Get Ready to Rumba -- New Salsa Dancing Venue Brings Spice, Heat to Downtown Club Scene
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › October 30, 2008
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Four years ago, Alex Labrador was teaching salsa dancing in his Bartlett garage and Edgar Mendez, a professional salsa dancer, had just arrived in Memphis from Los Angeles with $300 and a suitcase. Salsa, catching fire in other cities, was about as popular here as ice fishing.
But the two friends have done a lot to change that.See the full content of this document
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Get Ready to Rumba -- New Salsa Dancing Venue Brings Spice, Heat to Downtown Club Scene
They created an online salsa magazine, developed a professional dance team, staged salsa nights at night clubs, organized competitions and held salsa conventions. Mendez opened a Latin dance studio.
This month Mendez, Labrador and their friend, Jim Davila, opened the Rumba Room, a South ...See the full content of this document
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