Dance Blender Fusion Festival 2024

✨ Vision
We envision a space where social partner dancers come together as social partner dancers first and then dancers of a style, to recognize that there is one language of social partner dancing and we chose whether or not to dance dialects of that language.
? Quick overview
- 3 party nights on 2 dance floors + a pre-party and after-party on November 7th and 11th
- 4 days of workshops of international teachers of different dance style backgrounds
- music of different genres
-super pre-party with live music on November 6th at Frau Mayer( https://www.facebook.com/events/859780659302401 )
See more on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/danceblenderfestival/
? Instructors
We are honored to be bringing together instructors from all different types of social partner dancing styles that align with our vision.
All of our amazing instructors have some sort of fusion/freestyle aspect to their dancing and will only teach technique, musicality, or connection-oriented classes at Dance Blender, no pattern/choreo based classes will happen.
?Anderson and Brenda representing Zouk with backgrounds in samba, forro, tango, and more! ( https://youtu.be/QdkAlYXQJs0?si=EKJwIb3xZ0Ld6kqX )
?Browly and Inga of BeIng representing West Coast Swing with backgrounds in salsa, jazz, contemporary and more! ( https://www.instagram.com/ingakurcisa/ )
?Sanjay MJ representing Kizomba with backgrounds in salsa, bachata, hip-hop, bollywood, and more! ( https://www.instagram.com/sanjaymj_theindianmagic/ )
?Alain and Raffaella representing Blue and Tango with backgrounds in zouk, contact improv, and more! (https://youtu.be/ytzr15XJ_dk)
?Anika and Chris representing Fusion/FreeStyle with backgrounds in urban-kizz/tarraxo, zouk, bachata and more! ( https://youtu.be/6U3qqgcJJYc )
?Jenni and Tatchi representing Fusion/FreeStyle and zouk with backgrounds in bachata, forro, kizomba, and more! ( https://www.instagram.com/ac.communitymovement?igsh=MTY2emlnZmFzcnFiag== )
?More of these awesome instructors will be announced soon, stay tuned!
? Lessons
Each lesson at the festival is 90 minutes long, that way you and the instructors have plenty of time to dive deep into every topic, over 20 lessons! All the lessons will be on the themes of technique, musicality, or connection in social partner dancing and none of them will be pattern/choreo based. You will be shown and given the tools to create the dances you want between you and your dance partner(s).
? Music
We have looked far and wide for the perfect DJs and musicians to be part of Dance Blender. All of them are versatile in what they play and are ready to have the music dance your socks off, for over 20 hours of parties across two rooms!
We will be having two rooms during the main party with changing themes every hour throughout the night. These themes are dance style agnostic and the majority of the music played will not be of a particular dance style, more details to come.
? DJ Encarny from Valencia (https://spoti.fi/3uKgrsV )
? DJ Raffealla from Paris (https://open.spotify.com/user/h9dmwo36kh9toswbltg7a3iue )
? DJ Alain from London (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KNgo03Vxrcp178zaMwtiy?si=ceca79dec4db4066 )
? DJ Thierry from Toulouse ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/30I8gQQhuiTjJiLpIFRpZO?si=9394d3f5cc22436b )
? DJ Blake from California ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4lHeajNE33KlOB72ypYT46?si=b64947d637f143d6 )
? DJ Jascha from Hamburg ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55ZtUNBQ337epUFPEEcZOV?si=65237fa6e81c490e )
?Veronica Kore from Vienna on Harp (https://www.instagram.com/veronicaklavzar?igsh=MTd4azVneW93ZzdwMQ== )
? Venue
The beautiful Moroccan styled Aux Gazelles is in the heart of Vienna, next to the iconic Meuseums Quartier and Mariahilfer Straße is our Venue. Aux Gazelles is a truly unique place, having a delicious restaurant and bar we have food and drink options through out the entire time of our stay; also sporting an Arabic style spa known as a Hammam with extremely cozy tea room it is the perfect space to relax and enjoy time with others, and there are multiple rooms with over a combined 400m2 of space with perfect floors and speakers to dance in. Plus being in the heart of Vienna means Aux Gazelles has several different accommodation and additional food options within 10 minutes walking distance, is very easy to get to, and is right next to several beautiful landmarks of Vienna. We know you are going to love it!
?️ Program/Schedule
The Program/Schedule is in the Survival Guide, you can see the most up to date version via https://bit.ly/DB24SG
The Program/Schedule is subject to change and the survival guide will be updated if this were to happen.
❗Registration
Ticket pricing increases as time goes on so make sure to buy your pass as soon as possible, to buy your pass for the festival go to https://www.goandance.com/en/events/6785-dance-blender-fusion-festival-2024
?‍♀️ Volunteering
If you love what we are up to and you want to get involved more or are just looking to save some money, volunteering could be the perfect option for you!
Volunteers volunteer for a few hours throughout the festival and in return are given a full pass to the festival.
If you would like to volunteer with us please fill out this google form; just be aware that their is currently only a waiting list for volunteer spots available.
https://forms.gle/2S6FHzK5RDdJuaDL6
?️ ?Accommodation, Travel, and More
The beautiful Moroccan styled Aux Gazelles is in the heart of Vienna, next to the iconic Meuseums Quartier and Mariahilfer Straße is our Venue. Aux Gazelles is a truly unique place, having a delicious restaurant and bar we have food and drink options through out the entire time of our stay; also sporting an Arabic style spa known as a Hammam with extremely cozy tea room it is the perfect space to relax and enjoy time with others, and there are multiple rooms with over a combined 400m2 of space with perfect floors and speakers to dance in. Plus being in the heart of Vienna means Aux Gazelles has several different accommodation and additional food options within 10 minutes walking distance, is very easy to get to, and is right next to several beautiful landmarks of Vienna. We know you are going to love it!
With Aux Gazelles being in the heart of Vienna it is very easy to get there. The closest metro stop is the U3 Metro stop Volkstheater, other metro stops close by are Karlsplatz U1 and U4, as well as Kettenbrückengasse U4. The closest tram stop is Burgring where the 1, 2, 71, D, and U2Z trams stop. The closest bus stop is Getreidemarkt of bus 57A.
The metro runs all night on Friday and Saturday but for other days where the metro runs until midnight the night bus line stop Museums Quartier is close by where night bus lines N46 and N49 stop.
We also have a group where you can get connected with other participants to help sort out accommodation, travel, and anything else relating to your participation at Vienna Dance Blender with other participants.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/356846223148676
? Partner with Us
We are always looking for people to collaborate and partner with so we can expand the whole dance community!
If you are interested in partnering with us please click "Partner with Us" in the footer of danceblender.com
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