We have very limited numbers. If you want to be sure BOOK NOW! When we’re full, we’re full! Early Bird Rates and discounts end 18th July. Special rates end 11th July. Price Hikes apply August 1st. Dynamic pricing from August 15th.
VIP Premiere Passes limited to 100 attendees ONLY. First come first served. Pre-registration wait list currently stands at 73 so we expect these to go fast. Friday and Sunday Masterclasses limited numbers. Sunday Official Afterparty limited numbers.
Priority to Full Day or Weekend or VIP ticket holders. Socials may nor may not go on general release depending on ticket sales
Wilmer and Maria, Marco Ferrigno, Johnny Vasquez, Andres & Yessica, Elisha & Miss Ginga Boo, Maykel Fonts, Franco Rocha, Edson & Juan, Sasha Phillips, Kat & Eddie, SuperMario, Fadi K, Mauricio Reyes, Jera Monte, Roger Cracco, Nadeem Malik, Anna Galenda, Edward Beniboo, Stolid, Gery, Lucas & Jeyda, Sikha & Khalifa, JayJay & Natalia, Adda.
Friday – VIP and Masterclass Day
Masterclasses (limited numbers)
VIP only Showcase Social with our top Artists at exclusive secret venue (100 people only)
General Open Social and Artists Hour (Multi-room social Salsa Cross Body On1 and On2, Salsa Cuban and SON, Bachata, Kizomba)
Saturday – Deep Dive Day
General classes open to all
Private lessons (one couple or group)
General Open Social and Artists Hour (Multi-room social Salsa Cross Body On1 and On2, Salsa Cuban and SON, Bachata, Kizomba)
Sunday – Fusion and Masterclass Day
Masterclasses (limited numbers)
General classes open to all
Private lessons (one couple or group)
Special SBK Fusion Official Afterparty Social (limited numbers)
Friday
| Wilmer & Maria, Maykel Fonts, Edson and Juan, Edward Beninbo |
| Marco Ferringo, Johnny Vasquez, Franco Rocha, Nadeem Malik |
| Special Guest (tbc), Andres & Yessica, Jera Monte, Roger Cracco, Anna Galenda |
| Elisha & Miss Ginga Boo |
Saturday
| Wilmer & Maria, Maykel Fonts, Edson & Juan |
| Marco Ferringo, Johnny Vasquez, Franco Rocha |
| Andres & Yessica, Jera Monte, Roger Cracco, Anna Galenda |
| Elisha & Miss Ginga Boo, Stolid, Gery, Lucas & Jeyda, Sika & Khalifa |
Sunday
| Sasha Phillips, Edson & Juan, Fadi K, Edward Benibo |
| Kat & Eddie, SuperMario, Edson & Juan, Nadeem Malik, Mauricio Reyes Johnny Vasquez (Masterclass only) |
| Andres & Yessica (Masterclass only), Jera Monte, Roger Cracco, Edward Benibo, Anna Galenda |
| Stolid, JayJay & Natalia, Adda, Elisha & Miss Ginga Boo |
Tickets on sale from 6pm Thursday 3 July.
Masterclasses released 6pm 11 July.
Spare places for Saturday social released 1 August (if any places left).
We are expecting to be sold out for the Special SBK Fusion Official Afterparty Social . Any spare places will go on sale in August date tbd.
Never Stop Dancing!
Never too Old (or too Young) to Learn!
Enjoy the Festival and See You On The Floor. One Love and Peace to All the Great Talent (that’s ALL of you!) and THANKS FOR COMING.
Danny
Chairman, IAXA Global
Founder, The IAXA Foundation
Give Back
IAXA Global and our founder are committed to supporting the following areas through their charitable arm The IAXA Foundation:
– The Arts, Education and Entertainment (this includes the performing Arts including music and dance)
– The Under-privileged, the Under-represented and the Disadvantaged
– The Environment and Conservation
If you wish to make a donation along with your ticket purchase we will match your donation up to a total of 10% of net profits form the Festival. Proceeds will be distributed to charitable causes via The IAXA Foundation.
