If you’re looking to burn off the calories from your New Year’s Eve feast, grab some dance shoes for a Latin party at Evergreen Cultural Centre.
The Hot Salsa Dance Zone will fire up the floor in the Coquitlam venue’s rehearsal hall for another Dec. 31 bash, featuring the Latin beat sounds of DJ Mixxx, DJ LuloSalsero and DJ TereSalsera.
But, unlike in past years, this party won’t include any appies — meaning a lower admission cost, said co-organizer Alberto Gonzalez.
“We’re still going to have champagne at midnight but there won’t be any food. Only dancing,” he said from the Dominican Republican last week, where he was at a dance seminar with his partner Teresa Szefler.
Blinged out with a disco ball and new lights, the hall can hold up to 125 dancers and will include a salsa, bachata and merengue dance class at the start; a photo booth will also be set up for revellers wanting to capture the final hours before the calendar turns to 2019.
And instead of their weekly cut-off at 12:30 a.m., the dance fiesta will end at 2 a.m. for Jan. 1.
The early-bird price of $20 per person is available before Dec. 30; otherwise, it’s $25 for a ticket at the door (limited supply).
Parking at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) is free or hop off the Evergreen Extension at Lafarge Lake-Douglas. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
jcleugh@tricitynews.com
