(2026) San Francisco's Hello! Bachata/Salsa/Zouk/Kizomba Dance Festival

Hello Bachata & Kizomba are bringing the best Bachata artists to dancers to the beautiful city of San Francisco.
About this Event

Ticket sales:

https://hellodancefest.com/tickets

Join us for up to 66 hours of workshops, day dancing, night parties, and challenges in San Francisco!

San Francisco's Hello! Dance Fest

Bachata - Salsa - Zouk - Kizomba

******** WEBSITE ********

🌎 https://hellodancefest.com

hellobachatafest.com

hellosalsafest.com

hellozoukfest.com

hellokizombafest.com

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📅 July 24 through 26, 2026.

Starts: Friday, July 24 at 11:00pm

Ends: Monday, July 27 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 will be present at our dance festival:

(INCOMPLETE LIST. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR CHANGES)

----- Bachata ------

🏆 Music Artist : SHAMA 🇮🇹 (Milan, Italy)

🏅 DJ Tronky 🇮🇹 (Rome, Italy)

🏅 Alan & Cristina 🇪🇸 (Valencia, Spain)

🏅 Luismi & Mariangela 🇪🇸 (Seville, Spain)

🏅 Maurizio Bollo & Serena 🇮🇹 (Italy)

🏅 Melonito 🇪🇸 (Madrid, Spain)

🏅 Simon & Lolahontas 🇪🇸 / 🇮🇹 (Spain/Italy)

Sensual Movement USA:

🥈 Anastasia & Jovanny 🇺🇸 (Orlando, Fla.)

🥈 Jeff & Mayra 🇺🇸 (NYC, N.Y.)

🥈 Gino & Ania 🇨🇦 (Edmonton, Canada)

🥈 Julian Zhu 🇳🇿 (New Zealand)

🥈 Nick & Vivienne 🇸🇬 (Singapore)

🥈 Patrick & Johanna 🇺🇸 (Houston, Texas.)

🥈 Alana & Esteban 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Alana Puerto 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Alexander Hernandez 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Ali Loo 🇺🇸 (Honolulu, Hawaii)

🥈 Bryon & Sammantha 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Carlitos & Cece 🇺🇸 (Phoenix, Ariz.)

🥈 Cassandra Villasenor 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 JAS & Hailie 🇺🇸 (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

🥈 Jhonatan Parco 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)

🥈 John & Suci 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)

🥈 Kenna New 🇺🇸 (San Diego, Calif.)

🥈 Kiki & Javier 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)

🥈 Mariah & Andrea 🇺🇸 (Reno, Nev.)

🥈 Ngoc & Tien 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Odilon & Tiffany 🇺🇸 (Chicago, Ill.)

🥈 Vanessa & Guillermo 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Kris Kros 🇺🇸 (Sacramemto, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Mango 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Relleo 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Thiencito 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Tronky 🇮🇹 (see above)

🎧 DJ Whoman 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

----- Salsa ------

🏅 Cristian & Yolieth 🇮🇹 (Italy)

🏅 Dimitris & Yolena 🇬🇷 (Athens, Greece)

🏅 Fadi Fusion 🇪🇸 (Madrid, Spain)

🏅 Jacopo & Linda 🇮🇹 (Brescia, Italy)

🏅 Empire Pro Team 🇺🇸 (NYC, N.Y.)

🏅 Chiara Tofani 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles, Calif.)

🥈 Hector & Annaliza 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Diego Jarosky & Marika 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Jhon & Liz 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Josh & Yeny 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Marianela C. Amarante 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Marisa Craig 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Nav & Kat 🇺🇸 (Sacramento, Calif.)

🥈 Oksana Klimashkina 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.

🥈 Oscar Castaneda 🇺🇸 (Sacramento, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Alexio 🇮🇹 (Turin, Italy)

🎧 DJ Bori 🇺🇸 (Memphis, Tenn.)

🎧 DJ Boriqua 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ X 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 EldelaClaveSF 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

----- Kizomba ------

🏅 DJ Sink 🇨🇦 (Monteal, Canada)

🥈 Hovsep 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.) & Laura 🇺🇸 (D.C.)

🥈 Joe & Mariah 🇺🇸 (Oakland, Calif.)

🥈 Tyler Crandell 🇺🇸 (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Sink 🇨🇦 (Monteal, Canada)

🎧 DJ MKiZ 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ TBA

----- Zouk ------

🏅 DJ Kakah 🇧🇷 (Fortaleza, Brazil)

🏅 Marck & Melyssa 🇧🇷 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

🏅 Mikael 🇫🇷 (Paris, France) and Ana Gomes 🇺🇸 (Seattle, Wash.)

🥈 Alexia Meirelles 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🥈 Ashe Jordan 🇺🇸 (Nevada City, Calif.)

🥈 Bruna Kazakevic 🇺🇸 (Orlando, Fla.)

🥈 Cosan & Helen 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Evelyn & Derrick 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🥈 Landro & Nayara 🇺🇸 (Miami, Fla.)

🥈 Nelly Caldeira 🇺🇸 (San Jose, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Fab 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Ji 🇺🇸 (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Tzoul 🇺🇸 (Nevada City, Calif.)

🎧 DJ Kakah 🇧🇷 (see above)

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The following dance companies have confirmed or expressed interest in attending and performing:

🎖 AMP Dance (San Jose, Calif.)

🎖 Ay Fuego Dance Company (San Diego, Calif.)

🎖 Bachata Sensual Xperience (San Diego, Calif.)

🎖 Bella & Bello Dance Movement (Edmonton, Canada)

🎖 Cedeno Dance Company (Marin, Calif.)

🎖 Como El Agua (San Jose, Calif.)

🎖 Del Campo Dance (Sacramento, Calif.)

🎖 EDA (Los Angeles, Calif.)

🎖 Empire Pro Team (New York City)

🎖 Embrace Dance Co. (Reno, Nev.)

🎖 EMENVI Couples Team by Magda & Valeria (Bay Area, Calif.)

🎖 Inessence Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎖 Karel Flores San Francisco

🎖 KnockOut Dance (San Jose, Calif.)

🎖 Mambo Groovin' Bachata (Fremont, Calif.)

🎖 Mother Lovers, The (Singapore)

🎖 NV Extreme Team (Singapore)

🎖 Sangre Latina Dance Company (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

🎖 Sin Censura (San Francisco, Calif.)

🎖 Team Google (Santa Clara, Calif.)

🎖 Volare Dance Company (San Jose, Calif.)

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Here are highlights on our festival:

🌼 Dancing ‘til 7:00am (Fri and Sat, but 6:00am Sun)

🌼 Complimentary hotel shuttle from airport (2.2 mi. from venue)

🌼 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

🌼 66 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://hellodancefest.com/tickets

Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/745911331564087/