Coming to St. Petersburg from Italy for a dance!

[giorgio]

I am a salsa passionate, arriving from Italy this friday. I do not speak a Russian word, but I will not let me be deterred, and I will go dance all the same, on the very same night, but also other nights in the week.

I would really love to go with some locals; would you like to help me, I mean, to suggest me a place, introduce me to your salsa frields at the club, maybe meet beforehands for an aperitif? On friday, or on some other night?

I am a totally-relaxed dancer; I love to dance with partners of any skill level, style, or appearance, provided they are happy with my skill level ("just intermediate") style ("everything goes") and appearance ("just me"). Salsa and bachata are my things, but I would never skip any other dance.

Please, do not let me go alone! :)

[Timurito]

Wow, Giorgio, welcome then to Mother Russia :)) Hope you'll like it here :) Too bad I'm not anywhere close to St.Pete or Moscow, otherwise I'd love to show you around. I'm sure though that there will be enough guys (and possibly ladies) to be your salsa guides. In the meantime, I would recommend you check the following link: http://www.mambotribe.org/clubs/ provided you can read Cyrillic :) Good luck with your salsa adventures in Russia!

[v.radziun]

Hi Giorgio,

This Friday you can dance salsa in following clubs:

Salsa Loca
Lensovet Palace of Culture, 3rd floor
Kamennoostrovskiy Avenue 42 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ru&geocode=&q=%D0%94%D0%9A+%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B 2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0,+%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B D%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2% D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D 0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82+42,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B A%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.966513,30.309592&sspn=0.007647,0.019312&g=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BE %D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D 0%B9+%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1 %82+42,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&ie=UTF8&ll=59.966622,30.309852&spn=0.003823,0.009656&z=17&iwloc=A)
Petrogradskaya metro station
21:00—23:30
Mostly LA and NY styles of salsa

Oxford
Nevskiy Avenue 105 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=ru&geocode=&q=%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%B F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82+105,+% D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.929173,30.368228&sspn=0.00701,0.016716&ie=UTF8&ll=59.929291,30.368164&spn=0.006752,0.016716&z=16&iwloc=r2)
Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station
23:00—05:00
Mostly Cuban style of salsa

You can call me freely (my phone number is in my profile).

[Alexandre]

I am personally going to Oxford friday night. Can meet you, show the place and introuduce to people I know

[giorgio]

Thanks Alexandre! I will be heading for salsa loca first, but I may move to Oxford later on, if I survive (I slept three hours this night...). In this case, I will actively look around for you, so please, if you notice me first, come forward and say hello!

Hoping to see you quite soon,

Giorgio

[Marinka]

Какие симпатичные итальянцы приезжают.... :rolleyes:

[dlgbrdv]

Marinka did miss everything ))

[giorgio]

Dear friends, before going to bed let me thank all of you for an incredible night, "Simonetta" and Victor for helping me breaking the ice at salsa loca, alexandre for suggesting to reach oxford after that, and all the members of the forum that accepted my dance invites and tolerated my limited skills. If Marinka did miss anything, there are still hopes, I think I may be around tomorrow night as well, Jane and Tatiana suggested "the sphinx", I had planned a milonga but after this night I may change my mind.

see you soon, hopefully, and спасибо!

[v.radziun]

You are always welcome, Georgio!

Here it is a time-table of Saturday salsa-parties:

Casa Latina
Sadovaya Street 28/30 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ru&geocode=&q=%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D1%8 3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0+28+%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0 %BF%D1%83%D1%81+1,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.929797,30.327437&sspn=0.007655,0.019312&ie=UTF8&ll=59.930861,30.328124&spn=0.007655,0.019312&z=16&iwloc=addr)
Nevskiy Prospekt or Sadovaya metro stations
21:00—00:00

Petrovskiy Fort
Finlyandsiy Avenue 4a (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ru&geocode=&q=%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%81 %D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF% D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82+4%D0%B3,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B A%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.958158,30.342328&sspn=0.007649,0.019312&ie=UTF8&ll=59.957567,30.342243&spn=0.007649,0.019312&z=16&iwloc=addr)
Ploshchad Lenina metro station
20:00—23:45

Sphinx
Nevskiy Avenue 118 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ru&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%B F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82+118,+% D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.932474,30.302331&sspn=0.007504,0.019977&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1)
00:00—05:00

[giorgio]

Went to Sphinx, was a lot of fun... suggestion for the next days?

Have a good night!

[Sve]

Monday: "Revolution club" (9 p.m. - till midnight)
Nevskiy Prospekt or Sadovaya metro stations
The adress is the same as for Casa Latina (see Victor's map)

[giorgio]

I was considering sleeping tonight, but I cannot resist a temptation, hence I guess I may come. Sve, will you be there? If you are there, and you see me, pease come and say hello!

[priomino]

товарищи где фотки??
where are photos? can some one post them? :)

[Sve]

I'm afraid I won't be there :( Sorry.
What day are you leaving?

[giorgio]

I am leaving on Friday, will be free on thursday for a last salsa night (or I could go through oxford, late on wednesday...)

Priomino, I took some photos at Oxford on friday and at Sphinx on saturday, where you thinking about some of those?

[Sve]

So, for Thursday I suggest "Etage" club (from 8.30 p.m.- till 11.30)
Petrogradskaya metro station
Aptekarskiy Avenue, 2 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=ru&geocode=&q=%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81 %D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF% D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82+2,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%8 2-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&sll=59.939039,30.315785&sspn=0.897068,2.139587&g=Russia,+%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D 0%B3&ie=UTF8&ll=59.968995,30.318017&spn=0.007002,0.016716&z=16&iwloc=r0)
There will be a concert also if I'm not mistaken.
See you ;)

[giorgio]

I will come! Will you be there? If you spot me, just come on and invite me for a dance, I LOVE being invited.

By the way, the invite to invite me extends to every lady in the forum (or not); every invitation will be accepted with a wide smile, please spread the word.

I hope to see you tonight for my last salsa night in St. Petersburg (I am leaving on thursday).

[Sve]

I think I will :)

[giorgio]

Dear friends, let me thank you all once more for this incredible week of salsa dancing. I forgot to thank Boris (I hope I got his name right) for the reggaeton lesson of saturday night at the sphinx. That was outrageous, a bit orgiastic, and a massive fun. Most of all, let me thank all the girls who danced with me, each one was a different experience (as always happens) but I enjoyed (a lot) each single one, and some were really magic. A special salute to Sve, whom I finally met, and I can testify she is even cuter than her avatar (which is really cute already). I will tell all my salsa friends that St Petersburg salsa community is really worth a serious visit, and I will highly praise the girls of St Petersburg, and not just for their beauty.

If you ever come to Pisa, please call me at ghelli@di.unipi.it!

Many thanks to everybody, two kisses to each girl, and до свидания!

[v.radziun]

Giorgio, you are always welcome! :) See you in St. Petersburg! Or in Pisa ;)