Hello beautiful LDG Carnavaleros!!! I can't believe we have just 5 days until our awesome Carnaval Parade presentation!!! Now that we have our costumes and accessories, makeup design, headdresses and started practicing outdoors, the excitement is building! Everyone did a fantastic job at our last outdoor rehearsal - thank you so much! LDG Carnaval T-shirts are SOLD OUT! Thank you so much to our T-shirt sales team led by the amazing Tamar Besson This Saturday 5/23 is our Dres

Hello Fabulous LDG Carnavaleros! I hope you are all doing well and taking care of yourselves. Thank you for a productive and exciting outdoor rehearsal last Sunday! We have been busy with logistics preparations for the Parade, ordering banners, coordinating with our Lead Pacing and Water Monitors, working on our Sound Truck, After Party and Video needs, finalizing our music, working with our 30th Street Senior Center seniors and all the last minute items that come up. Than

Hello LDG Carnavaleros, I hope your week is going well and everyone is in good health and good spirits. Below are a few updates to prepare for our next week in our Carnaval journey. Makeup Ideas and Sample Fedora - Thank you so much to our fabulous Monika for compiling this and creating such a beautiful presentation; and thanks to those who contributed ideas. Here are our recommended Makeup and Hair styles. https://canva.link/latindance2026 Here is a sample Photo of Ideas f

Hello Latin Dance Grooves Carnavaleros! Thank you so much everyone for a fantastic last Indoor Rehearsal at the beautiful ABADA SF Studio. And thank you Simona for this beautiful photo! This past Sunday we finished learning the Samba dance, and as promised, our follow-along video tutorial is below. I've written the choreography phrases and the sequence in the notes section of the video ~ I hope this is helpful. Thank you! Vem Sambar ~ Follow Along Video Password: LDG2026 N

Hello beautiful LDG Carnavaleros, I hope you are doing well and taking good care of yourselves. I have been sick, so I apologize for this email being sent later than I hoped. Here are a couple of updates in our Carnaval preparations: T-Shirts ~ Our graphic design for our Carnaval T-shirt has been completed with the generous artistry of Raquel Ponce de Leon. We hope you like it! Thank you Raquel for working with us for weeks on this project! We hope to have our t-shirts re

Latin Dance Grooves Carnaval Contingent 2026 is a bright and colorful light of hope for our community, especially during these dark and challenging times. This year, we’re creating a video to showcase our passion, talent, and the joy we bring to every performance at the largest multi-cultural celebration on the West Coast, the San Francisco Carnaval Parade! This co-creative project helps us come together, regenerate, and uplift one another so that we can then create the worl

Hello Fabulous Carnavaleros! Thank you for a very productive rehearsal last Sunday! This week has been busy with production planning for our Carnaval Contingent, so thank you for your patience, your feedback and your questions. Below are your latest Tutorial Videos and details about Costume distribution. Videos for Part 2 of our Salsa Dance and our Cha cha cha are below - we hope you find these helpful. Salsa Dance Video - Part 2 Breakdown Salsa Dance Video Whole Da

Hello fabulous LDG Carnavaleros and Happy Good Friday!, I hope you are doing well and are enjoying the beautiful weather! Just wanted to give you a quick update as we enter our last 4 Indoor Rehearsals before we start rehearsing outdoors! The costume order has been placed and will be delivered soon. I will bring sample Men's Costumes again on Sunday, and start those orders next week. Dudley and I have recorded the last phrase of our Salsa Choreography and the follow-along

Do you need alterations on your Carnaval Costume? Erika Ipanaque - a long time dancer and seamstress with LDG, and a small business owner - can help you! She will be available in April to assist you - click the link to find out about her services. https://ipanaqueatelier.com/#book-your-next-fitting Thank you!!!

Thank you so much everyone for an exuberant Rehearsal on Sunday! We danced a lot and we thank you for your joyful energy, time and your attention. Here is the Tutorial Video of the first part of the Salsa Dance. We will review this material this week and continue to practice. Video for Salsa Dance - LDG Carnaval 2026 Password: LDG2026 COSTUMES!!! Thank you to all who promptly completed your surveys ranking your costume options. Deadline for all surveys is 5pm 3/25/26

Dear 2026 LDG Canavaleros! Thank you so much for a fantastic and energetic rehearsal this past weekend! Our Registration is now closed and we have an amazing group of joyful dancers that will light up the streets of San Francisco on Carnaval Sunday May 24, 2026!!! Last Sunday, we unveiled our costumes and color palette and we will bring them again this weekend for anyone who was absent. I brought different sizes so you could get a feel for what sizing might work for you.

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