a weekend in Miami Beach with some friends and we attended
your Saturday evening class (level 1).
We had so much
fun. Thank you very much for helping us feel comfortable,
as none of us had ever tried Salsa, we were very nervous about
trying the class. Your staff made us feel right at home
and we are still talking about how much fun we had.
Thank you, &
see you next time.
Norah Azoulai
Advertising & Promotions Manager
I-Ride Trolley District Office
Subject:Thank you, a very nice
experience. Received: December 20, 2007 From:
Ray Perez
Alex & Susie,
I attended the Salsa Class @ Energy Fitness for the first time
Tuesday. I must honestly tell you that it was my most enjoyable
and beneficial lesson ever taken. The place, teaching room,
dance wood floor, is great. The instructor was very
knowledgeable, respectful and encouraging.
Alex you are a true professional!
I've been taking group lessons now for about nine months. I'm
looking forward to Salsa Mia's help in becoming a better dancer
and making it to the "advance level" in the year 2008?.
May you enjoy a "Merry Christmas" and a wonderful "New Year
2008" !!!
Ray Perez ( Sugar Ray)
Subject: Thank You!
Received: November 13, 2006 From: Greta Gorman-Webb
I just wanted to thank Salsa Mia for Salsa Fridays at
Yuca. I went for the second time this Friday and I
brought 4 friends. Two came for the lessons and the
other 2 came for dancing later. I have been
dancing salsa for almost 7 years now, but I have
basically just have been practicing on my own and I go
salsa dancing almost every weekend. I wanted to
start taking lessons because I want to perfect my
skills. I love the classes at Salsa Mia and I hope
to start coming every Friday and Sunday that I can.
I just wanted to thank all of you for such a wonderful
time. Everything is very organized with the punch
cards and registration. The instructors are very
kind and great dancers. Great job with everything
that you all are doing!!!!! I also wanted to
commend you all with Fridays classes with the taping for
the Food Network and all. There were a lot of
people and there was a lot going on, but everything went
very smooth and I could tell there was great
organization.
Gracias y Dios Te Bendiga!!!
Greta L. Gorman-Webb
Coordinator
Quality Improvement Programs
Barry University
Received:
October 7, 2006 From:
Delfina Sierra
Hello Friends,
I guess I am in one of those inspirational moments which compel
me to share.
My son Jose finally joined me to “Salsa Mia” one Sunday many
months ago, after much persuasion from me expressing my desire to
learn Salsa Casino and him getting in tune with his roots.
It was difficult for him being so young, and never being exposed
to Latin music as a child (me too), he made me proud. It was our way
of spending time together since he would be off to college and life
for us would change forever.
When we arrived at Salsa Mia we were greeted by a very special
lady, Liliana, who was professional and showed her kindness to the
max, even when I asked her to dance with my son to give him some
tips as I was not able to. After that Sunday, I did not return for
sometime. Had to come back though, I had purchased a “card”. Finally
, a couple of months after I forced myself to return just to use up
the card, and found I really enjoyed it. It is what I truly enjoy, a
place with great music where you can meet lovely people and get a
great workout too.
I still feel left out sometimes, (I really don’t know how to
dance) but , I am giving myself a little more time. I understand it
takes people a while to warm up to you and many of your members have
probably been with your company for years. I am just the “New Girl”
(?)
Yesterday, I brought two girl friends to show them the place that
I disappear to early on Friday and Sunday, that makes me so happy
and I am always talking to them about. They enjoyed themselves
tremendously!
I thank Liliana once again for making my friends feel welcome,
even though we were a little late for class , and for always making
me feel special when I go there by myself . ( that is not easy).
Silvana always makes me feel great. In her own way she gives us the
confidence to , “Move out of level three!” She is a special
person and instructor.
“Don’t worry Silvana, I’ll be back.”
I wish you all much continued success. Your company should be
known, not only for its’ great instructors and staff, but also as
being a safe haven for people that enjoy a night club environment,
socialize with people from all walks of life ( we all have our
story), and have a love for music that lights up not only the body
but the soul!
