RED & BLACK: The Weekender · Semeneya 27th
About this Event
Full details, room packages, and Friday morning at the Red and Black website:
EVENT DETAILS
One room. Five classes. Four artists. Last song at 3 AM.
Peiwei and James Cobo are teaching salsa, and this is Peiwei's first time teaching in Texas. Brenda Rodriguez and Alejandro Benedetto are teaching bachata, and they will be at the pool with us in the afternoon. DJ Plaziuz has the music all night.
If you have been waiting for a reason to dance downtown until sunrise, this is it.
THE DAY
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Five classes, salsa and bachata, all levels
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Rooftop pool party, heated, included with your pass
9:00 PM Doors open, social dancing, salsa and bachata
10:30 PM Performances, Peiwei and James, plus local teams
3:00 AM Last song
WHY THIS WEEKEND EXISTS
Semeneya Dance Studio turns 27 this year. Lee Rios opened it, and most of the people who will be on this floor either learned there or learned from someone who did. Friday morning there is a breakfast and an awards ceremony where Lee gets the first Teaching Legacy Award. That part is ticketed separately and the Weekender + Friday Breakfast & Awards pass covers it.
FRIDAY IS ALREADY YOURS
Every Weekender and Weekender + Friday Breakfast & Awards pass includes Friday morning, 10:00 AM to noon. Blanca Flores teaches a beginner class, then it turns into a social. Free with your pass, and it is the easiest place all weekend to meet people before the room gets loud.
STAY IN THE HOTEL
Two nights at The St. Anthony, Friday and Saturday, with everything in both days included. Priced per person, so split a room four ways and the whole weekend runs about $215 each.
Nobody drives home at three in the morning. You take the elevator.
If you live here, this is a staycation twenty minutes from your house. If you are coming in, it is the whole trip on one receipt.
There is no public booking link for this weekend. We build the rooming list ourselves and the hotel books from it, so you get the bed you actually asked for. Want to come in early or stay late? Extra nights run Tuesday November 10 through Tuesday November 17 at exactly what the hotel charges us, no markup, split however many of you are in the room.
Room packages close October 15. Payment plans close October 9.
THE ARTISTS
Peiwei Cobo is co-director and choreographer of CoboBrothers Dance Co. She won first place Professional Salsa Ladies Solo at the 2023 SUMMIT Championship and first place in Pro-Am Ladies Team Shines at SUMMIT 2025. This is her Texas debut.
James Cobo co-founded CoboBrothers Dance Co. and has been teaching Salsa On2 since 2000. He has taught and performed at festivals and congresses across the US, Europe, Asia, and Oceania since 2001, and a lot of North Carolina's best salsa dancers came through him.
Brenda Rodriguez is a Cuban dancer and instructor and the owner of BachaDIVA, a heels based bachata method built around confidence and body control. She teaches out of Bachata Sensual Orlando in bachata, salsa, heels, and reggaeton, and has taught in the US, Mexico, and South Korea.
Alejandro Benedetto is a Venezuelan dancer and instructor who teaches bachata, casino and timba, and salsa on2. His focus is musicality, catching accents and dancing inside the music instead of on top of it.
Blanca Flores teaches the Friday morning beginner class. No experience and no partner needed.
DJ Plaziuz is on the music. More DJs to be announced.
BEFORE YOU COME
Bring a swimsuit. The pool is heated and it runs from three to six.
Bring shoes you can actually move in.
Drink specials all night at the bar and at the pool.
No outside food or drink. The hotel handles all of it.
PARKING
Buy your parking through us. Two nights of in and out at the hotel garage is $35, or Saturday night only for $20.
Valet at the hotel runs $69 a night, and overnight parking normally does not include in and out, so every time you leave and come back you pay again. This is the cheapest way to park in the building.
Parking closes October 10 because we have to give the garage a count. There is no door option.
Presented by RISE, Ritmo Institute for Salsa Education, with Semeneya Dance Studio.
Classes, schedule, and artists subject to change.
Friday, Nov 13, 2026
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Beginner Salsa Class
Host: Blanca Flores
Info: A true beginner class. No experience and no partner needed. Included with every Full Pass and Full Weekend.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning social
Info: The class turns into a social and runs until noon. Included with your pass.
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Doors open, check in
Info: Grab your wristband and find the room. Coffee is on you, the hotel lobby has it.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Salsa Partnerwork Workshop
Host: Peiwei & James Cobo
Info: All levels.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mambo Shines Workshop
Host: Peiwei Cobo
Info: All levels. No partner needed.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cha Cha Workshop
Host: Peiwei Cobo
Info: All levels.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Sensual Bachata Workshop
Host: Brenda Rodriguez
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Sensual Bachata Workshop
Host: Brenda Rodriguez
🕑: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Rooftop pool party
Host: DJ Plaziuz
Info: Included with your pass. The pool is heated, the bar is open, and there are drink specials. Bring a swimsuit.
🕑: 09:00 PM - 03:00 AM
Social dancing
Host: Brenda Rodriguez
🕑: 10:30 PM - 10:50 PM
Performances
Host: Peiwei & James Cobo
Where is it happening?
USD 22.78 to USD 549.47
