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.

The last Mariachi Tea Dance in Scotland this year, we are going out with a bang… Let’s see how long we can extend the evening…

Looking to extend beyond the 10.00 finish, we will have all the usual suspects in attendance: cake, expressive music, a beautiful dance floor, cake, great dancers, a warm welcome, cake, the On The Hour Experimental Track, and all the usual little extras U have come to enjoy at Mariachi…

Any requests or suggestions for the OTHET??

A clique-free zone, we will be playing expressive tunage for those who can Modern Jive (ceroc, leroc, lejive, etc), Blues, Tango, WCS and maybe even a Salsa moment or two…

As it’s the last one of the year… we have decided that if U prebook with someone who is a Mariachi virgin, when you both arrive, U will gte in free!! So, the only Q left to ask is this:

Just which of your friends is special enough to U that U would share the Mariachi experience with them?!?!?

We look forward to seeing U then…

Rosyth Masonic Hall
Admiralty Rd
Rosyth
Fife

Sat 27th November, 20.00

Buckden Village Hall - PE19 5UY

We are delighted to be back in Buckden for an evening of Full Phat Mariachi… For those that MJ, Blues, Tango, WCS or even the odd salsa… there will be Plenty Tunage, so come and join Sara White’s Jive Nites for the full Mariachi experience..

Booking details at:

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We look forward to seeing you there!!!

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OK: sorry it has been such a wait, but here are the details…

and to make it ever so more appealling we have some great offers

If U have been to Mariachi before (absolutely anywhere at all) then workshops are £10 each and the dances are free.

For reasons of gender balance, YOU MUST PRE BOOK TO TAKE YOUR FREE PLACE.
bookings@mariachi.info

That aside: IF U HAVE NEVER BEEN TO MARIACHI BEFORE, workshops are £15, dances are £8 or both nights for £10.

The Venue for this delicous event is

Masonic Hall
183-185 Admiralty Road
Rosyth, United Kingdom

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Sat: 13.00-16.00: Flash Moves (with incorporated competition skills) Mr Blueshoes
Sat: 16.00- 19.00 Off The Beaten Track with CJ

Sat 19.30-0100 Mariachi Dance with CJ and Blueshoes

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Sun: 12.00- 15.00: Mini and social aerials with Blueshoes
Sun: 15.00- 18.00: expressive moves, moving to slow music with CJ

Sun: 18.00- 00.00 (at the VERY earliest) Mariachi Blues + Passion with CJ and Revdrop respectively.

Both nights feature a guest DJ spot, also. :~)

Mr Frank Newton (Blueshoes) and Very Extremely Really Reverand Morris Rodham (Revdrop) should need no introduction. Famed for playing expressive tunes with great taste, for style and flair on the dance floor and for being cool guys off the floor, too, they are extremely welcome here at Mariachi and are very much looking forward to the weekend!!

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The set up is only part of it… remember there will be the famous Mariachi welcome; the expressive music just screaming out to be danced to; some amazing dancers from both sides of the border; CAKE; the On The Hour Experimental Record (or, a bit of the “OTHER” as we call it); friendly faces and a beautiful sprung floor just begging for you to be dancing upon it so come and see what it is all about…

Workshop starting at one, we are looking forward to really enhancing your dance experience by looking at frame, connection, footwork and micro leading to bring subtlety and nuance into your dance style…

Come six o’clock, the nonsense begins with all U’ve come to love and expect about Mariachi Tea Dances… chilled flavour of intense music, cake, tea, cake, great dancers, cake, expressive music, cake, coffee and the like… oh, have we mentioned there will be cake??

Call CJ on 07711354067 or email bookings@mariachi.info to prebook your place…

Am not quite sure where to start with the event that has just passed…

The workshops were well received and Frank & Faye played a stormer teaching dips & drops and also some social aerials… CJ & Yli were teaching musicality, expression and some blues which again were great to see on the dancefloor…

All of which brings me… to the dances…. Saturday was just awesome, with Blueshoes bringing his own take on Mariachi… Some classic tunes, we’d never heard at Mariachi before, some favourites and some new friends we’ve been dying to meet…

And then there was the Sunday… CJ doing Mariachi Blues… Morris showing us his PASSION… alternate tracks… reacting to the other DJ, their sensibilities, the floor, the dancers, the mood of the moment… It was fantastic to react to each tune Morris played… and some of the feedback has been astounding for both nights.

Setlists and feedback comments will be on the website www.mariachi.info as soon as poss….

Until the next time in June….

Well, 2010 got off to a bumper start!!!

Our bottoms were well and truly rocked with late night Mariachi Blues going through to 5.00 a.m. and beyond!! Just don’t mention the pyjama class!!!

And the rest of January is looking great as we have Jive Plus’ “Thank Friday It’s Freestyle” event on this Friday Jan 22. Aimed at intermediate and above dancers, the class will be conceptual as opposed to just straight moves. After the class, we will be playing Mariachi Lite mixing with Morris doing his Passion set… so LOTS of expressive music to enjoy…

See here for all the details of Thank Friday It’s Freestyle!

Then the first weekend in February, we are back in Scotland again for our bi-monthly tea dance and workshop in Rosyth. This workshop is entitled “Momentous Moves” and CJ & Pauline “Cheeks” Roddy will be focusing on nice moves which will help express “moments” in the music.

There’s nothing worse than knowing a really nice moment is coming up in the music, getting all prepared then hearing it go “woosh” as it passes you and your partner!! Well, this workshop is going to tool you up with lots of moves and variations to ensure that both follows and leads can pick the right move for the moment, then milk every single drop of musicality and style…

Once again there is an early bird special if you book before the 1st of Feb

Pauline has an extensive background in dance starting with tap and ballet as a child, followed by Modern Jive, Ballroom, Argentine Tango and most recently West Coast Swing. Since starting Modern Jive 6 years ago she has been in numerous cabaret performances in Scotland and competed around the country. In addition to cabarets she has won and placed in a number of competitions so brings a wealth of knowledge that you won’t want to miss out on in this workshop.

See here for all the details of our Momentous Moves workshop

6pm the tea dance begins… more tea/coffee/cake and biccies than U can shake a stick at… generally a more chilled laid back Mariachi experience… lots of LOVELY dancers from all over Scotland… oh, and the on the hour experimental track too!!

See here for all the details of our Feb Mariachi Tea Dance

As we aim to gender balance for both the tea dance and workshop to secure your place email us at bookings@mariachi.info

Look forward to seeing you on a dance floor soon!!!

PS mark 3 & 4 April in your diaries as we are working on plans for Extra Easter Fun with some VERY special guests.

Well, 2010 got off to a bumper start!!!

Our bottoms were well and truly rocked with late night Mariachi Blues going through to 5.00 a.m. and beyond!! Just don’t mention the pyjama class!!!

Anyway, with the help of a good therapist we can move on… January is still looking exciting as we have Jive Plus’ “Thank Friday It’s Freestyle” event on Jan 22. Aimed at intermediate and above dancers, the class will be conceptual as opposed to just straight moves. After the class, we will be playing Mariachi Lite mixing with Morris doing his Passion set… LOTS of expressive music to enjoy…

In February, we are back in Scotland again for our bi-monthly tea dance and workshop in Rosyth. The workshop is entitled “Momentous Moves” and will work on nice moves which will help express “moments” in the music. More to be announced very shortly…

Thereafter, at 6.00 the tea dance begins… more tea/coffee/cake and biccies than U can shake a stick at… generally a more chilled laid back Mariachi experience… lots of LOVELY dancers from all over Scotland… oh, and the n the hour experimental track, too!!