2019 Event Schedule
Beginners Track: 14 workshops dedicated to beginners only. This is a perfect way to begin learning or to brush up on your knowledge of the basics and introduce family and friends to Casino Rueda. Practice your new moves and get to know new folks in the Beginner's Socials held in a ballroom providing a safe and comfortable space for beginners. Special beginner passes available at a discounted rate for beginner-track workshops only and includes entry to all parties, performances, and events.
| Thursday, February 14th | |
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| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Party in The Hospitality Suite at the Hotel Whitcomb (Room 285) |
| Thursday, February 14th - Night Party and Performances | |
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | |
| 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Performer Check-In |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Doors Open - Music by DJ Alan |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Dance Performances |
| 10:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. | Music by DJ Alan and DJ JuanLove |
| Friday, February 15th - Classes & Practice | |||||
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | Hotel Whitcomb UNION SQUARE ROOM | Hotel Whitcomb GHIRADELLI ROOM) | Hotel Whitcomb LOMBARD ROOM (Beginners Track) * | ||
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Salsa Cubana Suelta with Yismari Ramos | Salsa Casino (Int): Adding footwork to your partnering with Leslie Vasquez | Son y Contra-Tiempo with Andros Alfonso Travieso | Beg. Rueda de Casino: Footwork, rhythm and closed position with Nick and Serena | |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Salsa Cubana Suelta with Hansel Melgares | Rueda de Casino (Int) with Reinier Fernandez Armesto | Afro - Cuban: Ogun and Chango with Yeniel ‘Chini’ Perez | Beg. Rueda de Casino: DQN and dame una with Chris and Evelyn | |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | soUl•sa Casino 1 with Duane Wrenn | Rumba for ladies with Yeni Molinet | Danzon y Son with Roberto Borrell | Beg. Rueda de Casino: All about enchufla and adios (la prima) with Leslie Vasquez | |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Casino Partner Timba Cubana: (Adv) with Barbara Jimenez | Rueda de Casino (Int) with Chris and Evelyn | Methods and Skills of Casino, Stepping with Clave with David Huo | Beg. Rueda de Casino: Bullas and pisos, expressions and rhythm games with Duane Wrenn | |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Salsa con Afro partnering with Yeni Molinet | Rumba Mens styling with Demnis Bain Savigne | Rumba Ladies Styling with Kati Hernandez | ||
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Dinner Break | ||||
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | "Exploring Timba" - Lecture and Demonstration by Roberto Borrell | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Cocktail Party in the Hospitality Suite at the Hotel Whitcomb (Room 285) | ||||
| Friday, February 15th - Night Party and Performances | ||
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | Hotel Whitcomb GHIRADELLI ROOM | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Performer Check-In and Sound Check | Beginners Social (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) Hosted by Jeff and Karen of Dale Tumbao |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Doors and Bar Open - Music by DJ Dark Rum and DJ Gato Volador | |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Dance Performances with MC Isaac Kos-Read | |
| 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Live Rumba with El Nino and members of La Verdad | |
| 11:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. | After-Party Mix with DJ Alan and DJ JuanLove | |
| 2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. | Closed | After-Party Mix with DJ Pepe |
| Saturday, February 16th - Classes & Practice | |||||
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | Hotel Whitcomb UNION SQUARE ROOM | Hotel Whitcomb GHIRADELLI ROOM | Hotel Whitcomb LOMBARD ROOM (Beginners Track) * | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Zumba with Jenn Sanchez | ||||
