Salseros Get-Together OUTDOORS
Sun, 24 Jul
|Halifax
A free community event to dance, chat and make new friends


Time & Location
24 Jul 2022, 15:00
Halifax, Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE, UK
About the Event
Salsa dancing in the beautiful Piece Hall courtyard!
I will be in there at 3pm, most likely by the Welcome Centre, I will give you a few minutes to find me before we do anything. I will do a quick salsa class so that beginners can join in, then the music plays and we are dancing or chilling out, or chatting away, or practicing new moves, whatever you fancy, we have permission to play music until 7.30pm. This is a community event, anybody can join, any age, any skill level. Participation is free. If you have never danced before, ask for Gosia so that myself, or any other available teacher can get you started. If the weather is horrible, we will likely take the gathering indoors and just socialise in one of the courtyard establishments. This way we can continue as soon as the sky is clear.
Health & Safety Please wear appropriate footwear as anything loose (like flipflops) is putting you at risk of injury. Please leave jewellery at home, it can get tangled in your dance-partner's hair and lost or cause injury. Also, we are in the open so please protect your skin against sunburn. Please use the hand sanitizers between dances and do not attend if you are feeling unwell - let's look after each other.
Food & Drink There is some fantastic food sold on the premises, or you can bring your own. There is a wide selection of drinks on the premises, or you can bring your own, but please note alcohol bought from outside The Piece Hall cannot to be consumed inside The Piece Hall. If you are bringing your own water-bottle - please ensure it is not a glass one. No glass – bottles or other containers – are allowed in and around the courtyard area.
The aim of the game is to get together, dance, meet lovely people and have a jolly good time.
If you are worried about Covid, there is plenty of room for you to keep a distance that you feel comfortable with, while still allowing you to participate. The venue is a short walk from train and bus stations and there is plenty of free parking on Sunday.
There’s no smoking or vaping allowed anywhere in the courtyard.
Music - absolutely any salsa, classics to modern, Cuban, NY, Colombian, Italian... Funky, jazzy, poppy... I am trying to pick slower tracks as we are on a stone surface and I am making sure every style is in the mix equally. Music is prepared in advance, it is a ready playlist so if you have any requests, please let me know a week before and I will add it if I have it. Please do not ask for tracks during the event, there is no DJ.
Nearest carpark is the Woolshops, please make sure you park upstairs if you choose it (downstairs gets locked after 4pm).