Pro-Am Salsa Dance Contest 'last Chance To Qualify' & Live Salsa Sundays

Chicago's purest Salsa night! for Salseros, by Salseros! Main Room: DJ Frankie J spins Salsa, Mambo & Tropical Rhythms all night. Salsa & Bachata lesson by Jose Serrano at 7:30p Live music by Papo Santiago & Infraverde @ 9p & 11p. Pro Am Salsa Dance Contest Prelim 5 @ 10:30p sharp. Cubby Cafe: DJ Dwight Burr spins Bachata, Zouk & Kizomba! Kizomba lesson by Pascal @ 7:30p. Free parking! $ 10.00 cover. [hidden] - 312 42 SALSA. VIS Card members get in Free all night! 4th Annual Pro-Am Salsa Dance Contest at the Cubby Bear: PRELIMS: 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 8/2 & 8/9 FINAL: 8/16 Finalists! Jesus Aguilera & Kristin Slagter (2014 Champs) Miguel "Kip" Pagan & Karen Moreno Veronika Roth & Antonio Solis Luis Santillan & Ashi Colina Nadia Alvarado & Ramel Strong Christopher Rios & Vanessa Mendoza Christian Literowich & Jenny Phan Del Dominguez & Mayra Magana Laura Flores & Martin Ortiz Angel Martinez & Karla Ortiz Stephanie Wolfson & Markus Reynolds more TBA 1. In The Final, the 1st place winners will receive $ 600.00. 2nd place $ 300.00 & 3rd place $ 100.00. All the dancers who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd will also receive trophies. 2. The Winning couple will be able go to participate in World Salsa Summitt in the Pro-Am Showcase category in February 2016 in Miami! Fees for their category and dancer pass will be waived. 3. The winning couple will also qualify to go directly to the FINAL of the $5000 Salsa Open at Cubby Bear in December 13th, 2015. 4. During the final, the winners will be chosen by a panel of judges. Audience will be considered 1 judge. During the preliminary rounds, winner will be chosen by audience applause. 5. Proper attire must be worn. Costumes are encouraged. 7. This is an "Pro-Am" contest. One Professional dancer and one Amateur dancer or two amateur dancers are allowed to enter. Pros are allowed to enter the contest more than once, with different Amateur dance partners. 8. Amateur dancer is considered to be someone who has never been paid to perform nor teach Salsa. 9. A Pro, is considered to be anyone who has been paid to teach or perform Salsa. Also, (a) people who have won 2 Amateur Salsa Contests with a cash prize, or (b) have placed top 3 in 2 Open Salsa Contest will count as Pros. 10. Contestants must check in at the Cubby Bear by 9:15pm or you may be disqualified. 11. At the final, there will be a free-style dancing component and a choreography component of the contest. Choreographies are optional during the preliminary rounds, Couples may freestyle to the DJ's music. 12. The dance order of contestants will be determined by lottery the night of the competition. 13. Choreographies for contestants eligible for the Final round must bring their own music (CD only) for a maximum of two minutes and 30 seconds. (2:30) 14. Dancers must dance “On 1” or “On 2”... no switching from one to the other within the same choreography is allowed. 15. Competitors must show proper etiquette during the contest by refraining from distracting behavior as other contestants are dancing. 16. No video cameras are allowed! 17. No dancer guest list on the day of the final. 18. Everyone in order to compete must understand and agree with the Latin Street/Cubby Bear scoring process. 19. We reserve the right to deny participation to anyone. 20. All decisions are FINAL. Free Parking! VIS Card members get in Free all night! [hidden] - 312 42 SALSA. More Info below.