Istanbul Dance Festival (13th Anniversary)

13th Istanbul Dance Festival

Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba/Tango/Swing/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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZB2skZl8kw

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, (USA)

Leo & Valerija (Lithuania)

Artur MnA, Anton Luzhnyak, Artem & Juliya, Bazil & Daria, Daniel Torriente & 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, Nadya (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)

Camy & Ishak, Eniko (England)

Daniel Shamitha (Denmark)

Dario & Sandra, Helena & Sergy, Jesus & Maria, Luchi y Pablo, Lorena Ramos, Pablo & Claudia (Spain)

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)

Hyperion & Vicky, Vasiliki (Greece)

Ilyas & Anastasia (Czech Republic)

Jeremy Davila (Sweden)

Joris, Lunita, Yuri (Belgium/France/Mexico)

Julia Gawlik (Poland)

Kaline Farah Team ConRi (Egypt)

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, Maria & Sezgin, Oktay & Burcu, Onurhan & Cemre, Özgür Tatlıdil, Selim & Tatiana, Sheyda Mardani, Şoreş & Kate, Tugay & Anna, 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)

Achiko Saga (Georgia/USA)

Alisa Antonova, Andreas & Stefanie, Diomand Twins (Cyprus)

Andres & Zehra (Dubai)

Ermis & Vasia (Greece)

Bekzhan Rio (Krygizistan)

Daniela (Mexico)

Dimitris & Renia and Agua Salsa Team (Greece)

Edson & Juan (Venezuela/Germany)

Ebru Çınaroğlu (Qatar)

Emin, Gio, Ilkin (Azerbaijan)

Fadi K (England)

Faith Ogega (Kenya)

Felix Mohanad (Sweden)

Fuquan & Candace, Jay Lee (USA)

Hajar (Morocco)

Irena Tannous (Lebanon)

Ilias & Emma, John & Kelly (Greece)

Ivan Jovanov (Macedonia)

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, Ali Abak, Aylin Gürsan, Azem Gümüş, Bahar HacıMehmet, Berkan Kaymaz & Gülden Melek, Berkay Gürtuncay, Bilal Tercan, Birant Yılmaz, Buğra Siperoğlu, Burhan Bahar, Fatih Haktan Coşkun and FHC Dancers, Hakan Gökçen, Mert Mertkan, Mertcan Yıldız, Murat Çelebi, Mustafa Sarı, Oğuz Kurtili, Onurcan & Yağmur, Önder Pamukoğlu, Selin & Mehmet, Sinan Çırka, Tuğçe & Cenk, Umut & Beste, Volkan & Nilsu, Yasin Kirman (Turkiye)

Special Guests

Cihat Can, Dinçer Dişlon, Leymin Şaylan, Mustafa Tura, Nurhan Hoca, Vladimir Semencic

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, Marina Demicheva, 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)

Svitlana (Ukraine)

Thierry Deha (Cote D'Ivoire/Russia)

Tuvshuu (Mongolia)

VJ Danzaholic (Denmark)

Women's League Official

Bilakiz, Emin & Lana, Gökhan & Derya, İrfan_Kizmir, Irmak Ezgi Sayın, Kübra Çaylı, Selin & Joseph, Sinan Özçelik, Şakir Nas, Yare, Yunus & Seçil (Turkiye)

Special Guests

Alexander, Mira Sakessova, Zhanibek (Kazakhstan), Jeancy (France), Madara RC (France), Nigina (Uzbekistan), Romain Luo (China), Sensei (Spain), Tati (Russia), Tete (Mongolia), Wagib, Wray (Germany)

Taxi Dancers Team

Castle of Dance Taxi Team (Netherlands)

Taxi Team Kiz Queens (Russia), Jin (Mongalia), 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)

Yeşim Kaygaç (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 Kill'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 Kill'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

Artistic Directors: Berkan Kaymaz, Nil y Antonio

DJ Director: DJ Kill'in Mambo

CFO: İbrahim Keskin

Registration & Hotel: Mine Keskin

Dance Networking: Nurhan Hoca

Marketing: Yalçın Çoban, Aylin Yay, Duygu Çiloğlu, Sinan Çırka,

Tatiana Che, Yare

Media Director: İbrahim Makineci

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