Dance Week💃🏻Salsa / Merengue / Bachata from July 2 to 8, 2024
Salsa dancing in a relaxed atmosphere, unwind in beautiful surroundings, fun excursions and enjoy the versatile Portuguese cuisine! Do you fancy an all-inclusive dance week in sunny Portugal?
Have you always wanted to dance salsa in a summer atmosphere? Then this is your chance to join these introductory workshops as an absolute beginner and meet other dance lovers who also love peace and nature. Fun is paramount in these energetic and swinging dance workshops.
In this week you will learn the steps of Cuban Salsa (including Rueda), Merengue and Bachata as well as fun variations and figures. The Latin music is so cheerful and rhythmic that you immediately feel like dancing. Experience it yourself and get carried away by the tropical sounds of the music!
The workshops are given by a dance teacher with 14 years of experience. Together with an assistant she will teach you the basics including the technique of guiding and following.
Everyone is welcome!
The workshops are suitable for everyone who loves dancing, young and old, supple and lumbering, musical and non-musical.
Content of the Workshop
Due to the climate, the dance workshops take place every afternoon after lunch in the village, within walking distance. If there is no excursion on the program, you can relax after breakfast at various beautiful spots on the estate, read and lounge in the hammock under the tree, take an active walk in the area or relax at the pool. In the evening, have a nice dinner on the outdoor terrace with a beautiful view and then maybe a last dance while enjoying a drink under the setting sun.
For who
For dance lovers who love peace, nature and luxury camping and want to combine their vacation with inspiring dance workshops, fun excursions and delicious food in beautiful surroundings.
Date
the workshop will take place from Tuesday, July 2 to Monday, July 8, 2024.
Group size
Personal attention during the workshops is important to us, therefore we dance in a small group of 6-8 people.
Costs of the all-inclusive dance week
The costs for this all-inclusive dance week are € 945,= p.p. Which includes:
• 6 x nights in a spacious elegantly decorated tent with bed, incl. linen and towels.
• All meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner, and snacks.
• Coffee, tea, water, soft drinks, wine and beer (excluding spirits).
• Free wifi at the campsite.
• Bath towels for the swimming pool at the campsite.
• Two excursions to get to know the region and (food) culture.
• Four dance workshops (8 hours) by an experienced dance teacher.
• Dance location in the village
• Transportation to and from the airport in Porto. (On the day of arrival: group transfer leaving from Porto airport around 11h00 to Vila Nova de Oliveirinha. After that time, transfer is possible by public transport. On the day of departure: group transfer after breakfast from the campsite to the airport in Porto).
Do you live nearby or have your own residence otherwise, and want to participate in the dance workshop without overnight camping? That is possible! Then contact Patricia about the prices by phone (+351) 961 377 490
Not included:
• Plane ticket to Porto airport
• Cancellation and travel insurance
Rustic location & Portuguese cuisine
You will stay at the estate and campsite Quinta do Tapadinho on the outskirts of the village of Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, a 10-minute walk away. Surrounded by ancient olive trees and beautiful views, the songs of birds and crickets, you will find peace and quiet here. In the rural surroundings, with wide views, mountains, rock formations and villages that still evoke a real Portuguese atmosphere, you can go for lovely walks. The owners of the estate, Sandro and Josephien, love to cook and will provide a delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner during the workshop, where they also bring the authentic Portuguese cuisine to the forefront. Click here for an impression of the accomodation
Information and/or registration
Do you feel like joining us? Great! Sign up via the registration form. After registration you will receive a confirmation email with information. Do you have any questions about the content or anything else? Feel free to contact me. You can reach me via whatsapp, email or by phone at +351 961 377 490.
Additional information
Introduction & information workshop
On the day of arrival we organize a welcome dinner in the Portuguese atmosphere. During dinner you will receive an explanation of the final week program. Besides the workshop there will be plenty of opportunity to relax, experience the authentic atmosphere of the area and get acquainted with the Portuguese way of life.
One week before the start date of the workshop you will receive an email invitation with relevant information and a digital travel guide of Olá Moita. In this travel guide you will find information about the workshop, the recipes, the village Vila Nova de Oliveirinha and fun facts & tips. As fun before the trip and as fun after the trip.
Workshop for private groups
We also organize this workshop for private groups. This will be tailor-made on a different date to be agreed upon by preference. Would you like the workshop in private with your friends, family or colleagues? Then feel free to email or call me for the possibilities.
How do you get to us?
Flying
You fly to Porto, Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro. Flight time: 2½ hours. Cheap flights can be booked via Ryanair from Eindhoven, Maastricht. Brussels or Düsseldorf or via Transavia from Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Should you take a rental car at Porto airport, we have directions for the quickest route to Vila Nova de Oliveirinha.
Click here to go to Transavia
Click here to go to Ryainair
Own transportation
From the Netherlands it is about a 2000 kilometer drive to Portugal, Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, so about two days driving. The fastest route is via the (partly) toll roads Paris, Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Burgos, Valladolid, Salamanca, Cuidad Rodrigo, across the border at Vilar Formoso and then towards Guarda.
From Guarda it is about another 90 kilometers away. Download the brochure (Dutch) for a printable version of the iternary
Public transit
Bus: Rede Expressos, from Paris.
Sunny greeting from our team in Portugal! 🌞
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