Keep on Dancing!
Delfina
Subject:Thanx for a great time! Received: July 27, 2006 From:
Michael Jeon
Needing a
break from it all, I came down last weekend from Washington DC. I've
been to SoBe on a number of occasions but never got to dance salsa
in the past because I didn't find anywhere with good music and
dancers. Well, I certainly wasn't disappointed this time! Been
dancing for a few years, but I'm fairly new to Rueda.
You all run an impressive class!
Keep up the good work. I'll certainly spread the word to the many
salseros & salseras in the DC area.
Thanks to Benny for correcting my basic. Man, have I gotten lazy on
my steps over the years! And thanks to Klaudia for letting me join
the Beg. 2 circle and helping me out. Save a dance for me the next
time I visit!
Best Regards,
Mike
Congratulations to Marely and
Alex for winning this contest and the final last Sunday at
Sun Fest!!!
We are proud of you!
Salsa Mia Team
Posted on Thu, May. 04, 2006
The Miami Herald
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
Perfect dancing combo earns $500 for mambo
Pollo Tropical's Mambo for
the Perfect Combo dance contest awarded $500 to the pair of dancers
who best complement the restaurant's new Steak & Chicken Combo
Mambo.
When the beats to Oscar De Leon's Sigue Tu Camino came on,
there was no stopping Mareley Coro and Alexander Hoffmann.
The couple stepped to the tune and edged out five other couples who
wanted to be the star representatives of a chicken and steak dish.
Six couples, ranging in age from 8 to 82, shimmied and shagged to
salsa, hip-hop and reggaeton music Sunday, while a crowd of Pollo
Tropical customers cheered them on at the Mambo for the Perfect
Combo dance contest in Sunny Isles Beach.
Pollo Tropical searched for the perfect pair of dancers to
complement its newest menu item, the Steak & Chicken Combo Mambo.
The fast-food chain's regional dance contest took place outside of
its Sunny Isles Beach location at 17084 Collins Ave. Proceeds of the
competition will benefit the Greater Miami YMCA of South Dade.
Radio Personalities Lazarito and DJ Nino from WRTO-FM (98.3) La
Kalle's El Traqueteo morning show hosted the event and judged the
contest.
''We're looking for good technique, good moves and good
chemistry between partners,'' Lazarito said.
And the judges saw just what they were looking for in Coro,
26, and Hoffmann, 27, who received a $500 cash prize and a chance to
win a $3,000 grand prize at SunFest in West Palm Beach on Sunday.
''We feel great and we're going to do what everyone in Miami does
with $500; we're going on vacation,'' said Coro, who lives in Miami
with Hoffmann, her husband of four years. The couple, who teach
salsa at Salsa Mia in Miami Beach,
couldn't agree on a vacation destination, but were thinking about
getting away to Orlando for Coro's 27th birthday later this month.
Coro and Hoffmann will compete against the couple who won Pollo's
regional dance contest in Orlando last Saturday and another couple
who won in West Palm Beach.
Pollo Tropical has promised to donate 153 Steak & Chicken Combo
Mambos -- which totals the number of people who attended the contest
on Sunday -- and dance lessons from Salsa Lovers to children and
their families who attend the South Dade YMCA, located at 9355 SW
134th St. Customers can also jive in on the action by purchasing a
Steak & Chicken Combo Mambo and taking the receipt to Salsa Lovers,
located at 9843 SW 40th St., for a free group dance lesson.
Another duo who was energized to compete were brothers Jonathan
Quintana, 8, and Rodolfo Quintana, 9, who have been dancing hip-hop
since they were 4 years old.
''We [were] nervous but dancing is a good way to stay active and
make friends,'' said Jonathan, who won a $25 gift certificate to
Pollo Tropical for placing third in the contest.
Although some couples considered themselves professional dancers
and brought along their own music, Allan Cohen, 63 and Sheri Shonek,
82, competed for the first time.
''Look at these young kids,'' Cohen said. ``They should have had
a category for seniors.''
