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Join us for up to 57 hours of workshops, day dancing, night parties, and challenges in San Francisco! 

San Francisco's Hello! Bachata Fest 

Bachata - Salsa - Zouk - Kizomba 

Hello! Bachata Fest was launched off of our monthly event: Hello! Bachata and Hello! Kizomba 

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🌎 https://hellobachatafestival.com 

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📅 July 26 through 29, 2024. 

Starts: Friday, July 26 at 2:00pm 
Ends: Monday, July 29 at 7:00am 
(excluded preparty) 

🏢 Venue: 
Hyatt Regency SF Airport 
1333 Bayshore Highway 
Burlingame, Calif. 

*** Only 2.2 miles from the airport *** 
Complimentary shuttle to-and-from the airport 

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This festival features an all-star line-up consisting of 11 headliners and over 40 international, regional, and national instructors: 

We are proud to announce that the following headliners will be present at our dance festival: 

For our Bachata headliners: 
🥇 Korke & Judith, the founders and creators of Bachata Sensual. (Spain) 
🥇 Pablo & Raquel, BachataStars champions. (Spain) 
🥇 Dario & Sara, YouTube sensations. (Spain) 

For our Salsa headliners: 
🥇 Adolfo Indacochea & Tania Cannarsa, and Empire Mambo. (New York) 
🥇 Fernando Sosa & Tania Bonaguro, and Tropical Gem. (Italy) 
🥇 Pablito Stellato, and his team Su Mezcla Latina. (Italy) 

For our Zouk headliners: 
🥇 DJ Kakah (Brazil) 
🥇 Iago & Vanessa (Brazil) 
🥇 Leo & Talita (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🥇 Evelyn & Derrick (San Francisco, Calif.) 

For our Kizomba headliner and featurette: 
🥇 DJ Sink (Montreal, Canada) 
🏆 Jack & Jill Competition 

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We are excited to announce our national, regional, and international deejays. 

Bachata Deejays: 

🎧 DJ Aragon (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
🎧 The Don (Houston, Texas) 
🎧 DJ Encannto (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Jaguar (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Kris Kros (Sacramento, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Mango (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Reni G (Houston, Texas) 
🎧 DJ Ron (Sacramento, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Thiencito (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Trey-Z (Salt Lake City, Utah) 
🎧 DJ Valeria (Kyiv, Ukraine) 
🎧 DJ Willi Will (New York) 

Salsa Deejays: 

🎧 DJ 69 (Paris, France) 
🎧 DJ Alex El Maestro (New York) 
🎧 DJ Mundo (San Jose, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Willie (San Jose, Calif.) 

Kizomba Deejays: 

🎧 DJ BigMeanie (Oakland, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Dravid (San Jose, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ KV aka Kontay (Long Beach, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ MKiZ (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Orlando (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎧 DJ Robert (Los Angeles, Calif.) 

Zouk Deejays: 

🎧 DJ Fraga (Minas Gerais, Brazil) 
🎧 DJ Kakah (Fortaleza, Brazil) 
🎧 DJ Melo (Orange County, Calif.) 

Our deejay lineup is constantly updating. Continue to check back on our website or this event page. 

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We are also proud to announce the following national and regional instructors and their teams: 

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🥈 Alana & Esteban (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🥈 Anastasia & Jovanny (Orlando, Florida) 
🥈 Angel & Jess (San Diego, Calif.) 
🥈 Bryon & Sammantha (San Francisco, Calif.)  
🥈 Eddie Peligro (Phoenix, Ariz.) 
🥈 JAS & Hailie (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 
🥈 Javier & Kiki (Los Angeles, Calif.)  
🥈 Jeffery & Marina (San Francisco)  
🥈 Jhonatan Parco (Oakland, Calif.) 
🥈 John Manego (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
🥈 Jose Serrano (Chicago, Illinois) 
🥈 Karol Maracas & Joel (Los Angeles, Calif.)  
🥈 Kayla & Brian (Seattle, Wash.)  
🥈 Kristal & Wayne (Vancouver, British Columbia) 
🥈 Lexi Shreeve (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🥈 Margarita & Johnny (Seattle, Wash.) 
🥈 Mariah & Andrea (Reno, Nev.) 
🥈 Monique Manzo (Reno, Nev.) 
🥈 Ngoc Huynh (San Jose, Calif.) 
🥈 Pierre & Alejandra (Denver, Color.) 
🥈 Reni Gongora (Houston, Texas) 
🥈 Vanessa & Guillermo (San Jose, Calif.) 

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🥈 Benny & Ashley (Hillsboro, Oregon) 
🥈 Eder Ivan (Los Angeles, Calif.) and on2ourage 
🥈 Hector & Annaliza (San Jose, Calif.) 
🥈 Lawrence & Jewel (Phoenix, Ariz.) 
🥈 Luis Aguilar of Couture Dance (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🥈 Marco Aguilar (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 
🥈 Marianela Calonje Amarante (San Jose, Calif.) 
🥈 Marisa Craig & Karel Flores San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🥈 Natasha Tia (San Diego, Calif.) from MoveWise Wellness 
🥈 Oksana Klimashkina (San Jose, Calif.) 
🥈 Oscar Castaneda (Sacramento, Calif.) 