We will invite applications for funding at the end of the festival. We are particularly interested to hear from community based dance projects that embody our permanent areas of focus above and the festival’s themes of fostering social cohesion, conservation and environmental protection. If you would be interested in applying please email info@iaxa.foundation
It’s all in the name. Diversao.Dance. We are all about Dance of course. We are all about Diversity (of dance forms and people). Diversao is an ancient Latin and more recently Portuguese word that means fun, entertainment, amusement, a diversion, a hobby or pastime. We hope to satisfy your needs in all regards. We are committed to lifelong learning, to quality, to progressing ourselves, our scene and our art form and to doing some good in the world. We aim to foster mutual respect and appreciation across all dance forms and between artists. We believe we can all learn from each other and that creativity and innovation happens at the boundaries and in the space between genres. We also believe it can happen anywhere at anytime. We just hope to be there when it happens. Whether it happens is down to all of you cutting it on the floor. We try to provide the environment, the music and the teaching, the rest is up to you!
So go on! Explore something new. Dance with new people. Test and push your boundaries, experiment with each other and create something new. We have three days, kicking off with our Superstar Social Showcase, progressing with our Deep Dive Day and ending in our Fusion Day and Afterparty Social. Bring the fire!
The name of the festival was picked for a purpose. UnityforthePlanet aims to integrate our twin themes of Social Cohesion and Environmental Protection. The two are intimately interlinked (see below). We believe if you have a platform you should use it. And that if we make small changes in our own world and embody the right spirit that our energy and the ripples out from our activity can affect actual change in the real wider world.
We would ask you all to consider in what way you can embody the spirit of the convention. In many respects it’s simple and will happen naturally. Come and dance with people from different countries and different disciplines. Make new friends. Respect and learn from each other. Operate with love, tolerance, compassion and understanding. The rest will take care of itself.
“… Put down your guns and your wars … bring yourselves and your dance shoes … lets come together, celebrate each other and show the world a better way …”
#UnityforthePlanet
“… Mother Earth is immortal she provides for us all, she gives birth to us and takes us when we die. Respect and love her and she will look after you forever … live fast and young and take more than she can give and she will not die, she will simply give you up …”
#UnityforthePlanet
– For those interested this is a gross paraphrase of the GAIA Hypothesis developed by James Lovelock a distinguished English scientist, environmentalist and futurist.
We believe that everybody has the right to dance. We also believe in paying our artists fairly and running a sustainable business. We have tried to make tickets available at a variety of price points. We appreciate that some dancers may still not be able to afford a ticket. We will be releasing a LIMITED number of free tickets closer to the event for those who genuinely cannot afford to pay.
If you would like to be considered for a free ticket on a hardship basis please sign up to the waitlist. Genuine applications only please.
Other ways to participate for free: Join our Ambassador programme or become a Volunteer. If interested email us at info@iaxaglobal.com
Economic status is not the only aspect of social inclusion.
We will not tolerate prejudice of any form whether on the basis of race, sex, age, faith, sexual orientation or identity, disability . Please note as alcohol will be on sale in the evening socials are not available to those under the age of 18.
We will not tolerate stalking or unwanted attention. We will be operating an Ask Angela policy during the festival. If you feel uncomfortable for any reason go to any member of staff and ask for Angela. They will help you out of your situation.
We will not tolerate aggressive behaviour or violence of any sort.
We will not tolerate bad music of any sort [sic].
For serious offences we will “…give you 21 Seconds To Comply …” [sic, song ref] and may ask you to leave for the remainder of the Festival. Extremely serious offences will result in a ban on attending all future events.
We are keen to promote environmental sustainability. There a number of easy ways in which you can contribute to environmental protection and would encourage you to do so.
– if you are flying consider paying a small increase to offset your carbon emissions, most airlines allow this at ticket purchase. We are in danger of exceeding the 1.5C temperature increase as a planet by 2029!
– take public transport (we are right by the tube and it operates 24/7 at the weekend) or if you are driving consider giving someone a lift or carpooling.
The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels. This is deemed necessary to avoid permanent and catastrophic changes to the global climate system. The WMO indicates that there’s a high probability (70%) of the 5-year average warming exceeding 1.5°C between 2025 and 2029.
– do bring a water bottle, there will be free water on site.
Environmental destruction and climate change is the single biggest cause of migration, poverty and resource constraints on the planet a major contributor to global conflicts and war.
#UnityforthePlanet. Come together Over Me. [sic, song ref!]
Peace, Out. Danny
Haverstock School, NW3 2BQ
