The Life and Times of A DC salsero

Juan Carlos and Roberta got up at  6AM and worked all day long . They did not break for lunch or the customary1hour private dance party they normally have  in the new studio. They finally stopped at 4pm and went down to the Georgetown waterfront for some dinner. Afterward   they went to the StuckOnSalsa Mambo Suite and hung out with Julio Perez and his crew who drove all the way  from Norfolk Va  to learn some on2 moves from GoGo Earl and Psyon Mauricio.

From there they went to hang out in Baltimore with Susan Leiter and her crew over at Club Uno in Baltimore. From there they rush back to catch DJ Andy’s last set at Zanzibar. As you can see Juan Carlos and Roberta both work hard and play hard.

Nick Johnson was starting to build a case against his lady Helena. The fact that there is some doubt means the relationship will never be the same. This relationship is on rocky terms. Come to think of it Helena never danced on2 until she started taking classes with Juan Carlos. And she is always talking about how great  an instructor he is , and come to think of it she never ever misses his class. HMMMM???? It looks like she wanted to broaden her horizons in more ways than just dancing on 1 and on2

Nick calls Slim Johnson private detective and tells him to keep an eye on Helena when ever he sees her at CLub Whatever. He does not tell him who he suspicious of he just tells Slim Johnson private detective to report on her actions.

HMMMMM? Will Juan Carlos and Roberta chill on Thursday night and  get ready for Tony Nardolillo’s party tomorrow at Divinos or will they go to Club Five and get those$1.00 drinks from 9:30 pm until 11pm

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Those words Club Whatever left a funny feeling in his stomach. It left a bad taste in his mouth. He had  to sit back and analyze the situation. His gut feelings were never wrong.

She was starting to feel something for Juan Carlos besides just having great sex. She was falling for him,  getting all involved emotionally which was what she promised him would never happen. Helena knew it was only a matter of time before it was over and lucky for her it will be soon because her man Nick Johnson was about to have her followed. by his private detective. and first cousin Slim Johnson. Slim was very useful to Nick because he had a salsa addiction and would work for cheap at any salsa venues just to be around the music and the dancers. He could steal moves and work at the same time.

After having a great time at Clarendon Grill they went over to the Lucky Bar where the dancers are not on the level of Clarendon’s dancers but they know how to have fun with the best of them. Roberta was really impressed with Dj Bruno and she thought that the Clarendon Grill was a great spot for a Monday night.

She immediately wanted to leave because it was just to crowded , so she did not understand why Juan Carlos had taken her there. She seemed to catch an attitude about it actually.  She had no idea that  Juan Carlos  was testing her to see how hardcore she was .  She was mad  Yes!!!!! His kind of Lady.

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Episode 3 “The life and times of A DC Salsero

His name was Nick Johnson and before Juan Carlos opened up Club Whatever he was the man who had the most successful salsa club in town. He is really no longer considered competition for Juan Carlos because this guy never plays mambo at his club and he is strictly a on1 dancer and his club caters to on1 LA style dancers thus the name of his club is called  CLUB LA

Now Juan Carlos is definitely competition to Nick because at club Whatever they play a little bit of everything and everyone is still going there because it is still fairly new.  He has not liked Juan Carlos ever since he opened up Club Whatever. Also unknown to him is his lady is having an affair with Juan Carlos.They both have Mondays off and they all 4  end up at Clarendon last night. Juan Carlos is parading his date from out of town around and Nick’s lady Helena is stewing inside from his behavior and trying her best not to show any emotion for fear of tipping off to her man that she has something going on with his arch rival Juan Carlos.

Of course Nick being a on1 fanatic could not be seen anywhere near the corner where you first come in at Clarendon  Grill. This is where the infamous on2 clique reside and they are very territorial. So Nick just hangs out on the other side where the on 1 and novices hang out.

He gets in an argument with his lady Helena because she is dancing on2 with some guy and doing real sexy shines. He pulls her to the side and demands that she stop embarrassing him by dancing on 2 in front of his friends. She tells him she will dance on whatever whenever at Club Whatever  whenever she likes , and leaves the club and gets in a cab. Nick’s friends are just sitting there in shock as he just got dissed in front of all his boys………….. He is thinking who said something about Club Whatever

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The Life and Times of a DC Salsero

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Her name was Roberta and that’s all she said . He did not ask her for her full name because the way she could dance her last name was the last thing on Juan Carlos’ mind. She was a wheeler and a dealer just like Juan Carlos and had her own successful advertising business and always since graduating from Howard   she was caller  of her own shots.  She had met Juan Carlos a week ago at Club Whatever a salsa club in DC while there for the DC Salsa Congress. She left the hotel because she said it was too hot in there too many people were dancing and having a great time but the air conditioner was not at full blast. and  for one of the few times of her life she had to get out of the kitchen because she could not take the heat.

So she went over to Club Whatever for what every one goes there for and that is for some “Whatever”

She met Juan  Carlos and they danced the night a way , and unfortunately for the club owner they had plenty of room to dance since every one was at the Congress. She danced equally well on 1 and on2   A great beginning his kind of lady. . Next thing she knows she is accepting his invitation to come and hang out in Washington  for a week to show her how we do it here in DC.

He meets her at the airport . they have lunch and race straight to his home. They cannot wait to be alone to dance in his new dance studio Juan Carlos had just built into his home. They have a 1 hour private party in the new studio and then take a nap together on the couch to get ready for Clarendon Grill and Keith Givens intermediate class. There was no kind of funny business going on during the nap because at this moment it was not that kind of  party……….

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The Life and Times of a DC Salsero is a half fictional half reality salsa soap opera based out of Washington, DC

Opening Characters

The Hero of the story Juan Carlos Club Owner of Whatever where they dance on1 and On2

Nick Johnson Club Owner of Club LA where they dance only on 1

Helena Nick Johnson’s girlfriend who is sleeping with his rival Juan Carlos

Roberta a Mysterious salsera from Chicago

Slim Johnson Nick’s cousin a private detective

and all the DC Salseros and Salseras

Episode No 1

His Great grandfather was a hustler his grandfather was a hustler his father was a hustler and Juan Carlos was no different.

He has 2 serious addictions which are making money and salsa. He grew up in DC and knew the city like the back of his hand. .He was the owner of Club Whatever one of the Salsa Hot spots in DC . His rival at the moment was Nick Johnson owner of Club La another DC salsa hot spot. Though he had made money all kinds of ways and had many connections Juan Carlos had left the Hustler life alone and had gone completely legitimate. This story is about Juan Carlos ‘ addictions and other people’s addictions and how it affect their lives in Washington. DC, DC

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