Music Resources
This page has a great little tool that allows you to seperate the different instruments and adjust their speed-perfect for tuning your ear to recognize the timing of different instruments within a song-and it free :-)
www.seattlesalsacongress.com
we are taking a group again with us this year, so if your interested in three days of awesome workshops and dancing-let us know and we can give you more info
http://www.salsabeatseattle.com/Howard's%20Corner.htm
If you are heading over to Seattle, check out this website for club & instructor info!
http://seattlerueda.com/
Dennis Richards is a great Casino teacher & a wealth of knowledge. His contact info can be found on the website. Also every Sunday there is a Rueda Practice that is open to the public. Check the website for details.
http://www.fanw.org/classes.html
Rubina Carmona is a very gracious and skilled flamenco teacher & performer. She gives on going group & private lessons & at least twice a year she brings flamenco artists from out of state or country to give workshops
http://www.hurricanetumbao.com/index.php
Ricardo Linell is the Director and Founder of Hurricane Tumbao Dance Company. They are dedicated to spreading the love for NY style salsa/mambo On2 in Western Oregon, and he is a great teacher!!! He will be teaching at this years Seattle Salsa Congress!
http://www.rumbanana.org/
UNA BULLA!!!! If you are looking for Casino Rueda, these guys will hook you up. Mike & Simona are awesome. We just survived their Extreme Cuban Salsa Weekend & it was a lot of fun!
http://www.pdxsalsa.com/
This link is your hookup for Portland salsa
El Bodeguita del Medio
About 2 blocks South of the McDonalds on the Malecon
Owned b Cubans, there are only 5 of these in the world. The first in Havana, the rest in Mexico. They make the best Mojitos in the entire world!! It is also a good place to sample authentic Cuban food. They have a live band (Cuban of course) 6 days a week, and a very itty bitty dance floor that gets jammed packed. There is no cover charge, and the mojitos are about 60 pesos. If you are in PV, you must go here-there is always good energy and it is our favorite place.
Shanti Studios
http://studio.gruposhanti.com/
Plaza Caracol 1st floor
Local Mezanine C
Israel Andalon is the owner and is a Casino Rueda teacher & ZUMBA instructor. He is tri-lingual, so you will have no problem taking lessons from him. His rates a re very reasonable to. 
http://www.elcallejondelosrumberos.com/main.html
El Callejon de los Rumberos
Av. Chapultepec #287, Americana Guadalajara , Jalisco. Between the Streets: Lerdo de Tejada and Av. la Paz …
Great Cuban band, and full show every weekend with some really talented dancers & musicians. Great old wooden dance floor-terrible mojitos!! Cover charge is usually 100 pesos. It is in an OK neighborhood, and the bus stops lets you off 1 block from it, but we recomend a taxi if your not familiar with Guadalajara.
http://www.elcubilete.com.mx/bar-cubano-guadalajara/clases-de-baile-rumba-salsa-y-muchos-mas.html
EL CUBILETE
General Rio Seco 9 Las Nueve Esquinas • Phone: 613-2096 Sometimes Live music, Sometimes not. It’s a small bar located in the historical section of Guadalajara. There is no dance floor except for the space between the tables, but when the place gets going, everyone moves or stacks them to dance. Good Mojitos-THE PLACE CAN GET CRAZY! Please take a cab
http://www.ekclothing.com/
They have really CUTE clothing at reasonable prices. THey are also pretty easy to work with if you need to special order or return something. (don't order the rumba skirt though-I was really excited when I found it-they are beautiful, but not as functional as they look for dancing rumba!)
http://www.taconesylunares.com/index.htm
beautiful flamenco clothes, shoes, castanets
