'Salsa By The Bay' Free Salsa Dancing This Friday Night In Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — Come salsa dancing this Friday night in Perth Amboy.

This Friday night, July 26, will be the second installment of "Salsa by the Bay," held in Bayview Park on the Perth Amboy waterfront.

Presented by Perth Amboy Artworks, the free salsa celebration goes from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The evening starts with a one-hour group salsa dance lesson led by a premiere Latin dance instructor, followed by two hours of open dancing to a live salsa band.

The next one will be held Aug. 23.

"Salsa by the Bay" was created by Perth Amboy resident Rosemary Nivar. She is a board member of Perth Amboy Artworks and is an avid salsa dancer; she wanted to bring her love of salsa to the public to experience and enjoy.

It was at a Perth Amboy Artworks board meeting that Nivar said there is a lack of salsa dancing in the area, even though Perth Amboy has a major Latino population. Nivar said she had to constantly drive up to North Jersey for dancing. Her idea to launch "Salsay by the Bay" gained the unanimous support of the Perth Amboy Artworks board, and she received a grant proposal funded by the Middlesex County Arts Institute.

You can pre-register on Eventbrite, RSVP on Facebook or just show up!

Next "Salsa by the Bay" Friday July 26 Bayview Park in Perth Amboy

5:30-6:30pm Free dance lesson by Scarlet Mambo

6:30-8:30pm Live Salsa by Eric Cabanilla's Grupo K’ndela

From their first "Salsa by the Bay" in June: