Performance Team

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Meet the Queen City Casineros!

The Queen City Casineros is our high-energy and dynamic local performance team. We perform at WNY events and on the road!

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Check out our upcoming dates below or our events page for more information.

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We also offer private instruction for groups interested in learning a style of group Cuban dance called rueda de casino. This kind of group instruction is perfect for birthday parties, work events, or other social gatherings!

Interested in booking us for one of your events? contact us!

Upcoming Performance & Lesson Dates

  • July 26th, 2026, 11AM - 2PM, Burning Books Block Party - Group Lesson & Tabling (420 Connecticut St)

  • Aug. 13th, 5-8PM, Rhythms of the World Dance Festival - Group Lesson and Social

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For more previous dates, check out our events page here

Past Performances

& Group Lessons

  • June 27th, 2026, Taste of Diversity Festival, Grant St & Lafayette

  • June 27, 2026, Timba Takeover, Elevate Dance Center (Rochester)

  • May 9th, 2026, Buffalo Infringement Festival, Lorna Hill Theater

  • April 19th, 2026, WNY Peace Center Fundraiser - Group Lesson

  • April 14th, 2026, WNY Prosperity Fellows - Group Lesson

  • March 28th, 2026, 4-5PM International Rueda Flashmob Day - West Side Bazaar (1432 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY)

  • Mar. 6th, 2026, “Let Us Gather in Flourishing Ways” with the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western NY, AKG Museum, Buffalo, NY

  • March 3rd, 2026, UB Hispanic Dental Association - Group Lesson

  • Jan. 24th, 2026, Queen City Cuban Social, Ukrainian American Civic Center, Buffalo, NY

  • Jan. 3rd, 2026, Elevate Dance Center Opening, with Roc Kizomba and Salsero Roc, Rochester, NY

  • Dec. 6th, 2025, Latin Dance Niagara Holiday Party, Hare Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

  • Oct. 11th, 2025 Festival Encanto Hispano, with the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western NY, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

  • Sept. 19th, 2025, Salsa for the Cure, with the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western NY, Puchos, Buffalo, NY

  • Aug. 20th, 2025, Buffalo Cuban Dance Weekender,
    Harriman Hall Ballroom, Buffalo, NY

  • Aug. 2nd, 2025 Buffalo Infringement Festival, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, NY

  • July 26th, 2025 Buffalo Infringement Festival, Raymond Klimek Veterans Park, North Tonawanda, NY