Istanbul Dance Festival (13th Anniversary)

Name: Istanbul Dance Festival (13th Anniversary)
Start: 2025-03-19T21:00:00+03:00
End: 2025-03-25T03:00:00+03:00
Location: Hilton Istanbul Bomonti

Schedule

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 pm to Tue, 25 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 am

UTC+03:00

Location

Hilton Istanbul Bomonti | Istanbul, IB

13th Istanbul Dance Festival
Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba/Tango/Afro_Dancehall/Zumba/Hip Hop/High Heels etc.
March 19th - 25th 2025
Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel
www.istanbuldancefestival.com
https://www.instagram.com/istanbuldancefestival
About Hotel

HIGHLIGHTS
🟢6.000+ Social Dancers from 120 Countries
🟢24 Hours Dance Marathon, Non-Stop Parties on 6 Dance Floors: Salsa/Cuban Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba/Tango/Zumba/Retro (Oldies & Goldies)/House-Club
🟢Live Concerts
21st March Friday: Dani J (Spain), Dama (Spain) - Bachata, Fredy Clan (Cuba) - Salsa
22nd March Saturday: Pinto Picasso (USA) - Bachata, Elji Beatzkilla & Jennifer Dias (Portugal)-Kizomba
23rd March Sunday: Kewin Cosmos (USA) - Bachata , Kiki Rubin (Bulgaria) - Bachata
and Surprise Salsa Concerts
🟢20 Amazing Shows every night by the World-renowned Dance Artists
🟢500 Workshops in Variety Dance Styles for All Levels (Beginner/Improver/Intermediate/Advance) by 500 instructors (Salsa LA-NY- Cuban Styles, Bachata, Kizomba, Semba, Tarraxo, Tarraxinha, Tango, Zouk, Swing, Lindy Hop, Rumba, Afro, High Heels, Hip Hop, DanceHall, Zumba, Reggaeton, Flamenco, Bollywood, Belly Dance, Syrtaki, Zeibekiko, Zeybek
🟢20 Hours of Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba/Tango/Zumba Master Classes
🟢DJ Master Class by DJ Zay'X, DJ Nao
🟢Golden League Dance Championship (Salsa and Bachata), Jack & Jill Bachata Contest, Movida Bachata Solo Battle, Stargate Shows/Show Competitions)
Judges for Salsa
Ernesto & Denisse, Jhoana Palhua & Juan Camilo Diago, Johnny Vazquez, Marco Ferrigno, Maykel Fonts, Alien Ramirez
Judges for Bachata
Kike y Nahir, Alex Morel, Alien Ramirez, Jhoana Palhua, Gaby & Estefy, Pablo & Raquel, Ofir Ofri
🟢Choreo Bootcamps/Trainings/Battles
☑️Alex Morel (Alex y Desiree) Bachata Certification Course
☑️Maykel Fonts & Marco Ferrigno-Elite Cuban York/8 Hours (200€)
☑️Chiara Tofani - Mambo Fusion/6 Hours (150€)
☑️Ezgi Zaman Dance Project/6 Hours (150€)
☑️Santee Hernandez & Sasha Phillips - Partnerwork On1 Fusion/4 Hours (60€)
☑️Jay-C Afro-Dancehall Battle
🟢Bosphorus Latin Cruise Party
🟢Bosphorus and Two Continents Tours - Byzantine and Ottoman Relics (Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque – Sultanahmet, Topkapı Palace, Dolmabahçe Palace, Underground Cistern, Princess Islands, Grand Bazaar, Turkish Bath)
