The Social Ballroom Festival, the established dance festival of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), returns this year to the Agora on September 8, 9 and 10 and promises an unforgettable three days of dancehall, tango and boogie woogie rhythms. The program includes open dance classes, spectacular dance shows, concerts and dj sets and invites all dance lovers, regardless of age and experience, to a three-day celebration.

In the first part of each evening, which starts at 19.30, teachers and dancers reveal the secrets of a different dance every day, while at 21.00 unique dance parties begin.

The program in detail:

Friday 08 September | Dancehall
19.30-21.00 Dance lesson with Sara Ganem
21.00-23.00 Party

Dancehall dancer and teacher Sara Ganem introduces the audience to the style and steps of a distinctive, energetic "street dance" that has its roots in faraway Jamaica. With her, the team of Unity Vybz. After class, the evening continues with a party.

Saturday 09 September | Tango
19.30-21.00 Dance lesson with Tangopolis
21.00-23.00 Party with Live Music: Kostas Vlachopoulos (melodic harmonica) and Herman Mayr (guitar, piano, voice)

The artistic group Tangopolis (Dionysis Theodoropoulos and Chloe Theodoropoulou) brings an Argentinian flavor of dance to the SNFCC Market.
Experienced dancers guide the audience to the most erotic dance through figures of unparalleled charm. This is followed by a "milonga" (dance for all) accompanied by live music.

Sunday, September 10 | Boogie Woogie
19.30-21.00 Dance lesson with the Rollin' Foxes
21.00-23.00 Party with HiROLLERS

On Sunday 10/09 in the evening, the rhythms change and boogie woogie, a kind of rock 'n' roll dance, takes its turn. The course is given by the Rollin' Foxes, (Manos Kouvakis and Rodi Kagelaris) pioneers in the dissemination and teaching of boogie woogie in Greece. The evening culminates with HiROLLERS, the musical group of double bassist, singer and composer Christos Zois, who promise to seduce all participants in a wild party.

When:

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 FRIDAY 19:30
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 SATURDAY 19:30
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 SUNDAY 19:30

Free entrance.