Malmö Bachata Festival (Sweden) 2024

Welcome to the Malm International Bachata Festival! The biggest bachata festival in Sweden. Get ready for a weekend full of dancing, music, and fun in the beautiful city of Malm. Join us for, social dancing, performances, competitions, workshops and more. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned dancer, there's something for everyone at this festival. Meet new people, improve your skills, and immerse yourself in the world of bachata. Don't miss out on this exciting event - mark your calendars now! TICKETS 75% SOLD Super early bird: 90/ 990 SEK/ 670 DKK (SOLD) Early bird: 100/ 1120 SEK/ 750 DKK (SOLD) Normal full pass: 110/ 1250 SEK/ 820 DKK (still available) Promo codes works only for normal full passes not super early or early bird. ARTISTS Janis Zoe Carlos Paz Maychael Mayra Elwin Gaby Vesko Sofia Karrie Kamil Erik Katinka Moe Maja Benjamin Sara Gadir Reka Emad Birgit Rasmus Sara Felipe Johanna DJs Wolff Shanaka PROGRAM The full program will be released a month before the event happens. Friday: 19:00-2:00 Saturday: 11:00-18:00 19:30-3:00 Sunday: 13:00-16:00 18:00-23:00 Artists presentation Friday at 22:30-22:50 Final competition Saturday at 22:00-22:30 Shows Saturday at 22:30-23:20 Media bachatadancebcn Rasmus Sara MC: Andreas Nilsson In this video you can see how our last festival 16-18 Feb 2024 looks like: [hidden] WHAT YOU EXPECT 16h of bachata workshops in 3 days, two different levels: improver/open level dancing (0.5-2 years) intermediate/advanced level dancing (2-4 years) with 4 of the biggest bachata couples around the world Janis y Zoe , Carlos y Paz , Maychael y Mayra Elwin y Gaby and the talents: Vesko y Sofia Erik y Katinka Karrie y Kamil Gadir y Reka Moe y Maja Emad y Birgit Benjamin y Sara Rasmus y Sara Felipe y Johanna . Master class, Men/ladies style, 3 big parties, 3 Djs: Wolff Shanaka Animation, shows more Note: Maychael Mayra will be with us only Sunday 20th Oct and they will be teaching 2h tho and then they will stay with us on Sunday party. All other artists will be with us from Friday until Sunday with more than 30 taxi dancers already booked from over the world. Important: follow us on Facebook instagram to dont miss any updates: Facebook page: [hidden] Instagram page: [hidden]... TRAVELING TO US The closest airport to us is: CPH Copenhagen airport (Denmark), it takes only 20 minutes by train from Copenhagen airport to Malm Central Station and then you just walk 5 minutes from Malm central station to our dance venue (Kalendegatan 12, Malm). Another airport option: Malm sturup airport 30 minutes away by car or 44 minutes by buss VENUE ADDRESS Venue: Malm Stadsteater. Address: Kalendegatan 12, Malm (Sweden) Only 8 minutes away from Malm Central Station by walking. Only 15 minutes away from triangeln station by walking. Our venue is big and special you will love it the venue is in the middle of the beautiful Malm and it surrounded by many restaurants and hotels it takes between 5 minutes to walk to hotels and restaurants from our venue. RECOMMEND HOTELS 1- Moment hotels: 5 min walking from the hotel to our dance venue. Website: [hidden] 2- Comfort hotel Malm: 11 min walking from the hotel to our dance venue. Website: [hidden] 3- Mayfair Hotel Tunneln: 3 min walking from the hotel to our dance venue. Website: [hidden] HOSTEL: 1- Hotel N Hostel Malm City: 16 min walking from the hostel to our dance venue. Website: [hidden]? 2- Rut Ragnars Hostel AB: 28 min walking from the hostel to our dance venue. Website: [hidden] Airbnb can be an option. PARKING A: Aimo Park Von Conow Parking garage Djknegatan 19 B: Stortorgets parkeringsplats Parking lot Stortorget 15 C: Parkering Malm Parking garage Kattsundsgatan 17 D: P-house Bagers place Parking garage Malm ARTISTS VIDEOS 1- Janis Zoe: [hidden] 2- Carlos Paz: [hidden] 3- Maychael Mayra: [hidden]... 4- Elwin Gaby: [hidden]... 5- Vesko Sofia: [hidden] 6- Erik Katinka: [hidden] 7- Karrie Kamil: [hidden]... 8- Benjamin Sara: [hidden] 9- Moe Maja: 10- Emad Birgit: [hidden] 11- Rasmus Sara: [hidden] 12- Felipe Johanna: [hidden] PAGES ON INSTAGRAM 1- Janis Zoe: [hidden] 2- Carlos Paz: [hidden] 3- Maychael Mayra: [hidden] 4- Elwin Gaby: [hidden]... 5- Vesko Sofia: [hidden]... 6- Erik Katinka: [hidden] 7- Karrie Kamil: [hidden]... 