LATIN DANCE LIVE 3-Day Extravaganza: World Famous Latin Dance & Music Stars April 20-22

April 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Fort Myers, FL – Two-time Grammy winner Chino Nunez and former Menudo singer and heartthrob Alexis Grullon will be among the dozens of national and international Latin stars heating up downtown Fort Myers April 20-22 during Latin Dance LIVE, the area’s first Latin dance, music and culture extravaganza. Multi-award winning  Mambo Queen Barbara Craddock, long time dance partner of Cuban Pete is the Cultural Ambassador for the event.

The weekend of festivities begins at 5 p.m. Friday April 20 with a Latin Music Walk throughout the streets of the downtown River District. Local dancers Nery Garcia and Giana Montoya, owners of Elegant Rumba, have choreographed a special street performance as part of the Friday night fun, and a Welcome Party featuring former Copa Cabana DJ Sammy Rodriquez will start at 10 p.m. at the Sidney Berne Davis Art Center.

A daylong dance extravaganza will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Harborside Event Center, with the public and local dancers invited to attend workshops that include "Intro to Ballroom" a two-hour workshop presented by the Fred Astaire Dance Team, watch star studded stellar performances, and sample Latin food and culture. World-class caliber dance instructors will headline the event, offering lessons that local dancers typically must travel to cities like New York or San Francisco to find. Among the reknown instructors are Magna Gopal, Cristian Oviedo, Alien Ramirez, Fusion Salsera, Elegant Rumba, Salsa y Control and Erica Caliente.

At 8pm Saturday night be ready to party all night long when Harborside transforms into a Latin Dance Nightclub with celebrity performances and competition finale, followed by a world class dance party until 2 a.m. Guests will be in for a real treat when star studded celebrity dancers from all over the globe take over the dance floor to entertain and show off their award winning moves, as well as, mingle and dance with guests. Admission is only $45 to attend the evening Gala. The weekend long event concludes with an outdoor dance party Sunday on Fort Myers Beach.


Tickets for the Welcome Party and Gala, and registration for dance workshops and competitions, can be found at www.LatinDanceLive.com, along with a schedule of events and list of instructors.

Sponsors include Hodges University, Elegant Rumba, The Fred Astaire Dance Team, The Law Office of Olimpia B. DePena, Latino 97.7, Wink News, Wink FM, Univision, Azteca America SWFL, D’Latinos Magazine, Accion Hispana, Imagen Semanal, The News-Press and Happenings Magazine. A special thanks to the City of Fort Myers, Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau, Fort Myers River District Alliance, Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency, Fort Myers Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, and Myriverdistrict.com for their support of this event.

For more information visit http://www.LatinDanceLive.com or contact Ed Lopez at Ed@LatinDanceLIVE.com or (888) 909-1988.