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-Juan Mateo of ROJO LOCO |
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Below: Mateo had a dream of a local Latin Dance band
that would help support our local musicians, dancers & instructors! "It's all about the dancers!" says Mateo. Come sway your hips with ROJO LOCO! |
Below: ROJO LOCO all around Northern Michigan, including Café CREMA on Front & Park St. Downtown TC Now Every Saturday 5pm-7pm! |
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Above & Below: An Evening w/ROJO LOCO at Café CREMA means great music, awesome demonstrations and FREE Latin Dance lessons! |
Above & Below: There are many ways to join the fun on Saturdays from 5pm-7pm with ROJO LOCO! |
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Below: No child can resist the Latin Dance Music of ROJO LOCO performing outside on the corner of Front & Park st. at CREMA <grin>... Usually the first ones out on the dance floor, it is always the children who are quick to put a smile on our face and remind us to dance, dance, dance! |
Below: ROJO LOCO, a Traverse City-based Latin dance band, from
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Mateo Toler on Lead Vocal & Guitar, Corey Sanderson on Percussion & Jason Schewe on Bass. |
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Above & Below: Café CREMA Downtown Traverse City encourages all to Samba to the Sun & Mambo to the Moon with ROJO LOCO! |
Above & Below: ROJO LOCO performs at CREMA year-round on the corner of Front & Park St. |
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Below: Every Week at Crema (currently Saturdays 5p-7p) , odds are good that you will find local Latin dance demonstrations and FREE Mambo, Salsa or Mambo lessons for the asking! |
Below: Sheila Toler gets help from her two young nieces in giving a free Salsa lesson to a Crema guest! |
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Below: Sheila Toler celebrates her 40th birthday at CREMA with ROJO LOCO - More Dancing Lesson & Demonstrations! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO was invited to rock it out at the Cherry Festival's Beer Tent this past summer. [L-R]: Mateo, Patrick & Jason = Traverse City's Hottest Latin Rock Trio! |
Below: ROJO LOCO was honored to perform two Cuban films at the 2010 T.C. Film Festival. Performing before the "Horn of Plenty" at the Milliken [L-R]: Mateo Toler, Renee MacDougall & Corey Sanderson. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO had the privilege of playing outside at the Homestead at Café Manitou on Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor this past summer. |
Below: A ROJO LOCO Trio (including from L-R:) Mateo Toler, Renee MacDougall & Jason Schewe. |
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Below: The Catch Island Grill finished a fun outdoor patio summer 2010 and a smaller version of ROJO LOCO was able to set the Caribbean mood! |
Below: Mateo, Renee & Jason always have fun performing as a Latin duo or trio at the Catch! |
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Below: Gill's Pier invited ROJO LOCO to help launch their season with some Latin dance music & dancing on the grounds! |
Below [L-R]: Patrick, Congas; Mateo, Vocals & Guitar; Jason, Upright Bass; Renee, Vocals; Simon, Percussion |
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Below: ROJO LOCO, a Traverse City-based Latin dance band, includes from L-R: Mateo Toler on Lead Vocal & Guitar, Renee MacDougall on Vocals, Corey Sanderson on Percussion, Simon Anton on Congas & Jason Schewe on Bass. |
Below: ROJO LOCO performs to a sold-out room at NMC's International Student Dinner, held at the Hagerty Center
on 4/8/10. Guests found room to salsa and tango! |
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Below: Cindy & Jerry and Karen & Doug treat us to their Argentine Tango Talent nearly every week at CREMA downtown Traverse City! |
Below: A ROJO LOCO Trio [L-R: Mateo, Renee & Jason] perform LIVE Latin Dance Music weekly at CREMA! |
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Below: A ROJO LOCO Quartet (L-R: Mateo, Simon, Arturo & Jason) perform on Valentine's Day 2010 at Café CREMA Downtown Traverse City |
Below: A Valentine's Day Sunday afternoon at CREMA with Traverse City-based Latin dance band ROJO LOCO! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs weekly at Café CREMA Downtown Traverse City. Join us in the summer from 6p-9p outside and the rest of the year from 5pm-7pm inside. FREE Mambo & Cha Cha lessons for the asking! |
Below: ROJO LOCO is a Traverse City-based Latin dance band who support local musicians and dancers! Check out ROJO LOCO's current calendar! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs at the Red Mesa Grill in Traverse City on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 to celebrate Carnivale! |
Below: ROJO LOCO (L-R: Mateo, Corey, Renee, Jason & Simon) get backup from Red Mesa's mariachi band :) |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs on New Year's Eve 2009 from 9pm-1am on the 15th floor of the Grand Traverse Resort! For a small cover charge, guests were treated to a LIVE performance & Latin dance instruction! |
Below: ROJO LOCO (L-R: Mateo Toler, Renee MacDougall, Jason Schewe, Simon Anton & John Phillips) perform for a NYE crowd that was ready to dance the year away! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R: Mateo, Renee, Dede, Corey, Jason] at Left Foot Charley.
