Bachata Competition 2010/11
Welcome to GoDanceMambo's 2nd Annual Toronto Bachata Competition!
TBF Results from February 19, 2012
Congratulations!
The 3rd edtition of the TBC will start in September 2012-February 13. Stay tuned for bachata dance offs at the Sunday Salsa Social in June!
Toronto Bachata Competition Photos
Toronto Bachata Competition Videos are here!
Click on names
Elton and Maureen -1st Pro
Jayna & Alex -2nd Pro
Update: Video from November 27 Pro Semi-finals.
Update: Finalists selected as of November 20 and November 27!
Click here to see the 4 pros and 4 amateurs who are passing through to the finals on Sunday, Feburary 19, 2012 @Estonian House during our Toronto Bachata Festival.
Update: Click for photos and videos of the Semi-Final Amateur Division from November 20th where 4 of 6 couples passed to the finals and won a full pass to the TBF!
The TBC is to span from Sept 30-Oct 6 for out-of-towners, and Oct 16-Oct 30 for locals, to February 19, 2012
Pre-registration required. Email here to receive your registration form. You will need to submit this in person along with $20. Registrants must fill out a form and pay a one-time $20 fee per couple, to be paid a minimum of one hour before 8:30pm on your competition night. If you don't make a prelim, you can re-enter on another night without re-paying.
There are 4 qualifying rounds in at Dovercourt House.Qualifying rounds are to be improvised to DJ selection bachata music for 1 minute and 15 seconds.
Semis for Amateur Division: November 20, 2011 @Sunday Salsa Social, 8:30pm
Choreography needed
Semis for Pro Division: November 27, 2011 @Sunday Salsa Social, 8:30pm
Choreography needed
Finals for both divisions: Sunday, February 19th, 2012 @ the Estonian House, 958 Broadview Ave, N of Danforth, during the Toronto Bachata Festival.
Same Choreography can be used.
Prizes: $2000 cash for 1st place Pro; $500 for 1st place amateur. All finalists receive a full pass to the TBF.
More to be announced.
Photos of last year's 2010/11 finalists below:
This is a street bachata competition, featuring body rhythm, footwork and connection, rather than aerials, tricks and showmanship. The winners of both pro and am divisions in 2011, were the couples who followed these rules.
New for 2011/2012
We will be touring outside of Toronto promoting the TBC and TBF. We are hosting prelims in Gatineau (Sept 30) and Toronto at the Canada Salsa Congress Thursday Oct 6 for both Pro and Am divisions @Sheraton downtown. Out-of-towners who make it to the finals will be posted for locals to see. 1st place winners will enter the semis. See below for dates.
Note that the TBC has the right to place a couple in either the pro or amateur divisions as they see fit.
Pro is defined as a dancer who either teaches at a full time Latin dance studio and gets paid. They may also perform with their dance school and also get paid.
Amateur is defined as a social dancer who dances for fun, as a hobby. They may have been in a student performance team before but never been paid to teach or perform in any dance.
Ask if you are unsure what your status is.
SEE BACHATA RULES HERE
2011 Bachata Competition Finalists
Out of 25 entries, here are the finalists for the Pro and Am categories:
- Pro: Pavlo/Ana, Angelo/Kathy, Edgar/Chantel, Orlando/Mira.
- Am: Steve/Joe, Kevin/Carol, Pavel/Jen, Natalie/Roberto.
Above: Edgar and Chantel, professional finalists for 2010/11. For more photos from the semi-finals, click here!
This competition is about showing as much street style as possible, and not turning it into a ballroom/salsa competition. Emphasis is placed on rhythm, movement, musicality, connection and partnering skills rather than acrobatics.
Pro winner receives $2000; Am winner receives $500, and trophies.
Tickets for the Toronto Bachata Competition Finals 2011
2012 info coming soon
You have several choices to see who will claim the 1st place in Pro and Amateur divisions! You can:
- Buy Full Weekend Pass to the Bachata Festival ($160). (Best value).
- Buy a Full Sunday Pass ($125), includes Sunday Workshops.
- Buy a ticket for Sunday night only ($20).
Prices go up on February 1st so get your tickets now!
***Please note that dates on this poster are from last year and will be updated shortly!
Oct 6 @Canada Salsa Congress (Amateur & Pro Divisions) @Sheraton downtown.
Oct 16/23/30 @Dovercourt House @ 8:30pm (Amateur & Pro Divisions)
Nov 20 Semi Finals for Amateur
Nov 27 Semi Finals for Pro
Feb 19 Finals (Amateur & Pro Divisions) @Toronto Bachata Festival.
Preliminaries for the Toronto Bachata Competition
are ALSO being held in Ottawa this year!
This is your chance to shine and live a wonderful dance experience!
**You do not have to prepare a routine for the preliminaries**
Two divisions:
· Amateur division (both dancers have not received any money either by teaching or performing)
· Professional division (one or both dancer (s) have received money by teaching or performing)
When:
September 30, 2011 at 11 p.m.
Where:
Rahim Latin Fridays (275 Elgin Street, St. John’s Parish Hall)
Registration Fee:
25$ to be paid to Stephanie Gurnon before performing (performers will not have to pay Rahim’s fee that night)
*Register before September 29 by writing to Stephanie Gurnon at info@torontobachatafestival.com
Competition Rules:
All competitors will warm up together for 1.5 minutes. Then, all couples in each division will dance freestyle (which means no choreography, no lift, no costume allowed) to the DJ's selection, for 2 minutes altogether. Selected couples will be invited to compete in the semi-finals in Toronto on November 20 for amateurs and November 27 for pros.
More information on the competition can be found on the Toronto Bachata Competition website under the Toronto Bachata Competition section.
Judges:
K-yo Victor (Zouk & Bachata instructor/ performer from Brazil) and Stephanie Gurnon (organizer of the Toronto Bachata Festival and founder of Go Dance Mambo) will be judging.
Prizes:
· Winners in both divisions will receive a 2012 Toronto Bachata Festival (TBF) 2-day workshop pass.
· All TBF semi-finalists from November 20 (amateur division) and November 27 (pro division) will receive a 2012 TBF full pass
· 1st place winners in the TBF finals for pro win $2000 and for amateur win $500.