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Salsa Cubana Suelta with Barbara Jimenez | Rumba with Royland Lobato | Ladies Style and Musicality with Yeni Molinet | Beg. Rueda de Casino: Enchufla and la prima with Andros Alfonso Travieso | |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Rueda de Casino (Int) with Nick and Serena | Afro-Cuban - Yemaya with Kati Hernandez | Cuban Salsa Suelta with Yismari Ramos | Beg. Rueda de Casino The moves you need to know to dance Rueda with Rick Washington | |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Rueda de Casino (Int) with David Huo | Son y Cha Cha Cha with Roberto Borell | Rumba with Hansel Melgares | Beg. Rueda de Casino Group moves for Rueda with Mike Eskeldon | |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Afro-Cuban Folklore - Palo with Yeni Molinet | Rueda de Casino (Int) - Super-Charged Group Moves with Mike Eskeldon | Reggaeton with Yeni Lucero | Beg. Casino Salsa Easy Club Style Cuban Patterns with Rick Washington | |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | SoUl.sa Casino 2 with Duane Wrenn | Columbia with Demnis Bain Savigne | Ladies Styling with Barbara Jimenez | Beg. Rumba History and Beginning movements with Kati Hernandez | |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | "Club Nickerena" Cocktail Party in Hospitality Suite (Room 285) Hosted by Rueda Vale Todo | ||||
| Saturday, February 16th - Night Party and Performances | ||
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | Hotel Whitcomb GHIRADELLI ROOM | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Performer Check-In | |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. | Sound Check | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Doors and Bar Open - Music by DJ Walt Digz | |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Dance Performances with MC Duane Wrenn | |
| 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Live Music with El Nino y La Verdad | |
| 11:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | DJ Walt Digz | |
| 12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. | Live Music with El Nino y La Verdad | |
| 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. | DJ Walt Digz | |
| 2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. | Closed | After-Party Mix with DJ Gato Volador, DJ Kubanito and DJ Alan |
| Sunday, February 17th - Classes & Practice | |||||
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | Hotel Whitcomb UNION SQUARE ROOM | Hotel Whitcomb GHIRADELLI ROOM | Hotel Whitcomb LOMBARD ROOM (Beginners Track) * | ||
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Afro-Cuban Folkloric: Asojano (Arara) with Kati Hernandez | Rueda de Casino with Reinier Fernandez Armesto | Abakua: Its influences on Cuban Music - A lecture by Roberto Borrell | Beg. Reggaetón: Intro to body movement with Yeni Lucero | |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Rueda de soUl•sa with Duane Wrenn | Salsa, Mambo y Cha Cha Cha with Yismari Ramos | Abakua with Yeniel ‘Chini’ Perez | Beg. Casino Salsa: Turning your Rueda moves into Club moves with Mike Eskeldon | |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Rueda de Casino (Int) with Chris and Evelyn | Reggaetón with Barbara Jimenez | Son y Contra-Tiempo with Andros Alfonso Travieso | Beg. Contra-Tiempo Intro to Son y Cha Cha Cha with Roberto Borrell | |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Afro-Timba with Duane and Kati | Rueda de Casino (Int) with Leslie Vazquez | Salsa Suelta with Demnis Bain Savigne | Review and practice and some more intermediate moves with Tania de La Pena | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Rueda de Casino - Happy, Slappy, Clappy, Booty-Bumpy Fun with Mike Eskeldon | Casino, Contra-Tiempo y Rumba with Hansel Melgares | Rueda de Casino (Adv) - 9 skills for upper level dancers with Mike Eskeldon | Putting it all together: Casino, Rueda, and Social dancing with Chris and Evelyn | |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | "Club Nickerena" Cocktail Party in Hospitality Suite (Room 285) | ||||
| Sunday, February 17th - Night Party & Performances | |
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| Hotel Whitcomb MAIN BALLROOM | |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Performer and DJ Check-In |
| 8:00 p.m. | Doors Open - Music by DJ Dark Rum and DJ Walt Digz - B.Y.O.B. Night |
| 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Dance Performances |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Mega Rueda |
| 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. | All-Star DJ Crew: Walt Digz, Dark Rum, Pepe, Alan and Kubanito |
| 2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. | After-Party Mix with Festival DJs |
* Beginners Track: Please arrive to the classes on time. All Beginner Track Passes will be granted access to Beginner Track classes. All other pass holders will be granted access based on capacity.
Please note that full access passes, limited access passes, and party passes can be purchased at the Festival registration desk at Hotel Whitcomb during the festival. Cash only.
WORKSHOP TICKETS
Individual and packages of workshop tickets can be purchased at the registration desk. Please leave enough time before the workshop you want to take to purchase tickets. Cash only.
1 Workshop: $22
3 Workshops: $60
5 Workshops: $90
NIGHTLY PARTIES
Admission to the nightly parties can be paid at the door each night. Cash only.
Thursday Party: $25
Friday Party: $35
Saturday Party: $40
Sunday Party: $25