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Chicago Salsa Festival 2008
Pricing & Registration
 

Chicago Salsa Festival 2008

At Chicago's Historic Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago

Concerts & performances at Chicago's top Salsa dancing & performance venues: Excalibur Nightclub & The Park West.

Outdoors Concert & Dancing at Chicago's Grant Park

 

Full pass: Includes all the events, all the workshops, all the performances, all the concerts & a Festival gift bag with a Festival commemorative t-shirt, Free music, Free event DVD & sponsored gifts.

Before Dec 31st, 2007: $ 100.00
Jan 1st - Feb 29th, 2008: $ 125.00
March 1st - April 30th, 2008: $ 150.00
May 1st - May 31st, 2008: $ 200.00

Individual events prices:

Workshops Pass Friday 6/27: $75.00 adv
Workshops Pass Saturday 6/28: $75.00 adv
Workshops Pass Sunday 6/29: $50.00 adv

  • Dance performances & Live Concert @ Excalibur on 6/26: $ 15.00 adv
  • Dance performances & Live Concert @ Park West on 6/27: $ 25.00 adv
  • Dance performances & Live Concert @ Park West on 6/28: $ 25.00 adv
  • Dance performances @ Excalibur on 6/29: $ 10.00 adv

    All prices at the door will be higher.
All Full passes, individual workshop passes and nightly events tickets can be purchased at Latin Street Dancing. Nightly event tickets can also be purchased online on the links associated with each event.

To register please contact us or e-mail Grisell@LaBoriqua.com.
Festival Sponsors:
Albert Torres Events 3rd Annual Salsa Championships Chicago Summer Dance Program American Latino tv
       
LATINATION      
 


Live Concerts & DJ's
Angel Melendez
Tribute to Hector Lavoe
Thursday, June 26th

Grammy nominee from Chicago pays tribute to "El Cantante"
Angel Melendez Tribute to Hector Lavoe at Excalibur. 632 N. Dearborn. Doors open at 7pm. Dance performance Showcase at 8:30p. Live music begins at 10p. 21 & over.
For tickets call (312) 427-2572 or go to

 
Ismael Miranda
Friday, June 27th

Directly from Puerto Rico, Fania Legend & El niño bonito de la Salsa:
ISMAEL MIRANDA at The Park West. 322 W. Armitage. Doors open at 7p. Dance performance showcase at 8:30p. Live music begins at 10:00 pm. 18 & over. For directions to the Park west go to Directions.

For tickets call (312) 427-2572 or go to

 

Willy's NYC Salsa Band
Saturday, June 28th

Grammy winning vocalist as member of Spanish Harlem Orchestra, National Debut & Chicago premiere.
Willy's NYC Salsa Band at The Park West. 322 W. Armitage. Doors open at 7p. Dance performance showcase at 8:30p. Live music begins at 10:00 pm. 18 & over. For directions to the Park west go to Directions.
For tickets call (312) 427-2572 or go to

 

New Swing Sextet
Sunday June 29th

Directly from New York & Fania Legends
New Swing Sextet as part of the 12th Annual Chicago SummerDance program. Spirit of Music Garden on Chicago's Grant Park (Michigan & Harrison Ave.)
Dance lesson by Lisa "La Boriqua" @ 4pm & Live music and dancing outdoors from 5p-7p.

 
DJ Henry Knowles (New York)
"World Famous"
DJ "Gury Gury" (Canada) Viejoteca radio program. Canada's number 1 Salsa Dura show.
DJ Thomas "Saltho" (Switzerland)
     
DJ Rumbero (NY)
DJ Luis Rollin' Rivera (Chicago)
DJ Alex Perez (Chicago)
     
DJ Steven (Chicago)
DJ Sabor
( Detroit)
DJ El Caobo
Dance Showcases

Confirmed performances by ...

Charlene Rose & David Nieto (USA - Los Angeles) Chicago premiere. 3rd Place "On 1" Division 2007 ESPN World Salsa Championships.
Chilital Compagnie Du Danse Latine (Canada - Montreal)
 
     
Combinacion Rumbera
(Cali-Colombia) Chicago Premiere
Cali Salsa Champions 2007 "Men's Division"
     
Daysy & Nilson (Cali - Colombia) Chicago premiere. 2nd place "Cabaret Division" World Salsa Championships ESPN 2007
El Mulato y Su Swing Latino (Cali - Colombia) Chicago premiere
World Salsa Championships Team Champions 2006 & 2007.
 
