About this Event

2/25! Latin Street Dancing presents: 2 rooms of non-stop dancing! Come to say Happy B-Day to "Super Star" Chicago dancer Andres Chavez! Salsa & Bachata lesson by Joe Spencer from Latin Street at 8:45p Main Room Ritmos: DJs Dwight Burr, El Papichulo & Play spin Bachata, Salsa & Tropical Ritmos. Amateur Bachata Contest Last Prelim @ 11:30p! Special Bachata & Kizomba remix by DJ Just Jacob @ 1a! White Room Soni2: Just Jacob, Bengfang, friends spin Zouk, Kizomba, EDM, Dance, Trap & Soni2. Kizomba lesson by Pascal & Sandra @ 10p. 100% Kizomba 10p-12a! Special guest Kizombero William Rover! Drink Specials! $5 Mango Shots, Don Julio Shots, Daiquiris & Caipirinhas $7 Micheladas by Michael Mix Bachataritas (Giant tropical Margarita) $150 Bottles (Belvidere, Grey Goose, etc,...) 21+. Dress to impress. $10 cover. Ladies in FREE all Night Free VIS Cards b4 11p. To get in Free b4 9p, get on our guest list! 4th Annual Amateur Bachata Contest Finalists: Frank Lin & Alejandra Rico Apollo Shaw & Daisy Perez Melvin Pacheco & Vanessa Valenzuela Oscar Galant & Kacey Dayton Val Rosario & Katherine Theoharis Oscar Urbina & Becky Medina Lane Gillia & Adriana Lua Daniel Ramirez & Iris Lorente Axel Montes & Emy Bellino Romeo Valerdi & Rosy Del Toro Jairo Ortiz & Priscilla Perez Prelims: 1/21, 1/28, 2/11, 2/18 & 2/25 FINAL: 3/3 Prizes at the final: 1st place: $300 + trophies 2nd place: $150 + trophies 3rd place: $50 + trophies Rules: 1. Amateur is defined as a dancer who has not ever been paid for dancing nor teaching Bachata. 2. For purposes of this contest, if a couple (not an individual dancer) has placed 1st on 2 Amateur Bachata contest in the past 3 years or placed top 3 on an Open Bachata Contest will not be considered an Amateur couple. 3. No choreographies necessary. This an Amateur lead/follow Social dance contest. Music will be chosen by the DJ. 4. There is no limitation for types of moves. Everything is allowed. 5. During preliminary rounds, judging will be done by audience applause. At the final, judging will be done by a judging panel. 6. Preliminary Rounds will happen every Thursday listed at 11p. 7. Pre-registration is not necessary. Couples will dance on the floor once the contest is announced and sign-up once the qualify to the final. 8. 3 couples will move to the final per week.

Dance Styles

Bachata (50%)
Kizomba (25%)
Salsa (25%)
Zouk (25%)

Pricing

Free b4 9p (guest list):$0.00
Free VIS Cards b4 11p:$0.00
Ladies in FREE all Night:$0.00
$5 Mango Shots, Don Julio Shots, Daiquiris & Caipirinhas:$5.00
$7 Micheladas by Michael Mix:$7.00
Cover charge:$10.00
$150 Bottles (Belvidere, Grey Goose, etc,...):$150.00

Organizer

E

El R Pascal

A

Andres Meneses II

L

Latin Street Music & Dancing

J

Jacob S. Heiss

C

Cassandra Carr

J

Jesse Sexton

G

Gene Serrano