When Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan presented in late November a new business plan for the financially troubled Artisphere that included closing the building on Mondays and Tuesdays, I wondered what would become of the arts center's "Salsa Tuesdays" events. While tonight’s Cuban salsa and timba event with DJ Reyna is being billed by dance instructor [...]

Past the late Celia Cruz, there aren't many well-known women in the musical genre of salsa. But tonight at Artisphere, salsa dance teacher and educator Eileen Torres is offering, as part of Women’s History Month,  a multi-media program called “Fifteen Women in Salsa.” The evening will highlight Cruz, of course, as well as lesser-knowns like Myrta [...]

You wouldn't have known it at the time, but if you were at Zanzibar on the Waterfront this weekend for the Howard Homecoming event hosted by Erykah Badu, you were there for the venue's last hurrah. It's now closed for business.
Salsa dance instructor Eileen Torres found out Monday night from Zanzibar's management; she informed her [...]

On Dec. 18, longtime D.C.-area salsa dance instructor and promoter Eileen Torres fell and broke her ankle in three places. She had surgery and still needs medical treatment and rehabilitation, but does not have medical insurance. Tonight, members of the local salsa community are holding a fundraiser at Zanzibar on the Waterfront to help pay [...]

This weekend offers up a number of ways to soak up the musical history of salsa and to dance to it as well. Friday night and Saturday afternoon “Celia the Queen,” will be showing as part of Filmfest D.C. Justin Moyer favorably reviewed this documentary on the late, flamboyant reina de salsa, Celia Cruz, for [...]

Dance instructor, promoter, and Hispanic cultural event lecturer Eileen Torres sent out an e-mail on Monday that said in part:

I received word Friday that Zanzibar management is canceling Thursday Salsa Nights. It has been a losing proposition and they were left with no other choice than to stop the loss. I will hold special [...]