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Dominican Social Club
In D.C there is a Music store by the name Zodiac Record Shop that belongs to a dominican married to a Salvadorean....It is located on 18th street/ Mt Pleasant...You get to see many dominicans there and I am very sure that they will be able to guide you in the right direction.Chino said:
Also there is a Dominican Restaurant on 14th St South East if not mistaken. If still in business they usually served food around 2AM
Arroz, carne y Habichuelas....It always hit the spot after some serious dancing.
I must warn you though that this place is located in a very bad part of town.
I think the name of the place was/is called Julisa's.
Chino said:
If you hear of one, please let me know. There are a lot of Dominicanos en Montgomery County Maryland especially in the Germantown/Gaithersburg area were I live. I have been looking for a social type club for a while. Perhaps I should stop looking and create one! If there are any 30+ (age) Dominicanos living in the Silver Spring/Rockville/Germantown/Gaithersburg area.....make your presence known. It gets pretty boring around here, and DC is sometimes a long ride away.
Gracias
Dominicubana
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There are two main organizations
Grupo Dominicano de Professionales en Washington, DC
(www.gdp-wash.org)
and
Grupo Cultural Dominicano.
There is also another group called Grupo de Madrugadores. It's an elderly social club started by dominicans.
For the dominican cultural group you can probably touch bases with people there through Julitos discotec at riggs and university in md.
I'm still way (and probably will be for a while) so I can't be of better assistance.
Grupo Dominicano de Professionales en Washington, DC
(www.gdp-wash.org)
and
Grupo Cultural Dominicano.
There is also another group called Grupo de Madrugadores. It's an elderly social club started by dominicans.
For the dominican cultural group you can probably touch bases with people there through Julitos discotec at riggs and university in md.
I'm still way (and probably will be for a while) so I can't be of better assistance.
Chino said:
Count me in!
Hola Dominicubana! I too been seeking a club-type place to sit with my compadres but haven't found any as yet.
There's a group at Manna's restaurant in Tacoma Park that gathers, especially on weekend nights, but it's too rambunctious for my taste. All they do is guzzle presidentes and argue politics.....loudly !
The moment you or anyone knows of a decent, sedated & half-civilized DR place, please let us know. I'll come running. Or, as you said, Domini; we may have to open up our own!
BTW: I live in Silver Spring & there ain't nothing here but Salvadorean clubs.
Some of them play a little merengue/bachata but mostly norte?as, ugh!
DominiCubana said:
Hola Dominicubana! I too been seeking a club-type place to sit with my compadres but haven't found any as yet.
There's a group at Manna's restaurant in Tacoma Park that gathers, especially on weekend nights, but it's too rambunctious for my taste. All they do is guzzle presidentes and argue politics.....loudly !
The moment you or anyone knows of a decent, sedated & half-civilized DR place, please let us know. I'll come running. Or, as you said, Domini; we may have to open up our own!
BTW: I live in Silver Spring & there ain't nothing here but Salvadorean clubs.
Some of them play a little merengue/bachata but mostly norte?as, ugh!
:classic: I know what you mean. Manna used to be a weekly trip for me, but it got a bit rough so I stopped going especially on the weekends. It's a little safer during the week days when everyone is working or still sleeping off the "Presidente":classic:. That reminds me...I'm long over due for some chicharron de pollo! Do you ever go to Divino Lounge in Bethesda? Every Friday night is Latino night. It was really nice, but I haven't been since the summer. They play a little bit of everything.
Don Juan said:
It's been a while but I used to watch a league over near Prince Goerges plaza. I also went to a game off of rt 1 near the Univ. of Maryland. My ex- novio has two uncles that play in the league. I'll see what I can find out for you.aegap said:
Hello everyone, gracias for all the inputs...hope everyone had a great New Year's and a new start for many new accomplishments and achievements....I guess we need to open up our own Dominican place so we can get together...we need to leave our own vibrant culture legacy in the surrounding area of DC...I'll be leaving in Feb 06 for a trip to DR to visit my mom in San Cristobal and we do more research.....I'll go to the Dominican Embassy to touch base and see what's out there for us to enjoy together......Viva nuestra Patria! Also when is the Dominican Parade in New York City?..............
Well, I've never seen one here, but that doesn't mean that we can't have one. I believe the parade in NY is in August.DCKenny said:
No la conosco.
No que va! never even heard of the Divino Lounge but I'll look it up. I may want to visit. What kind of a crowd is it?.... Don't care for under 30 and extremely loud.
You ever been to "La Yuca" in downtown DC? It's run by a couple of Cubans & the music's pretty good. On Thursdays, I think, they have "cluts night" for people that can't dance Latin very well. Went there 4-5 times this past summer....on Thursdays.
DominiCubana said:
No que va! never even heard of the Divino Lounge but I'll look it up. I may want to visit. What kind of a crowd is it?.... Don't care for under 30 and extremely loud.
You ever been to "La Yuca" in downtown DC? It's run by a couple of Cubans & the music's pretty good. On Thursdays, I think, they have "cluts night" for people that can't dance Latin very well. Went there 4-5 times this past summer....on Thursdays.
Yes, I like Yuca. One of my students is related to the owner. Divino Lounge is an over 30 crowd. I don't have patience for the college group. Here's the website. http://www.divinolounge.com/events.htm . They have lessons on Mondays 
. I's more a restaurant and the dance floor is not that big, but it nice.
. I's more a restaurant and the dance floor is not that big, but it nice.Don Juan said:
DCKenny said:
Yes, it is a dress to impress type of deal which is why I don't go often. Sometime I don't feel like doing the "salsa" dress and heels bit! Which is why I head down to Habana Villiage. Unfortunately, Habana has changed a lot and tends to bring in the college crowd. It's fine around this time of year, but STAY away during Spring Break and summer weekends. In the summer I go on Thursdays.
DCKenny said:
I haven't been for a while, but it is a bit crowded. I have a friend in Virginia who is always trying to get me to come to some of the clubs down there. I hear there are some really nice ones. My scedule is kind of crazy so I will probably check things out in the summer.