Escape

04/17/2026

Ticket sales: DISCOUNT CODE "ZOUKCHATA "
https://hellodancefest.com/tickets

Join us for up to 66 hours of workshops, day dancing, night parties, and challenges in San Francisco!

San Francisco's Hello! Dance Fest

Bachata - Salsa - Zouk - Kizomba

******** WEBSITE ********

🌎 https://hellodancefest.com

hellobachatafest.com
hellosalsafest.com
hellozoukfest.com
hellokizombafest.com

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📅 July 24 through 26, 2026.

Starts: Friday, July 24 at 12:00pm
Ends: Monday, July 27 at 6:00am
(excludes preparty)

🏢 Venue:
Hyatt Regency SF Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, Calif.

*** Only 2.2 miles from the airport ***
Complimentary shuttle to-and-from the airport

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This festival features an all-star line-up consisting of headliners and international, regional, and national instructors:

------ Special Features ------
🥇 Bachata / Salsa Day Dancing
Sunday July 26 from 5:00 to 8:00pm

🥇 Kizomba Day Dancing
Saturday July 25 from 5:00 to 8:00pm

🥇 Bachata Battle Royale Dance Competition
Saturday July 25 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

🥇 BZDC JnJ Competition
Saturday July 25 from 7:00 - 9:00pm
Sunday July 26 from 7:00 - 9:00pm

🥇 SHAMA in Concert
Saturday Night July 25 at 1:00am

🥇 DJ Tronky Live
Saturday and Sunday

We are proud to announce that the following will be present at our dance festival:

----- Bachata ------

🏆 Music Artist : SHAMA 🇮🇹 (Milan, Italy)
🏅 DJ Tronky 🇮🇹 (Rome, Italy)
🏅 Alan & Cristina 🇪🇸 (Valencia, Spain)
🏅 Luismi & Mariangela 🇪🇸 (Seville, Spain)
🏅 Maurizio Bollo & Serena 🇮🇹 (Italy)
🏅 Melonito 🇪🇸 (Madrid, Spain)
🏅 Simon & Lolahontas 🇪🇸 / 🇮🇹 (Spain/Italy)

Sensual Movement USA:
🥈 Anastasia & Jovanny 🇺🇸 (Orlando, Fla.)
🥈 Jeff & Mayra 🇺🇸 (NYC, N.Y.)

🥈 Gino & Ania 🇨🇦 (Edmonton, Canada)
🥈 Julian Zhu 🇳🇿 (New Zealand)
🥈 Nick & Vivienne 🇸🇬 (Singapore)
🥈 Patrick & Johanna 🇺🇸 (Houston, Texas.)

🥈 Alana & Esteban 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Alana Puerto 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Alexander & Laisinha 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Ali Loo 🇺🇸 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
🥈 Bryon & Sammantha 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Carlitos & Cece 🇺🇸 (Phoenix, Ariz.)
🥈 Cassandra Villasenor 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 JAS & Hailie 🇺🇸 (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🥈 Jhonatan Parco 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 John & Suci 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Kiki & Javier 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Mariah & Andrea 🇺🇸 (Reno, Nev.)
🥈 Ngoc & Tien 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Vanessa & Guillermo 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Kris Kros 🇺🇸 (Sacramemto, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Mango 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Relleo 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Thiencito 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Tronky 🇮🇹 (see above)
🎧 DJ Whoman 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

----- Salsa ------

🏅 Cristian & Yolieth 🇮🇹 (Italy)
🏅 Dimitris & Yolena 🇬🇷 (Athens, Greece)
🏅 Fadi Fusion 🇪🇸 (Madrid, Spain)
🏅 Jacopo & Linda 🇮🇹 (Brescia, Italy)
🏅 Empire Pro Team 🇺🇸 (NYC, N.Y.)