8- Benjamin Sara: [hidden]... 9- Moe El Qutt: [hidden] Maja Guca: [hidden] 10- Emad Birgit: [hidden] 11- Rasmus Sara: [hidden] 12- Felipe Johanna: [hidden] PAGES ON FACEBOOK 1- Janis Zoe: [hidden] 2- Carlos: [hidden] Paz: [hidden] 3- Maychael Mayra: [hidden] 4- Elwin Gaby: [hidden] 5- Vesko Sofia: [hidden] 6- Erik Katinka: [hidden] 7- Karrie Kamil: [hidden] 8- Benjamin Sara: [hidden] 9- Moe El Qutt: [hidden] Maja Guca: [hidden] 10- Emad Birgit: [hidden] 11- Rasmus Sara: [hidden] 12- Felipe Johanna: [hidden] ARTISTS 1- Janis and Zoe are a Bachata Sensual Couple. From the very beginning they developed their own philosophy and concepts as teachers and dancers. They created their own romantic style focussing on deep connection and true feelings with sensible following and soft leading. They also created the idea of social proofed social dancing, resumed in their concept of "social and sensual" 2- Carlos Segura (26) from Gran Canaria and Paz Mederos (29) from Paraguay, met in 2017 at Grupo Esencia (by MarcoySara), but they have been dancing together since 2020. Paz has been a dancer since she was 6 years old and Carlos is a world bachata fusion champion. Our style as a couple is mainly based on combining our sensual bachata movements with the zouk technique that we have been learning for several years. Our main points to touch on are body control techniques to have better guidance on the part of the leaders and to have better sensitivity and connection on the part of the followers. In addition, we will provide choreographic and musical resources for a better visual aesthetic. 3- Maycheal and Mayra are International Bachata Artists, and are also the founders of the Dance Healing program. Mayra is originally from Argentina, whereas Maycheal is from Lebanon. They both started dancing at a very young age, learning many different styles and techniques. Thus, they both grew up surrounded by art. Mayra became familiar with a wide variety of styles: from classical ballet to bachata, from aerial acrobatics to hip-hop, from flamenco to contemporary, and from jazz to ice skating. This latter has been a big influence on their dance, since spins are incorporated in most of Maycheal and Mayras routines. As well as a dancer, Mayra also worked as a model and actress in her native Argentina. While travelling around the world, she met Maycheal at a Latin Dance festival in Lebanon. Maycheal has been a Latin and Ballroom dancer since he was a teenager, and has been Lebanese Latin and Ballroom Dancing Champion. He has always been a highly technical dancer, and this has helped his teaching, something he has been doing since he was only 16 years old. With his love for teaching and a lifetime of experience, he can help students transform and rapidly achieve their goals. When Maycheal and Mayra started dancing together they incorporated tango, salsa, kizomba, as well as bachata. But their audience was particularly enthusiastic when they saw how the bachata brought out Maycheal and Mayras uniquely strong connection. So, in 2017 they founded MM Dance focusing solely on bachata: an initiative which gave them the space to create something personal, drawing on their long and varied years of experience. In 2018 MM Dance started travelling internationally and they won the silver medal in the American Championship, Latin open in the Bachata Category. Since then, they have travelled to more than 56 countries around the world, finding a particularly warm reception in Asia. Despite this success, they felt unfulfilled, and wishing to create something more meaningful, they started the Dance Healing Program. This is a program which aligns breathing with movement and mindset coaching, and includes fine technique, connection, passion, and elegance. Thus, they completed the transition from teachers to mentors. 4- Elwin and Gaby are professional Venezuelan dancers, Sensual and Traditional Bachata Instructors with experience in Venezuela, Colombia and Spain. Elwin and Gaby are known for their precision and musical interpretation, their classes focus on improving the social dancing of their students, using easy but striking resources to interpret each instrument and energy of bachata. They currently live in Madrid, teach regular classes and also give workshops in different clubs in Madrid and festivals in Spain. 