June, 2023
2ndMyrtlewood Fusion Intensive
Myrtle Point, ORFusion
Workshop
Myrtlewood Fusion Intensive
6/2/2023
City: Myrtle Point, OR
Dances: Fusion
Myrtlewood Fusion Intensive is an intimate 4 day gathering in the beautiful forests of southern Oregon for fusion dancers excited to cultivate a space for deep learning and connection. Join us June 2nd-6th at the lovely Camp Myrtlewood for a lusciously long weekend of dancing, workshops, practicas, and community building. We are thrilled to be welcoming Mark Carpenter & Nicole Trissell as our instructors for the weekend!
Teachers: Mark Carpenter, Nicole Trissell
23rdManchester Micro Fusion Experience
ManchesterFusion
Workshop
Manchester Micro Fusion Experience
6/23/2023
City: Manchester
Dances: Fusion
MMFX is a not-for-profit with the core aim of bringing together Micro Fusion dancers from around the world without cost being the limiting factor.
**This will be a pay-what-you-can event fully supporting those on a low income to attend for free.**
--What's going to happen? --
There will be three late night parties (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at venues around Manchester.
Saturday and Sunday daytime will be afternoons of dance tuition from a range of wonderful teachers, followed on Monday by a relaxed day around Manchester, allowing maximum connection and interaction for those attending.
Teachers: TBA
Bands: DJs only (no live music)
July, 2023
6thBE.FUSION FESTIVAL
ValenciaFusion
Workshop
BE.FUSION FESTIVAL
7/6/2023
City: Valencia
Dances: Fusion
Be.Fusion is an invitation to awaken the experience of unity and freedom that we are. Four days to connect, learn, play and be inspired through music and dance. Prioritizing the expression of our bodies, emotions, love and art.
Teachers: Xandy Liberato
Martha Tena
& More
Bands: Revolution Band
Old Barreal
14thFusion Freakender
New York CityFusion
Exchange
Fusion Freakender
7/14/2023
City: New York City
Dances: Fusion
We’re thrilled to announce the return of NYC’s glorious, new Fusion dance exchange, Fusion Freakender, on July 14-16th! Here are the details of the independently run events:
Melting Pot
Fri, 7/14 at 8pm
https://www.facebook.com/FusionDanceNYC?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Pearl Dive
Sat, 7/15 at 8:30pm
https://facebook.com/events/s/the-pearl-dive-nyc-fusion-danc/165114839815616/?mibextid=RQdjq Z
Deep Dive
Sun, 7/16 at 5pm
https://facebook.com/events/s/the-deep-dive-weekly-fusion-wo/1875858476124459/
Immediately following the Deep Dive, we’ll close out the weekend with a roving public dancing adventure called Pearling. Let’s make Fusion Freakender a weekend to remember!
August, 2023
11thOlyDance Summer Gathering 2023
OlympiaFusion
Workshop
OlyDance Summer Gathering 2023
8/11/2023
City: Olympia
Dances: Fusion
We are back with another weekend of fun and creativity featuring many hours of social dancing, live music, workshops and of course human connection.
For this year's Summer Gathering, we are bringing back some of our favorite experiences like our celebrated Fountain Dance, live jazz, and blues at the Medicine Creek Winery.
And an Epic Fusion Dance Party Saturday.
We are also bringing on board some new elements: Friday we have a street party planned with live music! and this year we have an amazing collaboration with Olympia's own Clown Town!
Workshops:
Fusion - Zouk - Cumbia - Dimestop & Robot - Circus Arts
Juggling and More TBA!
Bands: Live Blues, Fusion, and Cumbia
19thDirty Dance Camp 2023
New YorkFusion
Workshop
Dirty Dance Camp 2023
8/19/2023
City: New York
Dances: Fusion
Come cross-train and connect at this adult summer camp with fellow lovers of dance!💕
Includes:
🗽1 Night in New York City
🏕3 nights/ 4 days at an adult summer camp resort
🗽20+ hours of workshops
🏕3 meals a day plus snacks
🗽Camp games, canoes, sauna
🏕6+ hours of daily dance classes
🗽Evening dance parties
🏕Performance opportunity
🗽Hiking trails, lake life and more!
Evoke the senses to be in closeness and explore the power of platonic intimacy and deepen your relationship to your own body and creative expression.
Cross-train in Brazilian Zouk, Musical Theatre, Conscious Dance, Ballet, Hip Hop and Fusion. Connect with fellow lovers of dance and expert dance leaders from around the world who care about liberation and well-being.