🏅 Chiara Tofani 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Hector & Annaliza 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Diego Jarosky & Marika 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Jay Lee 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Jhon & Liz 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Josh & Yeny 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Luis Aguilar 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Marianela C. Amarante 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Marisa Craig 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Nav & Kat 🇺🇸 (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 Oscar Castaneda 🇺🇸 (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 SF Salsa Academy 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Alexio 🇮🇹 (Turin, Italy)
🎧 DJ Bori 🇺🇸 (Memphis, Tenn.)
🎧 DJ Boriqua 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Trey-Z (Orlando, Fla.)
🎧 DJ X 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 EldelaClaveSF 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

----- Kizomba ------

🏅 Sink 🇨🇦 (Monteal, Canada)
🥈 Hovsep 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.) & Laura 🇺🇸 (D.C.)
🥈 Joe & Mariah 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Pamelita 🇺🇸 & Mike Ahombi 🇨🇦 (SK, Canada)
🥈 Tyler Crandell 🇺🇸 (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Sink 🇨🇦 (Monteal, Canada)
🎧 DJ MKiZ 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Olu Shogo 🇺🇸 (Dallas, Texas)

----- Zouk ------

🥈 Bruna Kazakevic 🇺🇸 (Orlando, Fla.)
🥈 Kakah 🇧🇷 (Fortaleza, Brazil)
🥈 Leandro & Nayara 🇺🇸 (Miami, Fla.)
🥈 Marck & Melyssa 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
🥈 Walter & Larissa 🇺🇸 (San Diego, Calif.)

🥈 Mikael 🇫🇷 (Paris, France) and Ana Gomes 🇺🇸 (Seattle, Wash.)
🥈 Alain 🇺🇸 (Phoenix, Ariz.) & Elijah 🇺🇸 (Milwaukee, Wis.)
🥈 Alexia Meirelles 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Ashe Jordan 🇺🇸 (Nevada City, Calif.)
🥈 Atom Cee 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Cosan Caglayan 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Evelyn & Derrick 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Gabriel De CB 🇺🇸 (Milwaukee, Wis.)
🥈 Helen & Tony 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Imaan & Sharon 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Nelly Caldeira 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Fab 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Kakah 🇧🇷 (see above)
🎧 DJ Mbrace 🇺🇸 (Phoenix, Ariz.)
🎧 DJ Tzoul 🇺🇸 (Nevada City, Calif.)

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The following dance companies have confirmed or expressed interest in attending and performing:

🎖 AMP Dance (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Bella & Bello Dance Movement (Edmonton, Canada)
🎖 Como El Agua (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Del Campo Dance (Sacramento, Calif.)
🎖 EDA (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎖 Empire Pro Team (New York City)
🎖 Embrace Dance Co. (Reno, Nev.)
🎖 Inessence Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎖 Karel Flores San Francisco
🎖 KnockOut Dance (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Mambo Groovin' Bachata (Fremont, Calif.)
🎖 Mother Lovers, The (Singapore)
🎖 NV Extreme Team (Singapore)
🎖 Obsession in Motion (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
🎖 Sangre Latina Dance Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🎖 Sin Censura (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎖 Team Google (Santa Clara, Calif.)
🎖 Volare Dance Company (San Jose, Calif.)

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Here are highlights on our festival:

🌼 Dancing ‘til 7:00am (Fri and Sat, but 6:00am Sun)
🌼 Complimentary hotel shuttle from airport (2.2 mi. from venue)
🌼 Zouk Jack & Jill Competition with BZDC
🌼 Bachata Battle Royale
🌼 Four genres: Bachata, Kizomba, Salsa, and Zouk
🌼 Up to 120 total workshops to choose from
🌼 Day dancing parties
🌼 Night dancing parties
🌼 Performance showcases
🌼 Thursday preparty at the venue
🌼 66 total festival hours (excluding preparty hours)
🌼 Up to two (2) workshops for each genre, for every hour during workshops
🌼 Up to eight workshops every hour

Purchase passes at:
https://hellodancefest.com/tickets

Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/745911331564087/

Purchase event passes now for Bachata, Kizomba, Salsa, and Zouk.

07/04/2025

In just 2 weeks, get ready for biggest Festival.
Discount code "Zoukchata"
https://hellobachatafestival.com/tickets

Join us for up to 66 hours of workshops, day dancing, night parties, and challenges in San Francisco!

San Francisco's Hello! Bachata Fest

Bachata - Salsa - Zouk - Kizomba

Hello! Bachata Fest was launched off of our monthly event: Hello! Bachata and Hello! Kizomba

******** WEBSITE ********

🌎 https://hellobachatafestival.com

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📅 July 25 through 27, 2025.

