Put On Your Dancing Shoes - Salsa Workshop At The Sanctuary Outdoor Cafe On Roosevelt Island East River Waterfront Saturday August 21

The Sanctuary Cafe and Event Space on Roosevelt Island East River Waterfront is hosting a Salsa Workshop Saturday evening, August 21: 

Join in on a salsa lesson and dance floor at The Sanctuary with live percussion, led by the local Martinez Dance Studio!

More info here.

Was That You At The Glow In The Dark Silent Dance Party At Roosevelt Island East River Pier?

Travel Back In Time To The 1940's With Swing, Jazz & Ballroom Music And Dance of Fleur Seule Tonight At Roosevelt Island's FDR Four Freedoms Park

You're invited to a free music and dance party tonight with Fleur Seule at the Roosevelt Island FDR 4 Freedoms Park August 4 Music at Sunset Concert Series. According to the FDR 4 Freedoms Park:

Travel back in time to the 1940s with swing, jazz, and ballroom hits by Fleur Seule. Led by songbird and band leader Allyson Briggs, Fleur Seule's 7-piece band plays the music popular in FDR's time, evoking a bygone era.

From 6:15pm - 7:15pm, learn to swing-dance with lessons for all levels by dancing couple Jerry and Celia Feldman. Then, visitors can practice their new moves from 7:15pm - 9pm.

Food, beer, and wine will be available for sale at the Katchkie Truck. Members will receive 2 complimentary drinks. Become a member today!

Free; no registration required.
About Fleur Seule

Fleur Seule is an authentic 1940s Jazz & Swing band that plays hits from all around the world. Songbird/Bandleader Allyson Briggs sings in 6 languages to accommodate a wide variety of New York audiences. The band size ranges from 2-9 pieces and can provide the perfect ambiance for an intimate cocktail lounge to filling a dance floor with inspiring swing dancers! Whether an All-American USO style set, or an exotic voyage through Europe, Fleur Seule will take you on a memorable musical journey, as they revive hits made famous by Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, Dinah Shore, and more.

Here's a little taste



of Fleur Seule.



Have a good time.

UPDATE 8/5 - From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:

Sunset swing courtesy of @fleurseule 💃😍 https://t.co/kwq4aWYRbb

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 4, 2016

Sunset swing courtesy of @fleurseule 💃😍

A photo posted by Four Freedoms Park (@4freedomspark) on Aug 4, 2016 at 4:36pm PDT

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing... Our swing dance class is in session in prep… https://t.co/OCDzMhgCIG

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 4, 2016

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing... Our swing dance class is in session in prep for @fleurseule's performance at 7:15!

A video posted by Four Freedoms Park (@4freedomspark) on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:39pm PDT

Roosevelt Island Free Live Salsa Music Featuring Ola Fresca And Dance Instruction With Rodney Lopez At FDR Four Freedoms Park Saturday July 18

Image From Expat-Chronicles

The FDR Four Freedoms Park will be presenting Summer Sunset Salsa Dance Lessons with Rodney Lopez and musical performance by Ola Fresca Saturday July 18. According to the FDR Park:

Sunset Summer Salsa featuring Ola Fresca; dance instruction by Rodney Lopez

Saturday, July 18, 2015
4:00pm 7:00pm

Join us for a dance class followed by live music at the Park. Rodney Lopez will teach the audience salsa, Cuban, and timba. Then, Ola Fresca will perform Latin, Cuban, and salsa music. (Rain date: Saturday, July 25th.)

Free

More info on the event at FDR Park web page.

Here's a taste of Ola Fresca performing



and Rodney Lopez salsa dance instruction.

Roosevelt Island Live Dance Party With The Vintage DJ On Saturday June 6

You Tube Video of Vintage DJ

On Saturday afternoon at 4 PM, come enjoy a Roosevelt Island Dance Party Extravaganza on the Riverwalk Commons behind the F Train Subway station as part of the Roosevelt Live Summer Concert series . According to the Roosevelt Live web site:

Immerse yourself in an audio time warp. Jonathan Jacobs a.k.a. The Vintage DJ brings you a MOD 1960s Dance Party of EPIC proportions. With the help of his dancers, The Sho'Nuffs, The Vintage DJ will teach you a sassy selection of popular dances from the era! From The Monkey to The Swim, from Motown to Boogaloo, this swingin' cat will have you shakin' and shimmyin' the afternoon away.

Be aware that there is no direct F train subway service from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island this weekend.