1001 Tunisie: “Poetically Salsa Love” is a dance festival to be held on 7,8 and 9 June in Hammamet. What is the program?
The program takes place over 3 days as follows: Friday, 07.06.2013 from 15h to 19h: lessons with artists and 22h, the appointment of everyone to the dance and the “battle” of dances. Saturday, 06/08/2013, 10 am à13h and 15 to 18h are ongoing with the artists and from 21h to 22h, the time shows, salsa contests and “bachata”. Then will follow a dance for all.

Who are the guests of the festival?
They consist of foreign artists like Carmello Quartarone and Lavinia Shiavone from Italy. We also receive Ilham Tadili and Fabien Evasque from Morocco. Nelson Campos Portugal and Dj Dany Bressels from Haiti will also be at the appointment. As for Tunisia’s artists, the Festival will receive Katy Khadija, kaouther Touhami Mohamed Binza, Marwen Mirou, Yosra Ben Shikh, Rihaby Borhen Salsa Love, Charfeddine Taouriti Karim Ghariani Houssem Ftouhi, dj Shems Eddine Sanaa, Ali Bargaoui dj …

What are the objectives of this festival?
This festival allows beginners to learn the basic dance steps of any type (salsa, hip hop, ragga, zumba, bachata, chachacha …) and elders to learn other styles of dances and some complicated and advanced figures . This event will reflect back positively on the image of Tunisia.

Starting and Running a festival is not an easy task. What are your means? What is the purpose?
It is difficult to manage a single dance festival. Fortunately, I am surrounded by friends who helped me as Mr Moez Ben Salem who has experience in the field of dance congress management. We also have a great friend who offered us a famous DJ in the field of Latin dances from Haiti … All this in addition to the encouragement of close friends.

It remains to clarify that we do not have many sponsors since it’s our first edition but this will not deter me from my goal to contribute to changing the level of the salsa in Tunisia and to explain to people that dance is an art by which it is expressed.
What is the niche of Latin dances in Tunisia? How many schools there’s there?
The level of Latin dances in Tunisia is good but you always hope better. Too few people dancing salsa in Tunisia and we are working to increase this number. Regarding dance schools in Tunisia, they are quite rare. We are talking more precisely of gyms where dance classes are given.
In salsa dancing evenings or congress, we meet several public; those who want to learn to dance and they are gifted, those who prefer to watch without trying and professionals who want to improve.

Who is your audience? Who can come to the salsa festival?
The festival is open to everyone. Youth, adults and old. The event is open to all. I just say to all those who have never taken dance lessons in their lives, come! It’s now or never !

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