The 2011 3rd Annual DC Bachata Congress & World Latin Dance Festival

FEATURING ANDY ANDY & JC LIVE!

Produced by Lee "El Gringuito" & Kat "La Gata"

in association with...

StuckonSalsa.com, BachataSensation.com, Dance Jam Productions, Forever Dancing Ballroom & Latin Leprechaun Productions

5 CONGRESSES in ONE!

BACHATA, SALSA, Zouk & New This Year Aregentine Tango/Tango Nuevo & West Coast Swing

The Bachata Ballroom

The Salsa/Mambo Ballroom

The Zouk, Kizomba, Samba Brazilian Ballrooom

& New This Year the Argentine Tango Ballroom

West Coast Swing Ballroom Saturday Night Hosted by Dance Jam Productions & Dave Moldover

All parties will take place at the hotel. We have over 40,000 sq ft of AMAZING BALLROOM SPACE!

NEW THIS YEAR

* Bachata Party Bus Tour of DC Monday on a multi-million dollar party bus with a$10,000 sound system, flat screens and open bar, ending with a rooftop party at one of DC's hottest lounges!

* Sunset Party so you can dance the night away as the sun sets with a great view of the Capital Building and downtown DC!

* Dance outside each day Friday, Saturday & Sunday! Dancing and festivities in the CourtYard, located right next to the pool!

* Bachata Olympics a Competition like you have never seen before each day by the Courtyard!

* New Themed Nights that will be Amazing!

* 4 Nights of Shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday

“The 2010 DC Bachata Congress was the biggest Bachata festival

ever held in North America!”

Nataliya Andreyeva

DC Art Scene Examiner

The first words coming to ones mind after attending the 2010 DC Bachata Congress are: “innovative”, “daring”, “unprecedented”, “unique”, historical” and “real Bachata passion”.

OnLineSalsa.com

"The DC Bachata Congress attracted over 3000 attendees throughout

the weekend - a record attendance in decades."

Nataliya Andreyeva

DC Art Scene Examiner

2011 DC BACHATA CONGRESS SCHEDULE

Registration Desk Hours of Operation

Thursday August 11th

3pm-7pm

(7pm-8:00pm Registration Desk Closed for Dinner Break)

8:00pm-2:30am

Friday August 12th

8:30am-6:00pm

(6pm-8:00pm Registration Desk Closed for Dinner Break)

8:00pm-3:00am

Saturday August 13th

8:30am-6:00pm

(6pm-8:00pm Registration Desk Closed for Dinner Break)

8:00pm-4:00am

Sunday August 14th

9:30am-6:00pm

(6pm-8:00pm Registration Desk Closed for Dinner Break)

8:00pm-2:00am

GENERAL SCHEDULE

GENERAL SCHEDULE

Thursday August 11th

5pm-8pm Workshops

8:30pm- International Center Opens for Dancing/Show

9:00pm-10:30pm Opening Night Performances & Show

11:00pm-4am 4 Ballrooms of Latin Dancing (Bachata, Salsa, Zouk/Kizomba & Argentine Tango)

4am-5am After Party International Center

Friday August 12th

9:00am-10am Beginner Bootcamp (Salsa, Bachata, Zouk & Tango)

10am-2pm Workshops

1pm-2pm Masters Workshop

2pm-3pm Lunch Break

3pm-3:30pm Outdoor Lesson Courtyard Area Near Pool

3:30pm-5pm Dancing in the Courtyard with Games/Relax by the pool

5pm-6pm Speciality Workshop

6pm-8:30pm Dinner Break & Rest

8:30pm International Ballroom Center opens for General Dancing

11:00pm-4am 4 Ballrooms of Latin Dancing (Bachata, Salsa, Zouk/Kizomba & Argentine Tango)

4am-5am After Party International Center

Saturday August 13th

9:00am-10am Beginner Bootcamp Salsa, Bachata, Zouk, Tango

10am-2pm Workshops

1pm-2pm Masters Workshop

2pm-3pm Lunch Break

3pm-3:30pm Outdoor Lesson Courtyard Area Near Pool

3:30pm-5pm Dancing in the Courtyard with Games/Relax by the pool

5:30pm-6:30pm Speciality Workshop

6:30pm-8:30pm Dinner Beak

8:30pm International Ballroom open for General Dancing

9pm-11:00pm Performance & Shows

11:00pm Bachata Legends Concert Yernandy, JC & Andy Andy LIVE!

