Welcome to our Family Reunion edition of the Deakocan Dance Festival!
30 July- 1 August 2021 Sopot, Poland
It’s our great pleasure to welcome you to our world of dance & music. There is so many amazing festivals available for you to choose from and you have lots of great options. So how do we want to create an unforgettable weekend for you and have you join us? This is YOUR festival from the heart!
Stunning polish riviera filled with dance, music, sea, sun, fun & AGUAAAA! 😀 an amazing and unique location, renowned seaside resort, exciting fusion of styles and world famous artists and djs with crazy energy, who are waiting to party Deakocan (just check our artist and djs section 😉 ) Live concerts and shows on the beach, ongoing beach parties and many many other surprises 😉 This is the recipe for the perfect weekend and awesome summer memories.
First ever festival in this part of Poland! Let’s bring the Caribe and Latin flavour to our beautiful polish beach. Fusion of Latin rhythms and dances, fiestaaaaaaaaaa de corazon!
Don’t miss it, come and join the fun!
We hope to see you all there 😀
Saludos Deakocan,
Osbanis & Anneta
About Deakocan
Deakocan Dance, was born in London in 2009, it was created by Osbanis Tejeda & Anneta Kepka by merging their talent, experience & passion for the dance & the music. The name Deakocan Dance has a deeper meaning, and it is more than it meets an eye, in Yoruba, the Afrocuban language, ‘deakokan’, means ‘de a corazon’ – from the heart. They thought that this name perfectly describes what is the most important for them in teaching, choreographing and performing, it is to feel everything you experience in music and dance, and to dance from the heart. Deakocan Dance school became the foundation, of now growing Deakocan family with popular Deakocan Bootcamps in London, special Deakocan Dream dance holidays in Cuba and the latest project of opening the Deakocan Dance school in Cuba, Havana.
Osbanis and Anneta are London based internationally renowned artists, teachers, choreographers & performers. They share between them World and UK Champion titles. Osbanis and Anneta’s fresh and unique dance style perfectly characterizes the fusion of Cuban dance. Their focus is on the importance of musical interpretation, in addition to incorporating Rumba & Afrocuban movement to Casino. Osbanis and Anneta teach and perform all around the world, featuring 6 continents and over 40 countries, as well as at their ever-popular regular classes in London.
Their aim to share their love of Cuban dance and inspire dancers to always dance from the heart. Their infectiously passionate personalities and warm hearts make every class with them enjoyable, meaningful, very inspiring and will definitely leave you hungry for more! Their personalities perfectly complement each other and this is evident on the dancefloor. Their flawless performances are full of excitement and enthusiasm for both the music and the dance, and are certainly not to be missed!
They are your host and are here to serve you, knowing the cuban and polish hospitality you know you are all in for an amazing weekend full of fun and sabrosura 😉 you will not want to leave the floor 😀 get ready mi gente! Sopot va estar caliente! Fiestaaaaaa… Playa, Playa, piscina, piscina and the rest te lo imaginas! AGUAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Artists
- Dancers
- DJ's
- Bands
Look at this amazing bundle of talent and energy that we are bringing you. Our brothers and sisters from other mothers…. And fathers 😉 our weekend family that we share our journey with and love spending time together, which you will be able to see and experience 😀 Not only they are passionate and devoted to their art but also have truly special personalities. Always open and excited to share their knowledge, passion and put fire to the dance floor.
This inspirational people will help us make this weekend unforgettable and full of joy! Join us to experience the magic of our crazy energy mix and our friends Deakocan, simply from the heart.
