Name: Salsa/Bachata Dance Class & Party w/Yoii Moore W/Live Salsa Band: Orquesta
Start: 2025-02-28T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-26T22:30:00-05:00
Location: BloomBars

$Salsa\/Bachata Dance Class & Party w\/Yoii Moore W\/Live Salsa Band: Orquesta$

Join Yoii Moore Every 4th Friday at BloomBars as she teaches Salsa and Bachata (Alternating months) from 8-9pm, followed by a dance party!
About this Event

Join Yoii Moore Every 4th Friday at BloomBars as she teaches Salsa and Bachata (Alternating months, staring with Salsa Feb. 28th and Bachata in March 28th, and so on...). Yoii will be accompanied by one of the DMV’s newest and hottest salsa bands, Orquesta Manplesa @manplesa | Doors open at 7:30pm. Class starts at 8pm. Open dance and social starts at 9pm. $30 Suggested Donation Per-Person (including Live Band Dance Party). $35 at the door. $15 for post-dance party only (9pm-11pm. Tix on EB.
Yoii's core focus is salsa and bachata, however her background also extends from hip hop to heels, ballroom, and all other latin dances. She loves working with individuals from diverse paths of life. Aside from teaching beginners and intermediate-level dancers, She also coach performance teams, and work with weddings, charities, and corporations. Yoii especially enjoys working with children of all ages, including those with special needs. Yoii's experience includes working with organizations in the NBA and NFL, as well as Under Armor, Goodwill, Montgomery Parks, the DC Mayor’s Office, and the Colombian Embassy. She also taught dance, performed for, and engaged with, large events at some of the world’s top consulting, accounting, and legal firms. She is the founder and choreographer of three salsa performance teams: La Femme (ladies), Son Caleño (Colombian), and Salsa Fusion. Through her teaching she tries to spread awareness of issues particularly close to her heart such as domestic violence, health, and substance abuse. She is a a native Spanish and english speaker, and can also communicate in French. In her free time, Yoii love photography, reading, and being in nature!
Live Band
Orquesta Manplesa is Washington, DC’s youngest salsa band, dedicated to keeping the Golden Age of Salsa alive for new generations. Founded by alumni from top conservatories, this dynamic 10-piece ensemble blends salsa and jazz with infectious rhythms and powerful vocals. With bass, percussion, piano, trombone, trumpet, and bilingual singers, they light up the dance floor like no other.