🟢Festival Pre – Post Tours
(Ephesus-House of the Virgin Mary, Cappadocia-Hot Air Balloons-Undergrand Cities-Thermal Springs, Pamukkale-White Cotton Castle, Troy-Trojan Horse, Pergamon Ancient Cities)
Some of the Confirmed Artists;
BACHATA
🔴DJ Tronky (Italy), DJ Alejandro (Israel), DJ Murat Çolakel (Turkiye)
🔴Dama, Dani J (Spain)
🔴Kewin Cosmos, Pinto Picasso (USA)
🔴Kike y Nahir (Spain & Argentina)
🔴Pablo y Raquel (Spain)
🔴Ofir Ofri (Israel)
🔴Simone y Danila (Italy)
🔴Alex Morel (Alex y Desiree) (USA)
🔴Antonio y Nil (Spain/Turkiye)
🔴Arnaldes y Bri (Israel)
🔴Cristian & Gabriella (Spain)
🔴David e Ines (Spain)
🔴Gaby & Estefy (Spain)
🔴Jhoana Palhua (10 times World Bachata-Salsa Champion)
🔴Lolahontas (Spain)
🔴Luismi & Mariangela (Spain)
🔴Edey Rodriguez & Juliya Andris (Cuba/Russia)
🔴Elvis Stephen (UAE)
🔴Josie, Sabrina Gargiullo (Germany)
🔴Leo Lorenzo, Ali Loo (USA)
🔴Leo & Valerija (Lithuania)
🔴🔴🔴Artur MnA, Anton & Anna Luzhnyak, Artem & Juliya, Bazil & Daria, Daniel & Olya Posh, Denis Malyutov & Ellada Zinina, Dima y Dilara, Elza & Max, Pavel & Morena, Alan Eufor, David Gutierez, Ernesto Yamo, Ivan Mareninov, Juan Duarte, Timur, Wilkin Olivero, Dariana Romero, Evgenia Smirnova, Lera Yurevich, Maria Luneva, Konstantin & Olesya (Russia)
🔴Aiko, Gonzalo Alexis, Ali Loo (USA)
🔴Ais & Vital, Abdulzhan & Anna, Talgat Zaitov (Kazakhstan)
🔴Alex y Ana, Tiago & Anarita (Portugal)
🔴Alexa, Aryan & Kimberly, Ben Bachatero, Chloe y Andrea, Eniko (England)
🔴Alexa Mille, Dorin & Claudia (Romania)
🔴Andrea & Chloe (Cyprus)
🔴Andreea (Luxembourg)
🔴Andres & Zehra, Fab & Madi (Dubai)
🔴Anna Stvolova, Kate Fedorchuk (Ukraine)
🔴Anna Serbianita, Mijat y Milica (Serbia)
🔴Anthony (France)
🔴Billy Roy (Peru)
🔴Brenda (Australia/Singapore)
🔴Christin Yang (China)
🔴Chrysoula & Joanna (Scotland/England)
🔴Daniel Shamitha (Denmark)
🔴Eduardo & Natalia, Emin & Kyana, Mahir (Germany)
🔴Fab & Madi (Dubai)
🔴Gaurav & Yana, John Anthony, Nakul & Sharvari (India)
🔴Gabriel y Silvia, Giuseppe Abreu & Giada, Jony & Ana, Pietro & Francesca, Salvatore & Silvia (Italy)
🔴Dario & Sandra, Helena & Sergy, Jesus & Maria, Luchi y Pablo, Lorena Ramos, Pablo & Claudia (Spain)
🔴Camy & Ishak (England)
🔴Hyperion & Vicky, Vasiliki (Greece)
🔴Ilyas & Anastasia (Czech Republic)
🔴Jeremy Davila (Sweden)
🔴Joris, Lunita, Yuri (Belgium/France/Mexico)
🔴Julia Gawlik (Poland)
🔴Karolina & Nicolas (Switzerland)
🔴Kate Kadance (Macedonia)
🔴Katya (South Korea/Russia))
🔴Kennedy & Monikka (Wales/Bulgaria)
🔴Kiki Rubin, Milen & Plamena, Teodora (Bulgaria)
🔴Marco & Zaure (Cyprus)
🔴Manuel & Marina (England/Germany)
🔴Marius G. Coman, Dorin & Claudia, Florin & Cristina, Andrei Tarnita (Romania)
🔴Marta Fibich (Poland)
