Ticket sales:
https://hellobachatafestival.com/tickets
Join us for up to 59 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
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🌎 https://hellobachatafestival.com
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📅 July 25 through 27, 2025.
Starts: Friday, July 26 at TBA
Ends: Monday, July 29 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)
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🏆 Special Features 🏆
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🔥 Kizomba / Urban Kiz Jack and Jill Competition 🔥
Attendees have the opportunity to enter, compete against fellow peers, and have a chance to win up to six prizes in the form of future festival passes.
Two Genres: Kizomba and Urban Kiz
($25 addon fee required to participate, paid to BZDC.)
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🔥 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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🔥 Bachata Jack and Jill Competition 🔥
Open Level Division. All dance levels regardless of teaching experience are invited to participate.
($35 addon fee required to participate, paid to BDJC.)
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We are excited to announce our national, regional, and international deejays.
Bachata Deejays:
🎧 DJ Encannto (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Felix (Seattle, Wash.)
🎧 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.)
Salsa Deejays:
🎧 DJ Bori (Memphis, Tenn.)
🎧 DJ Boriqua (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 DJ Mundo (San Jose, Calif.)
🎧 DJ X (San Francisco, Calif.)
🎧 EldelaClaveSF (San Francisco, Calif.)
Zouk Deejays:
🎧 DJ Fab
🎧 DJ Tzoul
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We are also proud to announce the following national, international and regional instructors and their teams:
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🏅 Alan & Cristina 🇪🇸 (Valencia, Spain)
🏅 Cristian & Gabriela 🇪🇸 (Sevilla, Spain)
🏅 Klau & Ros 🇪🇸 (Barcelona, Spain)
🥈 Alana & Esteban (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Alondra & Brenda (Orlando, Fla.)
🥈 Angel & Jess (San Diego, Calif.)
🥈 Bryon & Sammantha (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Bruno & Becky (Miami, Fla.)
🥈 Felix & Lucy (Seattle, Wash.)
🥈 Javier & Kiki (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Jhonatan Parco (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Jas & Hailie (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🥈 Javier & Kiki (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 John & Suci (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Jose & Ali (Chicago, Illinois)
🥈 Luis & Tay (New York City)
🥈 Ngoc & Tien (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Patrick & Johanna (Houston, Texas)
🥈 Selena Rose (Denver, Color.)
🥈 Vanessa & Guillermo (San Jose, Calif.)
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🏅 Nicolo De Angelis 🇮🇹 (Italy)
🥈 Hector & Annaliza (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Jarosky CF (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Javier Jimenez (New York City)
🥈 Luis Aguilar (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Marianela Calonje Amarante (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Marisa & Sarah & Karel Flores San Francisco
🥈 Natali Colom & Joshua and Yamulee SF
🥈 Oksana Klimashkina & Tania Cannarsa San Francisco
🥈 Oscar Castaneda & Del Campo Dance (Sacramento)
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🥈 Stephany Dance (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🥈 Tyler Crandall (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
----- Zouk ------
🏅 (pending) Bruna Kazakevic 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
🏅 (pending) Luan & Adriana 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
🏅 (pending) Saulo & Yasmim 🇧🇷 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
🥈 Alexia Meirelles (San Jose, Calif.)
🥈 Ashe & Elias (Sacramento, Calif.)
🥈 Charles & Talita (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Cosan Caglayan (Oakland, Calif.)
🥈 Evelyn & Derrick (San Francisco, Calif.)
🥈 Imaan Taghavi (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:
facebook.com/hellobachata
facebook.com/hellokizomba
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The following dance companies have confirmed or expressed interest in attending and performing:
🎖 Bachata Sensual Xperience (San Diego, Calif.)
🎖 BaShasta Sirenas (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
🎖 Carisma Dance (Redwood City, 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.)
🎖 Evolucion Latin Dance Company (Chicago, IL)
🎖 Gakko Dinamico (Los Angeles, Calif.)
🎖 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.)
🎖 Volare Dance Company (San Jose, Calif.)
🎖 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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Here are highlights on our festival:
🌼 Dancing ‘til 7:00am (Fri, Sat, and Sun)
🌼 Complimentary hotel shuttle from airport (2.2 mi. from venue)
🌼 Urban Kiz Jack & Jill Competition
🌼 Zouk Jack & Jill Competition with BZDC
🌼 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
🌼 59 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/