🕶Dirty Dance Camp is for you if ….
💕You are a lover of dance and want to cross-train and connect
🏕You care about consent, representation, social justice, and liberation
💕You want to learn an audacious group Choreo that you can bust out anywhere
🏕You want tools to regulate your nervous system and practice presence
💕You want to be brave, bold, and take risks in your expression
🏕You want to network with radical dancers, educators, artists, and leaders
💕You want to be part of a worldwide community of movers and shakers
🏕You are ready to learn more about creating healthy boundaries
💕You are interested in exploring platonic intimacy
🏕You want to laugh, frolic, and chill
25thBlues Fuse Festival
UtrechtFusion
Workshop
Blues Fuse Festival
8/25/2023
City: Utrecht
Dances: Fusion
Inspired by the great cocoablues festival in Barcelona, this festival also combines the styles of blues and fusion in 1 festival. We offer 3 nights of parties with both blues and fusion live music and those ordering a full pas get 6 hours of classes. All classes are in the afternoon. We care about our ecological footprint so we encourage everybody to come to our festival by train if that is possible. Pre-registration is already OPEN!
Teachers: Couple blues: Elise Klein and Rija "Ridz" Rakotondrainibe (France)
Solo blues: Alexandra Karsenty (France)
Fusion: to be announced soon
Bands: Vantastik
BluesShack
Velvet Cruise
The Touchstone Collective
September, 2023
8thBlues & Fusion Room at Trilogy Swing
Raleigh, NCFusion
Workshop
Blues & Fusion Room at Trilogy Swing
9/8/2023
City: Raleigh, NC
Dances: Fusion
Hosted in a spacious 3,000 sq ft ballroom, we will have 2 days of workshops and socials! Lessons will feature a variety of topics including Traditional Blues and Fusion concepts. See event for additional updates and future details!
Teachers: TBD
Bands: None, DJ’smd music
15thHot Night Fusion Weekend
DenverFusion
Workshop
Hot Night Fusion Weekend
9/15/2023
City: Denver
Dances: Fusion
Hot Night Fusion Weekend
Ever since the dawn of social dancing, people have been combining dance styles into an intertwined fusion of dance expression. Hot Night Fusion Weekend is a full weekend event that caters to the roots of the fusion community, and how it has grown in Colorado.
This year, Hot Night Fusion Weekend is all about creating a container space for "ReConnection"- to your dance practice, your dance partners, and your dance community. During the day you can expect high-quality instruction from amazing partner dance instructors so whether you want to deepen your experience with partnered connection or incorporate crossover influences into your current style, HNFW has workshops for you.
In the evenings our DJs will play music designed for crossover/fusion dancing, allowing you to play with a variety of dance styles and techniques; creating space for different dance backgrounds to connect on the dance floor. All of this amazing fusion and connection is happening in the Performing Arts District in downtown Denver, with a vast variety of original Denver cuisine, bars, breweries, and cafes within walking distance. Join us for an unforgettable weekend in the Mile High City this September!
Teachers: Mark & Nicole, Rachel, John & Jesica, Tybalt, more TBA
Bands: national DJs
15thHot Night Fusion Weekend 2023
Denver, COFusion
Workshop
Hot Night Fusion Weekend 2023
9/15/2023
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Fusion
Hot Night Fusion Weekend is back and even better than ever! This time, we are offering 2 class tracks during the day and 2 fusion rooms at night with an amazing set of instructors and DJ's. This event is guaranteed to be one of the best of the year- don't miss out!
22ndBelta Blues - Autumn 2023 Edition
Newcastle-upon-TyneFusion
Workshop
Belta Blues - Autumn 2023 Edition
9/22/2023
City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dances: Fusion
Join us for a weekend of blues and fusion dancing.
Teachers: Tristan Brightman
Ryan O'Shaughnessy and Anna Price
Alain Andrieux and Zoe Enstone
Bands: Stef Rosen (www.slidinwolf.com), Beat Root Jam
22ndMI Fusion Connection
Ann Arbor, MIFusion
Workshop
October, 2023
19thTinto de Fusion
AlcarazFusion
Workshop
Tinto de Fusion
10/19/2023
City: Alcaraz
Dances: Fusion
Four days of dancing and lazing about in the the Spanish countryside, enjoying the last bit of warmth from the season. There will be a light class schedule during the day, and dancing all night long to incredible music under the stars.
The historic countryside schoolhouse will look familiar to those of you who were at EBX or Tinto de Recess. Expect a wide array of music from blues, soul, funk, hip hop, dance hall, latin, to electronic, and everything in between.
