Info

Rueda de Casino WADF World Championship Sep 3rd - 4th 2015 in Roskilde, Denmark

Competition venue

First rounds on Thursday night will be at Kildegården Cultural Center.
Finals will be held at Roskilde Kongrescenter.
See pictures of the venues.

Prices

The winning team will hold the title Rueda de Casino WADF World Champions 2015.

€1000 EURO goes to the winning team
€500 EURO to the 2nd place
€250 EURO for 3rd
In addition to gifts from some of our sponsors.

How to get to Roskilde

The easiest way to get to the centre of Roskilde directly from Kastrup airport Copenhagen, is by direct train. It takes approx 50 minutes and runs at least once an hour. Tickets can be bought in advance by Internet or from easy-to-use ticket boots at the airport. Direct train costs 108 DKK (danish currency, approx. €13-€14). Website for tain schedule and tickets: rejseplanen.dk

From Copenhagen city there are trains to Roskilde leaving several times an hour and cost approx. €7-€8. Walking distance from the train station in Roskilde to the competition venue Kildegården is 15 minutes, and 5 minutes from the train station to the Congress Hotel Prindsen.

Where to stay

SalsaNor’s Rueda Congress have prepared three accomodation options for you in Roskilde during your stay.
Roskilde offers of course other alternatives for accomodation if you prefer to look up other availabilities at your own choice.

Low-Budget option - sleeping at venue Kildegården (limited number of places)
For dancers competing in the Rueda de Casino WADF World Championship 2015 it is possible to choose the low-budget option of sleeping on the floor in two of the venue halls (male and female rooms). This is only for contestants and not for regular congress participants. You need to bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping pad for the floor. There are bathrooms, showers and simple kitchen facilities. We will provide a plain breakfast included in the overnight rate. Sleeping gear has to be stored in a storage room during the day in order to use the floor for dancing (the room must be cleared by 09:00).

Price: NOK 100,- (approx. €12) per person per night including a plain breakfast (sandwich, fruit, tea/coffee, fruit juice and milk). Contestants that are participating in SalsaNor’s Rueda Congress may stay until Sunday 6/9.
Your team contact may request this option with an email to ruedaworldchamp@gmail.com.
To be paid in advance. This is a limited option, offered only for a limited period.
Economy option - Danhostel Roskilde Vandrerhjem
Danhostel Roskilde is a 40 bedroom hostal just half-an-hour stroll from the venue, beautifully situated at the harbour. You can pay for just a bed in a dorm with shared bathroom, or book from 2 to 8-bedded rooms if you are a group.

Prices from DDK 100 (approx. €13) per person per night. Extra charge for bed linens, towels and breakfast.
Web: www.danhostel.dk/en/hostel/danhostel-roskilde
Congress Hotel option - Clarion Collection Hotel Prindsen
This option is not available, due to the fact that thye Hotel went out of business in July 2015.

Practice

Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th we will provide 4 rehearsing rooms for the competing teams. As we approach September, each team will be able to “book” their rehearsing slots according to their time schedule, arrival to Roskilde etc. We will also provide the possibility for all the teams (individually) to have a short “testing” of the competition dance floor both days.

Music

First rounds
The following 6 songs are planned being used in the first rounds. The list will be confirmed March 1st 2015. Approximately 3 minutes will be played from each song in the contest.

Maykel Blanco - Eso que es
Roberto Armas & Los Conquistadores de la salsa - Enamorao de la Habana
Timbalive - De Miami a La Habana
Pupy y los que son son - Me están llamando
FredyClan feat. Abreu - Yo vengo de Cuba
DJ Paky Madarena and Berna Jam - Mi timbaton

You can listen to these song from this playlist (Soundcloud).
The competing teams will not know in advance which of the songs they will be dancing to.

Finals
In the finals the teams will dance to music of their own choice (see rules).

Enrolled teams

Theses are the enrolled teams by August 31st 2015:

Expresion de Salsa - from Geneva, Switzerland
Al Centro - from Belarus
Timmanana - from Barcelona, Spain
Salsacrew - from Rome, Italy
Crawley Bachata Salsa - from West Sussex, United Kingdom
Australians Buena Vista Dance's Friends - from NSW, Australia

Rueda Congress info

For general information about SalsaNor's Rueda Congress, including accomodation and venues, please see ruedacongress.com.
Rueda World Championship participants will get a discount at the Rueda Congress (same as enrollment fee for World Championship, NOK 160).

About Roskilde

Roskilde hosts some of the country’s most distinguished sights, such as the Cathedral, the Viking ships, and the Land of Legends. Other charming sights include the old shops, small narrow squares, courtyards, and cafés. However, Roskilde is probably most well known for the giant rock festival, ‘the Roskilde Festival’.