2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
schedule subject to changes, more info TBA
Thursday, February 6, 2025
6pm: Cocktail party in the Hospitality Suite: Reunite with old friends and meet new ones! Cocktail party
8pm-2am: Welcome party with DJ Walt Digz, Dance Performances and more T.B.A.
Friday, February 7, 2025
11am-5pm: 4 ballrooms of workshops every hour in Cuban dance (including casino, rueda de casino, afro-Cuban, rumba, suelta, reggaeton, son, cha cha cha, and more!) and Timbaversity!
6pm: Cocktail party in the Hospitality Suite: Reunite with old friends and meet new ones! Cocktail party
8pm-2am: Old Skool Timba welcome party and performances with festival DJ Walt Digz and DJ Dark Rum.
2am-5am: After Party Room on the 36th floor
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10am-4:00pm: 4 ballrooms of workshops every hour in Cuban dance (including casino, rueda de casino, afro-Cuban, rumba, suelta, reggaeton, son, cha cha cha, and more!) and Timbaversity!
8pm-2am: Performances and live concert El Niño y La Verdad.
2am-5am: After Party Room on the 36th floor
Sunday, February 9. 2025
11am-5:00pm: 4 ballrooms of workshops every hour in Cuban dance (including casino, rueda de casino, afro-Cuban, rumba, suelta, reggaeton, son, cha cha cha, and more!) and Timbaversity!
6pm: Cocktail Party in the Hospitality Suite
8pm-2am: Farewell Party with DJs Walt Digz, Dark Rum, Poncho, Alan, Pepe and Juan Love.
2024 Workshop & Nightly Party Schedule
(2025 coming soon)
| Friday, February 16th | |
|---|---|
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Party in The Hospitality Suite (Room TBD) |
| Friday, February 16th - Night Party and Performances | |
|---|---|
| EMERALD BALLROOM | |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Performer Tech Reheasal |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Doors Open - DJ Dark Rum and DJ Walt Digz |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Dance Performances |
| 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Live Rumba directed by Micheal Herrera including Adonis Pantar, Roberto Borrell, Einar Leliebre, Javier Navarette, Lester Bolaños, and special guest Emilio Frias |
| 11:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. | Throwback Timba night with DJs Walt Digz, Dark Rum, Poncho and Reyna |
| Saturday, February 17th - WORKSHOPS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERALD BALLROOM | GOLD RUSH A | GOLD RUSH B | REDWOOD ROOM | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Follower Styling with Karelia Despaigne | Timba Suelta with Denmis Bain Savigne | Danzon with Roberto Borell | ||
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Cross body leads, caminas and DQN + vueltas & enchuflas with Duane Wrenn | Rueda de Casino with Reinier and Daniela | Timba Suelta with Ciro Anaya | Afro - Cuban with Temistocles Betancourt | |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Rumba ladies styling with Kati Hernandez "Focusing on the nuances of the skirt and the scarf" | Rueda de Casino with Steven Messina | Casino Partnering with Nick and Serena | Columbia with Royland Lobato | |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Casino Pareja with Clara Nieto | Salsa, Mambo y Cha Cha Cha with Yismari Ramos | Rueda de Casino with Reinier Fernandez Armesto | Cuban - Haitian class (vodu, gaga, congo laye) with Royland Lobato | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Timba Partnering with Karelia Despaigne | Enchufla this and Enchufla that! with Duane Wrenn | Timba Suelta with Ramon Ramos Alayo | Afro-Cuban with Kati Hernandez "Dances from the Yoruba tradition" | |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Rueda de Casino with Chris Rogiki | Casino Partnering with Adriel and Malena | Afro- Timba with Duane and Kati | Casino Nudos with Ciro Anaya | |
| 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Dinner Break | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Cocktail Party in the Hospitality Suite (Room TBA) | ||||
| Saturday, February 17th - Night Party and Performances | ||
|---|---|---|
| EMERALD BALLROOM | ||
| 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Performer Tech Reheasal | |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Doors Open - DJ Dark Rum and DJ Walt Digz | |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Dance Performances | |
| 10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | DJ Walt Digz | |
| 11:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. | El Niño y La Verdad | |
| 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. | DJ Walt Digz | |
| Sunday, February 18th - WORKSHOPS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERALD BALLROOM | GOLD RUSH A | GOLD RUSH B | REDWOOD ROOM | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Timba Suelta with Yismari Ramos | Reggaton with Pablo Dinámico | Casino Partnering with Steven Messina | ||
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Afro-Cuban with Kati Hernandez "Afro-Cuban from the Arara tradition" | Casino Partnering with with Ramon Ramos Alayo | Reggaton with Yeni Lucero | Followers Styling with Clara Nieto | |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Rueda de Casino with Ciro Anaya | Rueda de Casino with Adriel and Malena | Casino Partnering with Reinier Fernandez Armesto | Franco Haitian Dances with Karelia Despaigne | |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Energetic Salsa with soUl•sa Combinations with Duane Wrenn | Rueda de Casino with Nick and Serena | Son with Roberto Borrell | Rumba with Denmis Bain Savigne | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Casino Partnering with Reinier and Daniela | Musicality with Karelia Despaigne | Vacila por aquí, vacila por allá. The powering of mastering your vacila with Julian Meija | Abakuá with Michael Herrera | |
| 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Timba Suelta with Adriel and Malena | Rueda de Casino with Clara Nieto | Casino Partnering with Chris Rogicki | Cha Cha Cha with Roberto Borrell | |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Farewell Cocktail Party in Hospitality Suite (Room TBA) Hosted by Rueda Vale Todo | ||||
| Sunday, February 18th - Night Party & Performances | |
|---|---|
| EMERALD BALLROOM | |
| 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Performer Tech Reheasal |
| 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Doors Open - DJ Dark Rum and DJ Walt Digz |
| 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Dance Performances |
| 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Mega-Rueda |
| 11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. | Farewell Party with DJs Walt Digz, Dark Rum, Poncho, Alan, Pepe and Juan Love |
Please note that full access passes and party passes can be purchased at the Festival registration desk during the festival. Cash only.
WORKSHOP TICKETS
Individual and packages of workshop tickets can be purchased at the registration desk. Please leave enough time before the workshop you want to take to purchase tickets. Cash only.
1 Workshop: $25
3 Workshops: $65
NIGHTLY PARTIES
Admission to the nightly parties can be paid at the door each night. Cash only.
Friday Party: $30
Saturday Party: $60
Sunday Party: $30