One of the biggest Latin events in Australia is happening soon, the Sydney Latin Festival will be from the 2nd to the 5th of February. This is an international event that has launched many careers and has always showcase the best talent in Australia and over the world.

So, catch up us at the Sydney Latin Festival!

BACHATA WORKSHOP

• Juan and Pascale teaching Bachata Moderna style, 1:45pm, Stage area

View all the SLF’s workshops

BACHATEROS SHOWS

• Thursday, 2nd of Feb, BACHATEROS INTERMEDIATE
• Satruday, day shows, 4th of Feb, JUAN’S BACHATA SHOW
• Sunday night, 5th of Feb, BACHATEROS ADVANCED

View all SLF’s Shows

DJ’ing

• DJ Juansito will be spinning the best BACHATA at the BACHATA Room on Friday night, from 10:30pm!

View the Party schedule

The SYDNEY BACHATA FESTIVAL will have a booth there! so come and say hi to Nestor, Juan or Sky!

Of course, we will also be supporting the Tropical Soul workshops and shows! oh yeah!

The SLF is always a good time! We look forward to hang out with all our Bachateros and Salseros!

NEW BACHATEROS CHOREOGRAPHIES

I started my professional Bachata career 4 years ago. Even though I was teaching Bachata before, it is not until 2008 that I decided to push it as far as I can. Now, 2011 is coming to an end, and as every year, I like to look back and remember the year’s accomplishments, wonderful memories, be grateful for what has been achieved and plan for the next year, 2012!

The best reward for 2011 is that I have met so many Bachateros all over the world! In every country that I taught Bachata – New Caledonia, Holland, France, Singapore, USA – I was welcomed by wonderful Bachateros that were eager to learn, dance and enjoy themselves! In my homeland, Australia, I was a judge for the NSW, ACT, VIC and National Bachata Championships (4 competitions). I also had the opportunity to be part of the first Bachata dedicated events in Perth, Coffs Harbour and Tasmania, and kicking-off the Bachata revolution there!

Also, for this year, Bachateros finally had a home: TROPICAL SOUL Dance Studio! In April 2011, together with my partner Josie, we opened our dream, our own dance studio! At Tropical Soul, Bachateros has grown even stronger and faster. We have 2 teams full of dedicated Bachateros! I love the Bachateros teams!

The Bachateros website continues to grow and generate more traffic, we’ve had visits from all over the world! We have 51 Bachata songs on the Download section for free, and close to 400 Bachata posts and 300+ comments! The website accomplished all that even though we were under the Australian domain name (Bachateros.com.au). Imagine what will happen if we go with the International domain name (Bachateros.com)?!

The Bachateros brand also grew online. We doubled up on the number of Bachata Moderna fans on Facebook (close to 2000 fans) and on our twitter account (600+ followers), and we finally passed the 1000 subscribers on our Youtube Bachata channel!

So, the question I ask myself every year is: What’s next for 2012?

• The famous Sydney International Bachata Festival will continue to lead the way (have you checked out the website? It’s going to be an awesome event!)
• Bachata Moderna DVDs Volume 4 and 5. Yes, thanks to popular demand, they are coming soon!
• New choreographies for the Bachateros team that will be showcased at the Tropical Gala Parties, the SIBF and the Byron Latin Fiesta.
• More travels to teach and promote Bachata all over Australia and the world.

I feel privileged and grateful that God has put me in this wonderful path. The lovely dance of Bachata has definitely changed and improved my life, and I hope I’ve been able to do the same for all my students.  2011 has been a wonderful year! So I raise my glass…. Here’s to a great year with Bachateros!

- Juan Ruiz

The holiday season is over, lets finish it with a BANG!

BACHATA BOOTCAMP FOR INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED DANCERS!

As part of the End-of-the-Year Bootcamps offered by Tropical Soul, don’t miss out this wonderful workshop where Juan & Josie will show you the latest Bachata moves for the dance floor!

The bootcamp is 2 hours long. The bootcamp will be taught at a faster pace than a standard class. There will be breaks, when the instructor see them fit.

Push your dancing to the next level! We will work on “pasitos de bachata” (Bachata shines) with Moderna and Dominican flavour, plus the awesome Bachata moderna combinations!

WHEN: Tuesday, 20th of Dec
TIME: 7pm (for 2 hours)
WHERE: Tropical Soul Dance Studios
Level 1 / 45 Oxford St
Darlinghurst

The bootcamp cost is $40 (however, if you register for more TS bootcamps, you receive $10 off)

We have already people registered!!!! (and it’s more than 1 month away!) This bootcamp will sell out!

JOIN US for the LAST TERM OF BACHATA CLASSES FOR 2011!

It has been an amazing year! our Bachata classes have grown a lot, and the Bachata Moderna moves are being used by lots of dancers out there!

you can recognized our moves at the various Bachata championships in Australia and all over the world!

