Where to dance
Paris’s can’t-miss clubs - Updated !
par feliz, Jack "El Oso"

Looking down at the Barrio. This article was last updated on July 16, 2010 and is complete to the best of our knowledge. However, organisation of salsa parties is a delicate and daunting task and information is subject to change...Please note also that on the rare occasions that the sun decides to come out again, you might be lucky to find salsa dancers spinning away on the Seine banks, by the Institut du Monde Arabe, if you’re lucky... For the most recent information in French, (...)(... lire la suite)

Roberto el Cubano was interviewed on October 14, 2005 in his apartment in Paris, accompanied by Rikke, his Danish girlfriend, and Carla, their daughter. Over a great lunch and the sounds of Pablo Milanes and an auditory sampling of reggaeton, he talked about his experience of Parisian salsa. Roberto El Cubano. Describe the context in which you grew up ? I was born in Havana. My father was an intellectual who worked as an engineer, and also was a professor at the University, but he (...)(... lire la suite)

Gabriel and Willy behind the tables at Les Etoiles, June 17, 2005. It’s Friday night, June 17, 2005 and on the marble floor of Les Etoiles, the level of heat generated by the sparks from DJ Willy’s turntables is making the dancers shine. Gabriel came to the club tonight to hang out with Willy, and spin a few disks to give him some dance time. When he finally sat down to watch the party, I wrote down some notes on the tablecloth, as we talked. And so now, here are a few small (...)(... lire la suite)

Where to find the schools and clubs to make your Parisian salsa experience complete. The postal code is the key to the arrondissement : the last two characters contain the number of the arrondissement, or section of town.

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