OK, peeps… just to let you know: if you are planning on coming to Mariachi dances, I would strongly recommend you prebook your place. We are close enough to a sell out that we have concerns that anyone just turning up on the night may get turned away, and I would hate for that to happen… remember, we are dancing till 6.00 am and U can get an after midnight pass for just £10 if you want to finish your night with some great dances… We still have spaces on the workshops, including the fabulous Jenny & Ricardo teaching tango for jivers!! To secure your place email us at bookings@mariachi.info

OK folks… just to let U know we are now operating a waiting list for single follows. Please email me if U are interested. Men and couples can still book workshops and dances. Some workshops are still available to single ladies, please email for details… Thank U.

We have some of the finest weekender DJs in one place at one time. Each famed for their sensibilities, for their ability to take a dance floor on a journey, for their great taste in music and for their passion for dance. For 2 nights, these DJs will work together to take you on a journey as we dance through to 6.00 a.m. That’s right, 6.00 a.m. creating that weekender feeling with intense blues, great dancers, and lost hours on the dance floor.

Dance Demon, Scotland’s original Bluesman; Revdrop, the UK’s most Passionate DJ; Blueshoes, with the tunes and moves to match his shoes; CJ, one of the UK’s most innovative and reputed DJs and Pete Shilito will be taking you on 2 journeys. The Saturday night will be prominently Mariachi with Passion thrown in getting bluesier as we descend into the wee small hours in standard time slots. The Sunday will see the DJs interacting with each other: each DJ working with all the others, there will always be 2 DJs playing at the same time, alternating tracks giving a unique experience where the dancers lead the DJs in their song choice building the atmosphere up and up and up. Only once you have experienced this will you understand, but those who have experienced it will be guaranteed to be back!!

Saturday’s workshops are aimed at two levels of dancer: early intermediate and intermediate plus,..loosely speakin’; The first set of workshops are aimed at those just setting into more expressive dance and who want to build up their confidence as well as their technique:

13:30 – 15:00: Transition into Expressive Dancing – Revdrop/Judith
15:15 – 16:45: Introduction to Dips & Drops – Revdrop/Judith
17:00-18:30: Connection and Frame – CJ/Pauline

The second set of workshops are aimed at people comfortable with expressive dance and wanting to hone their techniques and introduce something a little special into their dance.

13:00-15:00: Lifts and Mini Aerials - Blueshoes/Faye
15:15-16:45: Advanced Musicality – CJ/Pauline
17:00-18:30: Some Extra Flash – Blueshoes/Faye

The Sunday workshop timetable is finally here:

13.30-15.00: Tango for Jivers - Jenny & Ricardo
15.15-16.45: Body Leading and Movement - Jenny & Ricardo
17.00-18.30: Jive Diva Bev Lewis and CJ will run concurrent stye workshops for singularly for women and men, respectively.

In addition to these workshops from 12.00 til 16.30, there will be time set aside for private lessons with Revdrop, Blueshoes, Faye, Pauline Roddy, Bev Lewis or CJ at £15 for 30 mins. These privates are available on a first come first served basis and can be booked by emailing us at bookings@mariachi.info

Saturday and Sunday nights are both 8.00pm to 6.00pm. On both Sunday and Monday morning we will be serving breakfast at 6am for the survivors!!! Saturday will start off with Mariachi and Passion and then descend into sultry blues… Sunday night we will have 2 DJ’s constantly on duty tagging all the way to 6am, keeping the DJ’s on their finest form and the floor at its best…

Friday, we will pop into Edinburgh and enjoy dancing to a live band, the Flavours at the Jamhouse.
For those joining us from afar We have struck a deal with a local hotel only £20pppn sharing. Email us at info@mariachi.info for details.

Come join the madness!!!

Costs:

Friday: tbc but included within the weekend package.

