Central Place will come alive on Friday night with the rhythms of Latin America. Come out and dance, or have a drink and watch Charlottesville’s finest.
Hosted by Foreign Playerz, the stage will feature social dance ranging from bachata, salsa, Cumbia, merengue, and many other types of Latin dance. These passionate dancers will promote the love and appreciation of Latin dance and culture by providing a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and skill levels.
The event will kick off with our talented instructor Gia Ray leading a fun and interactive dance lesson on the basics of Bachata, one of the most popular Latin dances today. She will do a demonstration/performance to show you how to move with the music.
Gia will also teach a salsa lesson and do a demonstration/performance to show you how to use the steps you will be learning that will get you moving on the dance floor in no time.
Our very own DJ X will be rocking the block with the hottest bachata, salsa, zouk,Kizomba, cumbia, merengue reggaeton and all the Latin hottest music, our playlist is created from dancer for dancers so you know the dance floor will be a fuego!!
To make the event even more exciting, we will be having a free raffle giveaway, with surprise prizes so make sure you get your free ticket at the DJ booth. This is your chance to learn some new dance moves, meet new people, and potentially win some cool prizes!
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to experience the beauty and excitement of Latin dance. Join us at the Tom Tom festival block party and let’s dance the night away!
Schedule of Events Here:
Dance the night away with DJ X of Foreign Playerz, and stop by for some amazing featured performances all night long:
5:30 - 6:30pm Lessons on Bachata Basics & Salsa by Gia Ray
6:30 Latin Dance Performance by Gia Ray and Xavier Vi
6:45 Kara Leona Live signing & bachata performance
7:30pm Foreign Playerz Raffle for apparel and gift cards!
9pm Kara Leona live singing & performance part two!
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*********
If you plan to attend only free events at Tom Tom and would still like to build your schedule here on Sched, please go to Eventbrite and select the free ticket labeled “Create Your Personal Schedule”. Once you complete the ticketing process, you’ll receive an email from Sched prompting you to create an account and then build your schedule.