Located at the Village at GT Commons beyond Building 50,
it is a perfect setting for wine, conversation, live Latin music & dancing... |
Below: You never know who might get up & dance and show us their Latin Dance Skills...(including Sage & Duane Campbell, local dancers or Sheila, the band manager...) |
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Below: Hans Benghauser & Katie Mather always put on a show with their Latin dance skills... Come check out our talented local dancers and instructors weekly at Café CREMA Downtown T. C. Year-Round... |
Below: ROJO LOCO always puts on a great show outside on the corner of Front & Park St. during the summer! Join us from 6-9p with local dancers for fun, fun, fun! |
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Below: Richard Dodge gives merengue instruction to the Queen & her court and the crowd at the annual "Dancin' at the Dome" at the Park Place Hotel... |
Below: Queen Megan Umulis enlists a volunteer from the crowd to help her with her merengue moves... What a lucky guy! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO playing their Latin Dance Music for the dancin' crowd! [L-R]: Mateo Toler, Jason Schewe, Renee McDougall, Corey Sanderson, Dede Alderman, Dave Crider & Arturo Mendez... |
Below: Richard Dodge, local dance instructor [on left], provides a full hour and a half of dance instruction throughout the evening. |
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Above & Below: The Cherry Queen & her court are paired up with local dance instructors, a local radio personality and a lucky local from the crowd! |
Below: Tim Nixon of Lite96FM [below left] is a dancin' blur, showing us his Latin dance moves to the LIVE sounds of local Latin dance band, ROJO LOCO. |
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Below: Sheila Toler & Hans Benghauser teach a few Mambo steps to the GT Woman Network Nite crowd as ROJO LOCO performs LIVE. This event was held at the Arbors of Traverse City on Thursday, 5/15/09... |
Below: ROJO LOCO playing their Latin Dance Music [L-R]: Mateo Toler, Corey Sanderson, Jason Schewe, Renee McDougal, Dede Alderman & Arturo Mendez... |
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Below: Mateo of ROJO LOCO performs live sambas and mambos across the street from the State Theater at Phil's On Front... Check ROJO LOCO's current calendar for more performances! |
Below: Mateo Toler performs solo, singing in Spanish & Portuguese at Phil's On Front... |
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Below: Phil's On Front is a great place to gather with friends on the weekend! Listen to live music and order some specialty chocolates and martinis! |
Below: Check out the 2010 calendar for more performances at Phil's On Front across from the State Theater in Traverse City... |
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| Below: ROJO LOCO performs at the Red Mesa Grill Tuesday, February 24th 6:30-10pm for Carnivale! | ||
Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on vocals
& guitar, Jason Schewe on Upright Bass, Kid on Claves, Arturo Mendez on Congas, and Dede Alderman on Timbales, celebrating Carnivale at the Red Mesa Grill on Feb 24th. |
Below: ROJO LOCO (meaning "crazy red") came off a successful 2008 season to begin their 2009 season with the Red Mesa Grill to celebrate Carnivale. |
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Below: Hans and Sheila find some room at the Red Mesa Grill to dance a little merengue to celebrate Carnivale on Tuesday, February 24th. |
Below: Ren and Amanda show us their Latin dance moves while ROJO LOCO plays some Carniale tunes. |
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Below: Paul Paradis & Pamela Fay show us their Latin dance moves along with Ren & Amanda while ROJO LOCO sings their classic Latin dance songs in Spanish, Portuguese, and English! |
Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on vocals
& guitar, Jason Schewe on Upright Bass, Kid on Percussion, Arturo Mendez on Congas, and Dede Alderman on Timbales. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO had a little help from the Red Mesa mariachi band (upper right) on Tuesday, February 24th to celebrate Carnivale. Sara and Hans show the crowd how the Salsa is done. |