🔴Matthias, Ramine Felicia (Hollanda)
🔴Pinja & Sibel (Finland)
🔴Queen & Andrew (Canada)
🔴Sam Bachatero, Yas & Angelica (Belgium)
🔴Satsuki Amano, Taku & Hinata (Japan)
🔴Sita & Preeven (Netherlands)
🔴Victor & Nadejda (Uzbekistan)
🔴🔴🔴Can Yiğit, Onur Alp Sancaktar, Besher Hamdan, Mine y Serkan, Cem Gürül, Gülçin Aydoğan, Haydar Yıldız, Oktay & Burcu, Onurhan & Cemre, Özgür Tatlıdil, Sheyda Mardani, Şoreş & Kate, Ufuk/Hangar, Yalçın & Elif Şeyda, Yasin & Sırma (Turkiye)
SALSA
🔵DJ Julian The Duke (UK), DJ Rumbero (Peru/Germany), DJ Sezar Duran (Norway), DJ Tom Nka (France)
🔵Johnny Vazquez & Imperio Azteca (Italy)
(5 times World Salsa Champion)
🔵Tropical Gem by Fernando Sosa (Italy)
🔵Ernesto and Denisse & Iroko Dance Company (USA)
(13 times World Salsa Champion)
🔵Jhoana Palhua y Diago Camilo (Colombia/Peru)
(10 times World Champion of Salsa & Bachata)
🔵Marco Ferrigno & Ansima Production (Italy)
🔵Maykel Fonts (Cuba)
🔵Panagiotis & Myrto (Greece)
🔵Seo Fernandez & Eneris Mulgado (Cuba)
🔵Yoannis Tamayo & Anitaa Jimenez (Cuba)
🔵Adonis Santiago (Cuba)
🔵Alien Ramirez (Cuba)
(22 times World Latin Dance Champion)
🔵Angelo Gioffre Dance Company (Italy)
🔵Anichi Perez (Germany)
🔵Charlie y Vero (Spain)
🔵Chiara Tofani (Italy)
🔵Chiquito (Dominican Republic)
🔵Claudio D'Ercole & Claudia (Italy)
🔵Ezgi Zaman (Turkiye)
🔵Fredy Clan (Cuba)
🔵Gigi Bianco/Full Project (Italy)
🔵Kayce & Karen (Lebanon)
🔵Lus & Esteban, Sebastian Bonilla (Colombia)
🔵Nicolo De Angelis (Italy) Salsanama World Champion
🔵Sasha Phillips (UK)
🔵Talal & Edyta (Morocco/Belgium&Poland/Italy)
🔵Victor Gonzalez & Özlem Okur (Cuba/Turkiye)
🔵Yaiza (Spain)
(World Salsa-Bachata Champion)
🔵A.Williams & Yağmur (Spain)
🔵Alisa Antonova, Andreas & Stefanie, Diomand Twins (Cyprus)
🔵Andres & Zehra (Dubai)
🔵Bekzhan Rio (Krygizistan)
🔵Daniela (Mexico)
🔵Edson & Juan (Venezuela/Germany)
🔵Ebru Çınaroğlu (Qatar)
🔵Emin, Gio, Ilkin (Azerbaijan)
🔵Faith Ogega (Kenya)
🔵Felix Mohanad (Sweden)
🔵Hajar (Morocco)
🔵Irena Tannous (Lebanon)
🔵Ilias & Emma, John & Kelly (Greece)
🔵Ivan Jovanov (Macedonia)
🔵Fuquan & Candace, Jay Lee (USA)
🔵Joaquin (Cuba)
🔵Joan Eric Bailar (Cuba)
🔵Jonas & Maria and Mambo Vikings (Sweden)
🔵Mila Kemppe, Maria Aurora (Finland)
🔵Nawel and Mariposa Ladies Team (Tunisia)
🔵Olga & Alexey (Kazakhstan/Russia)
🔵Osama (Qatar)
🔵Paul & Ada_Salsa Linda (Romania)
🔵Pambos & Elizaveta (Bulgaria)
🔵Petar & Paola (Serbia/Bolivia)
🔵Eniko, Salsafieras by Sasha Phillips (United Kingdom)
🔵Sherman Mosquito (Hong Kong)
🔵🔵🔵Ada Aydın, Ali Raşit & Büşra and Dance Garage, Alina Turcan, Aylin Gürsan, Bahar HacıMehmet, Berkan & Gülden, Berkay Gürtuncay, Bilal Tercan, Birant Yılmaz, Buğra Siperoğlu, Fatih Haktan Coşkun and FHC Dancers, Hakan Gökçen, Mert Mertkan, Mertcan Yıldız, Mustafa Sarı, Oğuz Kurtili, Onurcan & Yağmur, Önder Pamukoğlu, Selin & Mehmet, Sinan Çırka, Tuğçe & Cenk, Umut & Beste, Yasin Kirman (Turkiye)
