Come November it’s gray, it’s drizzling, and it will likely be so for months. What a perfect time to get away and dance in sunny Mexico! Bathe in the warm sun while the delightful breeze kisses your shoulders and the clean sand blesses your feet.
Our Chacala Mexico Beach Dance Adventure is a truly incredible blend of travel, play, & learning. The week is specifically designed for veteran dancers who not only want to experience the tropical beauty & splendor of Mexico's Pacific Nayarit coastline, but who would also love to do so in the company of a fun group of like-minded fellow dancers & travel-adventurers! As a special treat, this week the focus will be on West Coast Swing, with special guest instructor and national WCS champion, Terra Summers, from Denver, CO -- not to be missed!
You’ll stay in lovely villas in the perfect adult camp-type setting, cool off in the pools, meditate in the peace of the morning sun and beach sunsets, enjoy fabulous dining and daily adventures, and dance every day with a wonderful group of fellow dance aficionados!
All room pricing includes:
What is not included:
1. Airfare
2. Travel Insurance
3. Any meals not included above
4. Excursions, extra trips
5. Personal items, sundries
What you’ll experience
The venue:
Three villas, each with lovely bedrooms with Mexican tiled ensuite bathrooms, large kitchen and sitting areas, plenty of comfortable corners for relaxation and socializing. All in a tropical setting with large immaculate green lawns (perfect for morning yoga and tai chi) surrounded by wonderful gardens filled with exotic tropical blooms.
Dancing:
Other activities:
Meals:
Daily Group breakfast, Welcome Dinner, and last night Dinner included
Price: (pricing is per person in US dollars)
=> $2,665: Deluxe Room (Double Occupancy)
=> $2,495: Standard Comfort (Double Occupancy)
=> $3,865: Deluxe Room (Private Accommodation) (*see below)
=> $3,495: Standard Comfort (Private Accommodation) (*see below)
=> $795: Non-Housed
=> $495: Non-Housed + Non-Dancer
Pricing Includes:
Not included:
Daily group classes will include a mix of morning and/or afternoon sessions. This week we are delighted to have special guest instructor and national WCS champ, Terra Summers, in house. Her classes will focus on WCS steps, styling, techniques, and fun!
In addition to WCS, Ari will be happy to teach a wide variety of dance styles such as Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata, rumba, cha cha), swing (ECS, Lindy, blues, etc), ballroom, fusion, or other with a strong emphasis on both partnering & connection as well as introducing fun new step patterns and stylings.
Other group activities may include afternoon & evening dances, a cocktail social hour, games night, special dance outings in ports, as well as many other fun "non-dancing" activities. So many options, so little time!
Dance Class Level:
Our classes are exciting, informative, relatively fast-paced, and are tailored much more toward the intermediate and above level social dancer. Unless we are introducing a brand new dance, we do not gear any of our classes towards beginning dancers. Participants should have a solid, broad-based dance background.
If you have any questions about your level of dance, please let us know.
Dance Workshop Options:
What you will learn in the daily dance classes:
About Terra Summers:
Hailing from Denver, CO, Terra has been teaching, performing, and dancing WCS nationally and internationally for over 20 years. She currently competes at the All-Star level on the WSDC circuit and has won numerous titles for the National Association of Swing Dance Events and other sanctioned World Swing Dance Council events across the country. She has ran and judged many WCS events over the years and continues to work teaching and sharing the love of dance with her community. Her passion and enthusiasm is contagious and loved by her students, while her friendly and outgoing personality makes learning from her fun and achievable. We are delighted to have her join us this week in Chacala to share her craft in this beautiful setting!
Plan to fly into Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR) on THURSDAY, NOV 7th. Try to arrive before 3 pm
For your return flight, plan to DEPART ON THURSDAY, NOV 14th. Please book your flight from Puerto Vallarta to leave after 1:00 pm. You will have to leave Chacala about 3 hours prior to your flight.
We have shuttle van transportation for our group from the Puerto Vallarta airport to and from Chacala.
It is a 90 mile drive to Chacala and a one hour time change (later) from Puerto Vallarta. En route, anyone on the earlier shuttles may elect to take an optional stop at the "Big" grocery store in order to pick up food supplies, sun-tan lotion, drinks, or other sundries for your stay.
Can’t arrive during our travel window? Contact us for other options.
All travelers must have a valid passport for international travel and many countries require at least 6 months validity from the date of return. Some countries also require a machine-readable passport and/or unstamped available pages. When assisting with an international travel booking, we will assume that all travelers on the booking have a valid passport. If this is not the case, you must let us know. It is important to ensure you have valid passports, visas and re-entry permits which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities. Any fines, penalties, payments, delay or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be your sole responsibility.
Travel insurance is required for all of our trips and will help protect both your investment and our vendors should you need to cancel. There are many companies that offer travel insurance options. You can sign up with one such policy during the payment checkout portion of this registration. If you are a AAA member, you may want to check with them. I have also found that Faye insurance is very easy to purchase online (www.withFaye.com). This WeTravel site also has a travel insurance policy you may purchase at checkout.
