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Wednesdays in Dublin — Weekly Tango Training Join us every Wednesday in Dublin for tango classes in both roles, guided by skilled instructors with proven teaching methods. 6:00 pm – Beginners / Fundamentals 7:00 pm – Intermediate & Advanced - Special Vals Workshop 8:30–11:00 pm – La Social Tango Práctica Location: Mind the Step – Dublin Refine your technique, deepen your connection, and experience tango in a welcoming space full of positive energy and passion. Come solo or bring a partner — all are welcome! Only Fundamental class €15 Class+ Workshop + Practica: €18 Workshop + Practica: €18 Practica only: €10 Organized by Lucia & Gerry, Corresponding Academicians of the National Tango Academy of Argentina. Tango Classes Lucia & Gerry — the first and only multidisciplinary tango school in Ireland

An hour of fun and dancing with a side of fitness. Come along and have some fun

Centro Cultural Capoeira Água de Beber (CECAB) – Capoeira Água de Beber Cultural Centre – is a non-profit organization, founded officially in January 2002. Its pivot activity is Capoeira (classes, rodas, workshops, public presentations, cultural events, performances), however it aggregates other cultural manifestations as: samba de roda, maculelê, frevo, ciranda, dança do coco, dança afro, puxada de rede, craftworks workshops of making and playing music instruments, video projections, movies, lectures about relevant cultural topics and matters related to enforcement of citizenship. All the activities realized through CECAB are designated to execution of social responsibility projects, further on the sportive, cultural and artistic activities through the realization of the shows, presentations and events related to Capoeira and Brazilian culture.

Join us for an Apache Kafka® x Apache Flink® meetup on Wednesday February 25th from 6:00pm in Dublin hosted by Autodesk! **Venue:** Autodesk 1 Windmill Lane, 2nd Floor, Dublin D02 F206 **PLEASE BRING A FORM OF VALID ID AND REGISTER WITH YOUR DETAILS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES/BUILDING ACCESS. THANK YOU!** **Agenda:** * 6:00pm: Doors open * 6:00pm – 6:30pm: Food, Drinks & Networking * 6:30pm - 7:15pm: John Byrne, Sr. Manager, Partner Applied Solutions, Confluent * 7:15pm - 8:00pm: Rishayah Kumar Trivedi, Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk & Douglas Hobson, Principal DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk * 8:00pm - 9:00pm: Additional Q&A and Networking **First Speaker:** John Byrne, Sr. Manager, Partner Applied Solutions, Confluent **Title of Talk:** Flink State: Design Choices You Can’t Undo *(on Confluent Cloud)* **Abstract:** A practical look at how state behaves when running Flink on Confluent Cloud, the early design decisions teams often underestimate (keyed state, TTLs, upgrades, reprocessing), and the kinds of problems that only show up months later. **Bio:** John Byrne is a Sr. Manager, Partner Applied Solutions at Confluent, the company founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka®. With a strong background in data engineering, John previously worked for Slice, Registers of Scotland, and Sopra Steria, where he specialized in event streaming, ETLs, and data governance. Passionate about GIS, mapping, and ETL processes, he has delivered talks at FOSS4G and developed production-grade ETL projects incorporating spatial data and mapping technologies. In his spare time, John enjoys playing golf and coaching his local youth rugby team. **Second Speakers:** Rishayah Kumar Trivedi, Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk & Douglas Hobson, Principal DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk **Title of Talk:** To Production and Platform: Our Kafka Journey, DR Strategy, and Kafka-as-a-Service **Abstract:** In various organisations, multiple teams have historically had to build Kafka the hard way, spending months on security hardening, compliance validation, observability, and disaster recovery, often repeating the same work with inconsistent outcomes. The result is slow onboarding, duplicated effort, and operational silos that don’t scale as more streaming use cases come online. In this talk, we walk through our Kafka production journey on AWS MSK: how we began with a POC, what it really takes to make Kafka production-ready, and the key platform decisions we had to take to standardise the architecture and operations. We’ll then dive into disaster recovery for streaming applications where the hard problems aren’t just infrastructure failover, but event continuity and restoring pipelines under pressure. We’ll share our HA DR approach for Kafka-backed systems, including an active/passive regional strategy, and practical failover/failback considerations to minimise RPO/RTO. Finally, we’ll close with our Kafka-as-a-Service (KaaS) vision for Autodesk teams: self-service, policy-driven deployments and service tiers that let internal teams onboard in hours instead of months so the product teams can focus on building streaming features, while the platform provides consistent guardrails for security, reliability, and recoverability. Attendees will leave with a checklist of production-ready requirements for Kafka, a clear mental model for DR in streaming systems and a set of platform patterns for evolving towards Kafka-as-a-Service. **Bios:** **Rishayah Kumar Trivedi (Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk)** Rishayah is a Senior DevOps/SRE engineer at Autodesk's data streaming and processing platform team with 9+ years of experience building scalable cloud infrastructure and automating enterprise deployments. He holds industry-recognised credentials in AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps, and has led many initiatives improving reliability, performance, and security through Shift-left approach, IaC and CI/CD best practices. **Douglas Hobson (Principal DevOps/SRE Engineer, Autodesk)** Douglas is an accomplished Principal Devops/SRE engineer in Autodesk's data streaming and processing platform team with extensive experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and systems reliability. With a proven track record at various firms, he has led global teams in building scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud environments. Skilled in AWS, IaC, and distributed systems, Douglas is recognised for his technical leadership, problem-solving expertise, and commitment to operational excellence. \*\*\* DISCLAIMER We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18. If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! [community@confluent.io](http://community@confluent.io/)

