10/25/2026
Recap of Mr. Mambo's 10-24-2026
🎃 Friendly spirits, fabulous costumes, and a little dance-floor sorcery! Mr. Mambo’s October 24 Halloween Social brought new faces, warm connections, and Salsa Bachata shenanigans worth staying up for. Thank you to everyone who came—costumed or otherwise—to learn, meet someone new, and Dance with Everyone! 💃🏽🕺🏽
📚 Full classes. Focused students. Plenty of ambition! Big love to David Cuevas, joined by Nelson Ortiz & Carlos Rodriguez; Brandon Carretero with Julie Wagner; and Gabriela Alejandra with Eric da muse. Our instructors had dancers working from the first count! 🔥
Timing, technique, etiquette, and style—the details behind a dance that feels good for both partners. ❤️ Much appreciation to these teachers for taking that responsibility seriously, helping students build confidence and the skills to connect with anyone.
🎧 Meanwhile, both dance floors were not playing any games! Salsa and Bachata kept both floors moving as DJ Stephen Greene & DJ Yardie worked through all style, moods, and irresistible rhythms of the genres. Dancers stayed on the dance floors to the very last song.
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👻 In our Halloween contest, our costume contestants understood the assignment and brought personality to spare! Spooky, sexy, literary, pop culture, and wonderfully inventive looks took their turns in the spotlight to delightful audience approval. Thank you for being suchgreat sports and making the competition as spirited as the costumes! 👏🏽 Special mention to our judges who helped to make the decision along with crowd applause- David Cuevas and JJ Shaban!
🏆 Demetrius McClarty, aka DOM Demetrius, took first; Alessia Martul, our lovely Mermaid, claimed second! Both won ONE YEAR of FREE admission to all Mr. Mambo’s events! 🥳Third-place winners William Hoagland & Maria Neyra, aka
Ratatouille, earned a weekender pass to Mambo Society’s One
Year Anniversary Social, October 30–31, featuring Charlie
Garcia & Scarlett Medrano! A standing ovation for this Halloween
royalty! 👑
🙌🏽 A special salute to Luz Rodriguez-Mercier, OG DC Salsera and organizer of the fabulous Baila Society DC Thursdays at La Cosecha! Luz and General Yoon were Mr. Mambo’s original resident instructors in DC. History walked into the room—and deserved every bit of love. 🙇🏽♀️😘🖤
Always love to Hollywood Ballroom for continuing to give
our dancers a clean, welcoming, safe place to gather, learn, and make memories. Your support helps keep this community dancing. 🖤✨
Keep those dance shoes handy- Mr. Mambo’s upcoming Schedule! 👀🔥
🎂Nov 14 — Tanya’s Birthday Special Event
🦃Wed Nov 25 — Night Before Thanksgiving
🔥Nov 28 — Mr. Mambo’s
🎄Dec 12 — Holiday Party
🥂Dec 26 — End of the Year Party
✨Jan 9 — New Year Social
🌟Jan 16 — Special Event with Orokan Dance Company
💃🏽Jan 23 — Mr. Mambo’s Salsa Bachata Social
DMV—and everyone who travels from beyond it—I remain deeply humbled by your support. ❤️ Thank you for the warmth, the laughter, and the generosity you bring to each other. You keep Mr. Mambo’s feeling welcoming and still relevant after all of these years.
See you soon on the dance floor! 💃🏽🕺🏽🔥