Below: The local dancers are just as entertaining as ROJO LOCO with their dips, flips, and hot (caliente) Latin dance moves celebrating Carnivale! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO loves to play for the local dancers. Even a busy restaurant scene at Red Mesa does not prevent these dancers from finding room to show their Mambo and Merengue skills. |
Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on vocals
& guitar, Jason Schewe on Upright Bass, Kid on Cajon, Arturo Mendez on Congas, and Dede Alderman on Timbales. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO played from 10pm - 2am with free dance lessons before at LEVELS on 220 LakeStreet in Boyne City on October 11, 2008... Was that Tim Nixon checking out the band and showing us his moves? |
Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on vocals
& guitar, Jason Schewe on Bass,
Greg Vadnais on Timbales, and Arturo Mendez on Congas. |
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Below: Everyone was treated to some free salsa lessons by Dirk before ROJO LOCO started playing. Here they are practicing some of their new moves! |
Below: Many dancers came straight from the Rustic Ballroom after swinging to the UpNorth Big Band. Here they show us their Latin Ballroom moves! |
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Below: Greg Vadnais, a local Boyne City resident, breaks out the tambourine and gets a little closer to the drinking and dancing crowd! How fun! |
Below: Greg Vadnais, talented local percussionist grabs a Conga and jams with (Juan) Mateo on timbales and Arturo Mendez on handmade Congas. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO makes a brief announcement letting everyone know that they play mambos, salsas, sambas, rumbas, cha cha chas, tangos and more! |
Below: Tim Nixon and Bill Tribble grab a beautiful woman to dance with while ROJO LOCO plays on! |
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Below: Cindy & Jerry from Traverse City and Tami McClure & Char Dole let us know how much they enjoyed ROJO LOCO at LEVELs 220 in Boyne City! |
Below: ROJO LOCO brought their Latin grooves to Boyne City and showed everyone how to "samba to the sun & mambo to the moon." |
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Below: Summer (aye, Chihuahua!) & Dan show ROJO LOCO their Latin Dance Moves every Friday at Cafe Habana on the rooftop patio! |
Below: [L-R]: Mateo on vocals, Dave on Vibraphone, Corey on percussion, Kid. on Bass, & Arturo on Congas... |
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Below: Sara (Bella) & Hans practicing their Bolero & other Latin dance moves to ROJO LOCO at the TOP of the PARK! |
Below: [L-R]: Juan Mateo, Jason, Dave, Dede, & Corey put together a ROJO LOCO 5 for the TOP of the PARK! |
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Below: Local dancers show their support for ROJO LOCO on the 10th floor of the Park Place Hotel and help put on quite a show! |
Below: Check out the view from the TOP of the PARK! Also, Check out ROJO LOCO's current calendar! |
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Below: Performing as a ROJO LOCO Trio
[L-R]: Juan Mateo on lead vocals & guitar, Jason Schewe on Upright Bass, and Greg Vadnais on Congas. |
Below: Bryan Ulbrich, owner of Left Foot Charley, says that his wine likes to be seranaded... |
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Below: Bryan and Jen Ulbrich had a great crowd at their winery in the Village. Live Latin Jazz mixed with sambas and bossa novas set the summer mood... |
Below: ROJO LOCO's motto is "samba to the sun and mambo to the moon." We think the wine would agree... |
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Below: Performing Bayside on the Holiday Inn Patio [L-R]: Mateo on lead vocals & guitar,
Crider on Vibraphones, Dede on Percussion,
Corey on alternate Percussion,
Arturo on Congas, and Kid on Bass guitar. |
Below: ROJO LOCO plays
at the Holiday Inn Patio. See below for 2008 dates & times! |
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Below: Hans and Sheila practice their Mambo moves and take advantage of the sun, fun, and live Latin dance music! |
Below: While Sheila's husband, Mateo, sings a Cha Cha in Spanish, Hans teaches her some new Cha Cha moves! |
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Below: Juan Mateo of ROJO LOCO sets the mood for the T.C. Film Festival's "Vicky Christina Barcelona" (a Woody Allen movie set in Barcelona) by performing incredible Tangos & Boleros! |
Below: Performing at the City Opera House during the T.C. Film Festival on opening night, Juan Mateo belts out a Latin tune before "Vikki Christina Barcelona"! |
