TWO DAYS OF TRAINING + ONE PERFORMANCE = THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
For the first time ever, the Boston Salsa Festival is offering performance challenges. We have TWO incredible opportunities for you to work with world renowned choreographers and performers.
SALSA ON1 WITH CARINE MORAIS + RAFAEL BARROS
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BACHATA WITH ALEX MOREL + DESIREE GODSELL
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Description
Learn a choreography in 6 hours over the course of two days and perform alongside your instructors at the Sunday night showcase at the Boston Salsa Festival. Choose between a Salsa On1 routine with Carine and Rafael and a Bachata routine with Alex and Desiree. Get ready for the experience of a lifetime!
Requirements to join a performance challenge:
Schedule (100% Attendance Required)
SATURDAY (8/19/17)
SUNDAY (8/20/17)
Price
$110 for a Challenge Pass – must combine with a Festival Pass (minimum of Sunday night pass).
The Challenge Pass will only allow you entrance into the challenge practice sessions. You must combine it with another festival pass to attend other activities. At a minimum, you must purchase a Sunday Night Pass in order to perform. If you plan to attend other nights or workshops, you can choose between other pass options such as a 3-Night Pass, Full Pass, etc. Challenge Pass price includes a Boston Salsa Festival T-shirt.
Questions? Please contact us at info@bostonsalsafest.com.
Learn a choreography in 6 hours over the course of two days and perform alongside your instructors at the Sunday night showcase at the Boston Salsa Festival. Choose between a Salsa On1 routine with Carine and Rafael and a Bachata routine with Alex and Desiree. Get ready for the experience of a lifetime!
Requirements to join a performance challenge:
- Dance level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Performance experience is a plus but not required
- Must understand timing and be comfortable doing intricate turn patterns with leading and following techniques.
- Must attend 100% of the practice sessions listed below and available to perform Sunday night, August 20, 2017.
- You can sign up with a partner if desired, but no partner is required – we will balance leaders/followers
- You must attend 100% of the practice sessions, tech rehearsal, and performance time
Schedule (100% Attendance Required)
SATURDAY (8/19/17)
- 10:30am – 12:30pm: Choreography/Practice Session 1
- 4:30 – 5:30pm: Choreography/Practice Session 2
SUNDAY (8/20/17)
- 10:30am – 12:30pm: Choreography/Practice Session 3
- 4:30 – 5:30pm: Choreography/Practice Session 4
- 5:30 – 6:30pm: Tech Rehearsal
- 7:30 – 10pm: Performance Showcase
Price
$110 for a Challenge Pass – must combine with a Festival Pass (minimum of Sunday night pass).
The Challenge Pass will only allow you entrance into the challenge practice sessions. You must combine it with another festival pass to attend other activities. At a minimum, you must purchase a Sunday Night Pass in order to perform. If you plan to attend other nights or workshops, you can choose between other pass options such as a 3-Night Pass, Full Pass, etc. Challenge Pass price includes a Boston Salsa Festival T-shirt.
Questions? Please contact us at info@bostonsalsafest.com.
About the Choreographers
Alex Morel & Desiree Godsell
Alex Morel and Desiree Godsell bring exciting and powerful showcases to the stage. Their incredible chemistry and combined energy make for an explosive performance. While both Alex and Desiree are well rounded in many forms of dance, the world has embraced their interpretation of Bachata. They have undoubtedly become the leading couple representing Bachata Clasica also known as Traditional or Dominican Style Bachata. Having traveled all over the world teaching and performing their unique style of dance, they are also among the top sought after choreographers in the Latin Dance Scene. Apart from coaching and training dancers across the globe, Alex and Desiree are also part of the official judging panel at two of the world's most prestigious Dance Championships. Both The World Salsa Summit and The Bachatea World Masters in Madrid invited Alex and Desiree to serve as judges in 2016. Alex and Desiree continue to share their knowledge and passion for dance with the globe, and one of their next stops is the Boston Salsa Festival! Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to learn and perform with the amazing Alex and Desiree!
Carine Morais & Rafael Barros
Carine Morais and Rafael Barros are celebrated around the world for their exquisite technique, mesmerizing spins, jaw-dropping tricks, electrifying musicality, and, above all, for the perfect harmony they exude in their dances. Both Carine and Rafael have backgrounds in many dance styles. They joined forces in 2008 to become one of the most successful partnerships in the salsa world. They are renowned instructors and choreographers, teaching and performing at the most prestigious dance congresses and events globally. Together they have won numerous salsa championships, including the World Latin Dance Cup and the World Salsa Open. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train and perform with the incredible Carine and Rafael!
Alex Morel and Desiree Godsell bring exciting and powerful showcases to the stage. Their incredible chemistry and combined energy make for an explosive performance. While both Alex and Desiree are well rounded in many forms of dance, the world has embraced their interpretation of Bachata. They have undoubtedly become the leading couple representing Bachata Clasica also known as Traditional or Dominican Style Bachata. Having traveled all over the world teaching and performing their unique style of dance, they are also among the top sought after choreographers in the Latin Dance Scene. Apart from coaching and training dancers across the globe, Alex and Desiree are also part of the official judging panel at two of the world's most prestigious Dance Championships. Both The World Salsa Summit and The Bachatea World Masters in Madrid invited Alex and Desiree to serve as judges in 2016. Alex and Desiree continue to share their knowledge and passion for dance with the globe, and one of their next stops is the Boston Salsa Festival! Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to learn and perform with the amazing Alex and Desiree!
Carine Morais & Rafael Barros
Carine Morais and Rafael Barros are celebrated around the world for their exquisite technique, mesmerizing spins, jaw-dropping tricks, electrifying musicality, and, above all, for the perfect harmony they exude in their dances. Both Carine and Rafael have backgrounds in many dance styles. They joined forces in 2008 to become one of the most successful partnerships in the salsa world. They are renowned instructors and choreographers, teaching and performing at the most prestigious dance congresses and events globally. Together they have won numerous salsa championships, including the World Latin Dance Cup and the World Salsa Open. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train and perform with the incredible Carine and Rafael!
