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De'Jon Polanski and Yoyo La Fenixa dance salsa at San Francisco SBK Congress 2023.

Song: Familia Valera Miranda "Que Lindo Bayamo"

Video Credit: Star Mambo Video

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Top Latin and Dance Festivals and Congresses in 2020

For years, several festivals and congresses have always been held by various Latin nations. Depending on groups and regions, various Latin dances often take place on different dates of the years. If you are one of the enthusiasts of the Latin occasions or you would like to experience a Latin Dance Festivals and Congresses for the first time, endeavor to check some top Latin dance festivals that would hold during this year as follows:

Event information may be out of date due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Confirm details with event organizers.

 Valentine dance festival (Germany) – February 6, 2020.

· Universal Kizz festival (Belgium) – February 13 2020.

· Love Like London or Kizomba festival (London, UK) – February 13, 2020.

· Salsa festival (Zurich, Switzerland) – February 14, 2020.

· 2020 Atlanta Salsa Bachata Festival (Atlanta, USA) – February 27, 2020.

· Kyiv dance festival 2020 (Kyiv, Ukraine) - March 5, 2020.  

· 13th Salsa Addicted Festival (Romania) – March 12, 2020.

· All you can dance Latin fest (England) – March 20, 2020.

· Istanbul dance festival 2020 9th edition (Istanbul, Turkey) – March 25, 2020.

· SaborLaino festival (Germany) – March 28, 2020.

· Bachateando Miami dance festival (Miami, USA) – April 1, 2020.

· Zouk Heat festival (Baltimore, USA) -April 3, 2020.

· Baltimore Salsa Bachata Congress 10th anniversary (Baltimore, USA) – April 9, 2020.

· Cebu International Beach Festival (Cebu, Philippines) – April 17, 2020.

· 6th World Stars Salsa Festival (Bulgaria) – April 24, 2020.

· Top Bachata Festival (Barcelona, Spain) - May 1, 2020.

· Costa Dorado Spa Tango (Barcelona, Spain) - May 7, 2020.

· 11TH Salsa Spring festival (Athens, Greece) – May 7, 2020.

· Spring Break Latino Corsica (France) – May 20, 2020.

· Los Angeles Kizomba and Afrobeats dance festival (Los Angeles, USA) – May 23, 2020.

· Festival Cuba in Tunisia (Tunisia) – May 31, 2020.

· 8th Fujairah Latin festival (Dubai) – June 2, 2020.

· Toque festival (Toronto, Canada) – June 5, 2020.

· Disco Americana (Philadelphia, USA) June 11, 2020.

· Irish Salsa Congress (Iceland) – June 19, 2020.

· Croatian Summer Salsa festival (Roving, Croatia) June 29, 2020.

· SawaSawa Kizomba Festival (Washington DC, USA) – July 2, 2020.

· 5th Annual Zouk Me SF (Czech Republic) – July 5, 2020.

· Costa Barcelona Spa and Zen Bachata Kizomba (Barcelona, Spain) – July 12, 2020.

· Tropical Summer festival (Plymouth, UK) – July 24, 2020.

· South Salsa festival 6 (Greece) -July 31, 2020.

· Salsa Week Marathon (Romania) – August 3, 2020.

· Latin Golden festival (Auckland, New Zealand) – August 7, 2020.

· Eiffel tower Kizomba festival (Paris, France) – August 14, 2020.

· Lviv Summer Dance festival (Ukraine) – August 21, 2020.

· DCBX 12 (Washington DC, USA) – August 27, 2020.

· Timba Cuba festival (Portorose, Slovenia) – August 28, 2020.

· Los Angeles BKS festival (Los Angeles, USA) – September 10, 2020.

· Bachata King festival (Greece) – September 16, 2020.

· 5th Annual Maui Salsa Bachata Congress (Hawaii) – September 24, 2020.

· Isle of Man Salsa festival 3rd edition (UK) – September 25, 2020.

· Australian Bachata Championship (Sydney, Australia) – October 2, 2020.

· Berlin Salsa Congress (Berlin, Germany) – October 8, 2020.

· Taiwan Salsa Carnival (Taipei, Taiwan) – October 16, 2020.