Subject:
Re:
Salsa Mia Team Received: March 29, 2006 From:
Liliana Popkin
Good job!
I know how hard you have been working to keep Salsa
Mia at an outstanding level. We can see all your
dedication and efforts to keep Salsa Mia staff,
students and dancers very happy. You are very
professional and a wonderful boss and friend!
I am very lucky to be part of Salsa Mia staff. Thank
you for all the joyousness that week by week your
offer to all the people who are part of Salsa Mia.
Keep up your
excellent work!
God Bless You!
Liliana
Subject:
Re:
Calle 8 and more from Estuardo Received: March 09, 2006 From:
Stuart Levy
Hi Susie,
I am SO proud of you for what you've been able to build -- it's
really
been something to see during the last several months. And the Salsa
Mia
future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
Estuardo
Subject:
Re: Salsa Mia: New member of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Received: March 03, 2006 From:
Liliana Popkin
Te felicito Susie,
estas haciendo un gran trabajo con Salsa Mia.
Que sigan los
exitos.
Liliana
Subject:
an appreciation Received: February 23rd, 2006 From: Laura Boytz
This isn't really a
question, just an appreciation of you folks and what you're doing.
I was visiting
Miami from the San Francisco Bay Area last weekend and went to your
Friday night event. Some of my friends here in the Bay Area
had warned me about the "unfriendliness" of the Miami salsa scene,
but my experience at your event was just the opposite -- people
seemed very friendly and welcoming, even when I insisted that I
could jump into the advanced circle (which I did) -- the other
dancers seemed happy to tell me what was different when a move was
called that I didn't expect, and everyone seemed to be having a good
time. The friend I was visiting wasn't feeling
well so we didn't stay past the classes, but next time I'm in Miami
I sure will look up salsamia events!
Thanks for the
great Miami welcome,
Laura B.
Subject:
Re: pictures of the new places Received: February 24, 2006 From:
Bill Fisher
Susana has been my
sister for most of my life, so I'm a bit biased. Even so...
Salsa Mia has
become a fantastic place! Susan and I talk daily, and I know all the
hard work she and her associates put in to make the events happen
for everyone every week.
Most
importantly, she talks non-stop about how to make sure that all of
her guests at every event have a great time!
In fact, that's how
Salsa Mia got started. Salsa Susie wanted to create a fun club where
people of all ages and all experience levels could get together,
have fun, work up a sweat and meet new like-minded folks!
I'm impressed by how she has stayed
focus on the *real* bottom line: having fun.
Cheers,
Brother BilFish
(Hermano GuillermoPescadito)
Subject:
Re: Salsa Mia ::: 2 New Nights of Salsa
Received: February 23, 2006 From:
wbrewr
Good job, guys!!!
Subject:
RE: New Salsa Night - Vote - Sundays or Wednesdays? Received: February 09, 2006 From:
mariela gomez
Hi! I think it's a great idea to add
a salsa class. I'll vote for Sundays. See you!
Mariela Gomez
Subject:
New Salsa Night - Vote - Sundays or Wednesdays? Received: February 08, 2006 From: Daniela Rosales
I prefer
Wednesday night!! I'm so glad you are opening a new night, one is
not enough!!!
Frequented
by shoppers in flashy sports
cars and chauffeured limousines,
the wide avenue was lined with
the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue,
Bonwit Teller, Peck & Peck,
Adrian Thal Furs, Elizabeth
Arden, FAO Schwartz and others.
Joseph Moseley’s store took
orders from around the world for
its delicate hand-embroidered,
custom-dyed 1000-thread-count
linens. Cadillac and Packard
dealerships showcased their
newest models on the strip.
Lincoln Road, first opened in
1934 as a movie theater. In
1986, the Art Deco building was
transformed into a performing
arts theater with a seating
capacity of 440. It hosts a
variety cultural performance
including dance, comedy, opera,
music, and theater. The Colony
is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Step
1
designs with lighting, accents, and draping. Her
pick for this season: opulent color, like
fuchsia calypso orchids.
Step
10
Step
12