5- Vesko and Sofia are a dance couple based in Glasgow, Scotland, specialising in both Bachata Sensual and Smooth Bachata technique. They are certified Bachata Sensual instructors and are also mentored by Pablo and Raquel. They are a new couple on the international scene and have had the opportunity to teach and perform in festivals across countries such as Greece, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and more. 6- ERIK KATINKA is Denmarks biggest bachata couple and one of the most popular bachata couples in Scandinavia. They have been teaching together since 2014 and have both been essential drivers of developing the Copenhagen bachata scene since its beginning. In 2020, they founded their own dance school, Bachata House, in Copenhagen. Over the last many years, they have been teaching and performing in the biggest bachata events in Europe. As instructors, they combine a dedicated focus on dancing technique with a relaxed and fun atmosphere, and their teaching is characterized by an emphasis on connection between the partners, musicality and styling. As dancers, Erik Katinka mix all bachata techniques in a smooth, creative sensual style: dont miss out on the opportunity to learn from them! 7- Karrie and Kamil - she brought her passion and bachata skills from the Middle East and Spain back to Poland. She learned there for a few years from the top instructors. He fell in love with social dance in Poland. They focus so much on a fundalmental techniques and importance of proper movement preparation. They want their students to understand where the movement is coming from, then how to execute it, and finally how to use it in a fancy sensual combinations. 8- Moe El Qutt is a Swedish dance instructor with roots in Palestine. Moe is currently teaching bachata in different levels weekly in Malmo which he does with great joy and passion, in 2020 Moe started to teach bachata in internationals festivals like: Malm Bachata Festival, Crazy Lion, Stockholm Bachata Weekend, Latin Vibes Festival more. He runs a dance school in Sweden/Malm which call: Aldonya Dance Academy and he has been working as an instructor since 2017. Moe is very appreciated for his teaching skills and for all the dance joy he spreads. Maja Guca Official Bachata Sensual Instructor and recognized as one of Copenhagen's nicest Bachata followers. Maja focuses on connection, seamlessly blending with the lead, and incorporating smooth and graceful styling into partner dancing. 9- Benjamin Sara is a bachata sensual couple from Copenhagen. Their focus is connection, musicality, technique and organic sensual body movement. Between the two of them they share a broad palette of experiences in their formational dance journey, ranging from two different musical backgrounds, interests in other dance styles, show performances, winning social dance competitions, to countless congresses and private classes with top bachata couples. They started working professionally together in October 2022. Since then they have taught weekly classes and given workshops and bootcamps in both Denmark and Sweden. Their love for the art of social dancing shows in the way they dance and teach, inspiring and helping students to find their creativity and perfect their skills on the dance floor. On top of this, theyre part of the Latin Vibes team, with whom they organise events and teach weekly classes in Copenhagen. 10- mad Birgit: Birgit Kool is an exciting and highly skilled dancer from Estonia. With teaching experience from a lot of dance schools and many years in the game, you can rely on her to improve you as a dancer in every aspect. She started dancing in 2000, mainly focusing on show dance and cheerleading. Her passion for dancing expanded in 2016, finding its way to bachata. She brings power, elegance, playfulness, and tremendous styling to her following. Emad Opalle is one of the great leaders on the Danish bachata scene, and we're lucky to be able to take his classes now, as he just moved to Copenhagen! He's been teaching for many years in Aarhus and also at international festivals. Known for his good leading, musicality, originality and great repertoire of moves, he's the perfect match to guide you through the intermediate level. 