September 14, 2011
LGBT Rainbow Dance Festival Debuts In Palm Springs
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Palm Springs, CA - The Rainbow Dance Festival, which starts on September 16 at the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, provides dance workshops, shows and evening parties in a fun and family-friendly environment for the LGBTQ community to dance, connect and celebrate.
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"We're excited to introduce the Rainbow Dance Festival to the LGBTQ community.� This festival provides a great environment for the LGBTQ community to invite their friends and family to learn new dance styles or enhance their dance skills," states Nitza Basoco, founder of Rainbow Dance Festival.� "We've received a lot of requests from the LGBTQ community who want a welcoming and family-friendly environment to learn to dance and the Rainbow Dance Festival provides that experience."
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The Rainbow Dance Festival will be held September 16 -19, 2011 at Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, and is presented by Basoco Enterprises and DSCA Productions.� The festival will feature dance workshops in Salsa, Bachata, Mambo, West Coast Swing, Country, Night-Club, Hustle, Argentine Tango, and more!� Plus, there will be nightly dance performances and dance parties till 4am.
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Come solo or bring a dance partner!� Dance partners are not required.�� If you're new to dance, the Rainbow Dance Festival will provide beginner dance classes, including a Beginner Salsa Boot Camp.�
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For more information on the Rainbow Dance Festival and to purchase tickets visit: http://rainbowdancefestival.com
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Basoco Enterprises of Long Beach, California was founded in 2011 by Nitza Basoco.� Basoco Enterprises' primary focus is on new ventures targeted on developing emerging markets and communities.� Basoco Enterprises is committed to the LGBTQ community, and is an advocate of events that provide support and inclusion of the LGBTQ community, and LGBTQ community family and friends.
DanceSport California Productions (DSCA) specializes in dance instruction of Salsa, Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Bachata and Argentine Tango.� DSCA has organized over 11 Latin dance festivals in Palm Springs, including the Summer Salsa Mambo Festival and Bachata Madness and Tango Mundo Festival.� DSCA is headquartered in Signal Hill, California, and is owned by Bernard and Sonyo Martinez who have over twenty years of professional dance experience.�
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.