El Contrapunto - Queer & Open Role Marathon Berlin 2025

Name: El Contrapunto - Queer & Open Role Marathon Berlin 2025
Start: 2025-05-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-19T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Ahorn-Club TSA im PSV Berlin e.V. (Berlin)

Schedule

Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Mon, 19 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Ahorn-Club TSA im PSV Berlin e.V. (Berlin) | Berlin, BE

🎉 Join us for the second edition! Your dances will sparkle and your hugs will be cozy in a historic ballroom amidst the bustling streets of Berlin

🏙 Our city has a flourishing queer & open role tango scene, including the milongas Atípica, MilongAmiga, Tango zum Glück, El Contrapunto and the annual Queertango Festival. It also harbors a diverse tango scene in general, with 2 to 11 milongas every day of the week. We invite you here, to return or to arrive for the first time, and to share your tango with us.
💜 El Contrapunto is a marathon for queer and open role dancers of varying levels of experience and diverse styles of dancing. We value a social, cheerful atmosphere as well as a respectful ronda.
🎧 DJs: Andrea Wendland, Andreas Gierstorfer, Fabiano Borretti, DJ HART & DJ ZAP, Jessica Carleson, Maria August
🏛 Venue: Ahorn-Club, also called Ballhaus Kuchus, a ballroom in Kreuzberg
🗓️Preliminary schedule:
Thursday, 15-05-2025: Pre Milonga at Haus der Sinne
Friday, 16-05-2025: Marathon at Ahorn Club
Saturday, 17-05-2025: Marathon at Ahorn Club
Sunday, 18-05-2025: Marathon at Ahorn Club
Sunday, 18-05-2025: After Party
Monday, 19-05-2025: Cozy Afternoon Outdoor Practica (weather dependant)
🖋 Registration is scheduled to open on January 6.

📧 Follow this event, our facebook page or our newsletter (https://www.contrapunto-tango.de/home/newsletter/) for updates. We'll also keep you posted about other events we organize, such as the milonga El Contrapunto.
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For the curious: What are Queer & Open Role Tango?

Open role or double role tango allows dancers to switch between leading and following roles. It emphasizes improvisation and creative expression, with partners negotiating and communicating their roles. The goal is to create a strong connection between partners while exploring different aspects of their dance style and personality.

Queer tango challenges traditional gender roles within the dance, but also has a stronger political dimension by promoting inclusivity and questioning heteronormative traditions within society at large. By creating a space where diverse identities and expressions are celebrated, queer tango promotes acceptance and equality for the LGBTQ+ community and after all for each and every one. It serves as a form of resistance against discriminatory norms and empowers individuals to express themselves freely.