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Below: The 2008 National Cherry Festival added a new event to the beginning of their week (Monday, July 7, 2008) called Dancin' at the Dome, which showcased ROJO LOCO, a local Latin dance band and local dance instructors. Jami Neu & Hans Benghauser demonstrate the correct hand positions before teaching a basic Mambo step! |
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Below: Jami Neu & Hans Benghauser were the Latin Dance instructors for the 1st annual "Dancin' At the DOME" during the Cherry Festival... Catch us next year when we'll teach more sexy Latin dance moves!  |
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Below: The basic Mambo (similar to the Salsa) is left foot forward, together, right foot back, together and don't forget to circle those hips! |
Below: The 2008 Cherry Queen and her court stopped by for some Mambo & Cha Cha Cha lessons! |
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Below: The basic Cha Cha Cha is left foot forward, together -cha cha cha - right foot back, together -cha cha cha- and don't forget to circle those hips! |
Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on lead vocals & guitar, Sara on vocals, Dave on Vibraphones, Kid. on Bass, Dede on timbales, Arturo on Congas, and Seth on guiro. |
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Below: Cindy & Jerry, local Argentine Tango instructors, who teach private lessons out of Gallerie Medici downtown Traverse City, demonstrate an Argentine Tango while ROJO LOCO performs "La Cumparsita" LIVE! |
Below: Cindy & Jerry demonstrate an Argentine Tango sung in Spanish by Mateo of ROJO LOCO while the 2008 National Cherry Queen & her court look on... |
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Below: Halfway through the evening, local dance instructors taught some more Latin dance moves to the huge crowd, including a little merengue! |
Below: Everyone had a lot of fun practicing their new Latin dance moves to ROJO LOCO performing Mambos, Cha Cha Chas, and Merengues live all night long! |
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Below: Chris & Summer are a blur as they keep a fast merengue beat to one of ROJO LOCO's faster Latin numbers on Cafe Habana's rooftop patio! |
Below: Chris & Summer dance to ROJO LOCO as the sun sets on the rooftop patio of Cafe Habana! |
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Below: ROJO LOCO will be performing every Friday on Cafe Habana's rooftop patio from 7pm-10pm. Be sure to catch the Latin Dance grooves by ROJO LOCO and the Latin Dance moves by local area dancers... |
Below: Local area Latin dancers Hans & Rhonda dance a Mambo to ROJO LOCO's version of "Guantanamera." |
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Below: The ROJO LOCO Trio (Juan Mateo on vocals & guitar, Dave on vibraphones, and Kid. on Bass) performed on Friday, June 13th while Hans & Emma and Summer & James show the crowd their Latin dance moves... |
Below: Local dancers Rick & Summer and Emma & Hans perform their Mambo moves to the rooftop crowd... |
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Below: Rick & Judy and Cindy & Jerry perform some Merengue & Milonga moves for the rooftop crowd at Cafe Habana on Friday, July 13th... |
Below: Rick & Summer and Hans & Emma show the crowd their advanced Latin dance moves that they have learned locally... |
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Below: ROJO LOCO keeps the local dancers dancing with a Cha Cha Cha. Local Dancers from [L-R]: Hans & Emma and Summer & James bending over backwards for her on Cafe Habana's rooftop patio... |
Below: Hans & Emma and James & Summer show the crowd their high-energy Latin dance moves at Cafe Habana's new rooftop patio... |
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Below: The ROJO LOCO Trio performed on Friday, June 13th at Cafe Habana while Hans & Summer start to heat things up... |
Below: Make some room for Hans & Summer, Jim & Amber, and Cindy & Jerry on the rooftop dance floor... |
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Below: The ROJO LOCO Trio performs "Aqua de Beber" in Portuguese while Hans & Emma and Summer & Rick perform a rumba on the rooftop... |
Below: Hans & Wynne perform a Merengue to "Ahora Si," sung in Spanish by Juan Mateo on lead guitar, accompanied by Dave on Vibraphones & Kid. on Bass... |