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🥈 Lani Manaseryan (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
🥈 Lucia Nogueira (San Diego, Calif.) 
🥈 Stephany Dance (Los Angeles, Calif.) 

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🥈 Alex Meirelles (San Jose, Calif.) 
🥈 Bruno & Fae (Orlando, Florida) 
🥈 Elias & Ashe (Sacramento, Calif.) 
🥈 Igor Fraga (Brazil) 
🥈 Imaan & Julie (Oakland, Calif.) 
🥈 Nelly Caldeira (San Jose, Calif.) 

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We have a monthly event called "Hello! Bachata" and "Hello! Kizomba" in San Francisco. If you were looking for that event please visit us at: 

facebook.com/hellobachata 
facebook.com/hellokizomba 

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🏆 Special Features 🏆 

🔥 The Adolfo & Fernando Salsa Challenge 🔥 
For the first time in the U.S.A., Adolfo Indacochea and Fernando Sosa, two heavyweight Salsa dancers represented by Empire Mambo and Tropical Gem, team up to offer a 4-hour intensive bootcamp for a chance to perform at Sunday's performance showcase. 

(addon fee required to participate.) 

🔥 Kizomba Jack and Jill Competition🔥 
Attendees have the opportunity to enter, compete against fellow peers, and have a chance to win up to six prizes in the form of future festival passes. 

Prizes: Festival passes (TBA) 

Three Competition Levels: Preliminary, Novissa, and Intermediate 

(addon fee required to participate.) 

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The following dance companies have confirmed or expressed interest in attending and performing: 

🎖 Bachata Diosas (Vancouver, British Columbia) 
🎖 BaShasta Sirenas (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 
🎖 Carisma Dance (Redwood City, Calif.) 
🎖 Collective Dance, The (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎖 Como El Agua (San Jose, Calif.) 
🎖 Con Clave Dance (Phoenix, AZ) 
🎖 Dancers w/ Curves (Los Angeles, Calif.) 
🎖 Del Campo Dance (Sacramento, Calif.) 
🎖 Embrace Dance Company (Reno, Nev.) 
🎖 Empire Mambo NY (New York City) 
🎖 EMENVI Couples Team by Magda & Valeria (Bay Area, Calif.) 
🎖 Evolucion Dance Company (Chicago, IL) 
🎖 Inessence Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎖 Hermosura Dance Productions (San Jose, Calif.) 
🎖 JAS Latin Dance Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 
🎖 Karel Flores San Francisco 
🎖 KnockOut Dance (San Jose, Calif.) 
🎖 Pabilito y Su Mezcla Latina (Italy) 
🎖 Reno Empire, The (Reno, Nev.) 
🎖 RNA Dance Company (Houston, Texas) 
🎖 Sin Censura (San Francisco, Calif.) 
🎖 Tania Cannarsa San Francisco 
🎖 Tropical Gem (Italy) 
🎖 Volare Dance Company (San Jose, Calif.) 

(This list will constantly be updated all the way up until the month of the event.) 

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Here are highlights on our festival: 

🌼 Dancing ‘til 7:00am (Fri, Sat, and Sun) 
🌼 Complimentary hotel shuttle from airport (2.2 mi. from venue) 
🌼 10 headliner artists (couples count as one) 
🌼 Over 40 regional, national, and Canadian instructors 
🌼 Four genres: Bachata, Kizomba, Salsa, and Zouk 
🌼 Up to 72 total workshops to choose from 
🌼 For the first time in the USA, Adolfo Indacochea and Fernando Sosa, two Salsa heavyweights, team up to offer a 4-hour bootcamp intensive challenge. 
🌼 Kizomba Jack & Jill Competition 
🌼 Day dancing parties 
🌼 Night dancing parties 
🌼 Performance showcases 
🌼 Thursday preparty at the venue 
🌼 57 total festival hours (excluding preparty hours) 
🌼 Up to two (2) workshops for each genre, for every hour during workshops 
🌼 Up to eight workshops every hour 

Facebook event page: 
https://fb.me/e/12A9280ed 

 

Artists

Korke & Judith

Pablo & Raquel

Dario & Sara

Fernando Sosa

Adolfo Indacochea

Alana & Esteban

Angel & Jess

Benny & Ashley

Bryon & Sammantha

DJ Big Meanie

DJ El Jaguar

DJ Encannto

DJ Kakah

DJ KrisKros

DJ Mike Arana

DJ Thiencito

Javier & Kiki

Jeffery Michael & Marina

Mariah & Andrea

Masha Kizz

Tropical Gem

Vanessa & Guillermo