Dancers : Mario Nawfal & Jenny Zahm
Event : Bachata King Festival
Location : Greece - Kos
Music : Shivers (Navos remix) Ed Sheeran
Mario’s love affair with Tango began after seeing the movie "Scent of a Woman. Rather than an overnight fad, Tango became a perpetual obsession for Mario and he started vigorous training right from the very next day. He tried everything from Tango to Latin Ballroom to Salsa, and even held his own Latin nights in Australia. Soon, dancing became Mario's favorite hobby and the best way for him to have fun, relax, and socialize all in one.

During one of the Latin dance nights, Mario was introduced to Bachata by one of the attendees and was enthralled by it to the point that today, Mario is known as the Bachata CEO.

Mario has already participated in important dance festivals across the world such as El Sol Salsa, Istanbul Dance Festival and BCN Dance Life, even occasionally leading Bachata workshops with his partner Jennifer Zahm.


More about Bachata:
Bachata is a genre of Latin American music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with Indigenous, African and European musical elements.

What is Bachata Sensual?
Bachata Sensual was made popular in Spain. Bachata Sensual is a mix between dance and theatre with strict follow and lead principles. The dance is an interpretation of the music with mostly circular movements and body waves, except when the music has stronger beats, when the dance uses isolations and dips.


Who is Mario Nawfal?

Founder of the Athena Group of Companies, a business conglomerate that operates in more than 40 countries.

Mario had embarked upon his entrepreneurial path, with $300 in the bank, selling blenders door to door which led to Froothie Australia.

Through unconventional marketing techniques, efficient logistical systems and a team of global contractors, he propelled Froothie to $1m in year one and over $10m in year two, all bootstrapped.