Our last 1st Friday Latin Night dance was held October 3rd, 2008. It was bittersweet to announce that we completed our mission and we're no longer going to host Latin Night.
In the spring of 2004, we had created a mission statement, which appeared on our website. That mission was to introduce as many people as possible to Latin Dancing by featuring all the Latin dance instructors in the central NY area and hosting a dance event. The goal was to grow the Latin Dance community and share the positive energy that Latin Dancers create. 4 1/2 years later, we feel fortunate to have met that goal. We have really enjoyed sharing our time with you.
We could not have done any of this without the wonderful, talented people that supported us along the way.
First we would like to thank (and pray we didn’t leave anyone out) our instructors and performers over the years:
Thank you to those who came from near and far:
Shelley and Jose from Binghamton
Moe and Nancy from Ithaca
Kurt Lichtmann Ithaca
John and Roxanne from SMAC
Luca and Gina from Oneida
Jonah Inikori from Rochester
Cindy Overstreet from Ithaca
And those people in our own backyard:
Felipe Rivera our very first instructor
Brian Bromka from La Familia
Terry Perone and Maureen Hickey
Vlad and Natalia from the Fred Astaire Studios
Andy and Ilona
Paul Nuzzo
Roberto Jimenez and Shelley Stubbs
Nedim and Suzanne
Mike Guzman of Guzman Studios
Kanat and Susan
Lazaro Miranda
Kerri Vaughn
Gino and Teresa from Dance Lovers
H.A.
Also, a big thank you to our DJ’s, who came to our rescue in times of need:
Isaias Banegas
Marco Viera
DJ Kiki
And special thanks to some very dear friends who were always at the ready to help out and support us.
Lisa Mattes
Cathy Osinski
Elizabeth Svarc
Dana Karash
Bruce Heffron
Sukru Colak
Thanks to you and all of the dancers that came through our doors; we couldn’t have done it without you.
Last but not least, we’d like to thank dance legends, Walt and Nadia Medici for introducing us to dance almost a decade ago.
We will keep our website, Syracusesalsa.com active and post links for Latin Dance events so you can stay connected to many of the people just mentioned. We ask you to carry on our mission by introducing all your friends to Latin dancing. Brian Bromka will now host Havana Nights on the 1st Friday of each month.
Thanks again for all your kindness. We will see you on the dance floor!
Vatan & Georgia