11:00pm-4am 5 Ballrooms of Latin Dancing (Bachata, Salsa, Zouk/Kizomba, Argentine Tango & West Coast Swing)

4am-5am After Party International Center

Sunday August 14th

9:00am-10am Sleep in Sunday Sleep an Extra Hour :D

10am-11am Beginner Bootcamp Bachata, Salsa, Zouk/Kizomba, Tango

10am-2pm Workshops

1pm-2pm Masters Workshop

2pm-2:30pm Lunch Break

3pm-3:30pm Outdoor Lesson Courtyard Area Near Pool

3:30pm-5pm Dancing in the Courtyard with Games/Relax by the pool

5pm-6pm Speciality Workshop Battle of the Sexes

5:30pm-7pm Outdoor Sunset Social Final Night @ the Congress Courtyard

7pm-8:30pm Dinner Beak

8:30pm International Center Ballroom opens for General Dancing

9pm-10:30pm Performance & Shows

11:00pm-4am 4 Ballrooms of Latin Dancing (Bachata, Salsa, Zouk & Argentine Tango)

4am-5am After Party THE LAST AFTER PARTY

Monday August 15th DC PARTY TOUR BUS & Roof Top Party

3pm- DC Bachata Party Bus with a $10,000 sound system, lights etc... Open bar Tour! Pick Up at the hotel.

3pm-9pm Party Bus Tour & dancing Bachata @ the Mouments... Stops include

The White House, Lincoln Memorial, Capital Building, Jefferson Monument, Washington Monument the Mall,& the National History Musuem

9pm Drop off @ The Hilton or Lima Night Club for Official After Party

The 2011 DC Bachata Congress is PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

Our Artists for the Saturday Night Concert

HOSTED BY Yernandy of El Zol 99.1

Doors Open at 9pm with a World Class Latin Dance Show

Concert Starts approx 11pm & Dancing till 5am

1919 Conn Avenue NW DC

ANDY ANDY "EL ASTRO DE LA BACHATA"

BACHATA LEGEND

& JC "Formally of Marcy's Place"

LEGEND IN THE MAKING

Alien Ramirez Bayamo, Cuba http://www.alienramirez.com

- 9x World Champion

-4x World Salsa Champion

-2x World Bachata Champion (Mayan & World Latin Dance Cup)

-1x World Salsa Cabaret Champion (World Latin Dance Cup)

-2010 Stevens Solo Champion

-1x 2010 Stevens Female World Salsa Competition Champion

-1x 2010 WSF World Salsa Shines Champion

Alien Ramirez was born in the city of Bayamo, Cuba. Her interest in the art of dancing started at a very early age. Since she was 4 years old, she never stopped dancing.

Alien started her professional dance training at the EIA (Escuela de Instructores de Arte, Cuba) where she developed her skills in several different types of dances. Some of these styles include ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, flamenco, Cuban folklore and, of course, all Latin styles and Afro-Cuban as well as gymnastics.
Not only she trained as a dancer but also she graduated as a trained instructor.

After graduating, she worked at the Olga Alonso Dance Studio in Cuba teaching Latin dance and Afro-Cuban styles.

At the age of nineteen she arrived to the United States hoping to make her dreams come true. When in Miami, she partnered up with Nelson Gaston Vidarte with whom she obtained several recognitions and won the World Salsa Federation Championship 2004 in two different divisions. Also she won the World Salsa Casino Style Championship in Miami in 2004.

At the age of twenty one, she moved to Los Angeles, CA. She has since worked and partnered with many top professionals in Los Angeles such as Alex Da Silva, Cristian Oviedo, Rodrigo Guzman, Grizzly Hidriago and many others.

Alien, in her career as a dancer, she has worked as a dancer for several television shows, video clips, TV commercials and as an assistant choreographer for the TV shows "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005 to 2008). In addition, she teaches and conducts workshops in recognized night clubs such as The Mayan, Mama Juanas, Tapas, Cocomo (San Francisco). She has also traveled around the world teaching and performing in Mexico, Germany, Costa Rica, Colombia, Japan, Austria, Guatemala, Germany, Morocco and many more.

These days, Alien is one of the most important figures in the salsa scene. She is the director of Rumba Son y Mas and Tropidanza Dance Team. Her style is very unique and captures the attention of the public. She confessed that dancing is her way of expressing her thoughts and feelings. Her passions makes people around her love salsa even more. People not only admire her for her style but also for her sweet personality. Her dancing style implies flavor, elegance and sensuality. All her abilities and experience are combined into her very own unique style.