· Guatemala Salsa Congress (Guatemala) – October 21, 2020.

· Hot Salsa Weekend (Sweden) – October 29, 2020.

· San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress (San Francisco, USA) – October 30, 2020.

· Uni Salsa Camp (Regensburg, Germany) – November 5, 2020.

· Aventura Dance Cruise Miami (Miami, USA) – November 8, 2020.

· Connecting Afro and Latin festival (Denmark) – November 12, 2020.

· Brisbane Zouk festival (Brisbane, Australia) – November 19, 2020.

· Paris Bachata festival (Paris, France) – November 27, 2020.

· Hot Ice Kiz festival (Latvia) – December 3, 2020.

· Never-ending Kizomba festival 4th edition (Barcelona, Spain) – December 20, 2020.

· Like Frankfurt 4-Kizomba SEMBA edition (Frankfurt, Germany) – December 4, 2020.

· Latin festival Germany (Germany) – December 4, 2020.

· Luxembourg Unified Dance festival (Luxembourg) – December 17, 2020.

Conclusion

Hopefully, you have figured out a few Latin dance festivals and congresses from our top lists. Feel free to have fun and spend some quality time together with your loved ones.

[rodchata]

They said I should give up on bachata dancing cuz no one likes it and it’s not gonna work in the USA and that i should keep doing salsa. But I kept teaching it in california. I then taught at 1st bachata festival in the world ( Sydney 2008). By the year 2009, I urged Jorge Elizondo ( who at the time was also one of the very few if not the only one started traveling to teach bachata and even renting studios with his own pocket) to join me. Hesitantly he agreed when i shared my own vision. It wasnt that bachata wasnt well-liked, it was because it wasnt well known yet. My vision was to make people like it and fall in love with it. In 2009, jorge and i started reno and san francisco (no salsa no kizomba just plain bachata) as the first 2 cities to ever hold the 1st international bachata festivals in the USA. All teachers and would-teachers who didnt have a name at that time showed up! If they never or dont give credit to these two festivals as to where they are now, jorge and i will be sensitively hurt cuz we both gave them all a chance and opportunity knowing that we would not make any money featuring them. TODAY, every weekend there is a bachata festival in the USA. We proved the natsayers wrong and now the naysayers organizes bachata congresses themselves. On behalf of jorge elizondo and rodchata, you’re welcomed... #rodchata #jorgeelizondo @bachatafusion @sfibf @rodchata @renodanceexpo @dallasbachatafestival https://www.instagram.com/p/B16Pgwthu4X/?igshid=1rvjrix5dxuug

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San Francisco, California November 17-20, 2023

San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2023.

Dungeness Crab Cakes with French Fries and Jalapeno Slaw, Max's of Burlingame.

Ursula von Rydingsvard "Ocean Voices II", San Francisco International Airport.

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Brandon Ayala and Roberto Meza dance salsa at San Francisco SBK Congress 2021.

Song: Bobby Rodriguez Y La Nueva Compania "Olvidame"

Video Credit: Star Mambo Video

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Jonathan Borges and Ana Garcia Nieto dance salsa at San Francisco SBK Congress 2021.

Song: Tito Nieves “De Mi Enamorate”

Video Credit: San Francisco SBK Congress

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Adolfo Indacochea and Yoyo La Fenixa dance salsa at San Francisco SBK Congress 2022

Song: Willie Rodriguez and his Orchestra “La Puerta del Dolor” 

Video Credit: Star Mambo Video

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San Francisco, California November 19-22, 2021

1. San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2021.

2. Joan Mitchell exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

3. Diego Rivera “Pan American Unity” at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 

4. Union Square Christmas Tree.

5. Cheeseburger with Yukon Gold Potato Roasties and Tomato Basil Soup at The Grove. 

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San Francisco, California November 15-18, 2019

1. San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2019.

2. Stephen ESPO Powers “Daymaker” at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

3. Interpretation of Vanity at In Situ.

4. “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983″ at the de Young Museum.

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Notes from San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2018

1. I ended up running into a lot of people I initially met at the Paris and Las Vegas Salsa Congresses earlier this year.

