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Small, marathon style salsa events in Europe for 2026
- Thread starter Kim Lori
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Varna World Stars is pretty good for night dancing and the day dancing is fun if there is no rainHas anyone been to Zagreb Salsa Marathon and Amsterdam Salsa Weekend before? What did you like? Dislike? Will you be returning for 2026? I'm considering either of these events for spring 2026 and am open to your suggestions/insights for others. Much thanks.
Both events will attract the on2 crowd, you should be comfortable with that.
There was a not so positive review about Amsterdam last year (below). Also a friend of mine was there and she didn't like it: the slanted floor is a problem (organizer was cited to say that slanted floors are normal in Amsterdam old buildings) and she said it was cold inside. On videos it looks nice, I see there lots of well-known good dancers but review said the level was not so high - can the real world be different from videos? I'm still tempted to try.
The floor was slanted: Only the middle of the dance floor was straight. both ends were noticeable not straight.
Dancing level was mostly ok: I think there weren't enough people and I've heard from others that they didn't enjoy it because of the size and level. We had quite a few people only show up for 1 or 2 of the evening and nothing more.
I think the dancing hours need to be adjusted a little bit as well. Hours were 3pm to 3am.
There was a not so positive review about Amsterdam last year (below). Also a friend of mine was there and she didn't like it: the slanted floor is a problem (organizer was cited to say that slanted floors are normal in Amsterdam old buildings) and she said it was cold inside. On videos it looks nice, I see there lots of well-known good dancers but review said the level was not so high - can the real world be different from videos? I'm still tempted to try.
The Amsterdam weekender looks nice on the videos, so I have it on my list for next year. Were there special things you did not like there?
The floor was slanted: Only the middle of the dance floor was straight. both ends were noticeable not straight.
Dancing level was mostly ok: I think there weren't enough people and I've heard from others that they didn't enjoy it because of the size and level. We had quite a few people only show up for 1 or 2 of the evening and nothing more.
I think the dancing hours need to be adjusted a little bit as well. Hours were 3pm to 3am.