Cristian Oviedo http://www.thesalsasalsa.com

WORLD SALSA CHAMPION

Cristian Oviedo has taught more celebrities in Hollywood including Cesar Milan (The Dog Whisperer) and Johnny Depp in the movie Public Enemies. He has even had the fortune of working with Usher, an experience he greatly enjoyed/ Cristian has also worked on Dancing with Stars as a guest performer.

Dancer, Choreographer, Model, Actor. Cristian Oviedo was born November 19, 1979, in Cuscatlan, El Salvador. Oviedo showed remarkable range and depth for such a great performer, impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions.

Behind the scenes, Oviedo pushed his dance to succeed. At first, Oviedo danced local gigs and built a strong following. He has won many competitions since 2003 with different partners. He has also dance to big artists as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo, Cachao and many more. Working in Hollywood Oviedo is now a great movie choreographer, he also has been working with Dancing With The Stars.

Showing people how to enjoy salsa and making them better dancers is a goal for this former 2009/10 World Salsa Champion. The important thing is not to focus on 'the show' in salsa but instead its 'roots' and the joy of movement. The pleasure derives from the dancing connection and the great feeling of enjoyment on the stage. What constitutes a good dancer is if he can dance with anybody.

Troy Anthony Houston, TX http://www.neworleanssalsadancers.com

Troy Anthony is a premier Dancer, Teacher, Performer, Promoter, and Emcee for 11 years. He is easily one of the most recognizable faces in the dance world through the millions of views on youtube.com. Troy has an uncanny knack of entertaining the crowd as an emcee or in his social rally. He is a dance computer with an extensive knowledge of history alongside his solid dance skills. Dancing On1/On2, Bachata, Chacha, West Coast Swing, whatever makes him a crowd favorite.

He has been featured globally in: Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Curacao, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela and all over the United States.

Gabryel & Bego Factoria De Baile Sevilla, Spain http://www.factoriadebaile.com Gabryél Berlanga & Begoña Collado

Gabryel born in Seville, Spain. It has always been interested in music and dance, which led him to learn dances as Sevillanas, flamenco, ballroom, Latin, etc. He was introduced into the Latin dance, especial y Bachata, immediately began to develop his style and technique.

He decided to travel to Santo Domingo in the search for the roots of Bachata and learned different styles. His style is very strong and very sensual and merges with some other styles (traditional Dominican), but with some very strange interpretations. For him, interpretation is the key to bachata.

Gabryel has a very personal and particular style. Heavily influenced by the Italian and Spanish style style.A with energy and expressiveness.

The passion for Bachata makes it important event promoter, creating exclusive parties Bachata since 2005. Bego Gabryel & Bachata organized the biggest event of Spain, TODOBACHATA, with an attendance of over 1500 people worldwide.

Begoña born in Seville and began its first steps in dance 10 years ago. In the world of Spanish dance. Begoña has a very sensual style. His influences are Dominican, Italian and Spanish style, a fusion that makes it special and different.

Begoña & Gabryel and Spain became champion of Bachata. Increasingly, Begoña and Gabryel are internationally recognized as the leading exponent of Bachata in Spain.

The number of styles and shades are very different from what they teach in their workshops: Bachata Sensual, Bachatango, Acrobatic Bachata, Rueda de Bachata, Bachata funky, Bachata Style girl, girl style.

Joe Figueroa (El Principal) Philadelphia, PA www.lirdance.com

Currently one of the most sought after salsa instructors / choreographers in the industry today. A professional dancer since his teens, Joe Figueroa has pushed the boundaries of the dance world with his exciting and innovative style of freestyle salsa.

Joe began his career as a professional dancer for MTV Studios, and his unique style and talent quickly secured his reputation in New York City. Joe's extensive background in Freestyle, Pop and Hip Hop ultimately led him to work with legendary choreographer Jamie King, who has choreographed for an impressive array of stars including Britney Spears, Shakira and Madonna.

Premiere Salsa Instructor Choreographer Performer

In 2000, this accomplished artist and choreographer transitioned his passion and talent to the art of salsa dancing and quickly became a prominent figure on Philadelphia's burgeoning salsa scene with his unique body movement and choreography. Known as a premiere salsa instructor and performer, Joe has trained under the guidance of Rogelio Moreno, Jesus Morales, Josie Neglia, world-renowned salsa dancer Alex DaSilva, as well as with master salsa instructors in London, Milan and Australia. Joe combined his extensive knowledge of dance and creativity to develop a distinctive style of salsa dancing known as "Philly Style Salsa" — an explosive salsa style that combines smooth moves with sharp, complicated turn patterns. This unique style has earned Joe the reputation of the hottest salsero on the East Coast.

Fabio & Jennifer Bonin, ForeverDancing.com