It’s hard to believe that 12 years have passed since San Diego’s first Salsa festival. In these last 12 years the festival has transformed from a small regional event to one that attracts attendees from all over the world.
The 12th Annual San Diego & Bachata Festival continues the tradition established by Albert Torres, Angel and Tulane Rivera and countless other volunteers who have helped make the event what it is today. If you have never attended a salsa dance festival before you are in for a great weekend of dance shows, competitions, dance workshops and of course live music and dancing. This video from the 6th San Diego Salsa and Bachata Festival gives you a glimpse of what you can expect to see:
The festival runs from August 30th to September 2nd and the organizers are in the process of updating the schedule of events now. You can follow along on RitmoBello.com with any updates as they come out and you can check it out for yourself at the official San Diego Salsa & Bachata Festival website.
See you all at the upcoming 12th Annual San Diego Salsa & Bachata Festival!
We are less than a few weeks away from the upcoming San Diego Salsa Bachata Kizomba Festival and more information is now available for the event. Below is an updated schedule of events that you can refer to throughout the event. Don’t forget that the entire event is full of dance workshops, lessons, performances by some of the most gifted dancers in the world and of course great social dancing available for you to take part in.
If you don’t have your tickets yet there is still time to purchase yours today. Please visit the official San Diego Salsa Bachata Kizomba Festival website for more details. Thanks and see you all at the 8th Annual San Diego Salsa Bachata Kizomba Festival!
San Diego’s Dia de San Juan Salsa and Bachata Festival is coming up soon and with it a great opportunity to experience Puerto Rican culture here locally. The Dia de San Juan has its roots in the Catholic feast day of St. John, commemorating the birth of St. John the Baptist 6 months before Jesus’ birth (which is why it falls on June 24th.)
This year we are fortunate to have none other than Tito Puente Jr. performing live at the event. A Tribute to El Rey Tito Puente Featuring his son and Honoring the great Timbalero from the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra, Mr. Pat Rodriguez will be some of the highlights this year.
Presented by Tommy Rosas’ Latin Flavor Productions, the event will be hosted by Chris Springer of Jazz 88.3 fame. There will be a salsa and bachata emphasis with 2 stages of great music for all those interested in celebrating the holiday.
America’s largest Latin party cruise is back for 2012! The first of a series of upcoming yacht parties is scheduled for Memorial Day and tickets will be going on sale soon. As we have seen the past, these events always sell out and its not hard to understand why.
Some of the great features of the Sabor on the Bay Yacht Party include:
3-hour cruise featuring breathtaking views of San Diego harbor by night
3 floors of music (Live Salsa/Bachata band, Top 40 DJ’s & Steel Drum Duo on rooftop)
Don’t forget that this event is a dress in all white theme so don’t be the only one who forgot to wear their white this night! You can find out more information about the Sabor on the Bay Yacht party on the event page for the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup Group.
The San Diego Salsa Bachata Festival has found a new home at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Located on San Diego bay, the venue will allow dancers visiting San Diego the opportunity to not just have spectacular panoramic views of the San Diego skyline but easy access to the airport and many San Diego attractions such as Balboa Park.
The redesigned hotel offers five restaurants, three swimming pools, tennis courts, a spa and jogging trails to allow dancers to relax a little in between events. Here is a short video highlighting the new venue and what it offers to guests:
The San Diego Salsa Bachata Festival is coming up September 15th through the 18th and the schedule of events has been recently updated. In order to make it easy to follow the various events we’ve added the events to the calendar of the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup group. Here are some of the main points of interest:
Of course you will need to purchase your passes to each of these events (you can purchase them here). There is still time, though, to get a FREE full access pass to all these days events by entering in the RitmoBello.com YouTube contest (ends Friday August 26th, 2011!!!)
Brazilian Carnaval is coming to San Diego on September 3rd in the form of Sabor on the Bay, the ever growing Yacht party hosted by Alma Marketing Group. Formerly Sevilla on the Bay, this new iteration of the same great Latin themed party is sure to be a fun night. Some highlights of the Yacht experience will include 3 floors of music (Live Salsa Band, Top 40 DJ’s & Live Brazilian Trio), 1,000 capacity luxury yacht, 5 fully-stocked bars, 1 Massive Outdoor deck w/ Cigar Lounge sponsored by Excalibur Cigars and of course salsa lessons by A Time to Dance Studio. To see a glimpse of what your night will be like check out this video of the last yacht party:
