WISCONSIN, this dance festival is for YOU!!! The mission of Wisconsin Salsa Open and Dance Festival is to honor and celebrate culturally diverse dance forms through presentation, competition, education and support of artists and their traditions. "The road to Puerto Rico starts HERE!!!" The 4th Annual Wisconsin Salsa Open and Dance Festival October 7th and 8th, 2017 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Getting ready for the main event!! Last year we brought SEVEN world champs, Stay tuned for what we have in store for you in 2017! ALREADY CONFIRMED •4x World Junior Salsa Champ Natasha Silva! •9x World Salsa, Bachata, and Hustle Champs Uriel Garcia and Vera Rowe! • More champs coming very soon!!! ~workshops & performances, along with the competition~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TWO Pre-parties in TWO Wisconsin cities!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, October 5th @ Revel Bar in Milwaukee, WI $10 (FREE with full pass) $5 if you wear RED!! Thursday Night Pre-party Social!! Workshop and Performance World Junior Salsa Champ Natasha Silva Additional performances: Nueva Ola Fusion MKE Dance Project Bachata Syndrome Solseras ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, October 6th| Rumba 4 Rainbow at Union South in Madison, WI (ticket sold separately) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!! Saturday, October 7th and 8th Astor Hotel 924 E. Juneau Ave. • Milwaukee, WI • [hidden] Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo & and more! - Dance Workshops from among the best instructors in the world!! (Workshops held from 11am-7pm in Ballroom and Lounge.) Confirmed instructors: Uriel Garcia and Vera Rowe Freddy Angus (Salsanatti) Jose Serrano (Chicago) Natasha Silva (San Diego) Celso Orozco (Fortezza) Karlies Kelley (Panadanza) Krislyn World (UWM) Katherine Wilson (Milwaukee) Kyle Culmann (Indianapolis) Alejandro Lozano (Madison) Luis Armacanqui (Madison) Tony Ovalle (Chicago) Apollo Shaw (Chicago) David and Renee Davila (Lake Geneva) Denita Inez (D'sueño) Erika Marín-Spiotta (Madison Rueda) 7pm - HAPPY HOUR!!!!! •••••••• Food for sale throughout the day••••••• 8pm - Wisconsin Salsa Open Dance Competition PRIZES: 3rd prize- 2 weekend passes and 1 night's Hotel stay at Chicago International Salsa Congress 2nd Prize - 2 full passes and 2 night's Hotel stay at Chicago International Salsa Congress 1st Prize - 2 full passes and 3 night's Hotel stay at Chicago International Salsa Congress 8:30pm - WSO Dance Showcase 9pm - Winners announced followed by Dj Furcio!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wisconsin's Greatest and Largest Salsa Dance Competitions are now a Dance Festival!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hosted by: - SALSABROSA - BACHATA SYNDROME - SALSABROSITAS - MAMBO VICE - FUSION - MADance Project ALL DEBUTING NEW ROUTINES!!! GUEST PERFORMANCES also provided by: ALMA MILWAUKEE PANADANZA (Mke) Salsanatti (Cleveland) MEZCLANDO MILWAUKEE INSPIRACIÓN (Chi) Axel and Rosy (Chi) Kip and Amy (Chi) MANA PASIFIKA (Oshkosh, WI) GIFTED SOULS MILWAUKEE DAVID AND RENEE (Lake Geneva) SOLSERAS (Mke/Madison) Kinetics Dance Company (Chi) MMA Dance (Chi) Latin Expressions (Ind) and many more!!! DJS: DJ FURCIO (Guanajuato, Mexico) DJ MATEO (Milwaukee) Price: $70 includes Thursday pre-party, workshops, competition, 2 showcases, plus admission to social dancing afterwards! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2016 EARLYBIRD SPECIAL!!! Buy your ticket before January 1st for only $50! For Questions or tickets to either event, contact Danny Balderas at [hidden] [hidden] More Info below.