We all have hobbies that we like to do in our free time. But sometimes our hobbies give us so much satisfaction that we want to get more involved, spend more time on them than usual and even use our days off or holidays to intensify the experience through specialised events that involve travelling to another destination for a day or more.
This happens in many areas of our life, and we see it more and more often with sports activities and disciplines linked to physical activity However, there’s one that’s guided by a rhythm, is progressively coming more and more popular, and has lead to the creation of many large events, where more often than not everyone gets involved and participates – Dance Conventions.
If you’ve never attended one of these events, you might think it’s something similar to a show, but behind it all there’s also a desire to not only attend as a mere spectator but to be more involved and participate. This is what makes dance conventions different from a conventional show.
They focus on different dance disciplines, although, generally, Latin dances such as salsa, bachata, kizomba, samba, tango, milonga, pachanga and the chachachá seem to be the most popular, but you can also find ballroom dancing and even flamenco conventions.
Thousands of fans come together in these national and international conventions, festivals and seminars to learn, spend time together and enjoy a great dance experience. That’s what the journey itself becomes.
Apart from these disciplines, you can also find others with a sportier touch like pole dancing and aerobics that are organised in much the same way with followers gathering for several days of festivities, competitions and training sessions in different destinations around the world to enjoy this activity.
What is a dance convention?
Basically, it’s an event that’s typically held over several days with classes and workshops given by different professionals and artists from a specific musical genre grouped by levels ranging from beginners right up to advanced.
Classes are usually combined with spectacular shows and championships where participants are classified by the dance variety, their experience, and compete against each other.
There are all kinds of options available, some of which combine various dance types and others that are much more specialised. And you’ll see that some have an international character, while others are more focussed on the national or local scene.
And to finish up, we leave you with a few examples organised by disciplines of some of the top national and international conventions in case you fancy dusting off your dancing shoes to attend one for the first time.
Salsa:
Congreso Nacional Puerto Rico
Afrolatin Summer Village Portorose
Berlin Salsacongress 2018
Benidorm Salsa Congress
Madrid Salsa Festival
Bachata:
International Bachata Stars Athens
Bachatea World Congress Madrid
Salsander
BK Benidorm
BCN Sensual Bachatea
Kizomba:
Viva Kizomba Congress Amsterdam
Roma Kizomba Festival
Gozadera Weekend Barcelona
Mixtura Kizomba Festival Valencia
Kizombéalo Valladolid
Pole Dance:
PoleExpo Las Vegas
PoleCON International (Westminster)
Pole Arnold Spain Barcelona
Pole Art Spain Madrid
Pole Queen Spain Marbella
If your one of those people who has started to dance and loves travelling, well, now you have one more reason to do it. The only question remaining is whether your trip is for dancing or your dancing is for the trip.
