New Year's Eve Brooklyn Salsa Party! December 31, 2008
Brooklyn, New York 11238
by Kelly Sherman, Time Out New York Magazine
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/own-this-city/69850/new-years-eve-parties
"Rumor has it your hips don’t lie. Bust Shakira-esque moves at this dinner-cum-salsa shindig. Musicians Ronnie Roc and Haileejaa accompany the booty-swinging beats of DJ On2bato, with live West African and Afro-Cuban drumming."
Come celebrate 2009 at the New Year's Eve Brooklyn Salsa Party! Dance into the New Year with all of your friends and a friendly and upscale crowd at Le Grand Dakar at 285 Grand Ave. in Clinton Hill Brooklyn. Buy your tickets early and save $. This event is expected to sell out but not be too crowded so that everyone can enjoy the salsa party and dancing! The amount of tickets to be sold is limited. Join us!
December 31st New Year's Eve Schedule:
Musicians Ronnie Roc and Haileejaa are confirmed for the New Year's party and will be accenting the DJ salsa music with live congas & timbales. Ronnie and Haileejaa have been performing not only at the Brooklyn Salsa Party! but at many salsa events throughout Brooklyn. They add excitement and energy to the salsa party. You won't want to miss their live performance on New Year's Eve!
First Seating is from 7-9PM
Second Seating is from 9-11PM
Salsa Party is from 11-4AM*
Dress To Impress
Ticket Prices
- 7PM First Seating ticket (dinner only)
Price: $40
- 9PM Second Seating ticket (dinner + salsa party)**
Price: $60 until 12/6, $70 until 12/28, $80 until 12/31
- 11PM Salsa Party (salsa party only)**
Price: $20 until 12/6, $30 until 12/28, $40 until 12/31
* No complimentary passes/tickets accepted after midnight.
** Midnight champagne toast & party favors included.
Tickets are available for purchase online and in person from James & Adrian or at Le Grand Dakar. Call 516-850-9178 for ticket info.
Prix Fixe Menu
First Course
- Butternut Squash Soup with Herb Crème Fraiche
- Field Greens Salad with Caramelized Pepper Walnut
- Avocado Blinis with Grilled Lobster and Caviar
- Grilled Five Spiced Quail
Second Course
- Cassava Crusted Salmon Filet with Grilled Asparagus and Sauteed Squash with Tamarind Coulis
- Oven-Roasted Poussin Stuffed with Fonio and Legumes
- Roasted Autumn Vegetables and Sweet Potato Puree with Bissap* Flower Sauce
Third Course
- Assorted Chocolate, Coconut and Millet Truffle
- Cranberry Apple Crisp
- Sorbet Sampler
* Bissap: Sorrel in Wolof
Held in the neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Fort Greene, the Brooklyn Salsa Party! is an established local salsa event with live drummers and classic salsa DJ.
Started on March 8 2008, Brooklyn Salsa Party! is a chill and relaxed Brooklyn Salsa/Mambo/On2 dance event & Latin Night in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene. This is an On2 New York Style Mambo & Salsa dance event with DJ Music (Salsa, Batchata & Merengue Latin mix) as well as live West-African & Afro-Cuban drummers.
We offer a free beginner’s salsa class to start the party and we welcome absolute beginners as well as advanced salsa & mambo dancers. The music is 75% Classic Salsa Dura, 15% Cha Cha and 10% Bachata, Merengue & Reggaeton.
Official Website: http://www.brooklynsalsa.net
Added by Brooklyn Salsa Party on December 7, 2008
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Take the C (also can transfer from A) train to Clinton-Washington Aves stop then walk north on Washington Ave to Lafayette, turn right then walk over to Grand Ave and take a right turn and Le Grand Dakar is on the left. You can also take the G train to Clinton-Washington Aves then take the B38 bus to Grand Ave or walk east on Lafayette Ave and turn right on Grand Ave. Alternatively you can take the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, M, N, R, W or Long Island RR trains to the Atlantic Avenue / Pacific Street Station and catch a quick-cheap cab to 285 Grand Ave between Lafayette & Clifton Place. Buses that will get you there are the B38, B44, B48 or B52. Plenty of other bus routes as well in the area. Brooklyn Salsa Party! is in Brooklyn centrally located to Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene neighborhoods.