Special Guests
🔵Cihat Can, Dinçer Dişlon, Leymin Şaylan, Mustafa Tura, Nurhan Hoca
KIZOMBA/URBANKIZ/TARRAXO
🟡Elji Beatzkilla (Portugal)
🟡Jennifer Dias (Portugal)
🟡JP & Stephy (France)
🟡Lolahontas (Spain)
🟡Nuno & Nagyla (Portugal)
🟡Sandra Gutiérrez & Stephane (Spain/France)
🟡Val’R & Sarah (France)
🟡Jay-C (France)
🟡Jah Ja (France/Switzerland)
🟡John & Lea (Holland)
🟡Jules Tarraxo Pop (France)
🟡Kalypso & Ade (Switzerland)
🟡Karl & Nima (France)
🟡Lilian & Ivana (France)
🟡Mafalda & Alphonse (Portugal/France)
🟡Pamelita & David Cohen (USA/South Africa)
🟡Ronie & Frida (Sweden)
🟡Saber & Majdouline (Morocco/Belgium)
🟡Fajul Kizztalk (Germany)
🟡Gadour Ben Hassen & Teresa Jimenez (Tunisia/Hollland)
🟡Volkan & Xenia (Turkiye)
🟡Aladdin & Hiba (Morocco)
🟡Alena Snopok, Darya Manokhina, Dino Seide & Dariana Romero, Ksenia Georgadze, Maxim & Irina, Sasha Mlepo, Tatiana Che (Russia)
🟡Alex Karo & Anuki (Georgia)
🟡Amr Kasseb (Egypt)
🟡Bekzod & Irina (Uzbekistan/Belarus)
🟡Black Diamond & Nilay (Angola/Ireland)
🟡Chouayib Ammari & Lidiya (Algeria/Turkiye)
🟡Danny & Sarah (Senegal/France/Morocco)
🟡Dex & Lax (Angola/France)
🟡Eduardo (Greece)
🟡Fabiana & Walter, Flavio Coletta (Italy)
🟡Helen Shamis (Ukraine)
🟡Inessa & Nikolai (Serbia)
🟡Iwona GP (Poland)
🟡James Evans (Italy)
🟡Jean Michel (USA)
🟡Jillian & Elnara, Anar (Azerbaijan)
🟡Julia (UAE)
🟡Lucas & Jeyda (United Kingdom)
🟡Mozes (Belgium)
🟡Nick & Olga (Cyprus)
🟡Rexhina (Albania)
🟡Sanja & Kemal (Montenegro/Turkiye)
🟡Thierry Deha (Cote D'Ivoire/Russia)
🟡Tuvshuu (Mongolia)
🟡VJ Danzaholic (Denmark)
🟡Women's League Official
🟡🟡🟡Bilakiz, Svetlana, Emin & Lana, Gökhan & Derya, İrfan_Kizmir, Irmak Ezgi Sayın, Kübra Çaylı, Selin & Joseph, Sinan Özçelik, Yare, Yunus & Seçil (Turkiye)
Special Guests
🟡Alexander, Mira Sakessova, Zhanibek (Kazakhstan), Jeancy (France), Nigina (Uzbekistan), Romain Luo (China), Sensei (Spain), Tati (Russia), Tete (Mongolia)
Taxi Dancers Team
🟡Castle of Dance Taxi Team (Netherlands)
Taxi Team KizQueens (Russia), The One (Korea)
TANGO
🟠Nadezhda Krivenok-Umarova (Tango Director)
🟠Aleksandr Tulyakov (Russia)
🟠Aliya Kuanysheva (Kazakhstan)
🟠Alexey & Julia (Hungary)
🟠Daria Naumenko (Russia)
🟠Hayrettin Sarı (Turkiye)
🟠Irina_Tango Wizard (Turkiye)
🟠Joseph Werde (Germany)
🟠Ludmila King (England)
🟠Oğulcan Atasever (Turkiye)
🟠DJ Tikhon (Russia)
🟠DJ Emre Konuk (Turkiye)
Special Guests:
Tango Girls Team (Alina, Polina, Alexandra), Çağlar Selvi, DJ Ezgi Başkaya & Ahmet Emre,
ZOUK
🟤TAKU & YOKO (Japan)
KONPA
🟤GAZL (Martinique/Haiti)
🟤SJAAKI (Netherlands)
AFRO
⚫Jay-C (France)
⚫Lucille Aires (Brazil)
⚫Thierry Deha (Cote D'Ivoire/Russia)