1 dance: £15 after 1.00: £10 2 dances: £25

1 workshop: £20 2: £35 3: £45 4: £55 5 or 6: £60
1 day package: £50
Whole weekend, not including accommodation or privates: £80

Privates: £15 per half hour, first come first served

Numbers will be limited and workshops gender balanced, so to ensure your place on this marvellous magical weekend of dancing bliss email bookings@mariachi.info

Rosyth Masonic Hall,
Admiralty Road,
Rosyth, KY11 2BW

This month we are going back to the music… Once again, we are looking at skills, techniques, tips, hints and moves which will enhance the expression within your dance. Listening to music, then looking at various ways in which we can represent the details and the nuance on the dancefloor… If U have danced on the beat enough and want to get more from your dancing, if your soul dances to the music and ur body wants to join it, if U hear musical moments and U watch them as they wooosh past, if U are ready to take ur dance to the next level… come and join us…

To pre book email CJ at bookings@mariachi.info

1.00pm – 5.00pm

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

£25 for just the workshop or £30 for the workshop & tea dance

It’s the first Sunday of the month so it must be Tea Dance time!!!
The infamous home baking, the incorrigible staff, the renowned welcome, the revered guests, the incomparable music, the exquisite floor, the unsurpassed variety of tempo, genres and styles… oh and the unparalleled John Grant Experimental Track…

No other venue in Scotland gives U such a wide variety of music, of guests so far travelled, treats and general lush behaviour…

Mariachi first timers are in for £5. Bring a friend and pop their cherry…

Tickets £8 pre-paid, £10 on the door or £30 for Workshop & Tea Dance

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

This month’s workshop sees Mariachi bringing you dips & drops to give your dancing that extra bit of drama. You’ll not only learn how to do the moves safely, but also how to use them musically so you can create real flare in your dancing

Starting with solid technique, we will teach U basic dips and drops, moving on to more stylish technical ones. As ever, the workshop will be directed by the participants’ wishes, however we will add style, musicality and expression to the dips and drops, as well as the important technical aspects.

This will need to be gender balanced, so please do pre book by email CJ at bookings@mariachi.info

1.00pm – 5.00pm

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

£25 for just the workshop or £30 for the workshop & tea dance

Mariachi Tea Dance, starting at 6, the usual mix of music styles, genres and tempi… expressive music, lovely people, home made cakes, fab floor and something to warm the cockles…. Come and join us… from 6pm until… well you just never know

To really make a day of it join us for the dips & drops workshop before hand.

Tickets £8 pre-paid, £10 on the door or £30 for Workshop & Tea Dance

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

Thank Friday it’s Freestyle! with Lazy Dave AND CJ

Aimed @ experienced dancers wanting to push the boundaries of their dancing, to cool smooth tunes for interpretation.
Guest dancer and teacher Lazy Dave and CJ DJing his Mariachi lite selection - wot a combo!

St Michael’s,
Portland Rd
Summertown, Oxford OX2 7EZ

For more details or to book check out Jive+

We have a special treat for you in Feb, a second dose of Mariachi decadence – but this time with some Passion mixed in. Revdrop is in town and has agreed to join us for a one-off bonus!! Call it a Valentine’s gift from us. CJ & Revdrop tagging the night away …..alternate tracks… reacting to the other DJ, their sensibilities, the floor, the dancers, the mood of the moment.

£10. £5 if you wear/bring a heart.

This is a bit of a bonus and for those who like their music a little on the expressive side, then this is a must attend event…

Come and join Morris and CJ on another memorable trip…

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

Mariachi Tea Dance, starting at 6, the usual mix of music styles, genres and tempi… expressive music, lovely people, home made cakes, fab floor and something to warm the cockles…. Come and join us…

Tickets £8 booked in advance, £10 on the door or £30 for Workshop & Tea Dance

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

Mariachi Workshop Expression Toolbox 91: Slow music, up close and personal… Words that can strike fear into a dancer yet to encounter these circumstances!!

This workshop is aimed at introducing the concepts of dancing to slow music, without doing what is affectionately termed “treacle jive”. Learning that there is much more to dancing to slow tracks than just dancing slow, this workshop will arm you to the teeth with hints, tip, techniques and the confidence to tackle even the slowest tracks with some style and panache…

Often, dancing to slower music will incorporate “Blues”, “Up close and personal” and other phrases springing to mind. Again, mindful of beginners and experienced dancers within these areas, we will look at nice moves, movements and moments to add string after string after string to your expressive dance bow!!

With a multi layered workshop offering much to newcomers and experienced dancers alike, we look forward to you joining us…

Workshop - £25 or

Workshop & Tea Dance - £30

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife KY11 2BW

Focussing on expressive dancing, particularly to slower music, this workshop will focuss on connection, frame, nice moves and building confidence in using the moments in slow music to dance freer…

The workshop will be gender balanced, so please book early to secure ur place…

Starting at 1.00, this workshop will be gender balanced so please book your places in advance.