There will be communal meals and lodging, this is a residential event and all will be hosted at our venue location with a mix of camping and paid bed options.
Teachers: Justin Riley, Flouer Evelyn
20thBarefoot Fusion Festival
Portland ORFusion
Workshop
Barefoot Fusion Festival
10/20/2023
City: Portland OR
Dances: Fusion
Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society (PB&J) is delighted to announce Barefoot Fusion Festival (BFF). BFF is a weekend long event with classes and workshops with instructors from a wide variety of dance styles, that culminates each night in social dances, where different dance styles meld together.
More info about workshops and instructors to be announced.
November, 2023
10thEuropean Micro Fantastia
BerlinFusion
Workshop
European Micro Fantastia
11/10/2023
City: Berlin
Dances: Fusion
Save the date, European Micro Fantasia is back, and this year, it's going to be in Berlin, Germany!
European Micro Fantasia: the first European dance event fully devoted to Micro Fusion. Going back to its original format as a festival with classes during the day and parties at night.
We have a stunning line-up of great teachers and stunning venues!
Teachers: TBD
Bands: none
23rdDance Blender
Horn, NÖ (close to Vienna)Fusion
Workshop
Dance Blender
11/23/2023
City: Horn, NÖ (close to Vienna), Austria
Dances: Fusion
✨ Vision
We envision a space where social partner dancers come together as social partner dancers first and then dancers of a style, to recognize that there is one language of social partner dancing and we chose whether or not to dance dialects of that language.
📍 Quick overview
- 3 party nights on 2 dance floors + a pre-party and after-party on November 23rd and 27th respectively, after-party in Vienna
- 4 days of workshops of international teachers of different dance style backgrounds
- music of different genres
*More info on Facebook and Website*
Teachers:
🔹 Instructors
We are honored to be bringing together instructors from all different types of social partner dancing styles that align with our vision.
All of our amazing instructors have some sort of fusion/freestyle aspect to their dancing and will only teach technique, musicality, or connection-oriented classes at Dance Blender, no pattern/choreo based classes will happen.
These awesome instructors are:
🔹Gui Prada, for zouk also with tango, and Brazilian ballroom backgrounds (https://www.youtube.com/@guilhermeprada )
🔹 Alain and Flouer, for blues also with tango, zouk, and fusion backgrounds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmmDZ9ovZjw )
🔹 Arnaldes and Bri, for bachata also with kizomba, and zouk backgrounds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQdLCjnHGfg )
🔹Jenni Schmitz with a bellydancing, zouk, many partner/solo dances, improvisation, conscious dance/mindful movement, Transnational fusion background, and somatic/dance therapy background
(partner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yevputGFgbE , Solo: https://youtu.be/uvkbXaCwWIk )
🔹Dotty for Salsa and Contact Improv also with a zouk background and the founder of ConSla (Salsa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB_XwsMM_rU , Zouk Contemporary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U4AEcoQJ-c )
🔹Yera and Leonilde, for Contemporary and contact Improv also with sala, and hip hop backgrounds (https://www.instagram.com/yerandleonilde/ )
🔹Jessica and Christopher, for fusion also with urban-kizz, zouk and tango backgrounds (https://www.facebook.com/DanceTheoryWorld/videos/164188343080159/ )
🔹Jesica Cutler, also with blues and zouk backgrounds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmcQUkac4zo )
🔹 With more to come!
*More info on Facebook and Website*
Bands:
🎵 Music
We have looked far and wide for the perfect DJs and musicians to be part of Dance Blender. All of them are versatile in what they play and are ready to have the music dance your socks off, for over 20 hours of parties across two rooms!
We will be having two rooms during the main party with changing themes every hour throughout the night. These themes are dance style agnostic and the majority of the music played will not be of a particular dance style, more details to come.
*More info on Facebook and Website*
March, 2024
15thCruisin for a Bluesin - Los Angeles
Long Beach, CAFusion
Exchange
Cruisin for a Bluesin - Los Angeles
3/15/2024
City: Long Beach, CA
Dances: Fusion
LONG BEACH ~ ENSENADA
CARNIVAL RADIANCE
All Inclusive
All the Food You Can Eat!
Group Rates and Cocktail Party!
Room and Board
Gaming, Crafts and Dancing in the Afternoons
Meet and Greet Session
DJ's Galore!
Formal Evening Dinner Night!
Cruise Entertainment
Casinos
Port Fees & Taxes
Fuel Charge
Documentation Fees
Workshop
Exchange
House Party
Mobile