HIPHOP/HIGH HEELS
🔘Ömer Yeşilbaş/Dans Fabrika (Turkiye)
🔘Çisil/Dans Fabrika (Turkiye)
🔘Ceylin/Tolga Han Dance (Turkiye)
SYRTAKI (GREEK DANCE)
Murat Çelebi (Turkiye)
DJ Line Up
🟣Music Director: DJ K*ll'in Mambo
Bachata
🟣DJ Tronky (Italy)
🟣DJ Alejandro (Israel)
🟣DJ Murat Çolakel (Turkiye)
🟣DJ D Influence (Lebanon)
🟣DJ Dorin (Romania)
🟣DJ El Vector (Bulgaria)
🟣DJ Joey Love (UAE)
🟣DJ Monito (Germany)
🟣DJ Ramzy (Australia)
🟣DJ Shirley (Hong Kong)
🟣DJ Talgat (Kazakhstan)
Kizomba
🟣DJ Zay'X (France)
🟣DJ Pingusso (Luxembourg)
🟣DJ Chad (France)
🟣DJ Nao (Belgium)
🟣DJ Traybeatz (Holland)
🟣DJ GadRanGa (Tunisia)
🟣DJ Fofo Jah (Canada)
🟣DJ Poema Beatz (Sweden)
🟣DJ Saaber (Belgium/Morocco)
🟣DJ Traxx (Sweden)
🟣DJ MaxFox (Russia)
🟣DJ MixMillion (Germany)
🟣DJ Nurliving (Kyrgyzstan)
🟣DJ Assyl (Kazakhstan)
🟣DJ Ram (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Sequoia (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Mell (Turkiye)
Salsa
🟣DJ Julian The Duke (UK)
🟣DJ Rumbero (Peru/Germany)
🟣DJ Sezar (Norway)
🟣DJ Tom Nka (France)
🟣DJ Afrikaya (Cuba)
🟣DJ Alex El Maestro (United States)
🟣DJ K*ll'in Mambo (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Mambo Ilk (Germany)
🟣DJ Volkan Kayataş ( Turkiye)
🟣DJ Amr Kasseb (Egypt)
🟣DJ Free (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Eser Murat Yılmaz (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Emre Keskin (Turkiye)
🟣DJ Ilkin (Azerbaijan)
Final Club Party
🟣Mert Altın
For questions contact us via Whatsapp (+90)5394884552)
▶️ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Founder and President: Kemal Keskin
CFO: İbrahim Keskin
Registration & Hotel: Mine Keskin
Dance Networking: Nurhan Hoca
Marketing: Yalçın Çoban, Aylin Yay, Aziza, Sinan Çırka, Tatiana Che
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