Starts: Friday, July 25 at 12:00pm
Ends: Monday, July 28 at 6:00am
(excludes preparty)

🏢 Venue:
Hyatt Regency SF Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, Calif.

*** Only 2.2 miles from the airport ***
Complimentary shuttle to-and-from the airport

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This festival features an all-star line-up consisting of headliners and international, regional, and national instructors:

We are proud to announce that the following headliners will be present at our dance festival:

For our Bachata headliners:
🥇 DJ Tronky 🇮🇹 (Rome, Italy)

For our Salsa headliners:
🥇 Terry & Cecile 🇫🇷 (Paris, France)
🥇 Jacopo & Linda 🇮🇹 (Italy)
🥇 Adolfo Indacochea & Empire Mambo 🇺🇸 (New York City)

For our Zouk headliners:
🥇 DJ Kakah 🇧🇷 (Fortaleza, Brazil)
🥇 Mikael Bozon 🇫🇷 (Paris, France) & Ana Gomes 🇺🇸 (Seattle, Wash.)
🥇 Val & Vanessa 🇧🇷 (Brazil)

For our Kizomba headliners:
🥇 DJ Sink 🇨🇦 (Montreal, Canada)
🥇 Yami SO & Kali 🇫🇷 (Paris, France)

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🏆 Special Features 🏆

----- Bachata ------

🔥 Sensual Movement Instructor Training & Certification 🔥
A program provided by Sensual Movement USA, take your skills to the next level.

($799 addon fee required to participate, paid to Sensual Movement USA.)

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🔥 Bachata Master Class with Klau & Ros 🔥
Level-up your Bachata dancing with the most highly-demanded dance couple of 2025.

($100 addon fee required to participate.)

----- Kizomba ------

🔥 Fusionkizz Master Class with Yami SO & Kali 🔥
Level up your dancing with Paris' Yami SO and Kali.

(Addon fee required to participate.)

----- Zouk ------

🔥 Zouk Jack and Jill Competition 🔥
Hosted by the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council, competitors will be able to compete for a chance to score towards their world ranking.

($25 addon fee required to participate, paid to BZDC.)

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We are excited to announce our national, regional, and international deejays.

Bachata Deejays:

🎧 DJ Encannto (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Jaguar (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Kris Kros (Sacramento, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Mango (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Relleo (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Ron (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Thiencito (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Trey-Z (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Salsa Deejays:
🎧 DJ Alexio (Italy)
🎧 DJ Bori (Memphis, Tenn.)
🎧 DJ Boriqua (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Edge (San Jose, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Mayimbe (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Mundo (San Jose, Calif.)
🎧 DJ X (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 EldelaClaveSF (San Francisco, Calif.)

Kizomba Deejays:
🎧 DJ Shams (Washington DC)
🎧 DJ Sink (Montreal, Canada)
🎧 DJ Yami SO (Paris, France)

Zouk Deejays:
🎧 DJ Fab 🇧🇷 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Ji (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Tzoul (Nevada City, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Vinny (New York)

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We are also proud to announce the following national, international and regional instructors and their teams:

----- Bachata ------
🏅 Alan & Cristina 🇪🇸 (Valencia, Spain)
🏅 Cristian & Gabriela 🇪🇸 (Sevilla, Spain)
🏅 Klau & Ros 🇪🇸 (Barcelona, Spain)
🏅 Melonito 🇪🇸 (Madrid, Spain)

🥈 Alana & Esteban (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Alana Puerto (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Alexander Hernandez (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Ali Loo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
🥈 Alondra & Brenda (Orlando, Fla.)
🥈 Anastasia & Jovanny (Orlando, Fla.)
🥈 Angel & Jess (San Diego, Calif.)
🥈 Becky & Josiahs (Miami, Fla.)
🥈 Bryon & Sammantha (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Carlitos & Cece (Phoenix, Ariz.)
🥈 Jas & Hailie (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🥈 Javier & Kiki (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Jhonatan Parco (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 John & Suci (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Kenna New (San Diego, Calif.)
🥈 Ngoc & Tien (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Odilon & Tiffany (Chicago, Illin.)
🥈 Patrick & Johanna (Houston, Texas)
🥈 Vanessa & Guillermo (San Jose, Calif.)

