Dating App Disconnect

Let’s put passion back in motion.

Join us for a night of rhythm, romance, and real connection. We’re trading swipe fatigue and speed dating for salsa steps -- with live music and a community of people who are ready to feel something real.

What’s in store:

• A short guided panel about reconnecting with your passion
• A mini salsa lesson (no experience or partner needed!)
• Live romantic Latin music and dancing

Schedule:

• 7-7:30pm -- arrival and mingle
• 7:30-7:45pm -- short discussion about reconnecting with passion
• 7:45-8pm -- paired exercise
• 8-8:30pm -- short dance lesson
• 8:30-10pm -- dance, dance, dance!

This isn’t just a dance night, it’s a chance to return to yourself, feel alive in your body, and flirt with the joy of being present.

• Culture Lab LIC will be offering a cash bar to keep the night flowing.
• Ticket proceeds support live musicians and local artists.

Meet Your Hosts

What is Cultura Pa' Lante?

CULTURA PA’ LANTE is a cultural organization dedicated to curating vibrant, transformative events that uplift communities and amplify voices across the diaspora. Through music, poetry, and visual arts, CULTURA PA’ LANTE creates spaces for expression, healing, and dialogue—celebrating identity while confronting social realities. Led by Director Fabio Puentes and Maricelly Malavé, both passionate advocates for social justice, the organization is rooted in the belief that art is a powerful force for connection, resistance, and lasting change. Check out Cultura Pa’ Lante on Instagram!

What is The Full?

The Full is a connection company that is building social health and community in dating. Through our signature event, Dating App Disconnect, we are getting to the root of the challenges with dating in NYC. Every day, we help people connect with themselves so they can better connect with others -- bringing genuine joy, hope, and fun back to dating in NYC. Check out The Full on Instagram!

What is Nostalgia?

Nostalgia connects with people by evoking emotions of the past, inspired in traditional boleros from the mid-20th century, which have long been the ultimate expression of love and suffering of Latin American music, with a rare multi-generational appeal, performing original compositions and classic songs, including upbeat sones, salsa and waltzes. Check out Nostalgia on Instagram!

What is 143?

143 is a community-powered dating movement helping daters and dating professionals create intentional, in-person connection. Through curated events, supportive tools, and a collaborative NYC Dating Collective, we’re transforming dating from isolating and transactional to joyful, human, and hopeful. Whether you're looking for real connection or building the next great dating experience -- we're here to help you do it, together. Check out onefourthree.dating on Instagram!

Host or Publisher Culture Lab LIC is an arts and community resource center.