Salsa in San Francisco

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LizS

Hi there!

Im visiting San Francisco from 13th December - 21st December - Im just wondering if anyone can recommend some good salsa clubs/bars? I dance cross body in the UK, and occasionally some cuban and would really appreciate some recommendations of friendly places to go. I've been dancing for about 2 years - hear that California is meant to be good for footwork and shines, as opposed to the UK where everyone seems to be obsessed with spins!

Thanks in advance!

Liz
 
My suggestions:

The best places in the bay area are:

Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville. Huge dance floor, DJ, super dancers, great salsa party with over 100 people on Sunday evenings. (Caveat: purely dancing with no alcoholic beverages). [My score : 4.5 out of 5]

Cafe Cocomo in SF. Large floor, live music, great party on Thursday evenings, with a lot of great dancers. Saturday's party is also fine, but a lot of crowds go there just for drinking etc. [My score 4 out of 5]

Glaskat is great on Tuesdays. Live music. The floor is a bit smallish, but with a lot of excellent dancers and great atmosphere. [My score 3.5 out of 5]

Downlow in Berkeley on Wednesdays. Live music. The floor is about the same size as of Glaskat. The crows is very mixed: some people just drink, but still a lot of great dancers. [My score : 3 out of 5]

Roccapulco in SF, Fridays. Big floor, but the atmosphere is not as nice. The crowd is very mixed. [My score : 3 out of 5]

Club Montero in Albany [Fr/Sat] Extremely loud live music, small floor, huge crowd. The ratio of good dancers is relatively low. [My score: 2.5 out of 5]

Maiko's in Berkeley [Sat]. Every second week live music. Medium size floor. Used to be nice, but getting less and less popular. [Bertween 2 and 3.5 depending on the particular evening].

LizS said:
Hi there!

Im visiting San Francisco from 13th December - 21st December - Im just wondering if anyone can recommend some good salsa clubs/bars? I dance cross body in the UK, and occasionally some cuban and would really appreciate some recommendations of friendly places to go. I've been dancing for about 2 years - hear that California is meant to be good for footwork and shines, as opposed to the UK where everyone seems to be obsessed with spins!

Thanks in advance!

Liz
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