ABOUT
NON STOP BACHATA
WHAT IS NON STOP BACHATA?
NON STOP BACHATA is a dance school in Copenhagen.
We organize weekly bachata classes, bootcamps, workshops, socials, and parties.
Our drop-in workshop and social on Mondays started it all, and it is now known as one of Scandinavia’s biggest and most popular events.
Now we are much more.
We are well organized, dedicated and at the same time down to earth.
See you on the dancefloor.
- Join our classes.
- Join our bootcamps
- Join our workshops
- Join our parties
- Scandinavias most popular weekly bachata event.
- Drop-in workshop from 19:00 – 20:00
- Social from 20:00 – 22:45
- All Mondays until December 29th.
Do you want to learn to dance bachata?
YOUR TEACHERS & THE team
Jens Kvist
Jens is the founder of NON STOP BACHATA, a dance school he established after starting to dance bachata in 2013 and teaching in 2016.
As one of Copenhagen’s most experienced bachata teachers, he is recognized for creating an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere in his classes and events.
He is very organized and his clear, straightforward teaching style makes learning movements and steps easy.
Michelle Borchardt
Michelle has a 10+ years background in dancing different dance styles.
Since 2020, she has been dancing bachata, gathering experience within the different styles, solo, and in partner work, and teaching since 2024.
Her focus is on connection with the dance partner, musicality, and playfulness.
VJ
VJ is a certified bachata professional with over 12 years of teaching experience, making him one of the most respected instructors in the Copenhagen bachata scene. He is known for his witty humor, strong connection with the crowd, and a teaching style that blends fun with precision. Whether on the social floor or in class, he brings energy, warmth, and a passion for sharing the joy of bachata.
Andrea Diana
Andrea was immersed in Latin music growing up in Spain but truly fell in love with bachata after moving to Denmark in 2018. She quickly joined an advanced bachata team, performing across Europe, and took 1st place at the Bachata King Festival in 2022 (Greece) and 2nd at the Rising Stars Competition in 2023 (Amsterdam). In 2025 she obtained the certification by Sara Panero for her ladystyling.
Andrea’s dancing is characterized by sensual smoothness and a strong sense of musicality combined with creative ladystyling. As a teacher, she creates a warm and supportive atmosphere for her students to learn and get inspired.
THE STORY
It all startet in 2016.
Jens the founder, became interested in Bachata. Back then, salsa was a big thing in Copenhagen and bachata was something people danced a bit at salsa parties, as a kind of break from the salsa. Every 7th or 8th song was perhaps a bachata song. There were rarely workshops, and there were no weekly classes or socials in Copenhagen. On 3 May 2016, Jens held his first bachata social. It was a private event, with 16 participants. It lasted just 2 hours in a small dance hall.
In 2016 people said it wasn’t possible to have a bachata social with only bachata music, but it was.
Dominican music, in its original form, appeals very little to Scandinavians, but in the years around 2016, there was a big change in bachata. Both the music and the dance. Popular pop songs were made into bachata songs, and more sensual and almost acrobatic movements began to be incorporated into bachata and since then bachata has grown bigger than salsa in large parts of the world, including Copenhagen.
In 2016, Jens went to a salsa festival in Madrid to dance bachata. Above the door to one of the bachata rooms was written “NON STOP BACHATA” and that gave Jens the idea to start NON STOP BACHATA in Copenhagen.
NON STOP BACHATA started in Østerbrohuset. First one Monday a month. Then every second Monday. At one point, NON STOP BACHATA at Østerbrohuset was so popular that it was almost impossible to get into the room.
In 2018, NON STOP BACHATA moved to the large dance hall in Skt. Johannesgården and we are still there. We began with every second Monday for a short period, but as it started to become more and more popular NON STOP BACHATA started to be held every Monday, only interrupted by Covid, summer holidays and Christmas. Now NON STOP BACHATA is a large and still strong growing dance community with a strong team behind, with more and more dedicated teachers.