Get your dancing shoes ready for the Albuquerque Latin Dance Festival – seven days filled with teaching and socials for Albuquerque’s dance community – from August 23-29, 2010. The theme for the festival is “Salsa: Past, Present and Future.”
The Dance Festival, produced by Guanábana Productions, will take place in various Albuquerque locations, including the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the One Up Elevated Lounge, the Hotel Albuquerque, Old Town Plaza, the Library Bar and Grill, the University of New Mexico Ballrooms, Double Time Dance Studio and Salsa Baby Studio.
The goal of the Latin Dance Festival is to promote community building/engagement, to social network, to provide education for the different types of dance, and to celebrate the culture of salsa music. Many of the events are family-oriented. There will be salsa dance lessons during the day and social events during the evening.
The festival is open to everyone regardless of age and previous dance experience. Dance instructors including Edie Williams, or “Edie the Salsa Freak,” and “El Unico Bachatero,” Carlos Cinta with Tate Blomquist will be teaching beginning through advanced level classes.
Guanábana Productions is a non-profit organization of volunteers serving to develop and celebrate New Mexico’s Latin dance culture by showcasing local dance studios, instructors, musicians, and dancers.
Tickets will be available at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Albuquerque Latin Dance Festival website (www.abqlatinfest.com) and Ticketmaster although advanced purchases are not necessary.