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Below: Every Friday, ROJO LOCO performs from 7pm-10pm. As the sun goes down, Hans & Summer and Cindy & Jerry perform a Tango... |
Below: Amber & Jim, Summer & Hans, and Jerry & Cindy express themselves with their Latin dance moves... |
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Below: Cafe Habana manager Todd checks out the dance moves and Latin grooves of ROJO LOCO... Stick around if you dig the sound... |
Below, right: Hans side-dips Kaleigh, who in addition to working at the Cafe Habana, has some Latin dance skills of her own... |
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Below: Cindy & Jerry perform a Tango Dip on the Cafe Habana's rooftop patio
while ROJO LOCO performs El Choclo, an Argentine Tango... |
Below: Local Tango Instructors Cindy & Jerry can be found performing Tangos & Milongas to ROJO LOCO's Latin Dance Music on Cafe Habana's Rooftop Patio... |
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Below: Local Dance Instructor Hans Benghauser has been known to pull a beautiful lady or two from the audience to show them how easy and fun it can be to sway those hips and dance to ROJO LOCO's merengues... |
Below: Cafe Habana's bartender Kaleigh uses her break time to dance a Merengue with Hans to ROJO LOCO's Latin Dance tunes... |
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Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Juan Mateo Toler on lead guitar and vocals, Dave Crider on Vibraphone, Corey Sanderson on Congas, and Kid. on bass. |
Below: ROJO LOCO performing on the Rooftop Patio on Friday, June 6, 2008. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs a merengue as Hans grabs the nearest pretty lady to show her how easy it is to move to the Latin dance grooves... |
Below: It didn't take long after the Friday downpour for ROJO LOCO to entice the crowd back to the rooftop... |
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Below: On June 25, 2008, the Traverse City Business News held their monthly recess outdoors at the Park Place Hotel, where they provided food, live Latin music, and some Latin dance demonstration... |
Below: Hans Benghauser & Jami Neu demonstrate some Mambo moves while ROJO LOCO performs "Guantanamera" LIVE behind them... |
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Below: ROJO LOCO (with Juan Mateo, Dede, Arturo, & Kid.) perform some mambos, cha chas, merengues, rumbas, tangos, and salsas for the TCBN Recess held at the Park Place Hotel in June... |
Below: Hans & Jami will be providing Latin dance instruction at the Park Place Hotel DOME on Monday, July 7, 2008 during Cherry Festival... |
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Below: The monthly Recess sponsored by the Traverse City Business News is not only "after work fun for grown-ups" but also a great chance to network with local area business people... |
Below: Hans & Jami perform a Cha Cha Cha as Juan Mateo Toler of ROJO LOCO sings a "Cuban Love Song" for them... |
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Below: ROJO LOCO [L-R]: Mateo on vocals
& guitar, Dave Crider on Vibraphone, Kid on Bass Guitar, and Dede Alderman on Congas, celebrating the Summer Soltice at the Village TC. |
Below: ROJO LOCO performs their Summer sounds as they invite the crowd to "Samba to the Sun and Mambo to the Moon!" |
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Below: ROJO LOCO plays for the grand opening VIP party at Cafe Habana on Friday, May 16, 2008. They opened back up for the public after 6pm, serving their muy delicioso Cuban menu with their signature Mojitos & Sangria! |
Below: Hans & Ashley dance a Mambo while ROJO LOCO performs one of their many Latin Dance numbers! Join ROJO LOCO on the rooftop patio on Friday nights! |
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Below: Hans & Cindy dance a Mambo while ROJO LOCO plays for the public on Cafe Habana's official grand opening night (Friday, May 16, 2008). ROJO LOCO will perform every Friday on the rooftop patio from 7p-10p. |
Below: Gallerie Medici owner Cindy Carleton shows everyone how to Tango to ROJO LOCO's La Cumparsita with dance instructor partner Jerry. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs at Shady Lane Wine Cellars on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 for "Mary in the Morning's Wine Tours" Kick-Off! Shady Lane Cellars hosted the wine-tasting event behind the Chicken Coop! |
