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Carl & Aldona - workshops
Carl started the LeuvenSalsa! dance school about five years ago now. The Leuven Salsa Festival is part of the project.
Aldona Niemiro has been teaching at LeuvenSalsa! almost from the very start.
Come and discover our partnerwork workshop (beginners-intermediate level). Carl will also present a partnerwork salsa workshop with Maria (intermediate-advanced level).
Sat 13.20-14.20 & 15.30-16.30 (Jupilerzaal)
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Georg Kapeller - workshop
Another one of the LeuvenSalsa! instructors, Georg is an Austrian salsero who's been teaching for some years at the Conny & Dado dance school in Graz. Creative & smooth leader, precise instructor, find out on his 'Hand toss workshop'.
Sat 16.30-17.35 (Jupilerzaal)
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The workshops
All of the workshops take place in Sportoase (Philipssite 6, Leuven; "polyvalente zaal" or "Jupilerzaal").
Click here for a full program of all the workshops.
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The Party
The party starts at 9pm with a rueda de casino for all lead by Wim El Guapo, don't miss that, he's one of the rueda experts in our country. From 10pm on DJ Cisko and DJ Rubio are mixing. At midnight the shows (Gaëtan & Vicky, Greg & Nanda, Salsa Revelation) and the world record attempt spinning by Wim & Barbara.
Location: Sportoase, Jupilerzaal.
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DJ Cisko
One of the Belgian dj's who constantly mixing all over the world (and there's a reason for that). Extremely danceable stuff, adapting to every audience ...
DJ Rubio
Another very active Belgian dj, Dj Rubio will be mixing for the first time at the festival!
The festival concretely
Presale runs until Wednesday 25/11. Enrol online, click here. The address: Sportoase, Philipssite 6, Leuven (Heverlee). Parking under Sportoase.
Where to eat?
Until 5pm the Sportoase restaurant is open, after that you'll need to enter the centre of Leuven (follow Naamsestraat until the centre, plenty of bars and restaurants over there).
More video's
Click here.
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NEWSLETTER Festival Edition
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On Saturday 28th of November we'll have the sixth edition of the Leuven Salsa Festival. A festival that was created some years ago to give a new input to the salsa scene in Leuven 'and surroundings' ... The two first edtions were called 'Leuven Salsa Day' to then become 'Leuven Salsa Festival'. In this newsletter we'll present the instructors of the workshops, the performers, the dj's, place to be, hours, prices, etc. I hope to see many of you at the festival at the workshops and at the party.
Carl
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Sami - workshops 
Considered by many Belgian salseros as one of our greatest dancers, he's more particularly known for his inventivity in dancing, his precise teaching and the difficulty he experiences to be serious for a couple of seconds in a row ...
Great natural style, great technique ... Sami isn't currently teaching anymore but for the festival he'll teach two workshops, one on musicality (relationship dance-music; open level), one on partnerwork LA style (advanced level).The ones who have had the chance to attend his workshops will advice you to be there ...
Sat 14.25-15.25 & 17.40-18.40 (Jupilerzaal)
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Wim El Guapo & Barbara - workshops & show
Wim & Barbara are well known Belgian performers and instructors, constantly present on international congresses and events. Seeing Wim and Barbara teach is seeing professionals at work. They are teaching Cuban salsa (partnerwork and rueda) in Gent and are very often presenting shows on congresses all over the world. Wim & Barbara are currently holding the record of spins in 90 seconds: 182 spins ...
At the festival Wim & Barbara will present a Cuban style workshop (for 'switchers': salseros without much experience in Cuban style) and a rueda de casino to open up the party. At midnight they'll try to break their world record spins in 90 seconds ...
Sat 12.05-13.05 (Polyvalente zaal) and 21-22 (Jupilerzaal). Record spins at midnight.
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Maria Szumielewicz - workshops 
After having learned the basics in her home country and developed her skills at international congresses, Maria started teaching in Poland before moving to Belgium some time ago. She performed and taught together with Talal before joining the LeuvenSalsa! dance school. Maria combines talent, passion and experience: a great combination for a dance instructor. Appreciated for her styling, she's also very much into mambo and into Afro-Cuban elements. Don't miss her 'Intro to rumba' workshop, her 'Ladies' styling' class as well as the LA style partnerwork we'll be giving together.
Sat 11-12 & 16.35-17.35 (Polyvalente zaal) and 13.20-14.20 (Jupilerzaal).
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Alain & Sylvia Vander Linden - workshops
Alain Vander Linden is one of the instructors who has most contributed to spreading salsa in our country. He's been active for many years now with many of his students becoming respected instructors (Sami & Gregory are only some of these).
Come and discover their workshop 'Mambo for switchers' in which Alain and Sylvia will introduce you to this fascinating 'other planet' (if you're an LA style dancer like myself): mambo (aka 'salsa on2').
Sat 14.25-15.25 (Polyvalente zaal)
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Arawi Escalera & Noémie - workshops & show
Surprisingly professional although still very young, Arawi is a Canadian-Bolivian dancer currently teaching in and around Gent. With his partner Noémie he's focusing on salsa and bachata, on teaching and performing (with his dance company Salsa Revelation Dance Project). Come and find out what they have prepared for you in their 'Bachata Intermediate level' workshop at the festival. At the party Salsa Revelation Dance Project will present their new show.
Sat 15.30-16.30 (Polyvalente zaal) and show at midnight (Jupilerzaal).
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Gianni Salcuni - workshops
One of the upcoming Belgian salsa instructors, active in and around Brussels. Gianni is currently teaching salsa, bachata and men's styling classes. He's spicing up his salsa with reggaeton and that's also what he'll present at the festival: a workshop 'salsaton'!
Sat 17.40-18.40 (Polyvalente zaal)
Gaëtan & Vicky - show
Here's a new show of one of the most active and talented Belgian choreographs of the moment (and also LeuvenSalsa! instructor), Gaëtan Collaert, together with Vicky Jutten. Gaëtan is teaching salsa, bachata, tango, mambo, merengue, chacha in Leuven, Brussels and Mechelen.
Gregory & Nanda (Granda) - show
Here's the new show of this couple of bachateros, behind about everything when it comes to bachata in Belgium ... Gregory & Nanda (together Granda Dance Project) teach bachata in Brussels and around the world.
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