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)

Maurice was interviewed on November 5, 2005, on a Saturday afternoon following a busy Friday night salsa party at Les Etoiles, one of the oldest homes of salsa in Paris. Maurice, the man behind Les Etoiles. Please start by telling me your name. It’s not important, I am Maurice of Les Etoiles. How long have you owned Les Etoiles ? Since 1984. Before I worked in clothing. For several generations in my family we’ve worked in clothes and I became the black sheep of my (...)(... 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)