Welsh International Tango Festival 6th Edition

Name: Welsh International Tango Festival 6th Edition
Start: 2024-11-29T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-02T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Swansea University

Schedule

Fri Nov 29 2024 at 07:00 pm to Mon Dec 02 2024 at 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Swansea University | Swansea, WA

We would like to welcome you to Wales’ 6th International Tango Festival.
The event will be run from Friday 29th November to Monday 2nd December and includes workshops from some of the World’s top tango teachers and performers as well as local talent plus a a welcome milonga, a live music milonga ball with hot buffet and a live music chillout milonga tea dance. Plus stalls including Women's clothing by Kymme Kreations and Tango art work by Pauline Williams

Location:
Swansea University.
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Timetable (Please note Details, Time and Venues are subject to change! )

Friday
Welcome and Introductions: 19:00-19:15
Workshop 1 19:15-20:00
Rhythmic Play taught by Sue and Sian
Welcome Milonga 20:00-23:00.
Live music from Gary Phillips Tango Band and DJing from Sian Fussell
Saturday
Workshop Y 11.00-12.50 Small Group Taught by Nick Jones and Diana Cruz. This workshop will be limited to just 8 couples who will have the teachers undivided attention.
Workshop 2 12:00-12:50
Vals taught by Sue and Sian
Workshop 3a 13:00-13:50
Time Dilation: Adding Half Time and Double Time to Your Moves for Dynamics taught by Eduardo Bozzo
Workshop 3b 13:00-13:50 Intercambio for Those Who Can’t (Yet)! Role Swapping (Open Level) taught by Ray Batchelor and Helen Fenton
Workshop 4a 14:00-14:50
Spinning Around: How to use the Giro in the line of dancing and making it travel taught by Eduardo Bozzo
Talk and Discussion: 14:00-14:50
“How Political is Tango? …and does it matter?” lead by Ray and Helen
Tango Cafe: 15:00-16:00
Practica/ Break
Workshop 5 16:00-16:50
Back Up (Open Level) Taught by Nick Jones and Diana Cruz
Workshop 6 17:10-18:30
Technically 2gether (Open Level) Taught by Nick Jones and Diana Cruz
Break/Practica 18:30-19:30
Milonga Ball 19:30-23.30.
The ball will feature two live sets from the Little Rumba and DJ Wayne Rozier.
There will also be a hot buffet supplied by Goggi's Cuisine and performances from Nick & Diana.
Sunday
Breakfast Cafe 9:30-11:00
Breakfast of cereal, pastries, granola, yogurt and fruit
Tango Yoga Warm Up 9:45-10:30 with Lorenzo
Workshop 7 11:00-11:50
Nuevo to Neo Tango taught by Lorenzo and Gank
Workshop 8 12:00-12:50
Tango Zouk Fusion (Open Level),
Taught by the Urban Tango Nights
OR
Workshop X 11:00-13:00 Small Group Taught by Nick Jones and Diana Cruz. This workshop will be limited to just 8 couples who will have the teachers undivided attention.
Lunch Break 13:00-14:00
Picnic Buffet
Lecture 14:00-15:00 What Makes a Good Alt Tango? by Wayne Rozier
Chillout Milonga Tea Dance 15:00-18:00. To finish off the weekend a chance to dance and socialise to relaxing music. Live music from Tango Calor and DJing from UTN who will be playing a range of chillout music include tango, blues, smooth modern jive plus much more.
Monday
Breakfast 10:00-11:30.
Breakfast in Zinco Lounge: Meet up and have breakfast together in the city centre. You pay for what you order.
Class and Practica 19:30-22:30:
Free Class followed by a practica with Urban Tango Nights in Taliesin.
Workshop Levels Key
(Open Level)
(B) Beginner
(I) Novice/ Improvers
(A) Intermediate/ Advanced
Prices and Payment
Prices shown are early bird prices and after 15th September will rise by 10%.
Booking Essential, for payment details please email or fill in the booking form below, bookings close midday Thursday 28th November. We will be taking payment by bank transfer or by cash or card in our classes and events.
This year we will require a 30% non refundable deposit, and will collect the remaining balance in September. Bookings after this dates will require full payment and include the 30% non refundable deposit.
Weekend Passes
Full Pass 1 (Workshops 1-8, Sunday Breakfast and 3 Milongas)
£160 or £265 per Couple
Full Pass 2 (Workshops 1-6 Plus Workshop X, Sunday Breakfast and 3 milongas)
£345 per Couple
Only 8 Available (Sold out)
Full Pass 3 (Workshops 1, 3-8 Plus Workshop Y, Sunday Breakfast and 3 milongas)
£365 per Couple
Only 8 Available (sold out)
Friday Pass
Friday Pass (Workshop and Welcome Milonga) £22 pp or £38 per Couple
Saturday Passes
Full Saturday Pass (Workshops 2-6 and milonga ball) £105 pp or £195 per Couple
Full Saturday Pass 2 (Workshops Y and 3-6 and milonga ball)
£290 per Couple
Only 8 available (sold out)
Saturday Pass 1 (Workshops 2-6) £90 pp or £165 per Couple
Saturday Pass 2 (Any two numbered Workshops plus Ball) £80 pp or £140 per Couple
Sunday Passes
Workshop X Pass (Workshop X, Sunday Breakfast and Sunday Milonga)
£165 per Couple
Only 8 Available (sold out)
Full Sunday Pass (Workshops 7-8, Breakfast and Milonga) £60
Sunday Pass 1 (Workshops 7-8) £30
Milonga Passes
Milonga Pass (3 Milongas) £55
Welcome Pass (Friday Milonga) £15
Ball Pass (Saturday Milonga) £36
Chillout Pass (Sunday Milonga) £15
Non Dancing Passes for those who want to come to the milongas and watch and listen to live music.
Friday £5
Saturday £10
Sunday £7
3 Day £15

Booking is essential even for the Milongas, so please click the link below and fill out the booking form!!
https://urbantangonights.com/welsh-international-tango-festival/