----- Salsa ------
🏅 Cristian Vergari & Yolieth 🇮🇹 (Italy)

🥈 Chiara Tofani (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Emelie Andagan (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 Hector & Annaliza (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Jarosky CF (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Jhon & Liz and Salsamania (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Marianela Calonje Amarante (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Marisa Craig & Karel Flores San Francisco
🥈 Joshua Barbosa & Yeni Lei (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Nav & Kat (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 Oksana Klimashkina (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Oscar Castaneda & Del Campo Dance (Sacramento)

----- Kizomba ------
🥈 Hovsep & Laura (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Joe & Mariah (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Sink (Montreal, Canada)
🥈 Stephany & Mo (Los Angeles, Calif.)

----- Zouk ------
🏅 Bruna Kazakevic 🇧🇷 (San Francisco, Calif.)
🏅 Luan & Adriana 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
🏅 Marck & Melyssa 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

🥈 Alexia Meirelles (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Ashe Jordan (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 Charles-Christopher Onyeama (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Cosan & Helen (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Derrick & Evelyn (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Imaan & Sharon (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Leandro & Nayara (Miami, Fla.)
🥈 Nelly Caldeira (San Jose, Calif.)

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We have a monthly event called "Hello! Bachata" and "Hello! Kizomba" in San Francisco. If you were looking for that event please visit us at:

Hello Bachata
Hello Kizomba

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The following dance companies have confirmed or expressed interest in attending and performing:

🎖 AMP Dance (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Ay Fuego Dance Company (San Diego, Calif.)
🎖 Bachata Sensual Xperience (San Diego, Calif.)
🎖 Cedeno Dance Company (Marin, Calif.)
🎖 Como El Agua (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Del Campo Dance (Sacramento, Calif.)
🎖 Empire Mambo NY (New York City)
🎖 EMENVI Couples Team by Magda & Valeria (Bay Area, Calif.)
🎖 Gakko Dinamico (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎖 I Love Maui Bachata (Honolulu, Hawaii)
🎖 Inessence Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎖 Hermosura Dance Productions (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Karel Flores San Francisco
🎖 Karel Flores Sonoma
🎖 KnockOut Dance (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Mambo Groovin' Bachata (Fremont, Calif.)
🎖 Sangre Latina Dance Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🎖 Sin Censura (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎖 Team Google (Santa Clara, Calif.)
🎖 Volare Dance Company (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 Waackchata Lab (France)
🎖 Yamulee San Francisco

(This list will constantly be updated all the way up until the month of the event.)

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The following are our event emcees:

🎤 Alejandro Delatorre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎤 Kristoffer Layug (Sacramento, Calif.)

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We welcome the following vendors for this year's event:

👗 Carioca Dance Fit
👠 Erica Maya Shoes
👠 GFranco Shoes
💆‍♂️ Harry Nhan, Massage Therapist
👞 Jose Botta Shoes
👗 LURE Fitness
👗 MiCuerpo Fashionwear
👩 Moveintolightness, Physical Therapy
👟 Odori Footwear
👗 Salsa Y Mas Apparel
📻 World Salsa Radio

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Our Media Team:

Baia Productions
The Studio CV
AC Studios

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Here are highlights on our festival:

🌼 Dancing ‘til 7:00am (Fri and Sat, but 6:00am Sun)
🌼 Complimentary hotel shuttle from airport (2.2 mi. from venue)
🌼 Zouk Jack & Jill Competition with BZDC
🌼 Sensual Movement Instructor Training & Certification
🌼 Fusionkizz Master Class with 🇧🇬 Yami SO
🌼 Bachata Master Class with 🇪🇸 Klau & Ros
🌼 Four genres: Bachata, Kizomba, Salsa, and Zouk
🌼 Up to 111 total workshops to choose from
🌼 Day dancing parties
🌼 Night dancing parties
🌼 Performance showcases
🌼 Thursday preparty at the venue
🌼 66 total festival hours (excluding preparty hours)
🌼 Up to two (2) workshops for each genre, for every hour during workshops
🌼 Up to eight workshops every hour

Purchase passes at:
https://hellobachatafestival.com/tickets

Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/486675057416245/

05/04/2025

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