Ps. There is still many more of our hermanos and hermanitas that can’t join us this year but watch out for the years to come! The Deakocan family is big and powerful 😉
What can we say? Get ready to rock the floor cause this guys will keep you up dancing all day and night long! They know how to perfectly mix the music to keep the energy levels up, so expect the floor filled with lots of happy faces. The recipe with many spices to guarantee the parties filled with amazing dances, magical ambience and satisfaction. The perfect balance and fusion of rhythms, get your shoes ready ladies and gentlemen! :DWhat can we say? Get ready to rock the floor cause this guys will keep you up dancing all day and night long! They know how to perfectly mix the music to keep the energy levels up, so expect the floor filled with lots of happy faces. The recipe with many spices to guarantee the parties filled with amazing dances, magical ambience and satisfaction. The perfect balance and fusion of rhythms, get your shoes ready ladies and gentlemen! :DWhat can we say? Get ready to rock the floor cause this guys will keep you up dancing all day and night long! They know how to perfectly mix the music to keep the energy levels up, so expect the floor filled with lots of happy faces. The recipe with many spices to guarantee the parties filled with amazing dances, magical ambience and satisfaction. The perfect balance and fusion of rhythms, get your shoes ready ladies and gentlemen! :DWhat can we say? Get ready to rock the floor cause this guys will keep you up dancing all day and night long! They know how to perfectly mix the music to keep the energy levels up, so expect the floor filled with lots of happy faces. The recipe with many spices to guarantee the parties filled with amazing dances, magical ambience and satisfaction. The perfect balance and fusion of rhythms, get your shoes ready ladies and gentlemen! 😀
Live music is the key 🙂 let the rhythm take you away to the hot sands of the Caribbean islands!Live music is the key 🙂 let the rhythm take you away to the hot sands of the Caribbean islands!Live music is the key 🙂 let the rhythm take you away to the hot sands of the Caribbean islands!Live music is the key 🙂 let the rhythm take you away to the hot sands of the Caribbean islands!
OSBANIS & ANNETA
CUBA/ POLAND/ UK
We are your host and we are here to serve you, knowing the cuban and polish hospitality you know you are all in for an amazing weekend full of fun and sabrosura you will not want to leave the floor get ready mi gente! Sopot va estar caliente! Fiestaaaaaa… Playa, Playa, piscina, piscine and the rest te lo imaginas! AGUAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Osbanis Tejeda (Cuba) and Anneta Kepka (Poland). London based internationally renowned artists, teachers, choreographers & performers. They share between them World and UK Champion titles. Osbanis and Anneta’s fresh and unique dance style perfectly characterizes the fusion of Cuban dance. With Osbanis’ rich knowledge and background as a well-respected Cuban musician, their focus is on the importance of musical interpretation, in addition to incorporating Rumba & Afrocuban movement to Casino. Osbanis and Anneta teach and perform all around the world, featuring 5 continents and over 30 countries, as well as at their ever-popular regular classes in London, with the aim to share their love of Cuban dance and inspire dancers to always dance from the heart. Their infectiously passionate personalities and warm hearts make every class with them enjoyable, meaningful, very inspiring and will definitely leave you hungry for more! Their personalities perfectly complement each other and this is evident on the dancefloor. Their flawless performances are full of excitement and enthusiasm for both the music and the dance, and are certainly not to be missed!
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EUPHORIA DC JOSE DIAZ
USA/ SPAIN/ NETHELANDS
Whether teaching a dance class or performing one of their creative routines, Euphoria Dance Company, have made it their mission to leave you exhilarated and enthralled by bringing alive the joy of music to others. They perfectly succeed in their mission 🙂 come and see it yourself at Deakocan Dance Festival 2019, they had everyone bouncing off their seats after their terrific show last year. Their participation in the line-ups, animations and social dancing adds more fire to the dance floor 🙂 Amsterdam is a new home to Euphoria Dance Company. The Dance Company was formed by Jose “La Salsa” Diaz in 2012 to bring a revived new feel to Mambo On2 in Italy. The company reflects the influence of New York Style On2 dancing with its creative interpretation and strong sense of musicality on stage. Their goal is to present a unique and diverse performance style but still maintain the classic roots and essence of Mambo. Artistic Director Jose “La Salsa” Diaz teaches his unique style of Mambo with an energetic Dominican Street Style of dancing. His incorporation of multiple turns, spins, turn combinations, counter turns, sudden breaks and change of directions will leave his audience elated and wanting to see more. His passion for dance allows him to interpret musical rhythms through soulful body movements and intricate turn patterns. Jose Diaz, began his dancing career in 2006 under the direct supervision of Osmar Perrones, director of Yamulee Dance Company. He has traveled both Nationally and International performing with Yamulee Dance Company. When not traveling he served as an instructor at Yamulee Dance Studio as well as dance instructor at a local Elementary school in the Bronx. Jose launched his professional solo dance career in December 2011 and has teamed up with Nerea Perez of Milan Italy to begin the next phase and journey in his salsa endeavours.