 
Impacto Latino
(Cali-Colombia) Chicago Premiere
Colombia National Salsa Championships 2nd place 2005 & 2007 "Men's Division"
 
Juan Calderon's Cultural Explosion (USA - NJ)
Nelson Flores
(USA - New York) Chicago Premiere
   
Roberto Arenas & Marie Josee Strazzero (Canada - Montreal)
World Salsa Championships "On 1" 3rd place in 2005 & 2nd Place 2007
Salsa Lovers Performance Team (USA - Miami)
   
Sonia & Moris San Tropez (Canada - Montreal)
World Salsa Championships 3rd Place Team 2005
Pretty Boys & Girls (USA - San Francisco)
World Salsa Championship Team Champions 2005 & 2nd place 2006
   
Brandon & Serena (Chgo)
Chicago Latin Street Dance Company (Chgo)
Clave Contra Clave (Chgo)
     
Dando Mambo (Madison)
Descarga Caribe (Chgo)
Jed Walker & Narce of SultrySalsa.com (Chgo)
     
Micah & Katie (Chgo)
Mosaico Student Dance Group (chgo)
Pa'Lante Dance Group (Chgo)
     
PaSamba Dance Group (Chgo)
Sekou & Cristina (Chgo)
 
     
Urban Vibe (Chgo)
( photo coming soon! )
Taino Dance Group (Chgo)
   
Tania & Sebastian (Chgo)
  & many more soon to be confirmed ...
     
Instructors
Confirmed Workshops By ...
El Mulato "Swing Latino Tigo" (Cali - Colombia)
Charlene Rose & David Nieto (Los Angeles)
Duane Wrenn "Energetic Soul" (Detroit)
   
Juan Calderon & Cristina Piedra (New Jersey)
Julian Mejia "Salsatlanta" (Atlanta)
Lisa "La Boriqua" (Chicago)
     
Michelle & Ricardo "Pretty Boys & Girls" (San Francisco)
Nelson Flores (New York)
Rene Gueits "Salsa Lovers" (Miami)
     
Roberto & Marie Josee "Chilital" (Montreal - Canada)
Sekou McMiller "Celia Broadway Show" (Chicago)
Sonya & Moris "San Tropez" (Montreal - Canada)

 

And many more ...  

 

Dance workshops
TBD
Hotel

Make your reservations at The Legendary Chicago Palmer House Hilton.
Call 312-726-7500 & use the code "Chicago Salsa Festival" to get a special rate of $ 179.00 per night.
Or go directly to "Make Reservation"

The Chicago Hotel the World Knows Best! At the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago, Illinois, guests enjoy the close proximity to the Art Institute of Chicago, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy Pier. State Street and Michigan Avenue shopping is just outside our hotel doors.

 
 
 

Ideally located in the heart of the Chicago Loop, the Palmer House Hilton hotel offers modern conveniences combined with over one hundred years of elegance.

For all the Hotel's amenities go to Amenities

For a map of the hotel's location and directions from the airport go to "Location"

 

 
Vending at the "Salsa Marketplace"

Prices:
$ 295.00 before Feb 29th, 2008 ($ 50.00 extra charge for electricity & Free exposure to Night time events if needed)
$ 395.00 before April 30th, 2008 ($ 100.00 extra charge for electricity & $ 50.00 for exposure on all Night time events if needed)
$ 500.00 before May 31st, 2008 ($ 150.00 extra charge for electricity & $ 100.00 for exposure on all Night time events if needed)

Three days of vending marketplace from 9am - 5pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. The vending will be located on the way to the entrance to the workshops area at The Palmer House Hilton.
The booth will be a 10 x 10 area with a table and 2 chairs.
Electricity charge is a union charge for electrician services at the hotel.
The extra exposire at the night time events can be used to drive people to the hotel, sign up names for raffles or just signage and fliers.

Please email us at Grisell@Laboriqua.com to get our rates. Call 312 427 2572 and ask for Grisell.

Sponsorships
Please send us an email to info@laboriqua.com for sponsorship packages. You can also call (312) 427-2572 and ask for Andres.
Program Book Advertising

Please send us an email to info@laboriqua.com or call 312 427 2572 and ask for Andres.

Rates are available for 1/4, 1/2 & full page ads on our program book.

You can also list your business on our Festival Map for our guests to take advantage of your special rates.

Festival Co-promotional Friends
SultrySalsa.com HSK SalsaPower.com
 
 
 
   
 
 
Want to dance and participate in the event this year?
Email: info@laboriqua.com and/or send a promo video of your dance company to:

Chicago Salsa Festival
540 N. la Salle 5th fl.
Chicago, IL 60610
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