11- Rasmus and Sara are a bachata couple from Gothenburg, they focus alot on technique, connection, musicality and having fun on the dance floor. They are teaching classes weekly in their hometown and are also the creators of "Ohana Bachata" which has grown alot since they started in May this year. Rasmus started his bachata journey in 2018, and has been to countless festivals and events. He has been holding classes in bachata sensual, since 2021 at all different levels. Sara started dancing bachata in 2020 while studying in Lithuania. She has been a part of Dinastia dance company and learnt bachata from many international artists. 12- Felipe and Johanna are two of the few certified and Official Instructors of Bachata Sensual by Korke Judith in Sweden. With the patented methodology of Kor e and Judith (the creators of Bachata Sensual), they have the secret recipe to teach you everything you need to know to master the fundamentals and correct basic techniques of Bachata Sensual! Felipe and Johanna have been dance partners since 2018. They have been teaching together in Sweden as well as internationally since 2019. WORKSHOPS LEVEL Improver/open level dancing (0,5-2 years) Intermediate/advanced level dancing (2-4 years) WHAT IS A BACHATA FESTIVAL? bachata festival is an intensive course in 3 days for 16h which you will learn develop your bachata skills by working on sensual movements, waves, body movements, footwork creative social movements by focusing on feeling, connection, technique, leading/following, musicality men/ladies styles. DANCE PARTNER It can be good to sign up with a dance partner but you are not must to do that to be able to participate in the classes, there in the place you will find one, most of the people register themselves without a dance partner and we get them together. 3 THINGS YOU HAVE TO VISIT IN MALM 1- The resund Bridge A hub of Scandinavian ingenuity, Malm boasts some of the most impressive modern structures in Northern Europe. The resund Bridge, made world famous thanks to the Swedish-Danish hit television series The Bridge, is an 8 km railway and motorway bridge that runs from Malm to Copenhagen across the resund strait. 2- Emporia is a shopping moll located in the Hyllie city district of Malm, Sweden It is one of Scandinavia's biggest shopping malls and is situated next to Malm Arena and the Hyllie Rail way station. Emporia opened on 25 October 2012 with total construction expenses of about 2 billion Swedish kronor. The architect of the Emporia project is Gert Wingrdh. The building has been decorated with sound design and soundscapes created by Radja Sound Design Agency.3 The structure's most distinctive features are two colorful glass-clad entrances inspired by naturean amber colored entrance pays homage to Sweden's trees and the semi-precious stones produced by their resin and a swirling blue entry that echoes a nearby strait. The serpentine surfaces of the building are jolting, but are also notable achievements in structural engineering. 3- Turning Torso Built in 2005, the Turning Torso is a skyscraper located in Malm, Sweden and was designed by the famous structural engineer and architect Santiago Calatrava. It is regarded as the first twisting high-rise building and has inspired other twisting buildings such as the Shanghai Tower (which is currently the second tallest building in the world). The design of the skyscraper was inspired by a sculpture by Calatrava based on the movement of the human torso, hence the name of the building. The 59-story building is 190m tall and composed of 9 box units called modules, each one consisting of 5 stories. Between each module, you have an empty floor, which creates the illusion of floating modules. One of the most distinctive aspects of the building is that it has a steel exoskeleton, something most buildings do not have. To fully appreciate the uniqueness of this building, first, we need to understand how the loads move through a building and what elements resist them. There are two main types of loads that a building will typically deal with: vertical and horizontal loads. GOAL Aldonya Dance Academy Malm Bachata Festival wants to spread dance joy inspire, create dance events with an open welcoming atmosphere where people feel good, can practice their dance skills, socialize have a nice time. More Info below.