MIZIZI Juneteenth Dance Weekender 2023 - Festival Salsa, Bachata à La Nouvelle-Orléans, United States

Dance A Lot is proud to present: Mizizi Juneteenth Dance Weekender! “Mizizi” is the Swahili word for “Roots”. Many of the roots of the music we love and dance to come from Africa. Dance A Lot aims to honor and respect these roots by bringing you an ALL BLACK lineup of artists and DJs. What better way of honoring these roots than to do it on Juneteenth weekend in New Orleans!!! What to expect: 3 Nights of Social Dancing If you haven't gotten your dance fix by the end of the social, you can head to Bourbon Street where the Party Don't Stop! Afrobeats Party Saturday after the workshops, we'll make our way to Bourbon Street and dance it out! Juneteenth Cookout What better way of celebrating Juneteenth than with a cookout. Sunday after the workshops, we'll setup at the Park to eat, dance, play games, and eat some more! Expect to be TIRED from all of the learning, interacting, dancing, and celebrating! Artist Lineup: • Salsa Miriam Watkins (Tallahassee) Gilles Yougoubare (New Orleans) ******* (New Orleans) • Bachata Cris Moreno (NY/Dominican Republic) • Kizomba Tonino Fogo Cidade (Phoenix/Cape Verde) Natasha Wilson (Australia/New Orleans) • Brazilian Zouk Jeramie Reeves (Atlanta) Atom Cee (California) • Afrobeats: Benga DaBeatz (Ohio/Nigeria) • Afro-Cuban: Andrea Peoples (New Orleans) • Casino: Serena Spears (New York) DJs: • DJ Antonio Quinn (Memphis) • DJ Nayo (New Orleans) • DJ Ginga (Austin) • DJ Swift (North Carolina) • DJ Archie (Houston) • DJ Shun (Minneapolis) Ticket Link: https://tinyurl.com/mizizi23tix We look forward to seeing you at Mizizi!!!