Everybody Dance Now Festival | Amare, The Hague

Dance, dance, dance!

From curious beginners to seasoned dancers, Everybody Dance Now is for anyone who wants to discover the joy of dance.
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With Everybody Dance Now, Amare launches a brand-new international dance festival where everyone can join in. One festival ticket gives you access to various steamy dancefloors, inspiring workshops, sizzling battles, breathtaking performances and (live) music.

From hip-hop to house, from salsa to tango, and from the dance floor to the stage: for one day, all of Amare is dancing. Everybody Dance Now identifies as a social dance festival, meaning the programme is rooted in communities and shared music cultures, where people come together to move, connect and express themselves.

Most importantly: everyone is welcome to join. We invite you to come down to Amare on the 21^stof November, whether you’re here to take your first steps, show what you’ve got or simply enjoy the music.

Everybody Dance Now is programmed by Amare in collaboration with various beloved dance partners from The Hague and beyond. The first edition takes place during Amare’s 5^th anniversary weekend, giving us even more reason to celebrate, move and dance together.

Everyone feels it more than ever, it’s time to dance, or, as Son Mieux once said at Amare:
The Hague: I want to dance with you, baby!

Two left feet? No worries!

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DANCE

Salsa

Alfredo Linares • Tito Allen • Frankie Vazquez • supporting band Gerardo Rosales Orchestra • DJ Manu Russi • DJ Juan Pachanga

By Latin The Hague

Forró

DJ Miss Brown • Mariana Aydar

By Forró Den Haag

Swing - Lindy Hop

Reverent Juke • DJ Superheidi

By Hague Hoppers

Tango

Tango Spleen Orquesta, Sublime Tango, DJ Porteñito

By Tango Mooovs

HIP HOP, BREAKIN, HOUSE

Three da Hard Way battle -
DJ’s: John Agesilas • SD • Randy Tchik
Hosts: ALT • Arjuna
Judges: LaTasha Barnes • Joseph Go • Tiro

By Haags Hiphop Centrum & Foundation

HOUSE, SOUL & FUNK

LonnyJoco • Ada • APK-Boyz Live • Rob Manga • Nedda Sou

By ALMA;RHYTHM

Afrodance

DJ Veer • DJ Curteez
animation: YCT centre

By Dancehague, Afro Ngoma, Salsa Mania, Ochúmale, YCT Centre

Rave

Physical Therapy: State of Dance

By Connor Schumacher

Performances & Art

HOP(E)STORM – (LA)HORDE

Rambert (UK)

The Ruggeds & Ghetto Funk Collective

Groove (fragment)

ICK Dans amsterdam

Proloog Hell

Universal Tongue

Anouk Kruithof

& More

Crash courses

Learn in 30 min the basic steps

Historical talk social dance

By LaTasha Barnes

Bollywood - Indian dance fitness

By Niembooda

Passista

By Dancehague

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By Bachata Passion, Bachata Romantica, Ochúmale, Viva Samba

Social dance? Tell me more!

Social dance begins where people meet: in clubs, community spaces, streets, ballrooms and on dance floors. From swing, salsa and lindy hop to hiphop, house, dancehall, waacking, voguing, breaking and afro styles, these dances grew from communities, music cultures and shared histories.
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They are passed on from body to body, generation to generation. Social dance is about rhythm, identity, freedom and connection. It is not only something to watch, but something to join.

With this festival, Amare celebrates the richness of social dance together with its social dance partners. The programme creates space for the communities that carry these cultures, through workshops, battles, talks, performances, jams and club-inspired events.

Amare organises this festival because dance belongs to everyone. It brings people together across styles, backgrounds and generations. Whether you are an experienced dancer or stepping onto the floor for the first time, this is an invitation to move, meet and celebrate together.