2. My ON2:ON1 dance ratio was 65:35.

3. This year’s venue was close to the airport, which was good for making flights but more challenging for exploring San Francisco. I made it downtown once over the course of the weekend. It took about 25 minutes by Uber. 

4. Delia Madera gave a great Afro Body Movement class during the Saturday workshops.

5. I really liked the Karel Flores Pro Team performance on Friday night.

6. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Marilyn Manson song during a salsa congress before, but Alma Latina had his music as an intro on Sunday night. 

7. There seemed to be more men than women during this event, especially towards the end of the parties. 

8. I saw more women dancing as leads than at any other event I’ve attended.

9. I got asked to dance by follows more than usual on Sunday night. 

Video: Manny and Christina dance salsa during the Saturday night party of the San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2018. 

Song: Raulin Rosendo “Uno Se Cura”

Video Credit: Star Mambo Video

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Noel Rojas and Adriana dance salsa during the 2018 San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress. 

Song: José “Papo” Rivera featuring Irving Manuel “Enséname”

Video Credit: Star Mambo Video

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San Francisco, California November 4-7, 2022

1. San Francisco SBK Congress 2022. 

2. “Diego Rivera’s America” exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

3. “New Work: Toyin Ojih Odutola” exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 

4. Baby back ribs and sweet potato fries at Max’s of Burlingame. 

Photo Credit: karmaalwayswins 

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San Francisco, California November 16-19, 2018

1. San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2018

2. Brassai exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

3. “Art and China After 1989: Theater of the World” at San Francisco Museum of Art

4. Caramel Apple Blossom at 3Sixty Bar

5. Michael Jackson impersonator in the Mission District

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Notes from San Francisco SBK Congress 2021

1.  I took Chiara Tofani’s body movement class Saturday morning, followed by G-ya’s cha cha class. I was impressed by how effective both were in describing the details of the movements they were teaching, making it easier to perform the movements myself, or, if I had trouble, allowing me to identify where I was having a problem.

2. My ON2:ON1 dance ratio was 90:10. 

3. All participants had to show proof of Covid vaccination or a recent negative Covid test in order to attend the event. There was on site testing available.

4. De’jon Polanski and Clo Ferreira danced an excellent show during the Friday night performances. 

5. On Sunday night, I had a dance during which I felt like I was struggling a bit. However, at the end, the woman I was dancing with gave me a big hug and said it was the best dance she’d had all weekend. I guess I can’t always tell how my partner is feeling about a dance. Overall, I do think my efficiency of motion has improved with practice and classes, so maybe my “not best” is still better than it was a few years ago.  

Photo: One of the Friday night performances at San Francisco SBK Congress 2021.

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[rodchata]

They said I should give up on bachata dancing cuz no one likes it and it’s not gonna work in the USA and that i should keep doing salsa. But I kept teaching it in california. I then taught at the 1st bachata festival in the world ( Sydney 2008). By the year 2009, I urged Jorge Elizondo ( who at the time was also one of the very few if not the only one started traveling to teach bachata and even renting studios with his own pocket) to join me. Hesitantly he agreed when i shared my own vision. It wasnt that bachata wasnt well-liked, it was because it wasnt well known yet. My vision was to make people like it and fall in love with it and that everyone will be learning and dancing it. In 2009, jorge and i started reno and san francisco (no salsa no kizomba just plain bachata) as the first 2 cities to ever hold the 1st international bachata festivals in the USA. All teachers and would-teachers who didnt have a name at that time showed up! If they never or dont give credit to these two festivals as to where they are now, jorge and i will be sensitively hurt cuz we both gave them all a chance and opportunity knowing that we would not make any money featuring them. TODAY, every weekend there is a bachata festival in the USA. We proved the natsayers wrong and now the naysayers organizes bachata congresses themselves. On behalf of jorge elizondo and rodchata, ou’re welcomed... @rodchata @sfibf @dallasbachatafestival @bachatafusion @renodanceexpo #rodchata #jorgeelizondo https://www.instagram.com/p/B16O1lkBR8T/?igshid=1ajf8qmb7i9m3