10 Days of Socials dancing Holiday Experience in India
10.Latin Festival Madras
Welcome to the 10th edition of India's Longest Running Festival and one of it's kind event in Chennai. Started in 2014, We have hosted over 50 International Artists from 30+ countries, organised by SALSA MADRAS.
LFM is a Premium Boutique event with 5 star venues featuring International artists, Carefully designed workshops, Special Bootcamps, Performances by Internationally acclaimed dancers and student teams, lot of social dancing with the best of DJs from across Asia. Dancing by the sea all day, Pool Party, Theme Parties, Surfing, Lunch & Dinner Buffets, all-in-one venue, Luxury Stay are some of the unique highlights of the Festival.
How 10 days?
3 days of the Festival; 4 days of pre-cursor parties before the festival; 2 days of Getaway parties; if you survive it all, a farewell party as well!
We are also very humbled to bring so many legends to India for the first time, in our past events. Some of the legends who came to India for the first time at LFM were Frankie Martinez (US), Jimmy Bosch (USA), Joaquin Arteaga Tromboranga (Spain), Sara Lopez (Spain), G-ya (Korea), Nelson Campos (Guinea Bissau), Samuel FunFlow (Spain), Sophia Adalis (Morocco), Jonathan & Rizumu Shimakado (Japan), Theo (Ghana), Daddy Killa (France), Laurent Hounsavi (France), Ruben Lee (Mexico), Jane (Russia) and Mitch & Ellicia (Australia). Others who have been to the festival so far are Dotty Ujsjaszi (Hungary), Angela McFayth (Australia), Salsa Twins (Russia/UK) and more...
Premium Boutique Event
The Idea behind LFM is to create an experience that you will cherish forever.
We call it 'Boutique' as we would like to limit the participants to only 300 (with a possible 1:1 gender ratio) to give a very personal & friendly experience.
The Festival is a SBK Event (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba), that caters to Intermediate or higher level dancers. The focus of the festival is SOCIAL DANCING & LEARNING. Of course, there are performances, but limited to Artists and selective Team shows.
300
Participants
30+
Nationalities
30 hours
of Social dancing
1 Sep
Surf Turf
Surf & Salsa...
The opening day of the Festival, 1st Sep 2023, is in association with a beautiful Beach Facing Venue - SURF TURF. All day non-stop dancing, delicious food and to add a bit of excitement, you also can surf by the Bay of Bengal. If you don't know to surf, you can also book for group lesson and learn along with your fellow dancers and experience surfing!
Salsa, Bachata y Kizomba
We love all of them and dance all of them! We promote love for all these genres and this sets up a friendly dancing atmosphere all through the weekend.
So, the festival has equal importance to all the styles with respect to Workshops, DJs, Teachers, shows and social dancing! You will have enough and more to keep you dancing all through the day and night!
2-3 Sep
Vivanta Taj
All-in-one 5 Star Venue
All activities on 2nd & 3rd September will be at an all-in-one 5 star venue. Since our first Edition, we have been associated with TAJ VIVANTA, a 5 star venue located in the IT Expressway. To give you a wonderful, memorable and luxurious Festival Experience, we will have all activities for the weekend in one venue!
The workshops, the pool party, the theme parties, shows, afternoon socials, lunch and dinner buffets, coffee between breaks, post-party binge and more. We dance, eat, stay and have fun together, like one big huge happy family! Join us.
Stay in Luxury!
For the best Festival experience, we highly recommend you to book your stay at the venue using our special rates. Avoid the hassle of moving between different venues and save time as you spend your weekend in the luxury of Taj! We have made it quite affordable considering out long term association with Taj. Make sure you get pamper with the 5 star treatment of Taj!
The Rooms at Taj Vivanta includes the following:
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Room accommodation on a per room per night basis
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Buffet Breakfast at Mynt- All day diner
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Inclusive usage of swimming pool & gym
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Inclusive usage of steam and sauna
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Iron board and iron in room
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Hair dryer in room
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Tea/coffee maker in the room
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24 Hrs. Standard Wi-Fi inclusive of 04 Devices at 2 Mbps
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10% discount on Spa treatments
Mahabalipuram
5 Sep
Pondicherry
Getaway to Pondicherry
One of the Unique features of the Festival is the Getaway after the festival. By the end of the Festival weekend you have made friends with everyone at the festival and feel reluctant to leave.
We have a planned a beautiful 2-day getaway to Pondicherry via Mahabalipuram which are historically and culturally very unique and special in their own ways.
As we check out from the Festival Venue, we stop by for Lunch and Dancing at Mahabalipuram, an UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. You are welcome to explore the various historical sites and feel amazed.
Day 2 of the Getaway is in Pondicherry, a cute old French-Tamil town. You can explore the town or you might like to check out Auroville, an interesting International Town. We dance by the night at the Pool Party!
Artists -
Teachers & Performers
We have a legacy for the artists invited to the festival since its inception in 2014. All the teachers who have been teaching at LFM have over a decade of teaching experience at Festivals across the world and have immensely contributed to their respective dance communities. The intention of the Festival is also bring experience and exposure of teachers who would add educational value not only to the dancers but also to a lot of upcoming talents, performers and teachers.