Below: Hans & Denise (Shady Lane's Event Coordinator) perform a Merengue as ROJO LOCO keeps the beat! |
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Below: Mary Rogers from "Mary in the Morning" on 106.7 WSRT calls out a few names and gives out some fabulous door prizes while guests enjoy tasting the wine and appetizers provided by Shady Lane Wine Cellars. |
Below: Hans Benghauser & Denise Perez show off their Merengue moves as Maureen Faber (one of Shady Lane Cellar's owners, in green) looks on... |
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Below: Denise Perez takes a little dance break from her event coordinator duties to show Maureen Faber (in green), one of the owners, her Merengue moves as she dances to ROJO LOCO's Latin grooves... |
Below: Sara & Hans perform a Cha Cha Cha to one of ROJO LOCO's Latin Dance numbers while guests taste the wine and enjoy the music! |
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Below: Who is that lady in red? Hans & Sara Quigley (looking rojo caliente) perform their Latin dance moves to ROJO LOCO's Latin grooves... |
Below: ROJO LOCO, a new Latin Dance band kick off their 2008 summer season with this performance at Shady Lane Wine Cellars on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. |
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Below: ROJO LOCO performs a dress rehearsal at the Park Place to get ready for "Dancin' at the DOME! |
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Below: Hans Benghauser spins Sara Quigley, framing Juan Mateo perfectly as ROJO LOCO performs one of their Mambo numbers at the Park Place DOME... |
Below: Hans checks out Ben & Sara's elegant finale to another Latin Groove performed by ROJO LOCO. |
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| Below: Local Dancers Sara Quigley & Hans Benghauser and Ben Cavender & Sara Gatewood strike a pose at the end of a Cha Cha Cha performed by ROJO LOCO. Hans will be teaching the Cha Cha Cha July 7, 2008 at the DOME... | Below: Sara & Hans and Sara & Ben can't help but have fun dancing their Latin Moves to ROJO LOCO's Grooves... | |
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Below: Hans & Denise show off their Fast & Fabulous Merengue as ROJO LOCO speeds things up... Muy Caliente! |
Below: Denise shows Hans her Puerto Rican roots with her sexy Merengue Moves as ROJO LOCO plays on... |
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Below: ROJO LOCO (L-R: Juan Mateo Toler, Dave Crider, Dede Alderman, Arturo Mendez, & KID.) performing a Tango for Traverse Magazine Online from the TOP of the PARK. Catch the video end of May at www.MyNorth.com. |
Below: Juan Mateo Toler on lead vocals & guitar with Dave Crider on vibraphones. |
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Below: Hans Benghauser & Jami Neu practice their Mambo & Cha Cha Cha moves at the TOP of the PARK. On July 7th, they will be teaching the public their Latin moves with ROJO LOCO's grooves in the Park Place DOME. |
Below: Dede Alderman and Arturo Mendez make up the Latin Percussion section of ROJO LOCO. |
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Below: KID. on Bass warming up at the TOP of the PARK for a ROJO LOCO video shoot... |
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Below: Local Tango dancers from Gallerie Medici practice at the TOP of the PARK before a video shoot with Traverse Magazine online at MyNorth.com. |
Below: Cindy & Jerry (left) instruct local dancers in the Argentine Tango at Cindy's Gallerie Medici on Front St. |
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Below: Local Tango dancers who have been taking classes with Cindy & Jerry at Gallerie Medici for over a year show off their advanced Tango moves at the TOP of the PARK before their video shoot with www.MyNorth.com. |
Below: To learn some Argentine Tango moves locally, contact Cindy at Gallerie Medici for more information... | |
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Below: ROJO LOCO, a new local Latin dance band, includes from L-R: Juan Mateo Toler on Lead Vocals and Guitar, Dave Crider on Vibraphones, DeDe Alderman on Latin Percussion, Arturo Mendez on Congas, KID. on Bass, Corey Sanderson on alternate percussion, and Jason on alternate Bass (not pictured). Below: When you hear them play, you'll feel the summer sway... |
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