New York Salsa Dance Experiences: Differences Between the SF and NYC Salsa Scenes

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Here are the differences between the SF and NYC salsa scenes that I saw during my 5 nights of salsa:

* It is a very young crowd. There is more age diversity or lets say a larger age range in San Francisco.
* The skill level of the NYC clubs is very high. There were almost no beginners and intermediates. I would rate myself as an intermediate. I try to dance with advanced dancers whenever I can because how else will I get from here to there? NYC was fun but a bit intimidating.
* All the music was DJ music this past week. No live music which SF has regularly Tuesday – Saturday. I would assume that NYC has live music somewhere sometime.
* The places I went to in NYC were relatively small crowds relative to the crowds in SF but I realize that crowd size can be highly variable.
* I wasn't going out for the lessons. The one lesson at Cache was about 30 minutes of the basics. Club lessons in the Bay Area are a much bigger thing. They go on for about an hour. There are beginner and intermediate level lessons. They can sometimes get pretty large attendance. There can easily be 40-50 couples at Allegro or Cocomo for lessons in SF

Basically, I had a great time and look forward to returning sometime. Thanks. I wouldn't have been able to have this good a time without DF member recommendations!

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