We’re **Downtown Blues**, a community-run group bringing Blues dancing to Dublin with weekly classes and the occasional night out featuring live Blues bands. Whether you dance regularly or you’re just curious about the scene, our events are all about music, connection, and good company. Join us on Friday 27th February for our first **DTB Live Blues & Dancing** of 2026! For this occasion, we’re delighted to welcome the Mark Braidner Blues Trio. **Friday 27th February** **Arthur’s Pub** (28 Thomas St, The Liberties, Dublin) **Doors 8:30pm** ️ **€17** — [Tickets on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mark-braidner-blues-trio-tickets-1980783228959) (limited tickets at the door) **Grab your ticket here:** [https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mark-braidner-blues-trio-tickets-1980783228959](https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mark-braidner-blues-trio-tickets-1980783228959) ** DTB Live Blues & Dancing with the Mark Braidner Blues Trio ** The trio features Mark Braidner on resonator guitar, Simon Templeton on piano and Michael Conway on drums. They play an eclectic mix of down home Delta Blues, ragtime and Hokum — perfect for dancing or just soaking up the vibe! **Grab your ticket here:** [https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mark-braidner-blues-trio-tickets-1980783228959](https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mark-braidner-blues-trio-tickets-1980783228959) Blues dancing is relaxed, social, and all about connecting with the music and the people around you. Whether you come to dance, listen, or just hang out, you’ll find a friendly crowd and a great atmosphere. **Join us for a night of live Blues, good company, and plenty of dancing!**

Join us on **February 28th** for a Salsa dance experience designed to make you feel **free, light** and **fully alive**. Reconnect you with your **fun** side, **vitality** and that **playful** **life force** that lives inside you ✨ This encounter will be about **movement, sweat, rhythm** and that delicious feeling of being on holiday. Through Salsa, we’ll explore: • Grounded hip movement and natural body isolation • Combinations focused on flow and expression • Musicality and rhythm connection • Confidence through dynamic footwork • That radiant energy that comes from moving without holding back This class is open to **all levels**. Whether you already dance or you simply want to feel your body again, this space is for you. Expect warmth, laughter, a little challenge and a lot of energy. Let’s move, sweat and awaken our vital force together ❤️‍ **Location:** Mind the Step (24 Strand Street Great, North City, Dublin, D01 E3C7) **Date:** 28/02/2026 **Time:** 11:00 To reserve your spot, join this event. Payment can be done at the class or through this link: [revolut.me/mariafxfqd](http://revolut.me/mariafxfqd)

Saturday Argentine Tango in Bray ✨ Start your weekend dancing, learning, and sharing. From 4pm we move from focused classes straight into a friendly social practica — the perfect Saturday tango flow. Fresh mind, warm embrace, and that post-tango glow 4pm Class - Fundamentals 5pm Class - Inter/adv - Special Milonga Workshop Practica until 8 pm (or later, depending on attendance and the energy!) €15 (a class or the whole evening) Tea, coffee & snacks included Holy Redeemer Parish Youth Centre, Bray google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsxqcdAKfi3H5R917 Come dance, connect, and be part of our tango community. Organized by Tango Classes Lucia & Gerry — the first and only multidisciplinary tango school in Ireland - Corresponding Academicians by the National Tango Academy of Argentina

Mixed level ballet class suitable for people with good ballet foundations knowledge (improvers to intermediate)

**Come dance with us in Dublin!** Whether you’re brand new or have been dancing for years, our Salsa & Bachata social is all about good music, great vibes, and moving together. We’ll kick off with fun, easy-to-follow classes, then keep the energy going with social dancing all night. It’s the perfect way to meet people, practice your steps, and enjoy the rhythm of Latin music. See you on the dance floor! ⏰ Schedule: 19\.30 \| Bachata Class \| 3 Levels 20\.30 \| Salsa Class \| 3 Levels 21\.30 to 1\.00 \| Party Beginners' course starts monthly. **Complete Beginners Promotion:** 1 Class €13 \| 2 Classes €22 **Other Levels:** 1 Class €15 \| 2 classes €25 **Only Party €10** FREE Party with any class DJ Ilario with the best music selection. Ticket paid at the door (Cash or Revolut) FREE parking Address: Leinster Cricket Club – Observatory Ln, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 WF96 See you on the dance floor!

