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The World Bachata Festival Kuala Lumpur
The World Bachata Festival Kuala Lumpur, the highly acclaimed International Latin dance festival will be returning to Malaysia this October bringing over delegates from USA, Australia, Cali-Columbia, Singapore and more.
The event which is in its third successful year has lined up an array of dance workshops and world class performances featuring the finest Malaysian and international Latin Djs from 23rd to 25th October, 2015. The highly charged 3 days and 2 nights event will be taking place at the state-of-the-art Bentley Music Auditorium at Wisma Bentley, Petaling Jaya.
The festival which focuses on celebrating Bachata, a sensual partner dance from the Dominican Republic will also include other popular Latin dance forms like Salsa, Merengue, Zouk and Kizomba.
Over 30 workshops sessions has been lineup which includes classes on Kizomba, Salsa, Bollywood, Son Cubana, Pachanga, Afro Cuban and Zumba. All sessions can be joined by dancers with different levels of experience starting from beginner to intermediate and advanced levels. Some of the classes such as "Lifts and Tricks for Bachata" and "Latin Body Movement" are open to participants regardless of their experience level.
18 of the best Malaysian and international dance instructors has been lined up to make the classes energetic and full of fun. Two times World Bachata Champions Nestor and Rebecca from Australia are some of the notable names from the list of talented instructors.
Gupson Pierre, hailing from Montreal, Canada who has more than 10 years of formal training in Ballet and Jazz is a another renowned name. With extensive dance qualifications which includes Bachelor in Latin Dance History, Bachelor of Dance and Physical Education and Bachelor of Dance Technique, Gupson will be conducting Pachanga on Saturday, 24th October with Street Cha Cha and Salsa on the next day.
Gupson Pierre |
Kalnish Schubert who has been actively dancing Salsa, Bollywood and Bhangra since 8 will be conducting the Bollywood Dance lesson on the Saturday, 24th October. 20 year old who graduated from Shiamak Davar’s Dance Academy in Mumbai has performed in various shows from around the globe.
Kalnish Schubert |
World Bachata Festival 2015 will take place at the Bentley Music Auditorium, Wisma Bentley Music. For tickets call Ms. Liitha Krishnan at 016-2203237 or for more information visit the official webpage: http://www.worldbachatafestival.com