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DJ LEO D' CUBA
DJ JOSE LA SALSA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/ VENEZUELA/ US
DJ DEAKOCAN
DEAKOCAN ALL STARS
More to be announced… watch this space ;)
Programme
- Friday 30.07.2021
- Saturday 31.07.2021
- Sunday 01.08.2021
Location
Home of Deakocan Dance Festival- Sopot
Our festival location is Sopot, a beautiful city situated by the polish riviera, right in the heart of Baltic Sea coastline, with the iconic longest wooden pier in Europe. This year location is the morden club & lounge Story, situated in Sopot Centrum complex, directly connected to the main Sopot train station, a short walk from the beach and Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street (Monciak), Sopot’s main street, which is full of shops, bars and cafes. It is a very special, all time favourite part of the city and the home of Deakocan Dance Festival 🙂
Get ready for another unforgettable edition, right in the heart of the city, in a unique surrounding of the attractions of the seaside resort.
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Plane
If you are travelling from abroad please visit Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, which is the closest airport. You’ll find a Gdañsk Tourist Organisation information point, car rental desks and ATM machines when you arrive in the airport.
From the airport
Train
A train service connects the airport with the three cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia although a change of train may be involved. For more information see the the PKM section of our Getting Around chapter and check train times at rozklad-pkp.pl/en.
Bus
If you want to catch a bus (210 to Gdansk, 122 to Sopot and 4A to Gdynia) you will find the bus stops directly across the road as you leave the terminal.
Taxi
A taxi from the rank in front of the terminal will cost you about 60zl. Incase of group bookings you can contact us directly in order to arrange the taxi or mini van pick up to your chosen accommodation.
Accommodation
Accommodation options
Look for a hotel with the special Deakocan offers 😀 We have a selection for any pocket. From luxury apartment on the beach with the stunning sea and beach views to the economic, easy accessible locations and close walking distances. If you can’t find an appropriate accommodation please contact us for an additional advice. We also recommend you to check some internet booking pages like Airbnb, booking.com or hotels.com.
HOTEL MOLO- Stay in the heart of Sopot
It’s a brand new 3* modern hotel, offering spacious & beautifully designed rooms. A very good, close by location in the city centre. Located right in the heart of many amenities: cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centre, National Rail Station and SKM train station station- Sopot Główny (Sopot Center) About 10 min walk through Monte Casino street to the beach and festival’s location Sheraton Sopot. Hotel Molo is a modern facility located in a prestigious and vibrant resort: the Town of Sopot. Every modern and bright room is fitted with a flat-screen TV. The rooms include a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. There is a 24-hour front desk. Located at the famous Bohaterów Monte Cassino street, colloquially called “Monciak” in the Polish language, just a ten minute walk to the Sopot pier and beach, the Hotel is a combination of modernity and tradition of this splendid Polish resort. The Molo Hotel`s windows overlook picturesque Sopot tenement houses with their beautiful verandas or modern building of Sopot Centrum mall. CONTACT US AT DEAKOCAN@GMAIL.COM TO BOOK YOUR ROOM ON A LOCKED- ATTRACTIVE PRICE 😀
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DOM & HOUSE - apartments rental
Dom & House has been on the Tri-City real estate market for over ten years. Based on previous experience and development, in 2016 they expanded the offer beyond the borders of the Tri-City area by opening the first partnership real estate agency in Warsaw.
They provide the best options for the apartment rentals, treating each reservation with passion supported by reliable knowledge. Contact them for the best available praivate accommodation options.
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WE CAN ALSO SUGGEST BUDGET PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOR RENTAL for more info contact us by email
Our Partners
Become a sponsor or a partner and support the creation of this unforgettable event. If you’re up for an unusual partnership – send us an email to deakocan@gmail.com and we’ll contact you right back.