Description: I signed up for a trip to the Tropicana show through a tourist agency that picked me up at my hotel and took me there. There were a total of three of us signed up for the trip, so it was nice to have people to sit with, since we were all travelling alone.
I signed up for the more expensive package, which included a full dinner as well as a bottle of Havana Club Rum. There are different price packages, depending on what "extras" you want. If you just go for the show (no food, etc.) it is obviously cheaper, though still expensive by Cuban standards.
That being said, you can certainly see good dancing for cheaper prices at places other than the Tropicana. But, you might just get home and think "Man, I wish I had gone there just to say I went..." I think it was worthwhile.
It's an open-air venue with a full stage and Vegas-style performances, ranging from salsa to tribal dancing, Cirque du Soleil type acrobatics, and ballroom dancing. Very elaborate costumes, and the dancers enter the aisles and are close enough to touch.
You are supposed to pay to take your camera in there, but frankly, if you don't point out that you have a camera, you won't get stopped. The few bucks that it costs to fess up, though, makes a difference to the Cubans, but it's your call.
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