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Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Starting off with an exploration of African Roots with Lillie Williams and Whit Whitten and Cville Drum Circle for African dance and drumming, presented by The Front Porch.

Then at 3pm, the stage is taken over by our host C'ville Bachatta Social and leads into a night of Latin partner dance and lessons!

Stage Schedule:
12pm-1pm: Exploring African Roots: Drum Circle and Dance with Lillie Willams and Whit Whitten
1pm-2pm : Cville Drum Circle - join in! 
3pm-4pm: Salsa Lesson with Carly
4pm-5pm: Dance Party with DJ Ruddy and DJ Sing
5pm-6:30pm: Zouk Lesson & Dancing with DJ WarHoll and Peri Oxford of Charlottesville Zouk
6:30-7:30pm: Bachata Lesson & Dancing with Candice & Rudy of Salsa Connection Dance Company
7:30-10pm: Dance Party DJ Ruddy and DJ Sing

Stage map at bottom of page.

The 3rd Annual Downtown Mall Block Party is brought to you by these CoHosts: The City of Charlottesville, Virginia Tourism, Friends of Downtown, RL Beyer Custom Homes, and Ludwig Kuttner and also with support from Woodard Properties

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Artists
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Candice & Rudy

Salsa Connection Dance Company
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Carly

Salsa Dance Instructor
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Cville Drum Circle

Musicians
Cville Drum Circle: A group of your neighbors who share a passion for the music and rhythms of West Africa, the Drum Circle has gathered and participated in local events since 1998. The group has hosted numerous  African teachers for both drum and dance classes open to the public... Read More →
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DJ Ruddy

RVA Bachata
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DJ Sing

CVille Bachata Social
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DJ WarHoll

Based in Richmond, VA, Warren Holly started to be involved with dance in 2010. Since then, his journey has taken him to exploring a variety of genres, including hip-hop, house, salsa, and bachata. In 2018, he developed interest in Brazilian Zouk, and is now focused on improving in... Read More →
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Peri Oxford

Peri started dancing around 2001 and hasn't stopped since. She has studied over 30 styles of dance, from ballet to ballroom to Latin, and, most recently, zouk. She enjoys social dancing as well as teaching, performing, and competing. She has been the owner and director of Charlottesville... Read More →
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Whit Whitten

Musician
Whit Whitten is one of the iconic Charlottesville percussionists. Come experience a drum call led by Whit and friends.
Collaborator
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The Front Porch

The Front Porch fosters a community of music lovers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds in Charlottesville. Our mission is to connect everyone through music. We work hard to make music accessible, inclusive, and affordable for all because we believe that music is a profound gathering... Read More →
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Cville Bachata Social

This is Cville Bachata Social - We welcome everyone out for some fun, new experiences.Our goal is to help people in Charlottesville, Virginia dance the night away,while simultaneously learning about Salsa/Bachata music and dancing.
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Charlottesville Zouk

Charlottesville Zouk is an organization dedicated to creating a vibrant and welcoming zouk community in Charlottesville, VA. Our mission is to spread the love of zouk through lessons, workshops, social dances, and other opportunities.

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Central Stage | Downtown Mall

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