The venue was great and the idea of selling burgers at a social is genius! I did not, however, appreciate the "VIP" section on the social dance floor. I understand VIP seating during the shows, but this seemed excessive. This created an uncomfortable separation of the "regular" social attendees from the VIP pass holders and artists. I believe the social dance floor is a space where all dancers can have the chance to dance with artists, and this set-up prevented this, affecting the "magic" of the social floor and overall experience.
Good venue, great dancers and DJs. The song ratio in the salsa-bachata room was very bachata-heavy but I understand that is the main audience of the event.
I was a bit disappointed with the level/quality of leaders attending the workshops but also the master classes. My expectation was that the dancers attending these events would be more towards an advanced level as the purpose of the event (as I understand it) is to really elevate your skills, grow as a dancer and have “cleaner” moves on the dancefloor. I understand it’s difficult to impose a filter on the level but I wish the people attending would be more aware of their level when choosing to attend and understand that this has an impact on the other joiners as well.
