🎵 Bad Ass Jazz Festival 2025 – 

The Latin Tinge

From October 10–12, 2025, Bad Ass Jazz returns to Amsterdam (Netherlands) for a new edition inspired by The Latin Tinge — exploring the colorful influences of Latin rhythms in jazz.

This festival is a space of sharing, learning, and celebration — bridging dance communities such as Swing, Street Dance, and Afro, and showing how each can inspire the other. Get ready for classes, live music, and parties where rhythm and creativity have no borders.

📅 Dates & Registration

  • Dates: October 10–12, 2025
  • Registration: Open on the official website
  • Pass options:
    • Jam Starter – 6h classes + 3 live music parties
    • Kick Ass – 8h classes + 3 parties (intermediate)
    • BAZZ Pro – 8h classes + 3 parties (advanced)
  • Main Venue: KZ Hall – KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam

📍 What & Where

  • City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Venue: KZ Hall, a creative hub perfect for movement, exchange, and expression
  • Recommended housing: StayOkay OOST Hostel (10% discount for festival guests)

💃 Dance Styles

Charleston, Jazz

🎭 Activities & Highlights

  • Theme 2025: The Latin Tinge – celebrating Latin and Afro influences in jazz
  • Live bands:
    • Enric Peidro Swing Band
    • Mungo Bungo Band
  • Dance Styles: Charleston & Jazz
  • Workshops crossing boundaries between Swing, Afro & Street dance
  • Live music parties led by musicians who truly make dancers move
  • Atmosphere: expressive, inclusive, and creative — a meeting point for rhythm, culture, and connection

👣 Teachers

  • Tyedric Hill (USA) – rooted in Black social dance traditions and cultural storytelling
  • Breonna Jordan (USA) – New Orleans-based instructor linking jazz, music, and expression
  • Suela Wilsterman (NL/Suriname) – Afrodance pioneer and founder of AfroPumps
  • Noémie Tomasa (Guadeloupe/France) – Latin jazz and Afro-Caribbean movement specialist

Together they bring a unique blend of rhythm, heritage, and artistic freedom to every class and performance.

🎟 Why You Should Come

Bad Ass Jazz is not just a festival — it’s a movement.

A creative space where dancers explore the roots of jazz, celebrate Afrocentric movement, and discover how rhythm connects cultures.

Three days of learning, dancing, and live music that will leave you inspired to move, express, and be unapologetically Bad Ass.