The event took place in te Pearse Brothers GAA club Ballybay. Blackwater Regional Partnership organised and funded Salsa Classes through the Community Support Programme, the celebration evening included participants from Ballybay, Derrynoose, Tullycorbet, Lough Egish and Ardaghey.

David Callander Commented, the salsa classes where a very successful part of the community support programme with over 300 participants, the salsa Classes provided good social interaction across the border region and a great form of exercise.

Blackwater Regional Partnership would like to thank everyone who participated in the programme and a special thank you to Sunny Smailiene who provided the excellent dance tuition and proved the events to so successful and enjoyable.

The aim of the Community Support Programme is to re-establish old social linkages which existed in the border areas before the road closures during the troubles. Funding for all the activities within the Support Programme has been provided under the EU INTERREG 111A programme Ireland / Northern Ireland as administered by Border Action.