We offers Argentinian Tango classes for beginers and intermediate/ adv students every Friday from 7 pm to 8 pm and after it we are gonna run the Social which called is Milonga. Everyone can join us in whatever time that you wish. Everybody is welcome and level and ages as well. Please we recommend using comfortable clothes and dancing shoes in case that you have it. Hopefully we are looking forward to seeing soon Diana & Raul

Adult Bachata and Salsa dance classes with practice social at Coolock Ardlea Scout Den Coolock Village. This is a mirror studio located upstairs from the hall with nice wooden floors. This is a weekly Thursday event. Come down, learn and have fun! Men and Women are welcome. Free taster for first timers and discount for students, request via dm. Beginners cost 10 euro for all beginner classes and practice.

**Caller: Frank Buschelmann** **Band: The Rosenthorns** **Big Scioty Contra Dance** **temporarily returning to our long ago location for Jan-March - First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. For more information contact me or check out our website: [www.bigscioty.com](http://www.bigscioty.com/) Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Snacks to share are always welcome!

Let's mix and boogie! We'll start with social time over dinner/appetizers/drinks from 7:30-8:45pm. Then we'll get down with a great live old School 80s & 90s hip-hop, R&B band, [Old Skool](https://www.facebook.com/OldSkoolCleveland). **Cover Charge**: $10.00 cash at door. **Attire**: Dressy casual **Parking**: public parking lot in front of club. First time here? Lazy Chameleon is in a shopping center off Sawmill Pkwy. They offer good seafood dishes and typical bar food, too. [Lazy Chameleon](http://www.lazychameleon.com)

We'll start with social time over dinner/appetizers/drinks from 7:30-8:45pm. Then we'll get down with a great live hip-hop/R&B band, Lt. Dans New Legs ([LDNL](http://ldnl.net)). Attire: Dressy casual **Cover Charge**: $15.00 cash only (atm on site) **Parking**: public parking lot in front of club. *First time here?* [Lazy Chameleon](http://www.lazychameleon.com/) is in a shopping center off Sawmill Pkwy. They offer really good seafood dishes and typical bar food, too.

**Ensō Brunch & Flow: Zouk Boot Camp** Sunday March 1, 2026 You decide what to pay. All proceeds support future events, and tips are paid directly to artists. Connect with new friends and dance family over brunch and leave ready to take on the dance floor! Beginners welcome or come to sharpen your skills. No partner, no problem. We suggest bringing a water bottle and non-grippy shoes to wear. **Agenda** **11:30 AM - 1:00 PM** - **Registration, Brunch & Mingle** * We'll be bringing the mimosas, and invite you to bring your favorite brunch food to share. **1:00 PM - 2:30 PM** * Rhythm & body alignment * Partner connection * Linear basic * Viradinha **2:30 PM - 3:00 PM** \- Rest\, hangout\, & practice **3:00 PM - 6:00 PM** * Lateral * Basic turns * Soltinho * Homework & Guided Practica 2390 Harper Isabelle, Columbus, OH The clubhouse is located next to the dog park. Don’t forget to sign in when you arrive! Present. Connected. Beautifully Imperfect. We are **Ensō** dancers

** Join us THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday!** ** At Columbus’ Hottest New Salsa Venue!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday! 8 pm – 1 am **.** ** Gorgeously Renovated Studio!** ** Free Parking!** ** BYOB!** ** Easy Access from Highway!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa 1717 Brice Rd Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43215 **.** **ENTRANCE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING** **Behind Anthony’s Pharmacy!** **.** **PLEASE SHARE and help get the word out!** **.** ** Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!** **.** **** 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm **** **.** **** 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm ** Class!** **.** **** 9:30 pm – 1 am ** !** **.** **✅ Questions?** **Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/)** Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146 **.** **✅ No Experience Necessary!** **✅ No Partner Required!** **✅ Plenty of People to Dance With!** **.** **✅ $15 Cash / $16 Card** **✅ College Students $5 Off with Valid ID!** **✅ BYOB** **✅ Age 18+** **.** **✅ Lincoln Street Salsa is the perfect place for…** **.** ** Learning to Dance** **** Social Dancing ** Birthday Celebration** **** Bachelorette Parties ** Girl’s Night Out** ** Date Night** **** Getting Fit / Burning Calories ** Meeting New People** **** Having Fun, Fun, Fun! **.** ✅ **Questions?** Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/) Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146