BEGINNERS BACHATA Next term starts on
Tuesday, 8th of November
6 weeks course

BACHATA INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED
Next term starts on Tuesday, 15th of Nov
5 weeks course

Please keep these dates in mind, We are starting the Intermediate & Advanced course a week later, as we will be hosting the

DOMINICAN BACHATA WORKSHOPS w/ International instructors JOANNA & FABRICE

To Register to our Bachata classes go to the Tropical Soul website
http://www.tsdance.com.au/

See ya guys soon!

Welcome to the first Tropical Gala Summer Party!

Tropical Soul is proud to invite you to a night of celebration! The school has grown and it’s continuing to grow thanks to your continual support! So now it’s our chance to say THANK YOU!

The night will be compromised of DINNER + SHOWS + PARTY

• Doors open at 7pm. Dinner starts from 7:30pm.
• Party starts from 9:00 pm
• Shows starts at 10:30 pm
• Party ’till late!

Tropical Soul will be featuring brand new choreographies by our students! Also, we will be awarding our staff and our students as well. It will be a night to remember!

HOW TO GET TICKETS
As we have limited space, we recommend to get your tickets early

You can buy them online, or get your tickets at Tropical Soul Dance Studio. If you buy them online, please bring your Paypal receipt with you.

VENUE

@ The Mediterranean – Greek Restaurant and Function Centre

Level 1, 31-33 Oxford Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010

Any question, contact Juan or Josie

BACHATA VIC COMPETITION

OCTOBER 15, 2011 @ COPACABANA INTERNATIONAL (CONGA ROOM) with DJ DEBILICIOUS in da house!!

– A contestant can not compete twice in the same category.
– A contestant can compete in two categories as long as the second category is in the Team Division and they pay the entry fee established by the participating event per entry. 

Audience attendee general entry tix:
Pre purchase bulk purchase 10 tix for $200 or $25 at the door.

TO REGISTER for competition, workshops & Tix email synergysalsa@gmail.com

Keep on Dancing

Natalie Montano
Event Director
Melbourne Latin Festival
Victoria Salsa State Titles
Bachata Vic State Comp email: synergysalsa@gmail.com

1. Canberra’s most prestigious Bachata competition

2. Showcases by some of the most prestigious dance schools in Canberra special show by Jaun Ruiz and Pascale Dermocoure from Sydney

3. Let your hair down when the official after party kicks off with DJ L-Dog.

WHEN
1st October
Croatian Club
David Street, Turner

Doors open 7:30PM
Competition 8:30PM

TICKETS
$30 before 25th September
$35 at the door

BOOKING: 0419 201 021

JUDGES
Juan Ruiz
Fernando Providel
Pascal Dermocoure
Josie ‘La Salsera’ Cote
Ian-Imran Gwiazda
Raymund Gerard

COMPETITION
Amateur
Professional
Team Division

COMPETITION RULES & JUDGES CRITERIAS

PRIZES

AMATEUR
1st place
Trophy each
Full pass to the National Bachata championships 2011 each
$50 gift voucher each

2nd place
Trophy each
Gift voucher each

3rd place
Trophy each

PROFESSIONAL
1st place
Trophy each
Full pass to the National Bachata championships 2011 each
$100 gift voucher each

2nd place
Trophy each
Gift voucher each

3rd place
Trophy each

TEAM Division
1st place
Team Trophy
Gift voucher for the team

2nd place
Team Trophy
Gift voucher for the team

3rd place
1 x Team Trophy

MCs
Jacob Meyer
Melissa Giorgiou

GUEST ARTISTS
Juan Ruiz – (NSW)
Pascal Dernocoure – (NSW)
Fernando Providel – (NSW)
Raymund Gerard – (NSW)
More to come…

Local Artists
Latin Heat Dance Group
More to come…

A musician friend Gatto Gabriel asked me to use his new song for one of my performances. Well… since I already selected the songs I’ll be using for this summer 2011, I decided to video our students at our Bachata classes, dancing to his song – Amor de Verano.

The following is a composition of our different classes (Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced) by Bachateros at Tropical Soul dance studios

Lots of fun, good job everybody!

DOWNLOAD the song – Amor de verano.mp3

BACHATA CLASSES AT TROPICAL SOUL

Come and join our Bachata classes at Tropical Soul. Tuesday nights are our Bachata nights. Lots of students come to learn from Juan and Samantha.

• 6:30pm – Beginners
• 7:30pm – Intermediate
• 8:30pm – Advanced (By invitation only)

TROPICAL SOUL
http://www.tsdance.com.au/

From VIVA MAGAZINE:

Sun 14th August – Salsa Night + Amazing Bachata Show + Free Bachata Class

Docks Hotel, Harbourside Shopping Centre Darling Harbour – 8 – 1.30am – FREE

Come along this Sunday and dance the night away with the best Salsa, Merengue and Bachata tunes by popular DJ VICCO el SONERO and the magnificent views of Darling Harbour.

Enjoy a spectacular BACHATA SHOW at 11pm by Juan & Josie from Tropical Soul Dance. As a warm up to the NSW Bachata Championship we have a FREE BACHATA class from 8 to 9pm with popular instructor from Tropical Soul Dance”JUAN RUIZ”.

For info check HERE Docks Hotel in Darling Harbour the place to be seen on Sundays!!!