Once you have purchased your travel insurance, please let us know the company name and policy number you have with them.
If you don't have a policy already and don’t want to use the one offered at check-out here, feel free to CLICK HERE to purchase insurance through our affiliate company, World Nomads*.
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Although restaurants, stores, and ATMs in most tourist destinations in Mexico accept VISA, MC, and other bank, debit, and credit cards for access to pesos, Chacala is a small fishing village where many of the stores and restaurants only take pesos. For this reason, you may want to exchange some currency before you come, or you can easily do it at the airport or at any tourist money exchange kiosk in town once you arrive.
Guided Tours (and pricing) Tours will be further discussed and organized during day #1 of orientation (i.e., there is no need to pre-purchase of any of these packages). Everything will be done in Chacala. Payment may be made by cash (US Dollars or Pesos) or by credit card. All prices below are per person in US Dollars. All prices below are subject to change.
1. La Caleta /Surf Break (2-3 hours)
2. Chacala Bay Tour (2 hours)
3. Whale Watching (2 hours) *Seasonal*
4. Alta Vista Petroglyphs (4 hours)
5. AltaVista Nuevo Ixtlan Aguas Termales (½ day)
6. Jamurcca Hot Springs (Near las Varas) (2-3 Hours)
7. La Penita Market (Thursdays) (4+ hours)
8. Guayabitos Market (Mondays) (4 + hours)
9. Isla de Coral Snorkeling (½ Day) (Boat from Chacala)
10. Compostela (½ Day)
11. La Isla de Mexcaltitan (Full Day)
12. Tequila (Full Day)
13. San Pancho (½ day)
14. Sayulita (½ Day)
15. La Tovara Jungle Boat Ride/San Blas (½ Day)
16. Santa Maria Del Oro (Full Day)
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Liability:
We exercise care in the selection of reputable travel service providers but we are not ourselves a provider of travel services and have no control over, or liability for, the services provided by third parties.
In no event do we accept any liability in contract, tort or otherwise, for any injury, damage, loss, delay, additional expense or inconvenience caused directly or indirectly by the acts, omissions or default, whether negligent or otherwise, of third party providers over whom we have no direct control, force majeure or any other event which is beyond our control or which is not preventable by reasonable diligence on our part. We also do not accept any liability in contract, tort or otherwise, for consequential loss (meaning indirect loss, loss of revenue, loss of reputation, loss of profits, loss of actual or anticipated savings, lost opportunities, including opportunities to enter into arrangements with third parties or loss or damage in connection with claims against you by third parties) howsoever caused in connection with your booking.
Risks of Travel and Release:
We assume no responsibility for and shall not be liable for the acts or omissions on the part of any other party not under our control or any acts of God, unsafe conditions, terrorism, health hazards including pandemics, illness, weather hazards, or the suitability for a disabled person of any portion of any trip. We have no special knowledge of dangers during travel or at destinations. For information related to such dangers, we recommend going to the State Department travel website at travel.state.gov, click on "Find International travel Information" then click on "Country Information", and fill in the name of the destination country. For medical and health information, we recommend going to the Centers for Disease Control website at cdc.gov/travel, then click on "Destinations" and scroll to the name of the destination country. It is your personal decision to travel, and you are doing so with full knowledge of current travel recommendations and travel restrictions with regards to the risks of COVID-19. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY ASSUME ALL OF THESE RISKS AND DANGERS, AND YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE TO FOREVER RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD US, AND OUR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATES, AFFILIATED COMPANIES, GUIDES, GROUP LEADERS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTIONS, SUITS, CLAIMS, AND DEMANDS OF ANY AND EVERY KIND AND NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH YOU NOW HAVE OR WHICH MAY HEREAFTER ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE RISKS AND Dangers.
If you have any questions, please contact us at danceadventures@comcast.net
Amenities: Excellent quality rooms with large spaces, double or queen-sized beds, en suite bathroom, common kitchen and living spaces, access to pool. 9 available.
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later
Amenities: Best quality and most spacious rooms with views, king-size bed, private bathroom, common kitchen & living spaces, access to pool. Only 3 available.
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later
Amenities: Best quality and most spacious rooms with views, king-size bed, private bathroom, common kitchen & living spaces, access to pool. 3 available
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later
Amenities: Excellent quality rooms with large spaces, double or queen-sized beds, en suite bathroom, common kitchen and living spaces, access to pool
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later
Includes: all group classes, activities, daily breakfast & group welcome dinner, select alcohol & drinks, and last night's dinner/dance.
Does not include: housing or transportation
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later
Includes: all group social activities, daily breakfast & group welcome dinner, select alcohol & drinks, and last night's dinner/dance.
Does not include: housing, dance classes, or transportation
Recommendation: Pay the deposit now. We will send you information on how to complete the remainder of the payment later